adurbin
Mar 15, 2009, 12:12 AM
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Registered: Jan 27, 2009
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For me, I love going to the gym. For most routes that a beginner will be climbing (and I am a beginner as well), I find that with gym climbing I have to think more, there are predefined routes, which makes me work harder. With Outdoor climbing, on most toprope routes, it seems like you can cheat a bit more, I.E., "well I cant reach that hold yet, I'll just use this spur of rock here. But, you definitely wanna be outdoors as well if you plan on making this your long term hobby. Im in Johnson City Tennessee, about an hour away from you. Your more than welcome to climb with my group anytime. In Fact, we will be at the brevard rock gym tommorrow if you wanna come up. Spend some time at Climbmax, the staff there is great, and even if your not climbing, you can still pick up on several pointers, terminology, how routing systems work, amonst other things. Watch other climbers climb, watch other belayers belay, learn anything and everything about climbing when you can. Oh, and welcome to the site, just ignore the flamers on here, as there seems to be a lot. Oh, and just about any gym you go to will rent the equipment you need.
(This post was edited by adurbin on Mar 15, 2009, 12:13 AM)
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