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beachrock
Jun 5, 2011, 12:20 AM
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I have a hobby that consists of going to rocky beaches and walking on the rocks / jumping from one rock to another. Some rocks are very big and require climbing, but I rarely do any hardcore rock climbing. The limited rock climbing that I do amounts to approximately 20% of the journey. Here's a pic of the type of rocks I'm taking about:
So the next time someone asks me for the name of my hobby, should I say rock climbing or is there another name for this type of activity? I mean I could say that I like to walk on the beach but that's not exactly what my hobby consists of. I also wonder if there is a niche of people out there who like to engage in this particular type of activity.
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jt512
Jun 5, 2011, 12:23 AM
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beachrock wrote: So the next time someone asks me for the name of my hobby, should I say rock climbing or is there another name for this type of activity?
Bouldering.
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beachrock
Jun 5, 2011, 12:41 AM
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is it really bouldering? I looked it up on wikipedia and it looks like a very different hobby, although you could argue that the 20% of climbing I do amounts to a light version of bouldering. However, how about the part of my hobby that consists of jumping from rock to rock? What's that called?
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sungam
Jun 5, 2011, 12:47 AM
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I've heard of "talus running" and "scree running" and "boulder hopping" being used to describe sections of approaches/descents so I guess they could be used to describe your hobby.
I *think* (now this is a little bit of a longshot, but I am shooting for some bonus points here) that J is referring to an article written for... I can't remember the site (ask men dot com or something like that?) that described the different styles of climbing with hilarious inaccuracy, calling belaying "using the rope tohelp pull the climber up the wall" and bouldering "extreme hiking with some short climbs over boulders thrown in".
Do I win?
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rtwilli4
Jun 5, 2011, 12:52 AM
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You are scrambling
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beachrock
Jun 5, 2011, 1:09 AM
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sungam wrote: I've heard of "talus running" and "scree running" and "boulder hopping" being used to describe sections of approaches/descents so I guess they could be used to describe your hobby. I *think* (now this is a little bit of a longshot, but I am shooting for some bonus points here) that J is referring to an article written for... I can't remember the site (ask men dot com or something like that?) that described the different styles of climbing with hilarious inaccuracy, calling belaying "using the rope tohelp pull the climber up the wall" and bouldering "extreme hiking with some short climbs over boulders thrown in". Do I win?
It seems like boulder hopping is the name of this activity. Do you know of any message board (maybe this one?) where I can find people who like to go boulder hopping? I'd like to do it in the company of another person, not only because it's more fun that way but less dangerous in case I jump and break a limb or something.
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sungam
Jun 5, 2011, 1:16 AM
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I'm not sure. When I google "boulder hopping" I just get a bunch of mountain biking stuff. The first hit was actually disturbingly close to my current location. By "distirbingly close" I mean my actual exact current location. Either google just upgraded their creep-o-meter rating, or that is creepy as hell. Creepy either way, I guess.
I used to do this quite a lot, actually. There was a big long coast of man-placed boulders near where I once lived. They were to stop the tide eating away at the coast and taking out the houses that had been built a bit too close. Good fun running along them.
Not really sure it's main stream enough to have it's own forum, but I hope you meet someone to do it with. I really would suck to break an ankle or get your foot stuck while watching the tide close in...
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beachrock
Jun 5, 2011, 1:20 AM
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sungam wrote: I'm not sure. When I google "boulder hopping" I just get a bunch of mountain biking stuff. The first hit was actually disturbingly close to my current location. By "distirbingly close" I mean my actual exact current location. Either google just upgraded their creep-o-meter rating, or that is creepy as hell. Creepy either way, I guess. I used to do this quite a lot, actually. There was a big long coast of man-placed boulders near where I once lived. They were to stop the tide eating away at the coast and taking out the houses that had been built a bit too close. Good fun running along them. Not really sure it's main stream enough to have it's own forum, but I hope you meet someone to do it with. I really would suck to break an ankle or get your foot stuck while watching the tide close in...
Exactly. That's why I am thinking about bringing a swiss army knife with me :)
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sungam
Jun 5, 2011, 1:24 AM
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And your digital camera, man! Gotta think about the the glossy pages in the middle!
Seriously, though. Make sure you bring a phone that has signal and keep it in a pocket/pouch where it is unlikely to be broken if you fall.
As for partners, try asking some friends along. Might turn out that they think it's good fun, too. Then BAM! You got a partner that you can already trust a fair amount.
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Jun 5, 2011, 3:23 AM
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rtwilli4 wrote: You are scrambling
+1
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rtwilli4
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I grew up on the NC coast and we used to go hang out at the lighthouses pretty often. Before the moved the Hatteras lighthouse there were loads of sandbags on the coastline to keep the coast from eroding and the lighthouse from falling into the sea.
We used to run around on the sandbags, hopping from one to the next. I remember once I slipped and did a flip, landing head first in a "crevasse" of sand bags. If my little brother hadn't been there, I would have been stuck and probably drowned when the tide came in...
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sungam
Jun 5, 2011, 9:51 AM
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Your head was stuck? Now THAT would have added some spice to Between a Rock and a Hard Place!
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JimTitt
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The bottom of the cliffs where I began climbing consists of house/car sized boulders in the sea and approach to the routes is by "boulder-hopping" and that´s what the guidebooks call it as well.
If you boulder-hop, wade, swim and climb to get along the coast (sort-of canyoning but on the seaside) the sport is called "coasteering" and there are even people offering courses in the U.K.
Jim
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Jun 5, 2011, 7:08 PM
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I used to do that a lot on the break water's near my house...I thought of it as "talus running" which used to be considered good training for climbing (see the old article part way down this page: http://www.supertopo.com/...06&tn=0&mr=0).
You might try some free running / parkour forums though that tends to be more urban.
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sungam
Jun 5, 2011, 7:42 PM
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Yeah, that article is what came to mind for me, too!
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This isn't exactly on topic, but what about downhill running? I mean aggressive running down steep, rocky trails, scree fields, etc.- terrain that really pushes the envelope; is this kind of thing common as a hobby, sport, or competitve event. If not, it should be. I enjoy it- running down steep, rocky trails where concentration and focus are really paramount to safety. It's good fun. Another 'sport' I thought should be invented, if it's not already, is 'canyon swimming.' It would involve a body suit, face mask, and one or two of those spare air canisters that divers sometimes use as an emergency backup (this would come in handy in the case of a logjam- see, it's a well thought out plan). I've always thought it would be sweet to swim some of those narrow whitewater canyons...
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RolonRolon
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It's called Wobbling. ask any northern Englander.
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anykineclimb
Jun 11, 2011, 7:25 AM
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Weebles?
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altelis
Jun 11, 2011, 2:37 PM
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I thought it was called "there's an orthopedic surgeon i know who i feel like giving lots of money to" 
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Just keepin' it real huh?
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perelman
Jun 15, 2011, 6:51 PM
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It's a full time job.
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