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b_marie
Aug 6, 2009, 7:54 PM
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so i've been wanting to start climbing but i don't know how to. Also what should i expect my first time climbing
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sgreer
Aug 6, 2009, 8:00 PM
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Well, you should expect to go up.
That is essentially climbing.
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zchandran
Aug 6, 2009, 8:41 PM
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A lot of people here will start screaming at you to "read the FAQ". I didn't have time to do all that when I started climbing. I'm an outdoorsy person, not a reader.
My biggest piece of advice - when you start climbing you'll probably be starting in tennis shoes. Those don't give you as good control on the rock as you should have. Save up a little bit of money as soon as you can and switch to cowboy boots with the pointy toes. My climbing improved noticeably once I got my first pair of Tony Lama snakeskins.
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kennoyce
Aug 6, 2009, 8:42 PM
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This really depends on what you are going to be climbing, but as was already suggested, going up whatever it is that you will be climbing is usually the best way to start.
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Hennessey
Aug 6, 2009, 10:15 PM
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If you don't know anyone that climbs, then find a climbing gym in your area and pay for an intro class.
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bill413
Aug 6, 2009, 11:49 PM
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b_marie wrote: so i've been wanting to start climbing but i don't know how to. Also what should i expect my first time climbing
Go with someone who knows what they're doing; not just someone you think knows what they are doing.
Enjoy!
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seatbeltpants
Aug 7, 2009, 12:23 AM
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bill413 wrote: Go with someone who knows what they're doing; not just someone you think knows what they are doing.
very wise. drop in to a climbing gym, i reckon, and have a yarn with the folks behind the counter.
steve
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damage
Aug 7, 2009, 12:28 AM
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b_marie wrote: so i've been wanting to start climbing but i don't know how to. Also what should i expect my first time climbing
go somewhere where you can try it yourself at your own pace. forget about $ and equip, there is a lot you can do with what you have(ok no high heels)
i started out at a beautiful climbing/bouldering area called Tres Piedras in New Mexico and that hooked me hard core.
but i'm a very solitary person, so i just went. since then i've moved and am going to a gym. it's harder to get into the zen and beauty of the plastic rock, but being hooked means i'm willing to traverse there until i can figure out where the heck i can go in southern washington!
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joco23
Aug 8, 2009, 2:51 PM
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Are we talking of a big plastic rock or is this the same as wall climbing?
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