Climbing In The Oldest Bouldering Gym In Helsinki - Herttoniemi - Vlog 6

Hello Friends,
Trip to Helsinki was beautiful and we wanted to check the bouldering gyms as well. Therefore I would like to share my experience how it was with you with a little bit more info about it. The gym was just amazing and surprised us in many ways which i show in the video.
I wish you enjoy the video at least as much as I enjoyed being in Helsinki with my beloved friends. Kittos and see you next time.
Sincerely,
Domi
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[@TomasBank-z9p]

Not only Finland but HELSINKI alone has so many gyms ? :O No wonder they are considered as healthy and happy country. Good work btw !

[@kakerandelin]

The oldest bouldering gym in Helsinki and in all of Finland is BK Pasila, "Cave"

[@dominik_raa]

Love the name ! :O

[@dj_untz]

So fun to come across this video as I was there talking to you guys on the day you visited the gym. And I even got a special mention on the video ❤ I hope you had a good time the next day bouldering outside as well.

[@dominik_raa]

HAHA yes we had sir ! It was a pleasure to meet you :)

[@hurmeli]

There are two big climbing chains in Helsinki/Espoo area. Boulderkeskus and Kiipeilyareena with the latter being bigger and they also have gyms for wall climbing. For bouldering there are few differences between the two. Boulderkeskus grades a slightly softer, but that varies between BK gyms too. Walls in BK have no friction where as in Kiipeilyareena they have a texture so you can use the wall bit more easily. And lastly the mattresses are far softer in Kiipeilyareena. I feel we are a little spoiled in Helsinki when it comes to how much indoor climbing there's available. 🙂

[@dominik_raa]

Yeah every gym for sure has some difference as you said, even if only as small as softer grades or softer landing area :D maybe there is some correlation between grading and landing area, who knows :D. In this way i would be more than happy to be spoiled :D

[@jeppej4265]

Funny to see my default gym with someone else's eyes so thank you for the video! Boulderkeskus is more "old school" when it comes to boulders. The other chain in Helsinki is Kiipeilyareena which is maybe more modern and has comp style route setting. Personally bk is my favourite but it's great to switch between gyms and styles. The monthly comps are switching between BK gyms but all are pretty easy to access with public transport if you want to go.

[@dominik_raa]

Thank you for more infos :) There are so many i could not put them into one video so i chosed only some. I like to switch between boulders and styles too :) it is for sure better for overall performance and if not, well it is more fun for sure :D

[@funkyraccoon9206]

@@dominik_raa Yeah you should visit KiipeilyAreena Ristikko

[@niclasmakela3651]

Nice to see you visit my local gym! Btw, you can change the music youself, there's an ipad on the wall with spotify :)

[@dominik_raa]

Yo, thanks! damn, did not know that. Next time we will look at it for sure! :)

[@spanishpothead]

Best gyms in my opinion are KiipeilyAreena, better boulder problems and the best of them is in Ristikko Konala. But again it´s about preferences

[@Potato-im4gb]

If you like oldschool-ish gyms you should try Yogarocks in Lahti which is quite close to Helsinki and very accesible by train

[@dominik_raa]

Noted. Next time for sure! :)

[@hurmeli]

That one is definitely not soft xD

[@dominik_raa]

@@hurmeli :D i am okay also with a little bit softer grading. I am only a human at all

[@Euro_EGE]

4:58 the costumers can change the music there is a tablet wich has spotify open and you can add songs to the queue

[@dominik_raa]

Yeah well :( we did not know this but thanks for info !