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Poll: How old are you climbers?
0-18 YRS	27 / 8%
19-25 YRS	107 / 30%
26-35 YRS	107 / 30%
36-40 YRS	40 / 11%
41-45 YRS	22 / 6%
46-50 YRS	28 / 8%
55 AND ABOVE YRS	29 / 8%
360 total votes

pseudolith

Dec 2, 2008, 1:14 PM
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34/9

climboard

Dec 2, 2008, 2:11 PM
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I am 37 and have been climbing for 16 years.

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blueeyedclimber

Dec 2, 2008, 2:46 PM
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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

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Dec 2, 2008, 3:56 PM
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28 with 10 years rock; 17 general mountaineering/ski mountaineering/easy alpine.

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bob_54b

Dec 2, 2008, 3:58 PM
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56 years old/38 years roped climbing

tigerlilly

Dec 2, 2008, 7:10 PM
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Never, ever ask a gal how old she is! What, were you raised in a barn? Wink

I'm older than ~86% of y'all, according to your poll. Started climbing just two years ago. Yes, you can teach an old beoyotch new tricks.

Kathy

pseudolith

Dec 2, 2008, 7:18 PM
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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...

wonderwoman

Dec 2, 2008, 7:19 PM
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tigerlilly wrote:

Never, ever ask a gal how old she is! What, were you raised in a barn? Wink

Exactly, sister!

kennoyce

Dec 2, 2008, 7:21 PM
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i'm 25 with 10 years climbing experiance

gauleyguide

Dec 3, 2008, 1:50 AM
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Im 38 and started climbing at 15, 23 yrs, dang, I may need to replace some gear huh?

boymeetsrock

Dec 4, 2008, 6:52 PM
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I'm 28 and bee climbing @13 years, leading for 7 years.

My best days are behind me, but I'm confident that better days will come.

renjiv2

Dec 5, 2008, 6:28 PM
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am 20 and climbing basically a year this month

stonefox

Dec 5, 2008, 6:33 PM
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31, 10 years.

crazy_fingers84

Dec 5, 2008, 7:11 PM
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24/3

Maddhatter

Dec 5, 2008, 9:23 PM
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40 / 25years

I still think the older you get the more fun climbing is. Cool

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superory

Dec 5, 2008, 9:36 PM
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22 with about 3 years experience, mostly trad.

dreday3000

Dec 5, 2008, 10:05 PM
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27 years old, 8 years climbing

jgill

Dec 6, 2008, 3:21 AM
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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. Cool

Forgot . . . 55 years.

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suilenroc

Dec 6, 2008, 3:24 AM
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25 years old/on my second rope Tongue

climbingtrash

Dec 7, 2008, 1:11 AM
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suilenroc wrote:

25 years old/on my second rope Tongue

I'm on my second rope this year. Laugh

joneus

Dec 7, 2008, 1:49 AM
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29 tomorrow.

climbingtrash

Dec 7, 2008, 2:52 AM
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joneus wrote:

29 tomorrow.

Happy Birthday...tomorrow. Cool

joneus

Dec 7, 2008, 3:15 AM
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climbingtrash wrote:

joneus wrote:

29 tomorrow.

Happy Birthday...tomorrow. Cool

LOL! Thanks! My hubby and I are supposed to go climbing, but the weather isnt looking good. Ah well, the gym is better than nothing. Smile

cologman

Dec 7, 2008, 3:17 AM
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57 & since the mid/late 60's I guess that makes it 40 or so

Durwood

Dec 11, 2008, 5:27 AM
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41/20

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