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kunegochu
Oct 17, 2007, 4:45 AM
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ok well i am in decent shape just turned 18 i love the outdoors and have decided to start rock climbing i was wondering how i would go about starting and where i should go... i live in los angeles CA.
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coastal_climber
Oct 17, 2007, 2:37 PM
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Go to your local climbing gym and take the introduction/belay course. All other information can be found on this site by doing a forum search.
>Cam
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drjghl
Oct 17, 2007, 3:20 PM
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Climbing is different from most other athletic pursuits in that if you make a mistake, you and/or others can be seriously injured or killed.
With this in mind, I recommend that all climbers do a "little" reading/studying when they start climbing. Climbing magazine has a book call Rock: Tools and Techniques which I think is a good intro book. Not too technical and good reading.
And as the previous post suggested, go to a climbing gym to get started. And bring a friend because you will need a partner to climb in general.
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hiyapokey
Oct 17, 2007, 6:54 PM
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If you want any more reading try "How to Climb" by John Long. It is a "Falcon Guide". The routes database on this site will list the gyms in your area.
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desertwanderer81
Oct 17, 2007, 7:11 PM
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My advice,
1) Dive in.
2) Go to the gym.
3) Meet people.
4) Buy a harness and ATC and a few locking carabiners.
5) Go out with people to some crag.
6) Learn by listening, watching, and reading.
7) Make it your passion and anoy all of your friends by talking about it constantly and asking them constantly if they want to go out climbing this weekend.
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N_Oo_B
Oct 18, 2007, 2:51 AM
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Lol, funny name. Are you korean?
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tradkrew2
Oct 18, 2007, 3:28 AM
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go to the local gym ... probly rockreation in west LA rockreation.com
meet as many people you can...take a belay course and test...boulder as much as you can...soon people will invite you to go climbing...especially if you have a car.
christian
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drm1st
Oct 18, 2007, 3:49 AM
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It doesn't look Korean to me. But I'm just a Korean that doesn't know korean.
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epoch
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Oct 29, 2007, 1:29 AM
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Blatant Self Promotion^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
And who proclaimed that you were the climbing god?
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j_ung
Oct 29, 2007, 3:25 PM
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Are you kidding? Mike Barter is, in fact, THE God of all things climbing. Everything I don't know, I didn't not learn from Mike Barter.
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shrug7
Oct 29, 2007, 3:38 PM
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Dunno.....how about Gabe Walker?
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scotchie
Oct 29, 2007, 4:50 PM
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Besides the local climbing gym, you could also try an outdoor climbing club. I found a link to this one on google.
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mikebarter387
Oct 29, 2007, 11:11 PM
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I think I just got back handed with a compliment.
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notch
Oct 29, 2007, 11:15 PM
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scotchie wrote: Besides the local climbing gym, you could also try an outdoor climbing club. I found a link to this one on google.
"Instead of the local climbing gym, you should try an outdoor climbing club." Contrary to many people's opinions on this site, you can actually learn to climb outdoors! On rocks!
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mturner
Oct 29, 2007, 11:53 PM
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notch wrote: scotchie wrote: Besides the local climbing gym, you could also try an outdoor climbing club. I found a link to this one on google. I would edit that to read: " Instead of the local climbing gym, you should try an outdoor climbing club." Contrary to many people's opinions on this site, you can actually learn to climb outdoors! On rocks!
Yeah! and at only 5x the cost!
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