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vaness
Feb 16, 2002, 1:42 AM
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does it bother you when people call indoor climbing rockclibing? i know it bothers me a lot! i hate it! like im putting up new holds on the wall and they will be like of look this is a cool ROCK! i dont say anything cuz im not rude but god! it really bothers me
am i alone?
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kahuna3602
Feb 16, 2002, 2:13 AM
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Doesn't bother me. Although I guess, technically, it's wall climbing. Most people who call it rock climbing just don't know. Don't be mad at them, educate them and feel sad that they do not know the joy of rock!
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mitchal
Feb 16, 2002, 2:17 AM
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Hi Vaness,
It doesn't bother me either,the place I go climbing,indoors,has walls that resemble "rock" very realistically,they feel pretty real also.It should be called wall climbing,but who wants to be called a wall climber.It sounds cooler saying you rock climb.
Check out the place I go
www.cliffhangers.com
Climb Happy
Mitch
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pianomahnn
Feb 16, 2002, 2:36 AM
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Don't get yourself caught up in a tiff over something so petty as to what people call indoor climbing. Whining about something so insignificant is sad.
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metoliusmunchkin
Feb 16, 2002, 3:03 AM
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You can't expect certain standards, from people who nothing of a particular sport. Those who call indoor climbing 'indoor rock climbing' obviously do not have a very good basis of the understanding of the sport. Don't get down on them for that! I must agree with Chris however, that it is not worth getting yourself worked up just because of some 'non-climber's' climbing terminology.
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sonofspork
Feb 16, 2002, 5:00 AM
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Who gives a rat's ass about what people call "indoor" rockclimbing. Climbing is about the freedom of expression and movement. And oh no...somone is calling indoor rockclimbing just "rockclimbing." Lord save the world... Grow up.
-sONofsPorK
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orestes1724
Feb 18, 2002, 12:23 AM
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that wasent very nice!!! she didnt mean it to be mean and she wasent saying she "expects" people to call it climbing. shes just saying its annoying. people can call it whatever they want. its like when people hate it when sombody leaves the toilet seat up. ya know? its just one of those things. you didnt have to say grow up. that was kinda mean.
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codey
Feb 18, 2002, 12:50 AM
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Some people have nothing else.
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nikegirl
Feb 18, 2002, 1:06 AM
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My winter choices are Gym.
OR traveling.
I use and never sound out any shame in calling it Rock Gym.
I'll take what I can get....
T
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capricious
Feb 18, 2002, 3:11 AM
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I'm a brand new climber and I must admit, The first time I went to an indoor gym I felt like I knew nothing,(because I didn't)
I don't want to feel stupid or judged because I'm not lingo savy when I'm tryin a new sport. I did, however, tell friends "I climbed the wall" That felt appropriate to me. It was a blast!
-S.
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quiver
Feb 18, 2002, 4:38 AM
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Mitchal
Awesome gym thanks for letting us see it.
I'll visit if I'm ever in the area.
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orestes1724
Feb 18, 2002, 4:48 PM
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she never judges people. or even gets mad or corrects them. its just annoying.
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joemor
Feb 25, 2002, 12:12 AM
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does it really matter???
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vaness
Feb 25, 2002, 12:21 AM
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no
it doesnt matter
i was just saying my opinion and everyone else was just saying theres
im not going to argue because they have a right to say there opinion
even if i dont like it i will still let them say whatever they want
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maddie
Mar 8, 2002, 10:16 AM
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That was a mad gym that cliffhangers! well if i'm ever in the area (just accross a couple of oceans to get there) i will come!
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kman
Mar 8, 2002, 11:35 AM
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Rock climbing, wall climbing , brick climbing, plastic climbing, tree climbing. In the end it's all CLIMBING. Who cares what others call it.
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crux_clipper
Mar 11, 2002, 11:43 AM
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When i tell people i climb indoors they go
and when i explain about traing on artificial walls, and it isn't the dictionary term rockclimbing, they're more like
So i just say, "I go rockclimbing!":D
and then they and keep walking.
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treyr
Mar 11, 2002, 12:22 PM
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no cuz when i climb in a gym it is indoor only when they call real rock a gym does it bother me.
Trob
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sugarbaby
Mar 11, 2002, 3:53 PM
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isn't it all the same? okay, no it's not the same i'd rather climb outdoors any day. but in the winter time its gym or bust. and even though i may not make it outdoors for a month or so in the winter, i'd still like to think i'm a rock climber. true, gym walls aren't much like real rocks, but you're still climbing and it's still great.
so theres my two cents worth
climb or die!!
Jenna
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toprope_media
Mar 11, 2002, 4:11 PM
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I am a cyclist too. Is indoor cycling really cycling? It is training AND it is cycing. I look at indoor climbing the same way. Its all the same process. For some people it is a means to an end, for others, it is the destination.
Some people climb on plastic exclusively. If that is fulfilling for them, than more power too them. I don't think they should be looked down upon because of that choice.
Peace.
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mimie
Mar 11, 2002, 4:58 PM
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that's one awesome gym!!
wish we had gyms like that over here!!!
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mimie
Mar 11, 2002, 5:02 PM
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that's one awesome gym!!
wish we had gyms like that over here!!!
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woodman
Mar 14, 2002, 8:10 PM
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I'm a Climber. That's what I tell people. I'm not a "rock climber" or a "wall climber" or anything more specific. I'll climb rock, plastic, trees, sides of buildings, you name it. I love the gymnastics of climbing. I'm not in it for competition or a love of nature. I'm just a Climber.
ttfn - woody
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spiderx
Mar 14, 2002, 8:37 PM
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Well said!!
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saxonz
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