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MTBZEN
Jul 17, 2011, 5:36 PM
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5.10b to be exact. 
I know, I know...no big deal for most, but HUGE for me! Only been climbing a few months.
Besides who else can I brag to?? Tried explaining it to a non-climbing friend and got a hollow "cool".
My first outdoor climb is coming at the end of this month - super stoked!
Cheers
Lisa
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granite_grrl
Jul 17, 2011, 5:58 PM
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Good on youse.
Don't become a number chaser or a sprayer, but grades can be a good indicator of how you're improving. Keep pushing and challenging yourself, as you get outside I think the grades matter less and less, but there's nothing like returning to a route you had to previously project and can now use as part of your warmup. 
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pdpcardsfan
Jul 17, 2011, 6:02 PM
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good work
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herites
Jul 17, 2011, 6:22 PM
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Don't be disappointed when you find out that you can't climb 5.6 on real rock. To say something good, if you press on, soon you'll climb only a bit below your gym level, but have to adapt a lot during the first few times on rock.
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dbogardus
Jul 17, 2011, 6:31 PM
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Great job. Keep having fun!
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johnwesely
Jul 17, 2011, 6:58 PM
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granite_grrl wrote: Good on youse. Keep pushing and challenging yourself, as you get outside I think the grades matter less and less, but there's nothing like returning to a route you had to previously project and can now use as part of your warmup.
I think you meant more and more. You gotta think of the sponsors.
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JoeHamilton
Jul 17, 2011, 8:24 PM
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herites wrote: Don't be disappointed when you find out that you can't climb 5.6 on real rock. To say something good, if you press on, soon you'll climb only a bit below your gym level, but have to adapt a lot during the first few times on rock.
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MTBZEN wrote: granite_grrl wrote: Don't become a number chaser or a sprayer, but grades can be a good indicator of how you're improving. I hear ya and the numbers are purely my way of feeling progress. I did a 5.9/10 (such a thing??) a couple weeks ago but felt nothing cuz it was an obvious sandbagging 5.8.
Based on the highlighted part, I don't think you know what sandbagging is.
If a route is 5.10, and you call it 5.8-- that's sandbagging.
If a route is 5.8, and you call it 5.10, that's "soft" grading.
Oh, and of course, congratulations!
I hope we won't be seeing a post for each subsequent grade you climb, but everyone here understands the excitement of breaking into a new number grade, a sense of accomplishment from climbing something hard for you. So, good job!
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herites
Jul 17, 2011, 9:08 PM
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In reply to: I hope we won't be seeing a post for each subsequent grade you climb, but everyone here understands the excitement of breaking into a new number grade, a sense of accomplishment from climbing something hard for you. So, good job!
You're treating newbies too soft, they'll go crybaby when Jay shows up ;)
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ceebo
Jul 18, 2011, 12:21 AM
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herites wrote: Don't be disappointed when you find out that you can't climb 5.6 on real rock. To say something good, if you press on, soon you'll climb only a bit below your gym level, but have to adapt a lot during the first few times on rock.
So you are saying she will drop 5 grades?.. to the level my 6 year old son can climb?. Don't talk so much shit.
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johnwesely
Jul 18, 2011, 1:01 AM
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ceebo wrote: herites wrote: Don't be disappointed when you find out that you can't climb 5.6 on real rock. To say something good, if you press on, soon you'll climb only a bit below your gym level, but have to adapt a lot during the first few times on rock. So you are saying she will drop 5 grades?.. to the level my 6 year old son can climb?. Don't talk so much shit.
Your son sounds weak.
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climbingtrash
Jul 18, 2011, 2:57 AM
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johnwesely wrote: ceebo wrote: herites wrote: Don't be disappointed when you find out that you can't climb 5.6 on real rock. To say something good, if you press on, soon you'll climb only a bit below your gym level, but have to adapt a lot during the first few times on rock. So you are saying she will drop 5 grades?.. to the level my 6 year old son can climb?. Don't talk so much shit. Your son sounds weak.
+1
And yes, she probably will drop 5 grades but that depends on where she goes climbing outside. Anyway, it's just the beginning for her and we've all been there in one way or another. Good luck Lisa.
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MTBZEN
Jul 18, 2011, 3:09 AM
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Thanks for the genuine encouragement - and don't worry...I won't gush about my next progressive step. That's just for me.
Thanks too for not disappointing me and being all hugs and kisses. Old chicks have thick skin. Been there, done that and seen just about everything in between.
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climbingtrash
Jul 18, 2011, 3:17 AM
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MTBZEN wrote: Thanks for the genuine encouragement - and don't worry...I won't gush about my next progressive step. That's just for me. Thanks too for not disappointing me and being all hugs and kisses. Old chicks have thick skin. Been there, done that and seen just about everything in between.
Make us proud champ.
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ceebo
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johnwesely wrote: ceebo wrote: herites wrote: Don't be disappointed when you find out that you can't climb 5.6 on real rock. To say something good, if you press on, soon you'll climb only a bit below your gym level, but have to adapt a lot during the first few times on rock. So you are saying she will drop 5 grades?.. to the level my 6 year old son can climb?. Don't talk so much shit. Your son sounds weak.
I see they are still handing out phd's in stating the obvious.
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Speed4TheNeed
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For all the good information that is on this site, one thing that doesn't happen often here is people accepting a gray area.
Not all climbing gyms are the same. There are different surfaces and textures. When I started visiting the forums awhile back (before registerring) it pretty much made me believe outside climbing was a completely different beast and dropping a few levels outside would probably be the best I could manage.
Turns out, outside climbing is very different--but not significantly more difficult. The hardest part wasn't the climbing..it just took longer to find the right holds as they are not blatantly obvious like in the gym...but this was made up for by being able to place my foot on virtually anything unlike a gym (climbed on sandstone if that matters). Maybe my gym is a bit more difficult and the walls are too slick unlike some others, or maybe the routes at Horseshoe really should be downgraded as I've heard, but I climbed my same grade outside as I did inside. That's not to brag--I'm not a great climber and am just getting started so I did not do anything over 5.9. Anyway that's my experience.
So take it with a grain of salt from my inexperience, but if you can climb 5.10 in the gym I really can't see you flailing on 5.6's. Gym ratings are pretty arbitrary but that's a pretty steep drop by any measure.
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johnwesely
Jul 18, 2011, 2:15 PM
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ceebo wrote: johnwesely wrote: ceebo wrote: herites wrote: Don't be disappointed when you find out that you can't climb 5.6 on real rock. To say something good, if you press on, soon you'll climb only a bit below your gym level, but have to adapt a lot during the first few times on rock. So you are saying she will drop 5 grades?.. to the level my 6 year old son can climb?. Don't talk so much shit. Your son sounds weak. I see they are still handing out phd's in stating the obvious.
I only wish that were true.
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redonkulus
Jul 18, 2011, 3:54 PM
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ceebo wrote: johnwesely wrote: ceebo wrote: herites wrote: Don't be disappointed when you find out that you can't climb 5.6 on real rock. To say something good, if you press on, soon you'll climb only a bit below your gym level, but have to adapt a lot during the first few times on rock. So you are saying she will drop 5 grades?.. to the level my 6 year old son can climb?. Don't talk so much shit. Your son sounds weak. I see they are still handing out phd's in stating the obvious.
I'm starting to think you're an idiot less and less as time goes on. My preliminary judgement was far too harsh.
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climbingtrash
Jul 19, 2011, 4:06 AM
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redonkulus wrote: ceebo wrote: johnwesely wrote: ceebo wrote: herites wrote: Don't be disappointed when you find out that you can't climb 5.6 on real rock. To say something good, if you press on, soon you'll climb only a bit below your gym level, but have to adapt a lot during the first few times on rock. So you are saying she will drop 5 grades?.. to the level my 6 year old son can climb?. Don't talk so much shit. Your son sounds weak. I see they are still handing out phd's in stating the obvious. I'm starting to think you're an idiot less and less as time goes on. My preliminary judgement was far too harsh.
Hey now, no ball cupping in the Beginners forum. You wanna do that take it to the BET.
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