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sway-reincarnate
Mar 18, 2007, 2:50 PM
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I just had to share this... Recently I was given a gift of moolah from my mom for my anniversary and she said 'go buy gear or something outdoorsy that makes you happy'. So of course, I put that money into my 'woody bank' and something happened. I must of had a climbing bug up my ass or what have you but I sat down scribbled out a few ideas and headed off to the hardware store. Now mind you I live in the dirty south right now ( Augusta Georgia) and although I am not a 'yankee transplant' I am from the north. (Washington state) I walk in with my plans and head to the lumber and construction section with a few questions. Mainly I want to know what the safest way to bolt into or around a Georgia pine would be, and would I risk killing the tree, also I want to make it adjustable and easy to disassemble? We just happen to have a set of three trees in the back yard that are perfect for a micro cave. Anyways after going around in a verbal circle for an hour explaining to each new guy that 'I am building a climbing wall' and what it's for and why I would do that and yes I am building it, and yes even though a girl i do know the difference between my table saw and a drill bit, etc... etc... I finally came up with a rough plan of what I would need etc. So I go and pick up the wood, which of course none of the 'macho men' happened to be there to help me move these freaking 4ftx8ft 3/4" panels of plywood. (more ungainly then heavy) I pull around and load all of this up into my minivan... yes.. .my minivan and no i dont have kids. I get home, invite a friend and enlist my husband to hold stuff while I cut/drill/mark etc... They understood the importance of me doing the work and not being a little girly girl. So thankfully they didn't push me aside or what have you, instead they asked me what needed to be done next.
So now... I am proud to say I built the woody in the backyard. Of course I just printed out some pictures and I am taking them to the guys at the Hardware store. They still didn't believe me when I said I owned all of my own power tools. ARGH@@@!!#$@% men...
If you are interested here is a picture of the first part of our bouldering cave... http://bp2.blogger.com/...s1600-h/DSC00821.JPG
and the full website http://paroexpress.blogspot.com/
ok i guess this really doesn't have much to do with anything, i just felt so justified after completing it.. especially with the way those boys were acting at the hardware store....
Any other girls out there build their own? Or have to deal with the same machismo from others?
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gblauer
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Mar 19, 2007, 2:04 AM
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congrats on buidling your own woody. With skills like that...who needs a man?
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macherry
Mar 19, 2007, 3:39 AM
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of course it has something to do with the ladies room!! Congrats on your mad buildiing skillz!!! Seriously, good for you.
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jumpingrock
Mar 19, 2007, 5:06 AM
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The rocks! Is it adjustable? Seems like you can make whatever angle you want for the top section. Wicked training tool.
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granite_grrl
Mar 19, 2007, 11:39 AM
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Okay, I'll admit I let my husband the carpenter build our wall (he does have a lot more practice than I do). Good on youse for building the wall. I know I could do it if I had to, but his job is to build and fix stuff, and mine is to bring home the bacon and debug the computer when we need to.
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clee03m
Mar 19, 2007, 12:58 PM
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I dream of owning a garage or a basement gym some day. Considering my husband's lack of enthuism for climbing, I will be building the whole thing. Good for you, for building. Granite grrl, if my husband was a carpenter, I would make him build me a wall even if he wasn't into climbing. But alas, my husband is neither a carpenter or nor really into climbing....*sigh*
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snoangel
Mar 20, 2007, 10:16 PM
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Good for you, girl. I really like how it's adjustable. 
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sway-reincarnate
Mar 22, 2007, 2:51 PM
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Thanks ladies... I thought I would just add a bonus point for us lady types. There just isn't enough of us in the places/positions that are of great importance or high salary... eh... but that's me going off again. Anyways, I am just here to say I hope that all of you get a chance to build one to. LOVE ALL OF YOU!!!!
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It can be very frustrating but I love it when they think I don't know about something and then I end up teaching them something. It's great when you break somebody's stereotype. 
