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Mate. You ain't that big.
I don't know what country you are from but you weigh in around 118kg which really isn't that much in the grand scheme of things and unless you are going to go to a sketchy as fuck place you are going to struggle more with getting a pair of shoes to fit you than your weight.
Just look for a bouldering center near to you, where I'm from you don't need to pay memberships or anything like that. Just find a place, probably book a time slot then rock up and try it for yourself.
Every place I have been supply shoes to rent but that may be more where you have an issue so may be worth asking ahead if they are able to supply you with ones your size. The shoes make a lot of difference to your experience so I recommend using them.
Every place I have been will supply you with a brief tutorial if you haven't been there before with their rules and then you just knock yourself out and climb. Maybe they do have their own "culture" if you go regularly and start climbing with other people but this is nothing like martial arts. You don't need a partner and that trust of training and sparring with someone you can just climb by yourself and have fun. I've been many times and bar the staff not spoken to anyone at all so if there is some kind of culture I never experienced it :D
Go give it a try man, it is fun!
Thanks for the comment I appreciate it!