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mtman
Jan 16, 2004, 8:46 PM
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i really do not like this time of year, i live in seattle and as most of you know it rains a lot. as the rock is wet and it is cold outside i have not really been able to go out and climb on real rock and it is killing me!!!! i have been going to the gym so i can at least climb... but gyms suck they will never compare to the real thing.
i was just wondering how many others out there end up stuck in the gym in the winter because the weather sucks so much.
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wonderwoman
Jan 16, 2004, 9:02 PM
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Ugh! I feel your pain, but there is no other way to climb! Most people at the gym can commisserate with the rest of us! To give you an idea, here is today's weather in Boston:
Highs 7 to 12 above. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts around 40 mph. Wind chill values as low as 20 below.
It was so cold today they cancelled all the schools because the busses wouldn't start!
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josephine
Jan 16, 2004, 9:03 PM
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josephine moved this thread from General to Indoor Gyms.
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marcel
Jan 16, 2004, 9:33 PM
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When I lived in Seattle in the early 70's we use to climb under the freeway bridges. I remember once climbing right up the drain pipes up onto the lower deck of I-5. Now days I bet that would land you in jail.
On another note you think it rains in Seattle, come live in Southeast Alaska some time. Hey, good luck, and have fun at the gym in spite of wanting to be outside! I do feel your pain. :D
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jpearl
Jan 16, 2004, 9:41 PM
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"i was just wondering how many others out there end up stuck in the gym in the winter because the weather sucks so much."
With the exception of the ice climbers and the ultra-hardcore craggers and boulderers, generally the whole climbing population of the Atlantic Northeast hits the gym in the winters. Given that there has been ten thousand hundred "Gyms suck!" threads, I won't go into the those issues, all I can say is suck it up until the birds start singing and the trees start budding.
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mrme
Jan 16, 2004, 9:45 PM
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i don't minde climbing outside in anything though a belleyer is hard to find. people look at you weird on those rainy days or those days were the suns out in a week long rain.
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grinspoon
Jan 16, 2004, 9:59 PM
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It's only Janurary and I'm already sick of climbing indoors. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if my local gym didn't suck so much @ss. RC.com is the only thing that helps me keep my sanity.
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bbevans039
Jan 19, 2004, 1:57 AM
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man Im with you , i hate gyms.. i invested thousands of bucks in gear for a reason.. i cant name a thing about gyms i like ..a bunch of weekend warriors that go to the gym sunday and go to their office and brag on monday that they rock climbed !!nothing like the real thing !
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chingas
Jan 19, 2004, 2:40 AM
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Gyms vs. Outddors-that's a dead horse. The real issue here is the misconceptions of people who actually frequent climbing gyms.
Maybe the gym I go to is an exception(though I really doubt it), but to assume that anyone other than yourself who goes to a gym is a "weekend warrior" is ridculous!Atleast 80-90% of the members of my gym do in fact climb outdoors on a regular basis-everything from bouldering to trad. I, myself, just came back grom a two week stay at Hueco.
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bryhopkins
Jan 19, 2004, 2:53 AM
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what gym in seattle do u go too?
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scubaboy26
Jan 19, 2004, 4:04 AM
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the only way I can get a good climbing fix without driving the hours it takes to get the nearest crag is to go to the gym, so if ya don't like them, don't bitch and complain on here cause other ppl have done it for you enough times
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mtman
Jan 20, 2004, 7:01 PM
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i am a student at the UW so most of the time i climb at the IMA, they put a new rock wall upo and it is pretty good. just a little small and it is cheep
only $3 for the day and $40 for the qurter. but it opens at 4pm so i have to go in the evenings.
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j_ung
Jan 20, 2004, 7:20 PM
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Yeah, yeah... Gyms suck... music's too loud... guys wearing beenies... blah blah...
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climbsomething
Jan 20, 2004, 7:21 PM
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Can we boil the hooves of this dead horse for glue?
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j_ung
Jan 20, 2004, 7:21 PM
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That or grind them into jello.
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redpiton
Jan 20, 2004, 7:24 PM
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if you dont like it, dont climb there. If you have no other option, suck it up and train.
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climbsomething
Jan 20, 2004, 7:28 PM
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mmm... Jello... with chunks of Mandarin oranges and maraschino cherries and whatever else is in that nasty dessert casserole my mom makes for Thanksgiving...
hijack!!
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lunatixx
Jan 20, 2004, 7:28 PM
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"if you dont like it, dont climb there. If you have no other option, suck it up and train"
right on !
last sunday it was -40 here in montreal... and it will stay that way till march.... i am happy to have a gym to go climb ... but yes, its crowded...
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j_ung
Jan 20, 2004, 7:30 PM
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Forget jello. It's all about agar these days. Made from seaweed. Horse-safe.
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sync
Jan 20, 2004, 7:31 PM
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I don't like my local gym that much, but at least it is expensive.
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j_ung
Jan 20, 2004, 7:31 PM
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But then, horse-safe jello is all well and good if you're a horse. What if you're seaweed?
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climbsomething
Jan 20, 2004, 7:34 PM
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If you're seaweed, you smell really horrible. And nothing is more damning in life than bearing a heinous stench. So you're already screwed.
Damn, no hooves in my dessert, no dolphin snouts in my tuna... what is this world coming to?
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scubasnyder
Jan 20, 2004, 7:45 PM
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me to i like to climb outside
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j_ung
Jan 20, 2004, 7:51 PM
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What if you had weeping oozing sores all over your face and genitalia? Wouldn't that be more damning in life that heinous stinking?
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climbsomething
Jan 20, 2004, 7:59 PM
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ooh ooh, weeping sores. slimy. well, I guess the only thing that could make that situation worse is if the pus smelled bad...
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