don't know exactly what it is, but there’s something so undeniably satisfying about making it to the top of a bouldering route. For anyone unaware of the term—which, when I brought it up to the newsroom, is at least a handful of people—bouldering is basically rock climbing without the ropes. Now, before you start freaking out and telling me I have a death wish, you should know that bouldering routes, or “problems,” go no higher than 15 to 20 feet above the ground, and have a nice, softly padded floor beneath. That’s not to say that climbing 20 feet up and accidentally falling on top of Rm 1020 — 700 Royal Ave. Douglas College New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 & 604.525.3542 Chandler Walter Editor-in-Chief M editor@theotherpress.ca Kwiigay iiwans Layout Manager M layout@theotherpress.ca Jake Wray News Editor © news@theotherpress.ca Jessica Berget Opinions Editor M opinions@theotherpress.ca Mercedes Deutscher Social Media Coordinator M multimedia@theotherpress.ca ib Dobe So ' ory 4 an unsuspecting climber isn’t going to cause some serious damage, but it’s got nothing on Vertical Limit’s opening scene. (Spoiler alert for anyone who hasn't seen the first five minutes of Vertical Limit, but it included some tense instances of malfunctioning rock climbing gear, and ended with a dead dad.) I recently started bouldering on the regular this past week, and just as with all fleeting hobbies I get excited about and then abandon a few weeks down the line, I am going to immortalize it in a Lettitor. I really think that this one will stick around, though. It combines climbing (super fun), sitting on softly @ theotherpress.ca M editor@theotherpress.ca ¥ © /theotherpress f/DouglasOtherPress Rebecca Peterson Assistant Editor M assistant@theotherpress.ca Lauren Kelly Graphics Manager Mi graphics@theotherpress.ca Caroline Ho Arts Editor © arts@theotherpress.ca Brittney MacDonald Life & Style Editor M lifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca Klara Woldenga Humour Editor WM humour@theotherpress.ca a 2 4a £ a padded floors (already a hobby of mine), and working out (something I need to trick myself into doing), making it basically the perfect after-work activity that I don't have to feel bad about paying money for. Not to brag, but I was something of a Grounders champion back in elementary school, and those climbing instincts are slowly remerging. Sure, it doesn’t help that I have an extra 150 lbs of Chandler to haul around, or that my hand strength is seriously lacking, but I can actually feel myself improving each and every time I visit the (climbing) gym. I think what it really comes down to, as we reach this Lettitor’s minimum word Photo via HiveClimbing.com count, is that I like the idea of having areal, tangible hobby. Transitioning into the nine-to-five life has found me spending way too much time just “relaxing” in my after-work hours, and now that the sun is starting to hesitantly show itself in our Vancouver skies, it’s about time I do something at least somewhat productive towards my overall health. Even if only by happy coincidence. Cheers, Ch. hh, Wal Chandler Walter Angela Ho Business Manager Jacey Gibb Distribution Manager Elizabeth Jacob Production Assistant Cara Seccafien Illustrator Colten Kamlade Staff Reporter Greg Waldock, Jillian McMullen, and Katie Czenczek Staff Writers Analyn Cuarto Staff Photographer Jerrison Oracion, Ed Appleby, Duncan Fingarson Senior Colomnists Jason Gokho Ing, J. Savage, Morgan Hannah Contributor v The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We are a registered society under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors appointed by our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus. The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a syndicate of student newspapers that includes papers from all across Canada. The Other Press reserves the right to choose what we will publish, and we will not publish material that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners.