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miademus

Mar 14, 2007, 10:46 AM
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6 month

indoor

hiking

outdoorclimbing/jumping in natural springs

5

8

Social 8
o Physical challenge 7
o Mental challenge 5
o Opportunity to be outside 5
o Escape “real world” worries 0
o Physical fitness 8

35%

60%

70%

....i spend a lot of money/time/brought myself into DANGER

more then i have

yeah more or less...

happy all the time...when u tell someone your a climber then they watch you with other eyes...makes you feel comfortabl;e

ps: i know i didn't answer all right asd u wanted, nice research anyway

robbovius

Mar 14, 2007, 12:26 PM
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climbhigh2005 wrote:

regularly, 4.5 years, occasionally/seldom 3 years prior

In reply to:

• When and where was your first time climbing?
o Indoor?

REI CLimbing arch, REI Natick MA, fall 1998

In reply to:

o Outdoor?

quincy quarries, quincy MA, 3/2003

In reply to:

• What kinds of outdoor recreation did you participate in before climbing?

Inline skating, ice skating, snowboarding, water skiing, bicycling, sailing.

In reply to:

o After you started climbing?

as above, just less frequently. bicycling and sailing MORE frequently

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• Described your attitude toward the environment before climbing (1= not caring, littering and 10=tree hugging environmentalists):

aware, interested in preservation/conservation. "6" maybe

In reply to:

o After climbing:

about the same, some activism, organized an adopt-a-crag day, participated in cleanups. So maybe up to "7"

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• Rank the importance of why you climb (1=most important)
o Social
o Physical challenge
o Mental challenge
o Opportunity to be outside
o Escape “real world” worries
o Physical fitness

all of the above relatively equivalent in my mind

In reply to:

• What percentage of your time do you spend climbing?

currently 2-3 hrs a week. in the warmer months, twice that.

In reply to:

o What about thinking about climbing/preparing for climbing/driving to a climbing destination/etc.

what about it? this question is too open ended.

In reply to:

• What percentage of your friends climb?

75%

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• What sacrifices have you made for climbing?

ditched work, occasionally bailed on the GF (with significant notice, several weeks usually - non climber GF)

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• How much money do you think you have invested in climbing?

gear alone, $1100 over 4 years, including gear, home wall build materials, and a replacement transmission for my car.

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• Would you consider yourself addicted to climbing?

No. though I'd miss it terribly if I couldn't climb, due to physical issues (like last year when I was suffering fomr acute tendonitis in my left forearm.

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• What changes have you seen in yourself since you started climbing?

Not much, beyond embracing an enthusiasm for climbing. Oh wait, I forgopt the injuries...chronic tendonitis in my left forearm, chronically sore finger knuckles...

(This post was edited by robbovius on Mar 14, 2007, 1:20 PM)

gunksgoer

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Rock Climbing Survey

• How long have you been climbing?
~5 yrs? longer?

• When and where was your first time climbing?
o Indoor?

o Outdoor?
some tiny random crag in virginia

• What kinds of outdoor recreation did you participate in before climbing?
backpacking,

o After you started climbing?

• Described your attitude toward the environment before climbing (1= not caring, littering and 10=tree hugging environmentalists):8

o After climbing:9

• Rank the importance of why you climb (1=most important)
o Social5
o Physical challenge1
o Mental challenge2
o Opportunity to be outside3
o Escape “real world” worries6
o Physical fitness4
o Other (please list)

• What percentage of your time do you spend climbing?
I dont know, but more than my other hobbies put together.

o What about thinking about climbing/preparing for climbing/driving to a climbing destination/etc.
What gear ill need.

• What percentage of your friends climb? 10-20%

• What sacrifices have you made for climbing?
firstborn child.

• How much money do you think you have invested in climbing? 5g's was my best guess

• Would you consider yourself addicted to climbing?
somewhat

• What changes have you seen in yourself since you started climbing?

im much stronger, my fingers are in funky shape though.

uhoh

Mar 14, 2007, 1:18 PM
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A few months. Five or six.

Indoor - a few months ago.

Outdoor - never.

I played paintball for eight years.

After my first climb I started bouldering.

Escape =1/2
Physical challenge = 1/2
Mental challenge = 3
Fitness = 4

12 hours per week. It used to be twenty per week but open climb hours were scaled back.

None of my friends climb.

I fell last semester on a bouldering problem and my heel missed the crash pad. Every now and then my right heel starts to hurt, especially while working. I guess that's a sacrifice.

I have spent approximately $93 on climbing since I've started.

$73 on a pair of shoes
$10 for a carabiner
$10 on an entry fee for a climbing comp

I forgot to buy an ATC.

I traded a paintball gun for every other piece of equipment I have.

Yes, I would consider myself addicted to climbing.

As for changes, I feel slightly more confident about myself.

I also feel like a bear that has the strength of two bears.

dripdry

Mar 14, 2007, 2:42 PM
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climbhigh2005 wrote:

I am doing research on the affects of rock climbing, so I would really appreciate it if you could copy and paste this and reply to the questions... Thanks so much!

Rock Climbing Survey

• How long have you been climbing?

2 years

• When and where was your first time climbing?
o Indoor?

January 2005, Libertyville Sports Complex

o Outdoor?

Devil's Lake, probably May of 2005

• What kinds of outdoor recreation did you participate in before climbing?

Does Martial Arts count if some of it is done on beaches and places like that? Running.

o After you started climbing?

Some running. Hiking and camping. Does yoga count?

• Described your attitude toward the environment before climbing (1= not caring, littering and 10=tree hugging environmentalists): 5

o After climbing: 7

• Rank the importance of why you climb (1=most important)
o Social 6
o Physical challenge 3
o Mental challenge 2
o Opportunity to be outside 5
o Escape “real world” worries 1
o Physical fitness 4
o Other (please list)

• What percentage of your time do you spend climbing? 2 hours a day plus weekends ~ 20%

o What about thinking about climbing/preparing for climbing/driving to a climbing destination/etc. 5% ?

• What percentage of your friends climb?
~25%
• What sacrifices have you made for climbing?
-Left a girlfriend who was overly demanding and wanted me around too much for me to be able to climb much at all.
-Have passed up sex for climbing
-Taken a more flexible job to climb
-Eat less food (junk food)
-Give up going out for weeks on end in order to save money for trips/gear
-Have passed up outings with non-climbing friends in order to climb.

• How much money do you think you have invested in climbing?
In trips/gear etc.? All money having to do with getting to climb?
$3000-4000. Much more in the future.

• Would you consider yourself addicted to climbing?
I can stop whenever I want!
I'm addicted to needing time by myself, using up all my extra energy. Climbing is just a great outlet for that. So, put me down as a yes.

• What changes have you seen in yourself since you started climbing? More positive, more assertive, more encouraging.
The successful qualities in a climber are now what I look for in friends and lovers ie energy, some drive/goals, positive attitude, never gives up, encouraging, intelligent or thoughtful, a little crazy.
I've gotten stronger (duh)
I'm calmer in stressful situations.
I'm more confident in making definitive decisions.
I pay more attention to animals and nature.
I'm more self-sufficient.
I'm more fitness/health conscious about my body and food (although I haven't broken my beer, taco, or German food habits yet)
I look at porn of the gear variety.
Instead of looking at scenery while driving, I look for walls/rocks/buildings to "see if it'll go". This drives people nuts.

aglane

Mar 15, 2007, 2:30 AM
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There's only one major affect of climbing that I know of, the high of exhaustion/satisfaction.
Acrophiliac, I am.

overlord

Mar 15, 2007, 8:40 AM
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Rock Climbing Survey

• How long have you been climbing?
approx 6 years

• When and where was your first time climbing?
o Indoor?
2001, primary school Lava, Celje

o Outdoor?
2001, Tremarje near Celje (both dates are a best guess, it both did happen on the same year, and i was outside before starting indoors)

• What kinds of outdoor recreation did you participate in before climbing?
orienteering, mountannering, MTB, some trail running.

o After you started climbing?
all of the above, just less time spent on each.

• Described your attitude toward the environment before climbing (1= not caring, littering and 10=tree hugging environmentalists):
8
o After climbing:
8

• Rank the importance of why you climb (1=most important)
o 5Social
o 2Physical challenge
o 1Mental challenge
o 6Opportunity to be outside
o 4Escape “real world” worries
o 3Physical fitness
o Other (please list)

• What percentage of your time do you spend climbing?
8-16h/week, os that would be 5-10% i guess.
o What about thinking about climbing/preparing for climbing/driving to a climbing destination/etc.
2%

• What percentage of your friends climb?
about 50%
• What sacrifices have you made for climbing?
i guess it was a contributing factor in my las tbreakup. lots of time spent.

• How much money do you think you have invested in climbing?
about 500$

• Would you consider yourself addicted to climbing?
yes

• What changes have you seen in yourself since you started climbing?
i am more mentally and emotionally stable, in better physical shape, it has definitely improved my movement skills and balance and i can concentrate much better.

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