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how does that work? Do you have to find a friend and swap off belaying? Does some brah who works there do it for you and mock you silently because he can see your testicles?
If you're climbing indoors, you could probably find someone to belay you, but climbing is more fun with friends
Well, where I am, you have to take a short course to be belay-certified (they're just other students) and you swap off belaying.
It didn't look quite like that; it was a pulley and harness thing.
I tried this for the first time last week. Lots of fun.
Eventually would like to work up to doing actual routes instead of just all the holds on the wall; but that would require using the little tiny handholds that I can't even grab hold of, which is terrifying. I keep thinking things like "What if my belayer is absent-minded? Oh God I don't want to die!"
My friend took a 50 foot fall a few weeks back
He thought he had anchored in at the top, so he hopped off the ledge
Well, where I am, you have to take a short course to be belay-certified (they're just other students) and you swap off belaying.
It didn't look quite like that; it was a pulley and harness thing.
Most likely an ATC, which is just a piece of metal with two oval holes in it to accommodate the rope
I tried this for the first time last week. Lots of fun.
Eventually would like to work up to doing actual routes instead of just all the holds on the wall; but that would require using the little tiny handholds that I can't even grab hold of, which is terrifying. I keep thinking things like "What if my belayer is absent-minded? Oh God I don't want to die!"
My friend took a 50 foot fall a few weeks back
He thought he had anchored in at the top, so he hopped off the ledge
nope, not anchored
so like, what happened to him?
his foot slammed into a ledge, he feel again and his buddy grabbed the rope before he fell another 20-25.
how does that work? Do you have to find a friend and swap off belaying? Does some brah who works there do it for you and mock you silently because he can see your testicles?
If you're climbing indoors, you could probably find someone to belay you, but climbing is more fun with friends
how does that work? Do you have to find a friend and swap off belaying? Does some brah who works there do it for you and mock you silently because he can see your testicles?
If you're climbing indoors, you could probably find someone to belay you, but climbing is more fun with friends
hmm so I have no friends and it looks like you always need someone to belay you at this climbing places. also they are pretty expensive. enthusiasm weaning.
But Blake, real climbers only climb trad. Anything else is for newb posers.
Not really, I can see the point to it.
But then you have a perfectly smooth wall which has nothing for gear placement so it's just labelled as can't be climbed.
I'll agree that if you can place gear you should place gear rather than placing bolts. But saying you shouldn't be allowed to place bolts at all is detrimental to the sport.
But Blake, real climbers only climb trad. Anything else is for newb posers.
Not really, I can see the point to it.
But then you have a perfectly smooth wall which has nothing for gear placement so it's just labelled as can't be climbed.
I'll agree that if you can place gear you should place gear rather than placing bolts. But saying you shouldn't be allowed to place bolts at all is detrimental to the sport.
See, I suck at the sarcasms. Gotta use more smileys when being a douchebag...
This is the thread I've been looking for. So, I am like 6'3" been climbing for about a month or so now? and stuck at around V3s with the occasional V4 (if I can do a v4 I usually flash it, because it's like big moves as opposed to super technical shit). I am pretty athletic, but fuck me there are so many problems that I just literally cannot start due to the starting holds (we are talking indoors of course) being way too fucking close to the starting feet.
edit: foot work. I need to train footwork, and I could probably use a tad more finger strength and fuck it maybe I should start hitting up those grip bar things.
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If you're climbing indoors, you could probably find someone to belay you, but climbing is more fun with friends
It didn't look quite like that; it was a pulley and harness thing.
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so like, what happened to him?
Most likely an ATC, which is just a piece of metal with two oval holes in it to accommodate the rope
his foot slammed into a ledge, he feel again and his buddy grabbed the rope before he fell another 20-25.
E: or that
no he was completely off the wall, the rope wasn't tied into anything
I like finding bouldering projects I can work on for a few days/weeks at a time
the reward of finishing something like that is incredible
I really want to know why your friend hadn't clipped a single piece of protection between the ground and the anchor, though
he was cleaning it
I only climb for food.
curse my fat friends! Soon I will be one of them.
I see fat people climb
kinda
I mean they try
they usually belay
Now he has calves that could crush steel
Also, how much is "stupidly expensive," because it is really not that much at my gym
Or you could just drive down to North Carolina and I will belay you
the great rockclimb pax 010
How much rope do you think you can fit up your ass?
the great analcrag excursion 010
As are my ears.
Satans..... hints.....
Satans..... hints.....
AUGH
which was basically smoke pot, hang out in the woods and sometimes climb up the side of a mountain
But Blake, real climbers only climb trad. Anything else is for newb posers.
Yes well
climbers
Not really, I can see the point to it.
But then you have a perfectly smooth wall which has nothing for gear placement so it's just labelled as can't be climbed.
I'll agree that if you can place gear you should place gear rather than placing bolts. But saying you shouldn't be allowed to place bolts at all is detrimental to the sport.
Satans..... hints.....
I fell off of a mountain. More than once. I am done climbing. My nine lives are gone.
You have to pick a side
Satans..... hints.....
I'm just upset that the Coast Guard won't let anyone jump off anything higher than 10 feet or so
See, I suck at the sarcasms. Gotta use more smileys when being a douchebag...
More like climbing cocks
The best part about belaying is letting your friend dangle 5cm above the ground when s/he is coming down.
You have to do this for as long as possible to delay the inevitable punch afterwards.
edit: foot work. I need to train footwork, and I could probably use a tad more finger strength and fuck it maybe I should start hitting up those grip bar things.
Don't expect to just be a natural at anything technical