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renohandjams
Aug 30, 2005, 3:42 PM
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In reply to: Gyms just aren't worth the money for me, anymore. Especially since I can climb aid year-round! :wink:
Yeah, imagine how big your rack would be if you saved all of that money from the gym and just bought stuff, new rope.... nuts... cams...
gym climbing is better than no climbing, and I would love to go every night, but the money part sucks. UNR has an indoor gym for students, haven't climbed there much, but I think I need to since I am sick and tired of not climbing at all.
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angelaa
Aug 30, 2005, 8:34 PM
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In reply to: Then again I climb only sport...trad doesnt appeal to me..YET..quite frankly trad kinda freaks me out..I got the jitters just seconding an eay trad climb! :? :?
In reply to: My point being that yea in my opinion theres alot more guys who are really serios about climbing than women. As such it would def be cool to have more women who could "kick my ass in climbing".
there are PLENTY of TRAD WOMEN out there that can kick your sport climbin' a$$ and freak you out!!
and I bet I don't even have to climb 5.6 to do it! :P
So watch what you say about women not being as serious as men!
Surprised Mother_Sheep hasn't piped in yet. . . if she does, you're in trouble! She's got plenty of routes under her belt that'd give you more than the jitters :lol:
oh and just to stay on topic. . . I haven't climbed in the gym for almost a year now . . . and I am enjoying it !!! outside outside outside! 8^)
Angela
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matttracyg
Aug 30, 2005, 8:39 PM
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Not really.
Climbing in the gym seems to just invite finger injuries.
It's just a necessary evil to stay in shape when the crags are too far.
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angelaa
Aug 30, 2005, 8:39 PM
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I see Mother_Sheep piped in as I was typing up my last message!
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kyote321
Aug 30, 2005, 8:45 PM
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'Not really.
Climbing in the gym seems to just invite finger injuries.
It's just a necessary evil to stay in shape when the crags are too far. '
if you warm up correctly, climbing on plastic should increase your resistence to injuries.
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skinnyclimber
Aug 30, 2005, 9:19 PM
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In reply to: ...Lots of good stuff... DMT ps. The thing I dislike intensely about gyms is: they have RULES! IN ROCK CLIMBING??? RULES??? I don't think so...
Stupid rules.
Personally I have a good time on the plastic. Mostly though I like the fact that it allows me to climb after work on the weekdays. But don't get me wrong, I love love love the rock soooo much more. The gym is essentially for training for me... but fun training.
skinny
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arjunrattan
Aug 31, 2005, 3:32 PM
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In reply to: there are PLENTY of TRAD WOMEN out there that can kick your sport climbin' a$$ and freak you out!!
In reply to: and I bet I don't even have to climb 5.6 to do it! :P So watch what you say about women not being as serious as men!
In reply to: Surprised Mother_Sheep hasn't piped in yet. . . if she does, you're in trouble! She's got plenty of routes under her belt that'd give you more than the jitters :lol:
Also well..everybody is right! I do need to get out more. Its hard when your a poor full time UNI kid tho! I did manage to get in a decent amount of outdoor climbing this summer...which is my first serios outdoor climbing season! Most of it was in ontario - niagra escarment...
so heres the bottom line: I enjoy climbing both inside and outside. You'll have pretty much listed all the reasons why I love climbing outside. Heres some pro gym stuff:
- I can get in more routes and train harder inside...and I LOVE doing that..cause getting stronger and sending something I couldnt even hangdog a week ago..is seriosly wat climbing is to me at this point!
- I can concentrate more on improving my climbing and focus on improving my lead(sport) climbing skillz more inside cause the bolts arent too far apart adn such. I find outside specially on onsight attempts on climbs at or near my limit..i really get sketched out wen the last bolt is a way down..and tend to loose focus on the climbing at hand..
-Indoor climbing has made me more comfortable taking falls..to the degree that I honestly dont even worry about falling now(inside)...and I simply try and carry that mindset outside...and yes it really seems to have helped!
- Its social! :lol: Anytime time im super bored I just pop by the gym and theres some fun ppl out there!
So there!
Cheers..
- Arjun
PS. Sure i'm waiting to get done with my undergrad and head out to BC or something for my masters...but I want to be UUUBBER strong before I get there!
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arjunrattan
Aug 31, 2005, 3:49 PM
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Ohh but the ppl at the gym can be bullies at times! My buddy was leading the roof and he had his foot on the adjacent wall(off limits) for a microsecond.
The gym bully(attempting the adjacent .12d) whose watching like a hawk for a chance to crtisize goes "your judment is tainted...that wall is out..you may as well use the yello and grey holds as well(he was on a red hold route)"...and that guy works there...hes verrry competent and is like an insane climber..but hes arrogant at times....and that kinda taskes away the pleasure from the climbing experience.
I find outside I climb at my own pace etc etc....and theres noo bullies around! :wink: :P
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hangerlessbolt
Aug 31, 2005, 3:50 PM
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“So I’ve sort of let myself go…gained a few pounds here and there… Anyway, I finally broke down and decided to get a gym membership. I figure, I’ll either lose weight…or I’ll end up just paying a $55 a month ‘fat tax’…and that’s ok too.”
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mother_sheep
Aug 31, 2005, 3:51 PM
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In reply to: Surprised Mother_Sheep hasn't piped in yet. . . if she does, you're in trouble! She's got plenty of routes under her belt that'd give you more than the jitters Well watever trouble I supposedly made...loos like I GOT AWAY WITH IT THIS TIME!
Ohhh nooooo MISTER!!! You're in big, big trouble!!!!
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Angela. .we need to climb next time you're here!
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hangerlessbolt
Aug 31, 2005, 3:53 PM
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In reply to: Ohh but the ppl at the gym can be bullies at times! My buddy was leading the roof and he had his foot on the adjacent wall(off limits) for a microsecond. The gym bully(attempting the adjacent .12d) whose watching like a hawk for a chance to crtisize goes "your judment is tainted...that wall is out..you may as well use the yello and grey holds as well(he was on a red hold route)"...and that guy works there...hes verrry competent and is like an insane climber..but hes arrogant at times....and that kinda taskes away the pleasure from the climbing experience.
A "gym bully"...?!?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
That's like an Orange County "Gangsta"!
Fucking hilarious!!
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angelaa
Aug 31, 2005, 3:57 PM
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In reply to: Angela. .we need to climb next time you're here!
now THERE'S trouble!!!
we've never even met . . . and we know we'd be a 'force' 8^)
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nedsurf
Aug 31, 2005, 3:57 PM
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No sir... no I don't like gyms at all. But thank you for volunteering to stay in the gym for us who enjoy the outside only.
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jibsguy
Aug 31, 2005, 4:11 PM
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I havn't got enough outdoor experience to say I like gym better than outdoors, but I do know that I love climbing in the gym. I like hiking and all but sometimes it is nice to just walk in and start climbing with other, in my case usually better climbers, there that I can climb with or get suggestions from.
Matt
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arjunrattan
Aug 31, 2005, 4:13 PM
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In reply to: A "gym bully"...?!? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's like an Orange County "Gangsta"! f---ing hilarious!!
Its true..thats the only way to describe him...hes old...like i donno 40+ im guessing..hes BIG..looks like he has a potbelly! Hes strong...climbs 12ds and 13s and wat not...and hes UNFORGIVING!
But hes arrogant and rude. Like he prolly knows everything there is to know about climbing. But he deliberately bes a an A$$ to everyone who hasnt taken his damn lead course(hes good tho..i really wanted to take it but its $$).
Ohhh and he also hangs around with his posse of 40+ chronies! But they are all nice guys. Well hes ok i suppose..that is if you keep out of his way and do everything by the book in his presence!
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hangerlessbolt
Aug 31, 2005, 4:32 PM
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Say something to the effect of:
"Sir? I know you're probably a rad climber and all...and could probably climb circles around me...but, um, we're in a gym. Not exactly the place for an 'ego', eh? I mean, 'real' climbers don't even admit to climbing in a gym...much less boast about it."
*ROLLING!!*
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rastafari
Aug 31, 2005, 4:48 PM
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A bully?????LOL. I'd teach his ass. Well, in my country we don't have this sort of a problem. I use the wall for free since I'm a member of the ''club''. We don't have bullies, but occasionally there is a senior 13's or 14's climber that is a bit of arrogant. But besides that nothing.
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arjunrattan
Aug 31, 2005, 5:11 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Surprised Mother_Sheep hasn't piped in yet. . . if she does, you're in trouble! She's got plenty of routes under her belt that'd give you more than the jitters Well watever trouble I supposedly made...loos like I GOT AWAY WITH IT THIS TIME! Ohhh nooooo MISTER!!! You're in big, big trouble!!!! hehe Angela. .we need to climb next time you're here!
is that in that motherly sort of tone??? cause if so...then I SERIOSLY AM IN TROUBLE! so wats it gonna be...no pulling PLASTIC for a week?? a month?? NOOOOOOO............... :lol: :lol:
BTW you've got my vote for "COOLEST MUM EVVER"....! adorable boys youve got( lucky guys!)
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arjunrattan
Aug 31, 2005, 5:20 PM
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In reply to: Say something to the effect of: "Sir? I know you're probably a rad climber and all...and could probably climb circles around me...but, um, we're in a gym. Not exactly the place for an 'ego', eh? I mean, 'real' climbers don't even admit to climbing in a gym...much less boast about it." *ROLLING!!*
In reply to: A bully?????LOL. I'd teach his ass. Well, in my country we don't have this sort of a problem. I use the wall for free since I'm a member of the ''club''. We don't have bullies, but occasionally there is a senior 13's or 14's climber that is a bit of arrogant. But besides that nothing.
You'd teach his ass eh?!! and what happens wen you call the bully who stole your lunch money a retard mofo asswipe???
I'm not saying i'm afraid of him...but just like a lunch money bully...hes fuckin wayyy stronger than me...so theres not much i can say or do to stand up to him....
ahahahaahah :lol: :lol: :lol:
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hangerlessbolt
Aug 31, 2005, 5:27 PM
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In reply to: well he works there...hes like the resident mountaineer or watever they call it..he sets the routes, teaches the courses etc etc
Sounds like a glorified "routesetter"...40+ yrs old...climbing .12/.13 gym routes that he set...hmm, I'm impressed
;)
I'm just kidding...I find it ridiculous for anyone to have an ego about something as free-spirited as climbing...just doesn't make sense to me.
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arjunrattan
Aug 31, 2005, 7:10 PM
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In reply to: Sounds like a glorified "routesetter"...40+ yrs old...climbing .12/.13 gym routes that he set...hmm, I'm impressed ;) I'm just kidding...I find it ridiculous for anyone to have an ego about something as free-spirited as climbing...just doesn't make sense to me.
No... knowledge wise this guy is super competent...and no hes not just a glorified route setter...this guy is the real deal. Hes definitely a hardman...trad alpine..i hear hes done it all!
So that ways I guess he can have an attitude if he wants...cause hey..if you can walk the walk, then you get to talk the talk...
Its idiotic though to have an ego about climbing...but then again...it is wat is it...
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teknikal
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I climb indoors because: (1) I live in Kansas, and the closest outdoor climbing is over an hour away, so the gym is more convenient, and (2) because the variability of a t-nutted wall allows me to practice many types of moves and positions (I set routes at the gym, so I am allowed to do this). Other than that, I would much rather be outside climbing somewhere.
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cchildre
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I still encourage you to climb outdoors, but I understand the comfort of the gym and the consistent nature of the climb appeals to you. I just think you haven't spent enough time climbing outdoors to find and experience routes that appeal to you. Climbing areas vary greatly and are condusive to certain climbing styles. Judging from your post, I would imagine that your not too into slab climbing, and I bet a 5.8-.9 slab would cause you plenty of grief, but that isn't what your after. In New Mexico, we have Sitting Bull Falls, they have 60 foot 10's that overhang like mad climbing on mostly jugs, then at the Enchanted Tower even more slung 10's, in fact, they even have an overhanging 5.9 sport route like nothing I have ever seen! It is great you love the indoors, but I think with time and experience, you will find that outside lines will appeal to you more as you learn more about them. Just an opinion though. Sure your a gym rat! Hell your climbing, and is that ever a bad thing for anyone? Who cares where you do it! My selfish stance, has me hoping you will stay indoors and away from the crowded crag, giving me more room to climb. Keep it up brother.
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quiteatingmysteak
Aug 31, 2005, 10:27 PM
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Climbing is what it is, whether for the sport, workout or experience, its all good. Its gonna change so don't expect it to stay the same becauseyou will get Uber frustrated.... only 25 years ago the style was completely different, and it sometimes may be harder to accept, but climb for yourself, not for other people :D
Gyms are sweet, it gives me a job! a lot of very talented climbers train in a gym, but more than that, if its like 7pm on a wed, i cant really go out to Woodson and climb for an hour... its like a 3 hour round trip. but i can get some buddies and mess around at a gym and have just as much fun. easier to be social in a gym.
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arjunrattan
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In reply to: I still encourage you to climb outdoors, but I understand the comfort of the gym and the consistent nature of the climb appeals to you. I just think you haven't spent enough time climbing outdoors to find and experience routes that appeal to you. Climbing areas vary greatly and are condusive to certain climbing styles. Judging from your post, I would imagine that your not too into slab climbing, and I bet a 5.8-.9 slab would cause you plenty of grief, but that isn't what your after. In New Mexico, we have Sitting Bull Falls, they have 60 foot 10's that overhang like mad climbing on mostly jugs, then at the Enchanted Tower even more slung 10's, in fact, they even have an overhanging 5.9 sport route like nothing I have ever seen! It is great you love the indoors, but I think with time and experience, you will find that outside lines will appeal to you more as you learn more about them. Just an opinion though. Sure your a gym rat! Hell your climbing, and is that ever a bad thing for anyone? Who cares where you do it! My selfish stance, has me hoping you will stay indoors and away from the crowded crag, giving me more room to climb. Keep it up brother.
well its funnny...slab climbing is def my strong point, even thuogh it isnt wat totally stimulates me. I just enjoy being on overhanging stuff...and moving on rock upside down more. But slabs are cool as well....
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