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Rock Climbing?

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Phantom
Posts: 908 - Karma: 180
Anybody here into rock climbing at all? I just kinda went to an indoor climbing gym one day and tried bouldering, and it was actually hella fun. I just took a belay class so i could do top roping and stuff, but its pretty awesome, especially now that it's starting to get colder but not quite ski season.
Nov 1 2009 3:04PM
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T-Holt
Posts: 5020 - Karma: 639
Yea, rock climbing's sick.  I like bouldering a lot and I'm planning on building a bouldering wall in my house when I have the time and money.
Nov 1 2009 3:05PM
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vincepru
Posts: 5474 - Karma: 17
bouldering is alot of fun. my old high school had a bouldering wall, i would go everyday.

i need to find a place to climb in kansas city now.
Nov 1 2009 3:12PM
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canterbury
Posts: 2382 - Karma: 55

yea man.  i got into climbing last summer.  i climbed and bouldered indoors on and off for a few months, school hit and i slowed down.  met some locals and got outdoors this spring. super fun, it's a lot different than inside. the outdoor climbing season's wrapping up pretty soon, gonna start pulling some more plastic at the gym again. 

if you star getting into it, consider buying a pair of your own climbing shoes (guessing you're just renting from the gym).  they'll fit better and be better quality than the rentals.

Nov 1 2009 3:16PM
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ace_
Posts: 3189 - Karma: 39
I used to be huge into climbing. From ages 8-12 i would travel around the midwest and compete. I had Franklin, Metolius, Sterling rope, and a few other sponsors. I moved so i got out of it but someday ill do it again
Nov 1 2009 3:19PM
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vincepru
Posts: 5474 - Karma: 17
thats so tight, i have a buddy who is currently sponsored and all he does is travel to climb. so much so that hes taken 3 years off college to do it..
Nov 1 2009 3:29PM
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ALaw
Posts: 2616 - Karma: 1,552
so much fun i just havent been able to go to the gym in a while :(
Nov 1 2009 3:47PM
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jmason
Posts: 1595 - Karma: 136
I love climbing! I'm not the best, but it's still so much fun! I get out whenever I can to the local climbing gym.
Nov 1 2009 3:48PM
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doublexl
Posts: 8407 - Karma: 27
haha my parents have one in their room. they spend there whole lives at the local crag pretty much. i used to climb, but havent in like 5-6 years. i think im gonna get back into it cause theres some good bouldering spots around town. but im gonna afterbang it.
Nov 1 2009 3:50PM
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InNeon
Posts: 119 - Karma: 14
a year ago i was really in to bouldering but now i think i will start doing some ice or mixed, looks super awsome!
Nov 1 2009 4:09PM
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Mac.
Posts: 953 - Karma: 24
It is a blast, no doubt.  I started by taking a full class on it at my school last year, and since then I have loved it.
Nov 1 2009 5:24PM
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jamers
Posts: 1311 - Karma: 164
spent 3 weeks this summer doing it at nols
and its my favorite fucking thing besides skiing
if you can, try and get out on rock its so fucking fun
something about the gym just doesnt cut it for me
Nov 1 2009 5:32PM
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Phantom
Posts: 908 - Karma: 180
right on, i'm just looking to get some shoes and stuff now, and hopefully in the spring i'll be able to head outdoors, and just have built up a lot of finger strength and stuff in the gym for now
Nov 2 2009 12:51AM
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inthewoods
Posts: 1074 - Karma: 111
my name is actually claudia sharma...

jk, i got into because of my brother, its hella fun and challenging.
Nov 2 2009 10:54AM
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CrazedSkier1080
Posts: 3357 - Karma: 66
haha if that were true, i could say your brother is on my wall right now on an overhanging 5.12 looking right at me... creepy
Nov 2 2009 10:57AM
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MatRich
Posts: 4789 - Karma: 1,813
I got into climbing this year because of my friend. He does demos at the biggest gym in north america so its only natural that he dragged me into it. I love all climbing: inside, outside, rock, gyms... its all super fun
Nov 2 2009 11:10AM
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user098123
Posts: 6072 - Karma: 18
So much fun...I used to go all the time then I fell and broke my back and haven't done it in a couple years, still fixing the back stuff.  Sucks.
Nov 2 2009 11:47AM
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VT_FLO
Posts: 3806 - Karma: 147
ahh i havent climbed in 2 weeks. I suck
Nov 2 2009 12:07PM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
get climbin outside and the addiction level goes through the roof, esepcially if you start leading or just do bouldering, but i find myself climbing at school gym all whenever i have time due to convenience and weather (its still fun as shit inside)
Nov 2 2009 12:19PM
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iLLbiLLy
Posts: 2865 - Karma: 2,631
i was climbing like every other day this summer and fall but now that skiing is getting so close i havn't been in like 2 weeks. kinda makes me sad, i'm going to be horrible when i get back
Nov 2 2009 12:39PM
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SKIU4EA
Posts: 2387 - Karma: 2,072
there's an old elevator shaft that's been converted into a climbing wall in NH at a place called vertical dreams   Still learning but it's mad fun
Nov 2 2009 12:46PM
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mozzy
Posts: 1034 - Karma: 60
Would love to get into it more, been indoors a few times, and outdoors once. But hey, just way too many things I like to do, and not enough hours in the day to live it all.

Oh, and I dig the feel of chalk, and the smell of climbing shoes, haha.


Nov 2 2009 1:18PM
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KramerC
Posts: 619 - Karma: 21
Indoor climbing is fun, but it really gets addicting when you start outdoor lead climbing. free falling 15 above your last bolt is a huge rush.
Nov 2 2009 1:23PM
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Joe_
Posts: 648 - Karma: 14
i got really into climbing last year, my school has a small indoor gym that i hit up almost every day. not only is it really fun, its one of the best upper-body workouts you can get. fuck lifting, just climb instead
Nov 2 2009 1:47PM
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tBatt
Posts: 9632 - Karma: 580
BUMP!

I got into climbing like a month and a half ago. More so bouldering but regardless it's fun. Thinking about getting some shoes for Christmas so I can stop renting.
Dec 20 2009 11:36PM
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ace_
Posts: 3189 - Karma: 39
bouldering's where its at
Dec 20 2009 11:38PM
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thelittlebiggs
Posts: 173 - Karma: 10
My family used to be really into in it, my sister actually made it into nationals in speed climbing, but I just did it for fun
Dec 20 2009 11:39PM
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Black-Bandanna
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 1,603
Get shoes. Trust me, my friend, IT IS WORTH IT. I am completely obsessed with climbing. Just as much as skiing, which is saying something. Keeps you strong and fit and is almost too fun to be true.

Gonna go brave the cold temps and foot of snow to go hit up a local bouldering spot on Wednesday. Stoked! Colder weather = supreme friction.
Dec 20 2009 11:41PM
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Sklar
Posts: 8864 - Karma: 31,612
living in boulder we have 3 gyms within i mile of each other so its hard not to climb atleast a little, but the gyms kind of got me more into slacklining than climbing
Dec 20 2009 11:47PM
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tBatt
Posts: 9632 - Karma: 580
I got shoes, a chalk bag and chalk, and a 10 pass to the local indoor gym for Christmas. Stoked to say the least.
Dec 26 2009 8:41PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 370
i want to climb.

i basically only have 1 functioning arm, sooo its possible, but im not sure if ill be able too.

i used to climb a bit as a little kid, my dad was super into it.

im more interested in mountaineering myself.
Dec 26 2009 9:16PM
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cjdubya17
Posts: 126 - Karma: 11
my bro always climbs when he's not skiing or working. when i went out to utah to visit him, he took me to a climbing gym and it was soooo much fun. i wished there were more gyms here in the east
Dec 26 2009 9:16PM
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short_and_steezy
Posts: 760 - Karma: 18

i love climbing!!! i go to the gym a few times a week and i loveee itt

Dec 26 2009 9:24PM
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Idahoskier420
Posts: 719 - Karma: 86
climbing is almost as fun as skiing
Jan 2 2010 8:23PM
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noname..
Posts: 449 - Karma: 91
its my job all summer, guiding. mythreads...
Jan 2 2010 11:01PM
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Idahoskier420
Posts: 719 - Karma: 86
where do you guide
Jan 2 2010 11:14PM
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tBatt
Posts: 9632 - Karma: 580
fer realz? come to Rock Sport some time.
Jan 3 2010 2:06PM
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michelle
Posts: 6290 - Karma: 428
I love it. Used to climb everyday, all day. Any climbers in Boston? I need people to climb with down here!
Jan 3 2010 2:16PM
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noname..
Posts: 449 - Karma: 91
fer realz. coach belanger lets me teach project adventure for gym. im kinda low on money, but yeah anytime.
Jan 3 2010 3:20PM
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timmywelsh
Posts: 49 - Karma: 11
climbing sick but unless you already have gear or know someone that does its kinda expensive
Jan 3 2010 6:01PM
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ifli
Posts: 449 - Karma: 21
yeah bouldering is mad fun i went last month. really great workout
Jan 3 2010 7:07PM
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JNix.
Posts: 645 - Karma: 12
once you get comfortable on top rope switch to lead as soon as you can. its the one thing you can do in a gym that has any risk at all. I used to boulder a lot and in my opinion it gets old.
Jan 3 2010 7:39PM
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max...
Posts: 1379 - Karma: 802
yeah i boulder. its mad fun
Jan 3 2010 8:03PM
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Inbred_Redneck
Posts: 2776 - Karma: 28
I love climbing. I taught climbing at camp for a summer and fell in love with it. That was years ago though and I want to get back into it again, but with my own harness and shit. Me and a few of my friends actually free climb some of the buildings in our town haha. Police don't like it too much though.
Apr 1 2010 10:31PM
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nychka
Posts: 1787 - Karma: 61
True that I was an occasional climber until i started leading, now its one of my favorite things to do.
Apr 1 2010 10:38PM
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michelle
Posts: 6290 - Karma: 428
Going bouldering tomorrow!

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee climbing is fucking sick
Apr 1 2010 10:40PM
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Idahoskier420
Posts: 719 - Karma: 86
climbing buildings is called buildering and it's mad fun.
Apr 1 2010 10:45PM
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Mac.
Posts: 953 - Karma: 24
Indeed, I have been slacking lately, but I love to climb.
Apr 1 2010 11:23PM
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vailsux.com
Posts: 1769 - Karma: 440
all roads lead to mountaineering, and it is costly road.

Apr 1 2010 11:37PM
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PattyFow
Posts: 540 - Karma: 51
climbing is the dope shit, to me, i find a sense of freedom hanging halfway up a rock that is only comparable to skiing some thigh deep pow. there is something addicting about the challenge.
Apr 1 2010 11:43PM
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