Hi Slab, I kinda like these polls. It gives me a chance march with the regulars.
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Age range Age spread ------------ ------------- 0- 18 YRS 18 yrs 19-25 YRS 7 yrs 26-35 YRS 9 yrs 36-40 YRS 4 yrs 41-45 YRS 4 yrs 46-50 YRS 5 yrs 51-54 (missing) 3 yrs 55 and above yikes, we're off the list ------------ -------------
(I'm typing this in "code" because rc.com does not use a "table".)
It's a little late to re-design your poll, Slab, but maybe, just to be representative, you should have designed it like this:
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Age range ------------ 0- 9 YRS 10-19 YRS 20-29 YRS 30-39 YRS 40-49 YRS 50-59 YRS 60-69 YRS ------------
Ten-year spread might not be your choice, you can use 5-years, but at least it's even. That way, all us readers can see how the age spread goes. Hey! we're rock-jocks, not statisticians. (Or should I say we're statistics, not statisticians.)
On the other hand, you can see for yourself how the guys respond to your poll.
So do climbers stop climbing when they get older? Maybe the mature climbers just do not use the internet. I figured it would be more balanced. interesting.
dude it seriously is awesome! that makes me happy right there... i want to live an exciting life even when i'm old! if be "retired" you mean "climbing bum," then count me in!
Edit'd to add: A 60 yr old from the mountain bike group I biked, and another 60 yr old I climbed with from the Mountaineering club I was with; both 2 yrs ago, and not over here; were both way ahead of alot of climbers and mountain bikers, seriously, the biker held the distance and the speed, and the climber was pretty amazing too, very! strong and fit.
I agree - Hats off to the 60+ yr olds.
Now no one can ever use the excuse, "I am too old for that" Because now we all now know that is complete and utter b*ll.... don't we.
(This post was edited by rockie on Nov 28, 2008, 5:03 AM)
Just hit 65 three days ago, and have a Medicaid card to prove it. Ha! Your taxes now pay my healthcare costs. (I wish.) Jim Donini recently observed that 65 is the new 63, so with any luck I'll be dipping into young folks pockets for a while.
Senior discounts here I come.
50 years of climbing as of last July, and still at.
I'm a 60-year-old grandma and I've been climbing for 7 years. I started climbing because I wanted to stand on top of Devil's Tower, and I lived my dream on 6-06-06, thanks to Frank Sanders and Chossmonkey!
I'm a 60-year-old grandma and I've been climbing for 7 years. I started climbing because I wanted to stand on top of Devil's Tower, and I lived my dream on 6-06-06, thanks to Frank Sanders and Chossmonkey!
And it's taken you a very long time to become a graduate student
Very well done, this shows, you are never too old to learn.. Ha!
I'm a 60-year-old grandma and I've been climbing for 7 years. I started climbing because I wanted to stand on top of Devil's Tower, and I lived my dream on 6-06-06, thanks to Frank Sanders and Chossmonkey!
Hope to stand on Devils Tower soon myself. More power to you.
38. Been climbing semi-seriously for 6 years though I started back in the early 80's dabbled some in the early 90's and then stopped 2009 is when I get real serious.....yeah right. no...really..I mean it! I really do.....
Only 5 years of gym climbing and 1 1/2 years of outside climbing. My age is not important...because in the climbing world...I am only 5 years old. One day I hope to be a glorious climber like Mr. Angry or JT...
Just hit 65 three days ago, and have a Medicaid card to prove it. Ha! Your taxes now pay my healthcare costs. (I wish.) Jim Donini recently observed that 65 is the new 63, so with any luck I'll be dipping into young folks pockets for a while.
Senior discounts here I come.
50 years of climbing as of last July, and still at.
And here I thought some cred was earned by merely holding an AARP card...
So do climbers stop climbing when they get older? Maybe the mature climbers just do not use the internet. I figured it would be more balanced. interesting.
78/37. This will help balance your statistics. Just to let you know, I invented the internet (actually, I wrote my first computer program in in 1956). About a month ago, after a day of climbing at Joshua Tree, my wife and I went to the Sizzler in Yucca Valley for dinner. The sweet, young cashier asked if I needed help carrying my (empty) tray to the table. I said, "No, but I sure would appreciate some help carrying my gear to the base of the climb tomorrow." My wife thought the incident was so funny she couldn't wait to tell my climbing partner the next day.
Cheers, Rob.calm
(This post was edited by robdotcalm on Nov 30, 2008, 6:39 PM)
So do climbers stop climbing when they get older? Maybe the mature climbers just do not use the internet. I figured it would be more balanced. interesting.
78/37. This will help balance your statistics. Just to let you know, I invented the internet (actually, I wrote my first computer program in in 1956). About a month ago, after a day of climbing at Joshua Tree, my wife and I went to the Sizzler in Yucca Valley for dinner. The sweet, young cashier asked if I needed help carrying my (empty) tray to the table. I said, "No, but I sure would appreciate some help carrying my gear to the base of the climb tomorrow." My wife thought the incident was so funny she couldn't wait to tell my climbing partner the next day.
I'm 37 and have been climbing for 7 years. I still feel I haven't reached my peak yet. I am curious for those in my age bracket if they feel their best days are ahead, behind, or right now.
I'm 34, and I feel like my best climbing days are still to come. I never really worked hard on it until this year, and I'm just now starting to push into the V7-ish range. My fingers feel strong, I'm down to my lowest body fat percentage ever, and moves that felt impossible before merely feel hard now. I'm definitely one of the "old guys" at the climbing gym, but keeping up with the rubber-tendoned 20-year-olds has pushed me to improve my game.
Of course, I could feel completely different after the Triple Crown this weekend. Ask me again on Monday...
As others have suggested, the age spreads may not be the best choices. I'm 71 and still do a little climbing. From personal experience, some pretty substantial changes occur as one moves into their 70s, but life is still pretty darn good for those below this age, with some doing really hard climbs through their 60s. Everything in life is an approximation, though, and some climbers wear out earlier and some later. Forgot . . . 55 years.
(This post was edited by jgill on Dec 6, 2008, 3:22 AM)
I'm 37 and have been climbing for 7 years. I still feel I haven't reached my peak yet. I am curious for those in my age bracket if they feel their best days are ahead, behind, or right now.
Josh
39 yrs old, climbing 7 years. I've pretty much only bouldered the last few years and managed to jump several grades just this year (V8/9). I'm pretty confident that I'll be climbing harder than that next season. I'd say my best days - at least in terms of difficulty - look to be ahead.
I'm 37 and have been climbing for 7 years. I still feel I haven't reached my peak yet. I am curious for those in my age bracket if they feel their best days are ahead, behind, or right now.
Josh
39 yrs old, climbing 7 years. I've pretty much only bouldered the last few years and managed to jump several grades just this year (V8/9). I'm pretty confident that I'll be climbing harder than that next season. I'd say my best days - at least in terms of difficulty - look to be ahead.
Ben Moon has always been climbing at his limit, and just recently climbed the sit start to his hardest problem, making it a V14 (Voyager). So he just climbed his first V14, after pushing his limits his whole life, at age 40! Best years are yet to come.
I'm 37 and have been climbing for 7 years. I still feel I haven't reached my peak yet. I am curious for those in my age bracket if they feel their best days are ahead, behind, or right now.
Josh
39 yrs old, climbing 7 years. I've pretty much only bouldered the last few years and managed to jump several grades just this year (V8/9). I'm pretty confident that I'll be climbing harder than that next season. I'd say my best days - at least in terms of difficulty - look to be ahead.
But injuries also tend to be more common as we get older. Biceps tear last night at the gym. I am not pleased.
I'm 37 and have been climbing for 7 years. I still feel I haven't reached my peak yet. I am curious for those in my age bracket if they feel their best days are ahead, behind, or right now.
Josh
39 yrs old, climbing 7 years. I've pretty much only bouldered the last few years and managed to jump several grades just this year (V8/9). I'm pretty confident that I'll be climbing harder than that next season. I'd say my best days - at least in terms of difficulty - look to be ahead.
But injuries also tend to be more common as we get older. Biceps tear last night at the gym. I am not pleased.
I'm 37 and have been climbing for 7 years. I still feel I haven't reached my peak yet. I am curious for those in my age bracket if they feel their best days are ahead, behind, or right now.
Josh
39 yrs old, climbing 7 years. I've pretty much only bouldered the last few years and managed to jump several grades just this year (V8/9). I'm pretty confident that I'll be climbing harder than that next season. I'd say my best days - at least in terms of difficulty - look to be ahead.
But injuries also tend to be more common as we get older. Biceps tear last night at the gym. I am not pleased.
Ouch, hope it gets better soon!
Me to. Sounds nasty. Which arm? Not your right one, is it? eeep!
I'm 37 and have been climbing for 7 years. I still feel I haven't reached my peak yet. I am curious for those in my age bracket if they feel their best days are ahead, behind, or right now.
Josh
39 yrs old, climbing 7 years. I've pretty much only bouldered the last few years and managed to jump several grades just this year (V8/9). I'm pretty confident that I'll be climbing harder than that next season. I'd say my best days - at least in terms of difficulty - look to be ahead.
But injuries also tend to be more common as we get older. Biceps tear last night at the gym. I am not pleased.
Ouch, hope it gets better soon!
Me to. Sounds nasty. Which arm? Not your right one, is it? eeep!
Thanks. Moderate (grade II) strain of the right biceps (and, yep, I'm right handed). Basically, I have a partial tear in the belly of the muscle. A few more weeks and then maybe back to some easy climbing.
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