First D-grade boulder

I just climbed my first boulder route level D difficulty. 🧗🏻‍♂️

At my gym, boulder problems are graded on a letter scale, from easiest to hardest. D-level routes are where things start to get serious: fewer and smaller holds, more technical footwork, and moves that require real precision rather than just brute strength. Closing one clean, top to top without falling, felt like a genuine step up from the more forgiving lower grades I'd been climbing until then.

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