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tribaltalon
Dec 1, 2006, 4:46 AM
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its supposed to be in the high 20s low 30s tomorrow morning warming up to a high of 50 or so. i'll be out climbing.. bought some hand warmers to stick in my chalk bag!  slightly worried though, my climbing partner kept repeating.. "damn its going to be cold" over the phone so hopefully he doesnt bail. i'm used to jumping out of planes in this kind of weather, and at 14k its what 20-30 degrees colder with that 120 mph windchill.. i can handle this kind of weather.
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ihategrigris
Dec 1, 2006, 5:00 AM
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Freezing... thats my cutoff temperature. Anything below and the rocks just wreched. I don't like touching things below zero!
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sky7high
Dec 1, 2006, 6:09 AM
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Anywhere anytime, anytemp
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vegastradguy
Dec 1, 2006, 6:22 AM
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cutoff temp? eh, not so much.
that said, weather is more of an issue for me in the winter. sunny cold days are fine. windy or overcast days, on the other hand, make me sad. rainy days i stay home.
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marc801
Dec 1, 2006, 7:02 AM
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In college and my 20's and 30's, it was around freezing. In my 40's it seemed to move up to around 42 or so. Now in my 50's, it appears to be closer to 50F. I think I see a pattern here.
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tradman
Dec 1, 2006, 12:39 PM
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Anything below -15C is pretty academic; most people's perception of cold below that is pretty lousy.
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moss1956
Dec 1, 2006, 1:21 PM
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It depends on what the temperature was yesterday. If it was warm, then I can climb down to the high 30's, but if it was cold, then I need it to be about 45. The reason is the rock is slower to change temperature than the air, and that is what your hands are touching.
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the_climber
Dec 1, 2006, 4:08 PM
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Hmmm.... Depends....
I'f I've already had a couple good cold snaps early winter to get used to the temps the about -27 to -30 °C. That being said, I have also climbed in -35°C w/ mitts and a down jacket and was not bad except at belays. As for summer climbing... my body tends to start shutting down around +30°C so typically once it is around +27°C I start looking for a glacier or cave to hid out on/in.
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krusher4
Dec 1, 2006, 4:25 PM
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I don't really enjoy rock climbing below 45 without sun. When it get's too cold me me I just hike a Mnt.
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hibby11
Dec 1, 2006, 5:14 PM
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About a week ago I went out when it was 36 and I honestly think that is my absolute limit. Your hands were just cold enough at the end where you felt like they were going to fall off.
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al_piner
Dec 1, 2006, 5:54 PM
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I'd say wind chill has more to do with it than temprature . On a sunny wind protected route I'll go to low 30's .
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metalhead
Dec 2, 2006, 2:38 AM
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my cut off temp = when my hands stop working
bout 32
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philbox
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Dec 2, 2006, 3:33 AM
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If it gets down to 5 degrees celsius I don't operate well. If it gets over 25 C then that isn't much good either. The rock gets too spoogy.
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carabiner96
Dec 2, 2006, 3:44 AM
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I was climbing in acadia over thanksgiving break and it was in the mid thirties. Having lots of sun and no wind sure made all of the difference though!
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blueeyedclimber
Dec 2, 2006, 4:05 PM
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I am not sure what my cutoff is. You see, my wife's cutoff has never allowed me to see what mine is. If i were to guess I would say high 30's if it's sunny and not wind. My wife's is more like 50.
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jammer
Dec 2, 2006, 5:37 PM
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When there is no wind and the sun is out, I'll climb in the 20's. Other then that, it has to be above freezing.
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ninja_climber
Dec 2, 2006, 5:52 PM
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Anything in the minuses....in celsius that it is....
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phaedrus
Dec 3, 2006, 1:26 AM
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50F is definitely my cut off, especially if it's windy. Any colder than that and I'm home or in the gym.
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crackrn
Dec 3, 2006, 6:03 PM
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About to find out. It's currently 32 with a wind chill bringing it to 20 F. The high is supposed to be 40 with that wc of 30...it is southfacing so we'll see. I can dress for the cold but I'm not sure my fingers will work that well if they can't feel the rock!
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flying_dutchman
Dec 3, 2006, 10:01 PM
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my cutoff is around 30*c. Then i go hide in the forest or jump in the lake. Haven't found a minimum temperature yet as it's only gotten to maybe 15 below as of this winter.
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kachoong
Dec 3, 2006, 10:47 PM
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(from experience, without wind chill)
Ice climbing: -15C to 2 or 3C (5F to 36F)
Mountaineering: -15C to 30C (5F to 86F)
Rock climbing: 10C to 35C (50F to 95F)
(give or take a few exceptions..... like being stuck in blizard, low wind-chill temps in the mountains.... or rock climbing in the shade on hot mornings.... in which case it's not quite that hot)
(This post was edited by kachoong on Dec 3, 2006, 10:51 PM)
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tribaltalon
Dec 3, 2006, 11:36 PM
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yeah.. handwarmers in the chalk bag help alot.. the rock felt pretty cold at 28 F but it wasnt unbearable to me. noticed my hands got more torn up then usual, but not too bad. as long as its not too windy or wet i'm pretty much always in.
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