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dynoguy
Oct 14, 2003, 4:48 AM
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(before you read this, if you are going to bash someone for gym climbing stop now :lol: )
I have been working on this cool boulder problem in my college gym. It was real fun, it was about 30ft long and real fingery. I knew when I went in there today I was gonna do it. When I got there they had taken almost all the routes down :shock: . I was pretty upset :x . Although, I understand that gyms need to take down old routes from time to time to make room for new ones.
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ropeburn
Oct 14, 2003, 4:52 AM
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Whats your point>?
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sustainedclimber
Oct 14, 2003, 4:55 AM
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I'm with ropeburn...what is your point, and there's no mystery about what happened.
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coldclimb
Oct 14, 2003, 4:58 AM
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There was a really sick dyno at the local gym last year. It's not there anymore, but I learned from it, and currently there are three more that I have found with the same move. Even though it is the gym, you don't have to follow the tape. Make your own moves.
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overlord
Oct 14, 2003, 3:21 PM
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i also lost a sick boulder once, but after they changed the holds, o made three new ones.
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vertical_reality
Oct 14, 2003, 4:01 PM
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So you're complaining about them changing the routes in your gym? That doesn't make sense.
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da5id
Oct 14, 2003, 4:11 PM
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wouldn't it be weird if every couple of months or so god (or whatever you believe in) went around and changed up all of the holds on earth? :wink:
just thinking out loud here, and no, im not stoned :lol:
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pianomahnn
Oct 14, 2003, 8:59 PM
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Most of you are being idiots.
He's complaining that the direct result of the gym changing holds is that he will no longer be able to work the problem to completion.
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dynoguy
Oct 14, 2003, 9:05 PM
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In reply to: Most of you are being idiots. He's complaining that the direct result of the gym changing holds is that he will no longer be able to work the problem to completion.
Thank you, someone understands
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philbox
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Oct 14, 2003, 9:43 PM
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Well now you will have new problems to work to completion.
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gretchino
Oct 14, 2003, 10:48 PM
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In reply to: So you're complaining about them changing the routes in your gym? That doesn't make sense.
I'm with you on this one...I complain all the time that the gym I go to (mind you I go about three times a year) still hasn't changed the routes!!! Pfft!
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coldclimb
Oct 15, 2003, 3:18 AM
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The gym here in Wasilla is just a portion of a normal workout place. They screwed up and sprayed texture in the bolts so they can't change the routes without redoing every bolt, and they are too stupid to simply switch the existing holds around in their holes.
I drive 50 miles to go to the gym in Anchorage rather than that gym.
Stuck routes suck. Change is good.
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vertical_reality
Oct 15, 2003, 5:55 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Most of you are being idiots. He's complaining that the direct result of the gym changing holds is that he will no longer be able to work the problem to completion. Thank you, someone understands
I totally understand what you were talking about, I've left alot of unfinished routes and problems at my gym unfinished. They change the routes and problem about once every 2 weeks so you don't have alot of time to work them. Just another negative part of climbing in a gym. Get over it.
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static_climber
Oct 15, 2003, 6:13 PM
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i understand u were upset that they took down the route u were working but maybe it just means u need 2 work faster lol j/k but just think they probly put holds up for a better route.
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petsfed
Oct 15, 2003, 6:19 PM
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I wouldn't worry. Just find other cool problems. And spend more time in the gym if it really bothers you. You'll get the problems faster. As for me, well, the winter is fast approaching and it will soon be too cold to go outside.
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fredrogers
Oct 15, 2003, 6:43 PM
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Find out how often they change their routes and, if you fall in love with one, you can request that they leave it up for another week or two.
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herm
Oct 15, 2003, 6:45 PM
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I used to know about this other cool boulder problem that got changed around when some one took a chisel to the holds. Now eveyone can do it, but it's not as cool. Or is this thread a plastic only thing?
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rocknut1
Oct 24, 2003, 3:48 PM
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This happened to me a couple of weeks ago, I was getting so close to completing the route, I knew it by heart, was going to slam it and then it was gone. I was pissed but it also got me out of my comfort zone. I tried a new route that night and liked it even better. I am now not taking any route for granted and it changed my attitude which has made me climb harder. It was actually a good change for my self.........but I know the pain. However I still have a handful of outdoor routes that are waiting for me.
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on_sight_man
Oct 24, 2003, 5:06 PM
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In reply to: The gym here in Wasilla is just a portion of a normal workout place. They screwed up and sprayed texture in the bolts so they can't change the routes without redoing every bolt, and they are too stupid to simply switch the existing holds around in their holes.
That just sucks big time. Can you imagine investing a bunch of money in a wall and then screwing up like that?
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