🧵 /cg/ - Climbing general #10
Anonymous at Fri, 30 Dec 2022 05:52:46 UTC No. 130882
Climbing indoors in a climbing gym edition (inside)
>Should I start climbing?
Yes. It's a good workout, and it satisfies the instinctual part of you that always asks "I wonder if I could get on top of that?". Find a climbing gym near you and give it a go. Focus on bouldering at first. Going alone is perfectly fine.
>How do I start toproping?
You have to learn how to belay. Almost every climbing gym has toproping courses if they have toprope walls. You will also need a belay partner--this is easier to find than you think. Just chat with other boulderers or approach someone alone on the auto-belay.
>How do I start bouldering outside?
Buy a crash pad and look for nearby boulders on mountainproject (or your regional equivalent). Don't be stupid and always have a descent plan. Prepare to be humbled.
(Eternally remembered as /bog/)
Old thread >>122759
Anonymous at Fri, 30 Dec 2022 06:01:06 UTC No. 130885
Is it even possible to take cool photos of people rock climbing, without hanging on a static line next to their route or something? Seems like every picture I take is fucking lame, especially indoors.
Anonymous at Fri, 30 Dec 2022 07:04:18 UTC No. 130892
>>130882
uh oh the last one hasn't archived yet you are gonna get taken down
Anonymous at Fri, 30 Dec 2022 08:25:02 UTC No. 130894
>>130882
Good OP, good picture!
Also back to bouldering after being sick for 2 weeks.
Muscle soreness is a bitch, I don't even want to imagine how hard month-long breaks fuck you up
Not OP at Fri, 30 Dec 2022 14:25:04 UTC No. 130904
>>130885
I agree. Outdoor is always better.
Anonymous at Fri, 30 Dec 2022 17:11:00 UTC No. 130920
>>130892
it's unreasonable to wait until the last thread is completely archived. by waiting until page 10 and then making the new thread I can link to the new thread from the old one before it dies, which saves everyone the hassle of searching for a new thread. and because it's on page 10 it will be gone soon.
the last OP was making new threads when it was on like page 7, which is too early.
Anonymous at Fri, 30 Dec 2022 20:57:04 UTC No. 130936
>>130884
Much appreciated bro. It was out of nowhere that I was just suddenly able. I'm not exactly in my peak climbing physique either, I'm 10kg up from my usual weight right now (the cut's going to be insane) so it was all the more surprising. I think I'm going to fly through this grade once I stop bulking. Next year is my v6 year.
Anonymous at Sat, 31 Dec 2022 08:32:57 UTC No. 130991
Margo is my waifu
Not OP at Sat, 31 Dec 2022 10:51:34 UTC No. 130997
>>130920
It seems pretty dead to me.
Anonymous at Sat, 31 Dec 2022 16:44:18 UTC No. 131012
>>130991
get a laifu
Anonymous at Sat, 31 Dec 2022 21:49:13 UTC No. 131051
>>130936
>bulking in climbing
i sure hope you don't do this, all you need is to slow grow and train finger strength/pulling
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Jan 2023 00:23:10 UTC No. 131077
>>131012
I can't I climb
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Jan 2023 00:24:11 UTC No. 131078
>>131051
When gymbros climb strikes again
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Jan 2023 04:55:28 UTC No. 131093
>>130885
Yeah pretty much, or really far away from behind
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Jan 2023 04:57:26 UTC No. 131094
>>131051
Jan Hojer bulks and cuts, so did Chris Sharma
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Jan 2023 10:47:58 UTC No. 131107
What are your goals for this year /cg/? I want to climb V6.
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Jan 2023 12:43:29 UTC No. 131113
>>131107
Bouldering around 6B+/6C atm, 7A at the end of the year would be really cool.
Also managing my fear of heights would be great, so I can climb better with rope (since my wife likes that more than bouldering)
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Jan 2023 16:22:25 UTC No. 131122
>>131051
It's not for any benefit to climbing. I'm currently prioritizing bodybuilding, with climbing being my favorite hobby. Sometimes I let my climbing suffer a bit, but I always enjoy it so it's a win-win.
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Jan 2023 16:25:15 UTC No. 131124
>>131107
V6 for me as well. I don't know what the general opinion around here is, but I consider V5 the casual cut-off, and V6 cementing you as a proper climbing hobbyist. I would also like to climb outdoors at least once.
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Jan 2023 18:58:15 UTC No. 131135
>>131124
>I would also like to climb outdoors at least once.
You mean you'd like to climb for once.
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Jan 2023 21:39:58 UTC No. 131148
>>131135
If that's what that means then yes. I'd like to do that.
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Jan 2023 23:16:21 UTC No. 131151
>>131107
my goal is to be able to send 90% of mb 2017 v6 set, 210% bodyweight pullup and comfortable one armers
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Jan 2023 23:44:30 UTC No. 131152
>>131124
climbing outdoors vs climbing indoors is usually what is considered the casual cut off
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Jan 2023 05:06:39 UTC No. 131169
>>131135
Eyeroll
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Jan 2023 07:38:32 UTC No. 131177
>>131107
My goal is to climb another of the hardest graded climbs at my gym. they use a colour grading system but the highest grades are aimed to be V8. I've only ever done one and it was on the easy side.
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Jan 2023 11:35:35 UTC No. 131186
>>131169
Gymbies gonna mad.
>>131124
Just go with someone experienced. Anchor your belay, stopper knot your fig 8, and do all the shit you need to stay safe gyms don't teach.
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Jan 2023 11:44:15 UTC No. 131187
>>131186
>Anchor your belay, stopper knot your fig 8
???? what the heck are both of these supposed to mean? please explain, preferrably with pictures
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Jan 2023 12:13:45 UTC No. 131189
>>131187
A belay anchor is an anchor for the belayer. This is to protect the belayer from being pulled into the wall, it also helps with catching heavier climbers. A stopper knot is a knot added to the figure 8 to prevent the fig 8 from slipping or untying. Many people think it is unnecessary.
Youtube it
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Jan 2023 13:01:11 UTC No. 131192
>>131189
There is no need to "anchor the belayer"*. It only causes hard catches and jerk forces. Instead learn to embrace the "lift-off", or use an edelrid ohm. I'm 90kg and have people belay me who weigh 50kg.
Figure of 8 does not need any kind of a stopper knot, the knot itself is completely safe and does not slip. the "stopper knots" are only used to tie off the exess tail if you tie your figure of 8 poorly and leave a tail that is way too long. Stopper knot can also be used to make sure you leave enough tail. Or if you do not tie your figure of 8 correctly, a stopper knot might be used as a backup of sorts.
(*= Except on weird and rare edgecases)
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Jan 2023 13:37:05 UTC No. 131193
What the hell is going on at Lattice's insta account? I had to stop following them because suddenly all the shit they posted were about bleeding vaginas. What the fuck does that has to do with climbing? Shame because once in a while they actually do have a point.
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Jan 2023 14:52:10 UTC No. 131196
>>131192
>There is no need to "anchor the belayer"*. It only causes hard catches and jerk forces. Instead learn to embrace the "lift-off", or use an edelrid ohm. I'm 90kg and have people belay me who weigh 50kg
Do as you wish, personally my crags have many places to get banged up around which why I anchor. I would be laughing if someone flung themselves into the rock like people catch at the gym.
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Jan 2023 20:11:14 UTC No. 131213
I'm getting over bicep tendinitis as a beginner climber I'm so happy guys :)
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Jan 2023 20:35:30 UTC No. 131214
>>131107
Redpoint a 5.12.
>>131124
>Indoor "climber."
>Thinks an indoor V6 isn't casual.
>>131186
>stopper knot your fig 8
A figure eight does not need a stopper knot. People tie them to get the tail out of the way (read: don't know the appropriate amount of rope to tie a figure eight).
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Jan 2023 20:40:40 UTC No. 131215
>>131213
Next is your tweaky left middle finger, then your rotator cuffs, then hip flexor tendonitis, then...
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Jan 2023 22:03:03 UTC No. 131220
>>131107
I just want to be able to climb V3s. Beginner here - y'all are so good D:
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Jan 2023 22:29:58 UTC No. 131221
>>131220
https://youtu.be/orQLUctOpdw
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Jan 2023 04:57:15 UTC No. 131258
>>131152
Makes sense. I'd like to make the jump to a non-casual then. I've always looked forward to outdoor climbing anyways.
>>131214
Well it's a conclusion I reached through my personal experience at my gym. Totally understand if that's just not the case. I live in Canada, and the weather here usually doesn't permit people to climb outdoors for half the year, so a large majority of climbers here don't bother doing any outdoor (admittedly probably not true, I just don't know many outdoor climbers).
>>131186
Thanks for the advice. I'm going to ask around and make some friends that know their stuff just so I can tag along for an outdoor session.
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Jan 2023 05:43:20 UTC No. 131262
Well bros, today I discovered I can't even do a v1 kilter board
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Jan 2023 08:00:32 UTC No. 131283
have girls ever complimented/flirted with u at the climbing gym?
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Jan 2023 08:09:34 UTC No. 131284
>>131283
yes
feelsgoodman
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Jan 2023 11:16:01 UTC No. 131293
Beginner here, should I work abs before or after bouldering?
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Jan 2023 11:54:56 UTC No. 131294
>>131284
Um give us the story.
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Jan 2023 14:05:19 UTC No. 131299
>>131283
Met a cute girl through climbing, for some reason she found it hot that I was trying a 7a outdoors while hungover and came on to me
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Jan 2023 15:56:01 UTC No. 131314
>>131294
it is uninteresting
>8/10 girl with great ass strikes up friendly conversation
>gradually gets flirty and she starts being touchy too
>she asks me for my number to have a climbing buddy and to hang out sometime
>I'm not cheating on my girlfriend so opt for less direct/awkward version of bailing out
>casually mention my girlfriend belays me sometimes after bringing up rope climbing
>she gets noticeably embarrassed but we keep talking the rest of the session
>I'm relegated to imagining what a threesome would be like with my gf and this girl
>inshallah
I still see her around and we're still friendly but yeah no seggs in this story sorry
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Jan 2023 16:04:06 UTC No. 131318
>>131314
Based faithful to his gf anon
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Jan 2023 16:26:56 UTC No. 131322
still have her number though
keeps the threesome fantasy alive
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Jan 2023 18:55:23 UTC No. 131329
bros i have knee crepitus in my right knee will it get worse? this is so fucking gay i really hope its not arthiritis or developing it. has anyone else here had this and how did it turn out?
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Jan 2023 20:04:23 UTC No. 131338
>>131329
i have had this in both knees since I was 16, dad has had it 50 years
no arthritis in either of us and he runs marathons so if youre not fat my guess is that it is benign
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Jan 2023 20:37:03 UTC No. 131345
>>131283
Yeah, I was so dogshit not sending anything that a group of three girls noticed and started cheering me on
When I finally managed to send something we sparked a convo, they were chill
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Jan 2023 23:00:34 UTC No. 131360
>>131345
did it go anywhere?
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Jan 2023 07:20:56 UTC No. 131406
>>131360
Nah, every once in a while they call me up and we go climb toghether, that's it
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Jan 2023 08:44:42 UTC No. 131409
Sent another 7 and realized I haven't projected anything since i was breaking into 5s. Gonna pick out an 8 and just work it till i breakthrough
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Jan 2023 11:02:47 UTC No. 131414
>>131262
Damn that's rough
Push your feets into the walls
Campus board + quick abs workout hanging from a bar twice a week before you climb
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Jan 2023 13:54:38 UTC No. 131425
>>131107
To climb V10 and 5.14 outdoors. Possible? Maybe. Probable? Nope.
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Jan 2023 13:58:09 UTC No. 131426
>>131283
Nope.
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Jan 2023 15:10:35 UTC No. 131434
If I usually go to the bouldering gym once per week (sometimes twice, sometimes none at all), and currently practicing v1-2 routes (I started out around October), what could be a reasonable end goal for the end of the year?
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Jan 2023 16:52:58 UTC No. 131446
>>131434
How many hours per week are you climbing?
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Jan 2023 17:06:18 UTC No. 131447
Who is the least dedicated climber you know who climbs the hardest grades? Surely there are V7/V8 climbers who climb only once or twice a week
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Jan 2023 17:10:54 UTC No. 131449
>>131447
The least dedicated climber I know climbs 6B (~V4) after 5 years of climbing once a week (sometimes only once every two weeks)
So no, I don't think you can be a lazy bastard and still climb good
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Jan 2023 18:35:48 UTC No. 131460
>>131446
1-2 hours. I'm practicing other sports besides bouldering, but sometimes I wonder whether or not I should drop the and focus solely on this.
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Jan 2023 19:22:37 UTC No. 131467
>>131283
Yes. We met at the autobelay wall every now and again and belayed here and there when she was on top rope before she got her lead. She actually asked me out and we've been going steady :) fgm
Anonymous at Thu, 5 Jan 2023 02:59:56 UTC No. 131517
>>131221
Thank you!!!
Anonymous at Thu, 5 Jan 2023 09:32:31 UTC No. 131543
>>131107
outdoor v8s
avoiding injury
finger strength improvement
Anonymous at Thu, 5 Jan 2023 12:00:21 UTC No. 131546
>>131447
My mate has been slacking coming every week or two, turned up and flashed a V8 the other day
Anonymous at Thu, 5 Jan 2023 16:58:32 UTC No. 131570
>>131107
Finish up the V10 from last year I pulled my hamstring on and do as many V9-v7s as I can do. I'd also like to hang from a 20mm edge with one arm for 5 seconds
Anonymous at Thu, 5 Jan 2023 23:11:45 UTC No. 131614
>>131467
That is cute im happy for you anon <3
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Jan 2023 06:05:15 UTC No. 131661
>>131607
>doesn't actually go anywhere just single pitch climbs
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Jan 2023 06:08:56 UTC No. 131662
Guys, I was climbing and it happened. It sounded like my knuckles cracking but it was the tendons in my ring finger. No searing pain or anything just swollen and a little tender, but I know I'll be out for a couple months before I can try hard.
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Jan 2023 14:56:38 UTC No. 131683
>>131662
how did it feel when you woke up this morning?
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Jan 2023 16:58:14 UTC No. 131692
>>131671
>doesn't train, cjust CLOOOMS
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Jan 2023 18:10:51 UTC No. 131696
>>131671
c-can you really get cancer from magnesium
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Jan 2023 18:16:23 UTC No. 131699
Are there any exercises/training regimina outside of the gym which helped you improve your climbing?
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Jan 2023 20:35:12 UTC No. 131707
>>131699
it’s hard to make the correlation definitive but I like to imagine all the lifting I do helps keep me in shape. generally my theory of lifting is it improves strength and is prophylactic against injury. but yeah do pull ups
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Jan 2023 22:23:35 UTC No. 131730
>>131671
>any input on this?
needs the most aggressive shoes, shirtless+beanie and crashpads everywhere
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Jan 2023 22:38:59 UTC No. 131737
I could buy a crashpad and just go bouldering at Bleau
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Jan 2023 22:47:20 UTC No. 131739
>>131671
he needs be a gym boolderer I think
>knows that sunlight kills
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Jan 2023 23:46:30 UTC No. 131750
>>131683
stiff but no pain when I palpate the finger
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Jan 2023 00:14:17 UTC No. 131756
>>131699
there is always hangboarding and weighted pull ups
i am starting to also do dedicated push days like:
Climb w/ Pull train - Push - rest - climb w/ core train - rest
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Jan 2023 04:39:12 UTC No. 131775
>>131699
if you dont have a strength training base you can benefit a lot from deadlifts, bench, single leg squats etc.
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Jan 2023 06:51:35 UTC No. 131796
>>131756
What do you do for push?
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Jan 2023 07:25:22 UTC No. 131798
>>131671
chalking his hands constantly
small legs
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Jan 2023 07:33:28 UTC No. 131800
did you guys watch this? what do you think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHH
🗑️ Anonymous at Sat, 7 Jan 2023 07:55:45 UTC No. 131801
>>131800
probably works brilliantly if you're a chinky little midge
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Jan 2023 16:47:08 UTC No. 131812
>>131809
>too much chalk
literally impossible
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Jan 2023 23:04:17 UTC No. 131850
>>131796
bench (incline/decline/flat) and standard push ups
i think i could maybe add dips but I dont have access to a decent dip bar and i dont feel like buying anything
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Jan 2023 06:40:48 UTC No. 131868
Bros any good drills to practice smearing? I've been shredding my shins and slipping every time I try to transfer weight, but if I keep my hips away from the wall I end up relying on my hands instead
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Jan 2023 09:32:57 UTC No. 131877
>>131872
more coom less doom
🗑️ Anonymous at Sun, 8 Jan 2023 10:38:13 UTC No. 131879
interesting that one of the jannies is a chinky midge
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Jan 2023 10:51:56 UTC No. 131880
>>131879
t. seething retard
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Jan 2023 16:32:20 UTC No. 131909
>>131872
>looks like an orphaned dog
It's funny but I saw a guy who looked like that yesterday who had the hottest YP in the gym with him and was sending the v6 i was working on with ease. Bro couldn't have been >140lbs, I was mogged
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Jan 2023 16:40:44 UTC No. 131910
>onsight my first v5 yesterday after 3 1/2 mo., feeling pretty good
>girl asks me to show her how to do the last move
>"uh i dunno, i can show you"
>can't do it again, she leaves
>try again, still can't get past this tiny foothold
How the fuck? Is it possible I just got 'lucky' the first time?
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Jan 2023 17:20:55 UTC No. 131914
>>131107
Send a 12d and a 13a.
Get more serious about nutrition. Have a more comfy camping setup.
Bouldering doesn't appeal to me as much but it would be cool to do a bit more of it without injury.
Anonymous at Mon, 9 Jan 2023 03:38:18 UTC No. 131953
>>131910
You can't "onsight" a boulder
Anonymous at Mon, 9 Jan 2023 10:28:46 UTC No. 131970
>>131959
You can find "chalk" made out of rosin but it doesn't have the same properties as regular chalk (used to maximise adherence with the rock instead of reducing sudation). But I've never tried it.
Anonymous at Mon, 9 Jan 2023 11:44:19 UTC No. 131974
>>131872
very solid, thank you fren.
but I know there is another cloomber meme out there
it has the line
>travelled the whole world, just to cloomb
in there
Anonymous at Mon, 9 Jan 2023 16:58:23 UTC No. 131991
laura rogora broke her wrist, who could've seen this coming?
Anonymous at Mon, 9 Jan 2023 18:12:41 UTC No. 131995
i have developed a small haglunds deformity from my climbing shoes, does anyone have experience with this?
I am not too upset, just want to prevent it from getting bigger
Anonymous at Mon, 9 Jan 2023 18:18:29 UTC No. 131996
>>131991
Get well soon, skeleton!
Anonymous at Tue, 10 Jan 2023 04:58:35 UTC No. 132022
Climbbros, I don't climb but I am working on training grip.
Pic related is one of the things I am using at the moment.
I have been doing three sets of 60 second holds per hand and sticking on 0.25kg session to session.
>you paid money for a block, faggot?
Yes and I don't regret it. However, I think I want to make a block that is as wide as I can go while getting the ends of my fingers around it properly.
What I want to know is: do you guys have strength standards for stuff like this?
I'd like to know when I get respectable numbers.
Anonymous at Tue, 10 Jan 2023 05:31:51 UTC No. 132023
our standards are along the lines of strength:bodyweight ratio so I guess depends what you want accomplish with your grip strength. Like to me, pinching a block with X kg is kinda a crapshoot without the context of dragging my shit body up a rock face.
so I guess depends what your goals are, unless they're just "grip thing hard". Don't think our strength standards apply the same way that doing 1/2/3/4 plates on the big compound lifts does.
But yeah there's a bunch of climbing strength tests you can look up for how much weight you can do vs bodyweight for particular climbing grades. As a vague guideline for something equivalent to 1/2/3/4 of lifting, I'd crapshoot a guess at V7~ strength standards maybe being similar? I never quite got that high with lifting so maybe other anons have a better idea
Anonymous at Tue, 10 Jan 2023 07:23:29 UTC No. 132026
>>131460
if you want to improove at climbing, you should try to go at least 3 times a week
Anonymous at Tue, 10 Jan 2023 07:33:31 UTC No. 132027
>>132023
Cheers for your input. I think my goal would be get to decent bw% level for the bw I intend to be when I am less fat and try and maintain that.
Anonymous at Tue, 10 Jan 2023 12:33:17 UTC No. 132042
>>132031
>30yo
>Should've started 15 years ago
More like 25 years ago
Anonymous at Tue, 10 Jan 2023 12:35:18 UTC No. 132043
>>132031
holy shit this is literally me in 3 months
Anonymous at Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:39:57 UTC No. 132046
>>132031
Hits too close to home
Anonymous at Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:17:58 UTC No. 132055
any tips for starting off when my gym only has a spraywall for bouldering? i struggle finding routes made by other people that are around my own level
its a fairly small gym max 14m height on the trad routes because its in a small town but membership is like 75 dollars for the whole year kek, also some outside bouldering routes nearby
Anonymous at Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:33:03 UTC No. 132056
>>132055
I used pick a start and end hold and then try to get from start to end with whatever holds while trying to make it fun or some cool moves. After that I would remove a foothold or a handhold from the route and climb it again. Repeat until it feels just hard enough that it is challenging me. After a while you can get good enough to climb the routes made by other climbers or keep making your own. You can also make some very specific routes that work on your weaknesses or if you are trying to learn a new move/technique you can make a route that centers around that move. Spray walls are pretty fun once you get a little creative.
Anonymous at Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:26:59 UTC No. 132060
>>132056
thanks you that sounds good im gonna try that next time then, gonna start working on crimps soon probably
should i be practicing how to fall also?
Anonymous at Tue, 10 Jan 2023 22:42:49 UTC No. 132073
>>132031
wow this is literally me
Anonymous at Tue, 10 Jan 2023 23:18:37 UTC No. 132077
>>132031
The la sportive shoes are on point
Anonymous at Wed, 11 Jan 2023 06:41:24 UTC No. 132100
i was listening to a podcast with timmy kang on it, and it sounded like he mentioned that the ifsc is moving towards only doing combined (boulder+lead) comps, like the one in morioka at the end of 2022? is that true or are my ears retarded?
Anonymous at Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:34:27 UTC No. 132110
>>132099
>we've got you surrounded!
>come climb this parkour boulder!
Anonymous at Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:26:32 UTC No. 132116
>>132114
Seconded. Also, running shirtless.
Anonymous at Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:40:01 UTC No. 132117
>>132116
There was this dude jumping rope in the climbing gym shirtless, and he was huffing and puffing rly loud like he wanted people to pay attention lol. Only time I wouldn't judge would be if it were summer and the AC wasn't working. It's always dudes with abs so it's def to show off.
Anonymous at Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:48:58 UTC No. 132118
>>132099
Based
Anonymous at Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:59:54 UTC No. 132125
>>132114
free the nipple
i climb shirtless when i can (outdoors and grungy gyms) and i dont have abs, and i always bring my gf too
if a dude takes off his shirt hes a douche, if some hoe comes in a sports bra shes strong and brave
Anonymous at Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:31:34 UTC No. 132130
>>132125
>i always bring my gf too
D-does she climb topless too?
Anonymous at Wed, 11 Jan 2023 22:21:18 UTC No. 132150
>>132149
Climb shirtless? Heck no, I'm no douchebag!
Anonymous at Wed, 11 Jan 2023 23:26:05 UTC No. 132153
>>131991
Shocker
Anonymous at Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:55:36 UTC No. 132165
>>132149
Not scared of heights (obv bc i climb) but that terrifies me for some reason
Anonymous at Thu, 12 Jan 2023 04:20:38 UTC No. 132178
>>132149
Yes
Anonymous at Thu, 12 Jan 2023 05:01:39 UTC No. 132179
>>132149
I don't even feel well when climbing above 5-6m, so no never
Anonymous at Thu, 12 Jan 2023 05:15:35 UTC No. 132180
>>132114
You have to be able to send 5.11b first
Anonymous at Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:32:30 UTC No. 132196
>>132165
Idk how you'd get back on the wall if you missed a clip on the overhang
Going back down to unclip looks like a pain too
Anonymous at Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:41:47 UTC No. 132198
Finally got a gym membership and now I can't stop cloombing, the addiction is real
Anonymous at Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:37:32 UTC No. 132202
>>132198
Based addict!
Don't advance the grades too fast or you'll wreck your fingers, ego-climbing will fuck you up
Anonymous at Thu, 12 Jan 2023 18:32:39 UTC No. 132216
>>132202
>ego-climbing
thats what a gumby would say.
get on the campusboard as soon as possible and start doing some 1-5-9s
Anonymous at Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:53:53 UTC No. 132217
haven’t climbed in 3 years. getting back into the gym at v3/v4. i need to ego-climb bros
Anonymous at Thu, 12 Jan 2023 23:10:36 UTC No. 132230
>>132229
But the overhang would shield them....
Anonymous at Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:23:33 UTC No. 132262
>>132240
aren't those things like $90? you should've just bought a 2x4 at the store and made one yourself rather than giving those shits at lattice your money
90% of the stuff they sell can be made for $20 and a trip to home depot
Anonymous at Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:32:06 UTC No. 132270
>>130882
Sent my first 5a today
What is it in Vs?
Anonymous at Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:04:58 UTC No. 132281
>>132270
Probably V1
Anonymous at Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:55:24 UTC No. 132288
>>132240
>>132262
I saw the videos, looked at the price and then just drilled a hole through a piece of wood.
fun tool, I like it. let's see if I'll actually get any benefit from it.
Anonymous at Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:00:21 UTC No. 132301
Do you use any product to soothe the skin after a climbing session? I use my forearms a lot on certain boulder problems and they can get pretty sore.
Anonymous at Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:55:03 UTC No. 132320
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/CP5B67
some gay zoomer asian dude broke his fucking foot off from falling off a dyno boulder
Anonymous at Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:59:39 UTC No. 132321
>>132116
Running shirtless is fine if it's hot out or you're trying to push yourself in a race or just for training
I'll usually go shirtless if it's above 80 degrees fahrenheit out and really humid.
Anonymous at Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:18:01 UTC No. 132322
>>132320
Yo wtf
I don't want this to happen to me
Anonymous at Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:53:58 UTC No. 132323
>>132281
Oh...
Anonymous at Fri, 13 Jan 2023 21:03:45 UTC No. 132324
>>132262
I was looking at that. I wanted to do the kind where it's the three pieces with a bolt.
But structural timber in my country is slightly different and those wouldn't be quite as wide as I want.
I may make one anyway.
They're not cheap but the advantage of tools like this is you can, hopefully, measure yourself against other dudes that have the same thing and get that competitive element into it.
DIY won't have that.
Admittedly I may struggle to find a lot of guys online using this thing as well.
Anonymous at Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:08 UTC No. 132335
>>132331
>>132322
I've been avoiding dynos/risky moves placed at the tops of boulder problems ever since I sprained my ankle on a fall last year, and I always try to down climb and drop straight down with no swinging. This shit is just ridiculous.
Anonymous at Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:28:44 UTC No. 132337
>>132114
Why the fuck do I keep seeing this pig everywhere?
Anonymous at Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:36:21 UTC No. 132338
>>132336
based
>will whip on a tin can (secretly hopes it doesn't hold)
Anonymous at Sat, 14 Jan 2023 01:07:00 UTC No. 132340
>>132337
It's a gif of me and why I don't do climbing.
Anonymous at Sat, 14 Jan 2023 01:11:09 UTC No. 132342
>>132320
Jesus fuck, how does that even happen.
We really are fragile creatures are we not?
Anonymous at Sat, 14 Jan 2023 02:00:27 UTC No. 132347
132331
Please tell me this is fake.
Anonymous at Sat, 14 Jan 2023 06:58:58 UTC No. 132366
>>132324
who cares about comparing yourself? i don't think that many people will be posting their prs, and it'll either be
>oh fuck, yves gravelle is so fucking strong and i am weak
>oh great i'm as strong as randomclimber#98732 online
i don't know, those options don't seem to do a lot for me personally but if you enjoy it...
Anonymous at Sat, 14 Jan 2023 07:20:48 UTC No. 132367
>>132323
Are you a beginner? Because that's fine then, or maybe you were mistaken with the grade?
Anonymous at Sat, 14 Jan 2023 11:58:54 UTC No. 132379
>>132323
You did great anon, it was hard moving into the 10s for the first time. :)
>>132337
I saved it from someone on 4chan. I just really like pigs so i save cute pig images.
>>132340
Fat guys are cute i love u anon <3
Anonymous at Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:10:39 UTC No. 132443
>>132114
>>132116
>>132117
Seethe and cope gumbies, maybe after 5 more years of climbing at 60kg bw you'll be able to reach your dream of sending V5 indoor and doing 8 pullups
Anonymous at Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:22:48 UTC No. 132444
>>132367
>Are you a beginner?
I guess, started in november
>>132379
Thank you man
Anonymous at Sun, 15 Jan 2023 13:06:16 UTC No. 132445
>>132444
Absolutely fine then, just keep climbing and you'll crush higher grades eventually
Anonymous at Sun, 15 Jan 2023 13:12:45 UTC No. 132446
Any ideas for new climbing shoes? My La Sportiva Solutions died on me recently. I liked them, but I want something softer/sensitive this time. Its mostly gym bouldering for me.
Anonymous at Sun, 15 Jan 2023 14:15:50 UTC No. 132448
>>132443
The women at your gym cringe at you for trying to show off fyi
>>132444
Yw anon, keep going!
Anonymous at Sun, 15 Jan 2023 14:59:06 UTC No. 132450
>>132320
I can't stop thinking abou this shit bros. I used to love dynos, but now I'm just fucking paranoid. Any advice on how to avoid ripping my fucking foot off?
Anonymous at Sun, 15 Jan 2023 20:01:49 UTC No. 132462
>>132450
No idea why he swings that far. I would be more worried about hitting one of the holds on my way down.
Anonymous at Sun, 15 Jan 2023 20:17:01 UTC No. 132463
>right testicle is hurting, particularly when I pee
>decide to go climbing anyway
>have an okay climb
>come back and sit down to eat some post climb noodles with muh collagen bone broth
>suddenly feel an excruciating pain in the right side of my lower back
>crawl to the kitchen and grab some frozen strawberries out of the fridge
>lie on the floor next to the fridge with the frozen strawberries on my back, eating them as they melt
>think about whether I should get someone to take me to the hospital
>eventually after 10 minutes the pain subsides
>my noodles are cold
What did my body mean by this?
Anonymous at Sun, 15 Jan 2023 22:24:49 UTC No. 132474
>>132446
>>132454
also La Sportiva Theory, sort of like Drago but different heel
Anonymous at Sun, 15 Jan 2023 22:31:59 UTC No. 132475
>>132450
I'm the same, I cant stop thinking about it.
I will probably test tall dynos without commiting in the future, so that i know how i will land.
Then commit when im comfortable with it.
Anonymous at Sun, 15 Jan 2023 22:35:01 UTC No. 132476
>>132463
You might have testicular or a damaged nerve. Might want to get it checked out.
Anonymous at Mon, 16 Jan 2023 03:09:20 UTC No. 132490
>>132475
Just don't. I dislocated my shoulder once on a dyno so now I just skip those routes. Haven't dyno'd on anything in a couple years and I don't feel like I'm missing anything.
Anonymous at Mon, 16 Jan 2023 06:49:10 UTC No. 132502
what are good shoes for someone with clown feet who has only climbed indoors?
I wear a 13 US in standard shoes and it seems like every climbing shoe stops before then
ive got some scarpa helix as my first pair but they're getting ratty and feel pretty useless for anything delicate
Anonymous at Mon, 16 Jan 2023 07:07:04 UTC No. 132503
>>132454
I tested Bullits at one of those Ocun test events and bought two pairs, one for indoors and one for outdoors. Used them exclusively ever since. I have wide, rounded feet so it's been a struggle to find fitting shoes until I found the Bullits which suited me perfectly.
Anonymous at Mon, 16 Jan 2023 10:14:48 UTC No. 132516
>>132502
>I wear a 13 US in standard shoes
>scarpa helix
You're gonna want to downsize, also it'd help to know what kind of climbing you like doing and no top rope isn't a style of climbing
Anonymous at Mon, 16 Jan 2023 10:25:53 UTC No. 132517
>>132454
>>132503
how do you all size them (compared to street shoe size, or other shoes you've had)? i have wide feet as well, it's a struggle
Anonymous at Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:49:33 UTC No. 132527
>>132517
Try scarpa, they run a little wide. If you want leather uppers then size them as tight as you can because they are going to stretch a ton. If you get shoes with synthetic uppers then just make sure they are snug but don't curl your toes, they will hardly stretch at all. If you get some synthetic shoes that are too tight and just won't break in comfortably then try wearing them in the shower and leaving them on your feet for a while afterward. This will speed up the break in process.
Anonymous at Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:50:33 UTC No. 132531
>>132517
My downsizing experience from the last years (I have 42.5 EU shoe size)
>Scarpa Veloce: 41.5
>Scarpa Booster: 42
>Scarpa Quantic: 41
>Ocun Bullit: 42
Had La Sportiva Tarantula and Millet Easy Up too, but they were too big and I can't remember the exact size anymore.
Anonymous at Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:01:52 UTC No. 132536
>>132527
i've heard that before, but all the scarpas i tried were worse than my la sportivas
Anonymous at Tue, 17 Jan 2023 01:35:47 UTC No. 132591
>>132517
Evolv
Anonymous at Tue, 17 Jan 2023 06:03:10 UTC No. 132611
>>132517
I use 44-45 EU regular shoes, the Bullits I bought were 44 for outside, 45 indoors for more comfort. In retrospect 45 is tight enough but I can use the 44 just fine, just have to take them off after every go. I only do bouldering though.
Anonymous at Tue, 17 Jan 2023 07:41:30 UTC No. 132620
>Moved to new area, met new friend who likes climbing
>Never climbed before but was always interested so why not
>2nd time climbing with friend today
>Fingers are peeling etc
>About to start a climb when my friend points out that some (pretty hot) girl/mom is trying to do a "traverse" which will lead into my path
>Ok let her pass
>We both watch as she effortlessly scales the side of the wall like...
>a lizard? A sloth? A cat?
>Smooth, effortless, controlled, rhythmic; in a state of zen-like poise and attunement with the wall
>In ol' /fit/ speak, I'm 'mirin
>Friend tells her how she made it look effortless etc, they have a good little exchange
>I'm trying to be more social myself so I say
>"Yeah, you looked like a lizard or something on that..."
>"Oh uh thanks? Maybe try something cuter like a koala though idk?"
>walks away without another word
>mfw
Anonymous at Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:03:47 UTC No. 132622
>>132620
The trick is not to be, I dunno... A perfectionist about it.
Like, you want to say the perfect thing and then when you realize you fucked up you hesitate, right?
Instead learn to smile more. Women don't pay attention to the words as much as you think humans would.
So if you smile and say dumb shit in a friendly way they just see a friendly person.
You could have been like
>Haha, you don't think lizards are cute?
That's an achievable line, it's not clever staircase wit.
Anonymous at Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:38:34 UTC No. 132625
>>132620
>"You look like a lizard. A sloth. A snail oozing its way up a wall, leaving a trail of sweaty slime."
>"Uhhh, thanks? Imma go n--"
>"I WOULD FUCK ALL OF THEM."
Anonymous at Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:32:59 UTC No. 132656
>>132622
Thank you dear anon
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Jan 2023 08:53:52 UTC No. 132682
>>132620
ngmi
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:26:31 UTC No. 132690
B-bros are kilter / moonboard routes the same grade regardless of angle?
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:33:27 UTC No. 132693
>>132622
>Well then climb cuter next time ya retard
Bonus points if you call her a faggot instead of a retard.
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Jan 2023 14:46:04 UTC No. 132698
>>132690
yes, if you lay the holds out on the floor, it's the same difficulty as if you have an 87 degree overhang
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:10:59 UTC No. 132705
Has there been anyone in the History of Man who has done 1500 pull ups\chin ups a day for at least one year?
>maybe in some solitary cell of a military prison deep in rural thailand
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:26:43 UTC No. 132708
>>132690
haha, no
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:55:49 UTC No. 132713
why the fuck can I not climb at all on a moonboard/kilterboard
I get zero grip on any of the holds and my feet slip off immediately
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:14:08 UTC No. 132714
>>132713
What do you climb normally?
I'm around 6B (6A+ in the harder gyms, 6C in the softer ones) and can maybe do 4 or 5 6A+ problems on the moonboard.
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Jan 2023 21:39:54 UTC No. 132729
>>132713
A combination of bad core, the inability to push the hold down with your feet, weak contact strength, bad explosiveness and overall weak pulling/finger strength will do that to you yeah
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Jan 2023 22:05:58 UTC No. 132735
>>132729
bad answer;
kilter / moonboard just requires really good fingerstrength. train that and you'll be golden
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Jan 2023 22:57:17 UTC No. 132739
>>132620
I'd think it was a cute compliment anon
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Jan 2023 22:58:41 UTC No. 132740
>>132620
she was nice enough to even tell you what you did wrong. cringe. fucking weirdo.
Anonymous at Thu, 19 Jan 2023 05:29:15 UTC No. 132778
>>132735
bad answer;
kilter / moonboard just require really good climbing. train that and you'll be golden
Anonymous at Thu, 19 Jan 2023 07:30:12 UTC No. 132788
I got roped into training for a half marathon with some friends.
I know I gotta scale back my cloombing for the sake of training but it hurts anons
:(
Anonymous at Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:06:32 UTC No. 132792
>>132778
good fingerstrength = good climbing
Anonymous at Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:08:16 UTC No. 132793
>>132792
good fingerstrength = good fingerstrength
>but
good climbing = good climbing
Anonymous at Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:49:43 UTC No. 132797
>>132793
nah, you're just wrong, kiddo. Come back when you climb 7c on moonboard.
Anonymous at Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:31:30 UTC No. 132798
>>132788
See ya on the noob routes
Anonymous at Thu, 19 Jan 2023 23:52:09 UTC No. 132847
>>132846
>god is into the nerdy girl that pulls back her hair and takes off her glasses and turns out to be the prettiest girl at the prom
I didnt know he was into cinderella types?
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Jan 2023 04:46:20 UTC No. 132870
hello every night when i sleep i dream about becoming the ultimate monkey man. climbing is one of them. is it possible to climb while going to the gym at the same time? will lifting weights help with CLOOMBING?
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Jan 2023 05:28:36 UTC No. 132876
>>132797
>Come back when you climb 7c on moonboard
Hey its me, I'm back. Reminder if it's not 45° it's not legit and if you don't climb outside you aren't either
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Jan 2023 05:43:02 UTC No. 132877
>>132870
>is it possible to climb while going to the gym at the same time?
No you will die.
Of course it's possible but the additional muscle weight won't help you get to the very top. But climbing's fun anyway so just go for it.
>>132876
>moonboard
>45°
lmao
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:55:35 UTC No. 132890
>>132876
seethe more. i didn't know moonboards under 45deg even existed - i presume you have experience climbing on one as you brought it up?
who the fuck doesn't climb outside? but also; has nothing to do with moonboard grading / indoor grade. owned^2
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:45:15 UTC No. 132903
>>132870
i have been dedicating a portion of my climbing sessions to lifting. i will usually do pull on climb days, push on rest days.
I do 2-3 weighted exercises like a warm up and then go board climb after it
in general if you're a pathetic gumby noob it doesnt matter and you should just climb
also /xs/ mods are trannies
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:06:27 UTC No. 132904
>>132876
>>132890
>moonboards under 45deg even existed
wtf are you guys talking about?
do you mean kilterboards?
moonboards are standardized at 25 and 40 degrees
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:10:04 UTC No. 132905
>>132904
forgot the link: https://www.moonboard.com/what-is-t
>A MoonBoard can be built at an angle of either 25° or 40°, according to the user's preferred difficulty.
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:39:35 UTC No. 132908
do you reckon gyms would sell me their used rental shoes haha
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:05:17 UTC No. 132911
>>132908
I don't know that would be so wierd hahaha why would anyone want them haha
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:30:09 UTC No. 132929
>>132905
i'm not involved with this little charade, but you realize that you can set any board to any angle you want right? if you thought a moonboard set to be a slab is helpful you could do that, just like you could make it at 70 degrees. standards are 25 and 40 but those are just guidelines
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Jan 2023 23:46:42 UTC No. 132971
It finally happened to me. First pulley injury. Made a dyno move into a 2 finger pocket. It didn't hit me right away but when I jumped off the route this searing pain in my middle and ring fingers.
Feels bad you guys. What do now? Do I need a fucking cast for my fingers for 6 months? How do I recover from this thing and what can I cloomb/ train while my fingers recover?
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:58:36 UTC No. 132977
>>132971
both fingers?
probably go to a doctor and see if it is a partial or complete tear, maybe you need surgery
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Jan 2023 07:20:53 UTC No. 133004
>>132929
>you can set any board to any angle you want right?
yes but I've never seen or heard of someone placing a moonboard at anything else than 40° (or 25° if you want it easier)
a 50 or 60 degrees moonboard sounds hardcore though
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Jan 2023 08:22:15 UTC No. 133007
>>132971
Rest.
You can start gentle stretching after a few days, see how it feels.
If it's not too bad, you can keep climbing, but change the type of holds/terrain you climb on.
Be aware that you have an injury. Your body is in injury mose. Any climbing/training you do, needs to be structured towards fixing the injury and not making it worse. When you get back on the wall or rock or whatever, do a lot of routes that feel easy and work on your technique.
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Jan 2023 08:23:18 UTC No. 133008
>>133007
*mode
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Jan 2023 10:48:56 UTC No. 133023
>>133021
no
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Jan 2023 10:55:58 UTC No. 133024
>>133021
no and I hate it, was in the same situation often enough
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Jan 2023 22:14:53 UTC No. 133092
Any of you cloombers combo /fit/ and climbing? I'm struggling trying to fit my new found climbing addiction with my fit programmes
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Jan 2023 23:32:23 UTC No. 133096
>>132890
> who the fuck doesn't climb outside?
Imagine having anywhere in your contry that is not completely flat.
Anonymous at Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:53:29 UTC No. 133108
Is bouldering gym a good first date location? Assuming other person is a non climber
Anonymous at Sun, 22 Jan 2023 03:06:54 UTC No. 133113
>>133108
Sure if you're a redditor
Anonymous at Sun, 22 Jan 2023 03:09:23 UTC No. 133114
>>133023
>>133024
Why doesn't it count? If this same feature was on real rock with a grab higher than the anchors, would it not count?
Anonymous at Sun, 22 Jan 2023 03:15:09 UTC No. 133115
>>132971
Immobilize for 1 week straight. Check back after that, determine if yiu need to immobilize for up to 2 weeks. Ice and rest are more important in the initial time of the injury. When you feel relief, that the pulley has healed the tear at least partially, start with tendon glide exercises. Move up into building back finger strength from there.
I had a partial or near full tear in December. These methods had me climbing again in mid January. But I do think it was only a partial tear.
Anonymous at Sun, 22 Jan 2023 05:39:57 UTC No. 133123
>>133115
>Ice and rest are more important in the initial time of the injury
Rest yes, ice no at least not initially. No ice in the first week, don't slow your bodies natural healing process of flooding the area with blood to carry all the damage away.
Anonymous at Sun, 22 Jan 2023 11:20:37 UTC No. 133145
Are Red Chilis flimsy bros? I've only gone cloombing 1-2 times a week for a year and the soles are peeling off at the front and there's a tiny hole in the toe already
Anonymous at Sun, 22 Jan 2023 13:13:21 UTC No. 133153
>>133145
Same happened with my dragos, but i climbed around 3 times a week. I guess it's time to get new shoes
Anonymous at Sun, 22 Jan 2023 13:45:44 UTC No. 133155
>>133108
No, it can be too intimidating
Anonymous at Sun, 22 Jan 2023 16:32:13 UTC No. 133172
>>133092
I just cloomb and run and do OHP in the gym so I can have defined shoulders
I haven't done squats and deadlifts in years
Anonymous at Sun, 22 Jan 2023 16:49:00 UTC No. 133173
>>133092
Train for climbing. No idea what your /fit/ goal is but you'll look pretty good naked if you train for climbing a few days a week in addition to eating healthy and continuing to climb.
Anonymous at Mon, 23 Jan 2023 06:40:35 UTC No. 133268
>>133145
>>133153
When I climbed 2-3 times a week, I used to have to resole or replace my shoes every few months. I also used to be able to resole 2-3 times before they were too far gone, but with nobody local to do it anymore and prices what they are, it's almost the same of buying new shoes for me.
Anonymous at Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:23:15 UTC No. 133300
What happens when you slip with a hand jam, does the wrist just snap?
Anonymous at Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:12:48 UTC No. 133306
>>133300
your wrist will most likely not snap. you are either able to hold the jam or your hand will slide out of the jam, or you will be able to hold the jam. it is pretty much the same as any other hold, except you risk losing a lot of skin if you slip.
Anonymous at Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:36:05 UTC No. 133326
How long does the pulley stay tender after injury? I'm 2 weeks out and it's still tenderish when i press on it
Anonymous at Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:37:37 UTC No. 133327
>>133300
you can hold all your weight on a hand jam without much trouble
Anonymous at Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:56:03 UTC No. 133345
>>133300
you are talking about a bone jam, not a hand jam
dont ever bone jam you could hurt yourself
Anonymous at Mon, 23 Jan 2023 20:51:19 UTC No. 133349
>>133300
https://youtu.be/LCO2zPQMbk8
Anonymous at Tue, 24 Jan 2023 04:41:56 UTC No. 133388
bros I can't stand that rockentry guy and his stupid ear piercing
Anonymous at Tue, 24 Jan 2023 08:04:53 UTC No. 133402
>>133388
>"Climbing saved my life"
Anonymous at Tue, 24 Jan 2023 12:15:24 UTC No. 133424
>>133388
literally who? i cant believe the amount of stupid climbing influencers there are now, so annoying when one of them manages to get suggested
Anonymous at Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:09:21 UTC No. 133435
>>133424
a spic that's really not the best climber but tells you how to climb
Anonymous at Tue, 24 Jan 2023 18:28:42 UTC No. 133462
How much do genetics come into play for climbing? I started climbing with my gf in August 2022 twice a week and in November I climbed my first 5.12a and was projecting 5.12b. assuming my gym grades relatively accurately, is that progression fast? I am 6ft tall with an ape index of 1.1
I often can just climb things and skip holds that make a route difficult and it feels like I am cheating. Is 5.12b (indoors) something to be proud of after 3 months?
I want to get lead certified and get outdoors this year. I know that it will be a very humbling experience and I am looking forward to that. Unfortunately I can't climb in the winter because I snowbard twice a week instead, so I'll probably have lost most of my strength by the time the winter is over but I figure it will come back relatively quickly.
Anonymous at Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:53:24 UTC No. 133485
>>133462
just by you revealing that you snowboard twice a week i can deduct that;
1) you are skinny
2) you have a sport background
3) you have experience in an "adrenaline" sport
therefore that is not good "progress", instead your starting level just is at that point. if you go from 5.12 to 5.14 in two years, that's good progress. starting at a good level != good progress or good "genetics" lol
Anonymous at Tue, 24 Jan 2023 22:51:20 UTC No. 133488
>>133485
I am 180lbs and very lean so yes and that all makes sense. I climbed twice a week and the jump from 5.10 to 5.11 felt pretty intense at the time and then getting to 5.12 was very difficult too. I guess it always feels that way. I really miss climbing.
Anonymous at Wed, 25 Jan 2023 05:00:40 UTC No. 133512
>>133462
>lead certified
gymbies
Anonymous at Wed, 25 Jan 2023 09:19:05 UTC No. 133531
Imagine dying cause another dude can't belay
Anonymous at Wed, 25 Jan 2023 09:39:07 UTC No. 133533
>>133531
that's why you use an assisting belay device, and only let people who are competent use an ATC to belay you
Anonymous at Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:38:49 UTC No. 133536
>>133462
My advice: give up climbing and focus on snowboarding - it's more important. And you need to get AMGA certified to go outside, simple gym certification won't cut it. You'll also need a WFR cert along with child abuse clearance to be allowed at American crags. Only then will you be issued an outside lead certificate, which must be displayed at all times for the crag officials to see. Like I said, snowboarding is much better, don't bother with climbing.
Anonymous at Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:46:07 UTC No. 133537
>>133536
Wtf and you have the audacity to use the "loicence" meme with brits?
Anonymous at Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:51:21 UTC No. 133538
>>132713
Chris Sharma climbed 5.15 without training on a moon board.
Anonymous at Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:53:38 UTC No. 133539
>>133538
Yeah, it's not like he's good or anything...
Anonymous at Wed, 25 Jan 2023 13:42:29 UTC No. 133544
>>133538
>5.15 on a moon board.
???
Do you mean V15?
Anonymous at Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:06:47 UTC No. 133550
>>133537
i dont climb with anyone who isn't certified
Anonymous at Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:16:15 UTC No. 133553
>>133544
What do you think the V means? It's the roman numeral for 5.
Anonymous at Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:19:15 UTC No. 133554
>>133553
LMAO
Anonymous at Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:06:03 UTC No. 133587
>>133552
But moonboards problems are rated in bouldering grades
>>133553
kek
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Jan 2023 07:28:26 UTC No. 133649
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Jan 2023 08:07:25 UTC No. 133653
>>133649
Grats man
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Jan 2023 09:36:28 UTC No. 133656
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:37:09 UTC No. 133658
>>133657
Cool stuff, good work!
How's it rated? Around 6B I guess?
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:58:08 UTC No. 133659
>>133657
Ok, thank you
Sorry but I am colorblind
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:46:26 UTC No. 133672
>>133657
you put your knee on the last hold?
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:29:33 UTC No. 133685
>>133658
dunno, the boulders are just color-coded. i think the apricot is 7th out of 9. the nominally hardest i've sent
>>133672
yes. it felt like the best way. the left foothold was not great, the top handhold was hardly useful and pretty far for right hand
captcha: HARXDR
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:43:04 UTC No. 133686
Is climbing a good substitute for a regular gym for fitness or are you supposed to do them both? I've grown to hate lifting iron and would like to replace it with lifting myself.
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:40:18 UTC No. 133697
>>133686
It depends on your fitness goals. For me just climbing is enough to stay in shape. But I'm a pretty scrawny guy. If you want to be big you'll probably have to do some lifts.
Anonymous at Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:46:00 UTC No. 133698
>>133685
>the boulders are just color-coded
That's the better grading system anyways!
Anonymous at Fri, 27 Jan 2023 04:51:56 UTC No. 133763
>>133697
gay
Anonymous at Fri, 27 Jan 2023 05:15:31 UTC No. 133765
>>133763
Hit me up if you're climbing near AZ I'm a great spotter :)
Anonymous at Fri, 27 Jan 2023 20:42:27 UTC No. 133812
>>130882
Has anyone put together a cheap buying guide for gear?
I an sick of using the stuff at my gym
Anonymous at Fri, 27 Jan 2023 21:25:41 UTC No. 133816
>>133812
lurk the mountainproject for sale forum
Anonymous at Sat, 28 Jan 2023 04:38:32 UTC No. 133844
>>133812
Just get Petzl everything
Anonymous at Sat, 28 Jan 2023 08:42:21 UTC No. 133859
>>133844
Probably going to go with this
Anonymous at Sat, 28 Jan 2023 20:34:36 UTC No. 133916
>>133507
You must be a blast to climb with,
Did you read this part?
>I know that it will be a very humbling experience and I am looking forward to that.
Most climbers (indoor and outdoor) have been super friendly and encouraging. your irrational hate of indoor climbing is kind of cringe, I'm pretty sure most people start indoors.
Anonymous at Sat, 28 Jan 2023 20:41:57 UTC No. 133918
>>133536
No, I think I'll climb outside. I just need to learn how to lead climb and belay from a friendly instructor at my local gym
Anonymous at Sat, 28 Jan 2023 20:46:46 UTC No. 133919
>>133512
Yea my gym requires that you pass a lead climbing course before you can freely lead climb in the gym. (Crazy!!! Imagine being a beginner) but anyways I figured it might be a good idea to learn how to lead climb and belay before I go outside and kill myself
Anonymous at Sun, 29 Jan 2023 01:09:47 UTC No. 133956
>>133697
Jesus eat something
>>133686
Climbing is the only form of fitness i do personally. Only exercise i don't hate.
Anonymous at Sun, 29 Jan 2023 01:47:04 UTC No. 133961
>>133686
If you do it often enough, maybe do a bit of cardio on the side.
>>133956
Why would he eat, if you weigh more you climb worse. Just look at the skeletons in the IFSC.
But he might want to shave the chest hair.
Anonymous at Sun, 29 Jan 2023 15:38:49 UTC No. 134010
Holy hell, I had a 6 hour bouldering session (with 1 hour break inbetween) yesterday.
I'm sore and tired as fuck...
Anonymous at Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:01:49 UTC No. 134048
>>133961
>Just look at the skeletons in the IFSC.
They look awful. But idk maybe climbing's more important than his appearance to him
Anonymous at Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:52:59 UTC No. 134053
>>134048
what? other than rogora and grossman who looks awful? i can't think of any male comp climbers in full on skele mode
they're all midgets sure but most of them look good?
Anonymous at Sun, 29 Jan 2023 23:45:54 UTC No. 134058
>>130882
Daily reminder if you wear la sportiva or scarpa shoes, you’re a massive poser and delude the endeavor.
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Jan 2023 02:25:47 UTC No. 134075
>>130882
How many of you drink?
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Jan 2023 02:54:17 UTC No. 134077
>>134075
I do, but it’s causes inflammation. Same with diary and sugar.
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Jan 2023 03:27:06 UTC No. 134079
>>134076
I don't personally agree with this graph so I'm going to assume there were massive issues with sample size and reply rates and disregard it entirely.
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:09:27 UTC No. 134089
>>134058
What about Ocun shoes? Do they make me cool?
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:22:45 UTC No. 134093
>>134089
Yeah if you like touch little boys, sure.
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:39:16 UTC No. 134115
>>134093
Ok, starting right away!
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:35:03 UTC No. 134123
>>134075
I dont drink more than 2 drinks if im going climbing the day after.
And i might drink once a week, but only in social situations.
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Jan 2023 15:06:14 UTC No. 134127
>>134075
wine on the weekdays, beer on the weekends
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Jan 2023 15:16:32 UTC No. 134129
>>134058
Does wearing evolv make me look poorfag then
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Jan 2023 15:21:08 UTC No. 134130
>>134058
What if I am italian and that's what they sell around here?
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Jan 2023 15:37:53 UTC No. 134132
>>134075
Once every few weeks, luckily most of my friends don't drink much or often
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:24:53 UTC No. 134145
>>134075
rarely, only in particular social situations
but weed on the other hand
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:47:59 UTC No. 134152
>>134129
Evolv is okay, mostly dexters where shamans though.
>>134130
>European
Lmao
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Jan 2023 23:58:26 UTC No. 134186
>>134130
Well stop being italian, silly you
Anonymous at Tue, 31 Jan 2023 08:13:59 UTC No. 134229
>>134186
Got it, thank you! Sorry, I am a beginner
Anonymous at Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:09:45 UTC No. 134237
my wife is pretty good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M60
Anonymous at Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:42:03 UTC No. 134249
>>134075
I'll drink socially, rarely ever alone, but it sucks because I have few /fit/ friends and everyone just wants to drink in a bar as a go to form of social interaction.
Anonymous at Tue, 31 Jan 2023 19:23:10 UTC No. 134267
>>134075
Very rare. Usually don't even in social situations these days.
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 04:02:07 UTC No. 134301
Daily reminder, fuck European climbers. Buy American climbing shoes only. Butora are okay.
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 05:56:26 UTC No. 134311
>>134301
>Buy American climbing shoes only
lmao no
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 12:16:54 UTC No. 134355
Lads I'm in love with the receptionist at my climbing gym
She's painfully cute
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 12:27:32 UTC No. 134357
If you don't climb at least V8 forget about it
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 12:35:15 UTC No. 134358
>>134357
I climb french 6b+ to 7a (routes). I don't know how that translates into burger bouldering grades, maybe V5/V6, I think she's around my level, I see her climbing with a regular who climbs V8. Anyways I should forget about it
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 12:42:20 UTC No. 134359
Sorry lad, the better climber gets the girls, I don't make the rules. Maybe if you climb 7C you will get a girlfriend.
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 12:54:02 UTC No. 134362
better get to training then
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 14:51:16 UTC No. 134371
>>134311
You’re paying 200+ for la sportiva and scarpas that are 140 shoes. If you can’t send in mad rocks or black diamonds, you’re a shitter, sorry buddy.
>>134359
t. Ugly British guy
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 16:04:58 UTC No. 134379
Ocún chad here
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 16:59:21 UTC No. 134383
Do u guys use ab rollers?
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 17:10:48 UTC No. 134384
>>134379
>ocun
>chad
You misspelled subhuman
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 17:43:54 UTC No. 134385
>>134384
Czech excellence
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 18:29:58 UTC No. 134390
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 18:31:21 UTC No. 134392
>>134371
>You’re paying 200+ for la sportiva and scarpas
Wtf are you talking about?
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 22:16:04 UTC No. 134417
>>134355
Sorry, i already took her out on a date.
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Feb 2023 00:58:56 UTC No. 134442
>>134390
>>134385
I’m guessing you squat to pee.
>>134383
No
>>134392
I’m talking about (you) retailfags in here
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Feb 2023 05:03:35 UTC No. 134457
>>134442
But Scarpa and La Sportiva shoes cost like 80-140€, where so you get 200 from?
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Feb 2023 08:05:20 UTC No. 134472
>>134457
Import fees I guess
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Feb 2023 10:56:21 UTC No. 134483
>>134457
>>134472
Yes euro scum has high import fees on their rubber so they’re over priced in the states. American or die. Yuro are shit climbers anyway.
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Feb 2023 11:11:19 UTC No. 134485
>>134483
Ask me how I know you are european
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Feb 2023 12:13:10 UTC No. 134486
>>134483
>they’re over priced in the states
I honestly don't care
>Yuro are shit climbers anyway
Ondra and Garnbret think otherwise I'd say
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Feb 2023 12:52:55 UTC No. 134491
Fuck I hate Americans like you wouldn't believe
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Feb 2023 13:01:09 UTC No. 134493
>>134485
I would have offed myself if I was european, I lived in europe for like 3 years and hated it. I wake up praying Putin nukes you.
>>134486
Yeah fags like would like someone who placed like 8th at the Olympics.
>>134491
Post physique, I bet you’re some twink I could easily break. Europeans are so frail.
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Feb 2023 13:44:41 UTC No. 134496
>>134493
>Olympics
lmao imagine caring about """sport"" """climbing"""
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Feb 2023 15:17:07 UTC No. 134500
>>134496
Are you not athletic? Do you climb to express yourself, like a little bitch? Go pick strawberries then pussy.
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Feb 2023 17:56:23 UTC No. 134527
>>134500
did you drop on your head or something?
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Feb 2023 00:19:10 UTC No. 134578
>>134527
No just doing my part and bullying yuros out of the lifestyle. Are you that soft, you’re afraid of competition?
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Feb 2023 00:56:43 UTC No. 134588
Wait you guys actually buy shoes at full retail price? Goddamn that's hilarious
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Feb 2023 03:54:39 UTC No. 134608
>>134588
Europeans do, and probably you too. I don’t think I’ve ever paid full price. Wait no I bought some crawes at full price but I had like $500 cash back to blow on my CC, so why not. Sometimes you just gotta wait, I usually stockpile shoes when they go on sale or clearance.
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Feb 2023 05:14:38 UTC No. 134613
>>134578
>you’re afraid of competition?
Yes, I struggle to compete with your levels of obesity, race mixing or retardation
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Feb 2023 07:29:22 UTC No. 134625
>>134588
typically during a sale.
do you only buy them used?
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Feb 2023 16:15:01 UTC No. 134647
>>134613
Is that supposed to hurt my feelings? You’re already breaking form over a little bantz. Probably that kid who looks awkward when they run, or play sports. And do you always start your sentences with a lower case? I know alot of women who do that to pretend they’re unique.
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Feb 2023 17:06:51 UTC No. 134650
you're both cringe as fuck and remind me why my life got a lot better when I got significantly fewer friends that frequent 4chan
🗑️ Anonymous at Fri, 3 Feb 2023 17:44:55 UTC No. 134655
https://www.youtube.com/live/CYdzh6
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Feb 2023 17:50:25 UTC No. 134657
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYd
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Feb 2023 19:51:54 UTC No. 134671
Wow I suck at moonboarding...
6A+ is doable now but 6B feels nearly impossible. How the heck can people climb 7A or even higher??
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Feb 2023 20:09:25 UTC No. 134673
>>134650
You should leave and never come back then
>>134671
Training/practice. A lot of the climbers I know/see good at moonboarding, will just specifically work on that in the gym/home set up. Just work on your core and center of gravity.
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Feb 2023 00:25:35 UTC No. 134718
>>134608
>>134625
No not used. Climbing shoes are overproduced. I almost can always find shoes on clearance, they might be last years model or just overstock but usually 40 to 60% off normal retail you can find easily with searching.
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Feb 2023 00:44:58 UTC No. 134721
>>134671
I know, same I just started moonboarding and it so much harder than normal gym climbs.
But I can feel it will help with my bad tension and cutting feet often, so im excited to get better.
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Feb 2023 03:24:03 UTC No. 134726
>>134671
its not too bad just keep at it, I think of it as "prestige mode" like in call of duty
you hit gym v8 and then like clockwork you prestige to moonboard climbing and start at v3 again
in a couple months you'll be working on v5 benchmark and get some soft v6 (7a) problems no biggy
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Feb 2023 07:15:33 UTC No. 134741
>>134726
>start at v3 again
The moonboard I go to doesn't start below v4
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Feb 2023 11:03:32 UTC No. 134749
>>130882
Fuck europoors
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Feb 2023 16:32:45 UTC No. 134761
>>134741
zoomers these days
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Feb 2023 22:04:08 UTC No. 134790
>>130882
i want to pick up bouldering as soon as i'm moving out in a few months (no climbing gym here). In the meanwhile i lift at a regular gym so i was wondering what exercises i should focus on in preparation to bouldering. I was thinking maybe pullups for strength and dead hangs for endurance?
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Feb 2023 23:56:37 UTC No. 134802
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwZ
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 00:00:51 UTC No. 134803
>>134790
you might explode your tendons, so you should probably try to avoid that
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 01:33:27 UTC No. 134811
Would it be dangerous for a 140lb person to belay a 350lb person (theyre rly tall) using an ATC (not a grigri)?
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 04:10:26 UTC No. 134825
>>134811
Not if you like flying.
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 04:18:49 UTC No. 134828
>>134790
pullups are obviously great but you should work more on rows
the real limiting factor is gonna be finger strength though and you can't really train that without just climbing a lot or doing hangboard shit which isn't even advisable to start doing unless you've been climbing for two years already
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 04:26:00 UTC No. 134829
>>134811
https://edelrid.com/us-en/sport/bel
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 05:15:28 UTC No. 134833
>>134761
so how are the v3s going for you?
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 05:20:31 UTC No. 134834
>>134811
If you are asking this you shouldn't even be using an ATC. Only the elderly still prefer it or weird kids who yell on every move but wouldn't know how to tie a bowline. It has its place, but you should just get a grigri, ohm, and a helmet because if they fall it will most likely be on top of you.
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 06:07:32 UTC No. 134836
>>134802
how does ai mori always look so fuckin awkward lol
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 14:09:02 UTC No. 134850
>>134802
fucking rigged, the route setter anti-moried it with a bunch of bullshit routes made for giraffe girls
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 14:40:32 UTC No. 134853
>>134834
Once again this general proves its knowledge of products to be great and their climbing knowledge to be shit
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 17:03:50 UTC No. 134874
>>134833
i am done with the v3s/v4s
i am making my way through v5/v6 now
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 18:28:56 UTC No. 134879
>>134749
Based
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 19:49:17 UTC No. 134889
>>134853
>triggered ATC user
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 21:23:06 UTC No. 134903
>>134828
thank you anon
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Feb 2023 22:16:51 UTC No. 134910
Daily reminder that if your shoes rubber is thicker than 2.5mm, you’re not actually a climber.
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Feb 2023 00:10:53 UTC No. 134921
>>134889
>triggered gym climber can't climb without a stick clip and an edelrid ohm
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Feb 2023 05:19:46 UTC No. 134938
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Feb 2023 13:52:28 UTC No. 134949
>>134834
I ask because my gym is dumb and literally only allows ATCs for insurance reasons. Otherwise I'd be using safer equipment.
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Feb 2023 18:18:35 UTC No. 134965
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Feb 2023 19:57:12 UTC No. 134973
so...do any of you know how to belay without a device?
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Feb 2023 21:20:10 UTC No. 134975
>>134973
I know a few old school climbers who know how to but I don't.
Why would I want to though?
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Feb 2023 22:19:31 UTC No. 134979
>>134949
That's odd most gyms have stopped allowing plaquette devices and only allow assisted braking devices
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Feb 2023 22:20:41 UTC No. 134980
>>134975
>Why would I want to though?
incase you drop your only device, quick belay up low risk high consequence terrain, self rescue
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Feb 2023 00:08:31 UTC No. 134993
>>134973
You dont need a belay to boulder, silly cuck.
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Feb 2023 10:24:45 UTC No. 135023
>>135018
Good.
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Feb 2023 10:58:38 UTC No. 135026
>>134802
People in the comments are saying that it's "more interesting than the world cup" and the "highest level of climbing competition"
Is Japanese climbing really that cracked?
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Feb 2023 14:54:34 UTC No. 135036
Damn I love the normal Veloce already, I hope I'll enjoy these are even more!
What do you guys climb and which shoes do you use?
>indoor bouldering
>6C/V5
>Scarpa Veloce
>outdoor bouldering
>around 6B(+)
>Scarpa Quantic
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Feb 2023 15:31:34 UTC No. 135043
>>135036
v8
>indoors
TC Pros
>outdoors
TC Pros
>sleeping
TC Pros
>running
TC Pros
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Feb 2023 16:59:14 UTC No. 135051
>>135048
Nonaka Miho's crack
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Feb 2023 17:12:33 UTC No. 135052
>>134058
They're what the shop had when i went
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Feb 2023 17:53:12 UTC No. 135056
>>135052
>>135036
Scarpa cucks need to be hard mogged into oblivion.
>V5
Lmao rip
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Feb 2023 18:20:49 UTC No. 135062
>>135056
>Lmao rip
Meh I'm still a beginner so I guess I'm doing fine.
What I don't get is how I climb higher grades than some guys climbing for 5-8 years, literally how is it possible to plateau at ~6B/V4-5?
I thought 7A/V7 is the typical plateau for most climbers that only do it as a hobby?
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Feb 2023 23:50:52 UTC No. 135104
>>135062
Meh, ignore them about Scarpa. https://tonydang.blog/ifsc-shoes/
If you only climb 1 time a week and dont climb that hard it is easy to get stuck at any level.
But I much more often see people complain about being stuck at V4/5, so I think that is the normal plateau.
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 05:12:06 UTC No. 135124
>>135104
>ignore them about scarpa
All Dragos and one instinct. Thank you for making my point. Like I said, posers wear scarpa because that’s what they see on the podium. Coonsomer brand.
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 06:27:08 UTC No. 135130
>>135124
Did a Scarpa chad fugg your gf or something?
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 06:35:34 UTC No. 135132
>he only has one pair of shoes
What a sad life
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 06:47:58 UTC No. 135133
>>135130
Have (you) seen the guys that wear Scarpa? They aren’t into women.
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 08:12:38 UTC No. 135138
Going to buy my first harness in a couple of days, do you have any wisdom for me?
I'm a total noob, so any help is welcome
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 08:14:01 UTC No. 135139
>>135138
ask the guy at the store
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 08:43:18 UTC No. 135143
>>132022
I don't really know, but look up Yves Gravelle for how the elite grip strengthers train.
I'd think 10 sets of 10 sec holds would be way more effective than 60 second holds
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 08:43:53 UTC No. 135144
Anyone know good alternatives to antihydral or a site that might ship it to Australia without ripping me off bad?
I just heard about it and would like to give it a go.
Amazon wants $77AUD for a tube!
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 09:36:42 UTC No. 135152
>>130882
hello frens, should i buy a woman
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 14:24:51 UTC No. 135194
>>135144
just use more chalk
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 15:29:25 UTC No. 135202
>>132031
lmfao this is me
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 15:33:10 UTC No. 135205
>>132463
I'd wager you're gonna have a kidney stone trying to crawl out of your urethra in a few days or so. Actually today is Wednesday so it's possible it's already happened. Good luck or I hope you survived anon. Drink more water!
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 15:58:27 UTC No. 135207
>>133686
If you climb 2-3x a week, run or bike 1-2x a week and throw in some pull ups & push ups on your none climb days you'll be in better shape than like 90% of the population. You still likely won't look big like gym rats do.
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 16:03:16 UTC No. 135208
>>134802
Is the one in the orange t shirt a young asian boy or a petite asian woman? I need to know if it's okay for me to be attracted to them
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 16:12:48 UTC No. 135209
>>135208
Yes. There was an Asian twink boy who looked like a girl in my College class one semester. Shoulda made him gag on my cock.
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 16:18:47 UTC No. 135210
>>135208
which one?
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 19:24:16 UTC No. 135222
I sent 2, almost 3, 7A's before christmas, but now I'm having trouble on 6C's. Think I might volume up and just send as many 6B/+'s as possible the next couple of sessions. I might be projecting too much and sending too little these days. Similar experiences?
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 19:38:25 UTC No. 135224
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 19:43:18 UTC No. 135225
working on a weekly routine, would it be fine to do ab workouts the day after climbing, is there anything i should avoid doing the day after also?
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 21:20:38 UTC No. 135230
>>135225
Depends on what you do during your climb days. I do abs on training days, but I wouldn’t on rest days right before my project day. Always atleast two days in the week to just rest besides a walk. One rest day where I’ll do a workout that isn’t upper body.
>>135222
Get a massage
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 22:25:12 UTC No. 135237
>>135224
yeah she has a huge cock
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Feb 2023 23:18:33 UTC No. 135243
>>135230
>Get a massage
but I don't even like them
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Feb 2023 00:02:35 UTC No. 135249
How painful should new shoes be? Do they wear in a bit over time, or is how I try them on how they're going to basically feel? Is having your toes squished just kind of a feeling you have to get used to for decent shoes?
Really wanna get a pair of shoes, mostly doing indoor bouldering. Any reccoomendations?
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Feb 2023 00:46:17 UTC No. 135254
did you guys also get to belay other children when you were a child? when i was around 10 i remember belaying my friend at a nearby gym but i never see that nowadays, i was pretty fat though so maybe thats why they allowed me to do it kek.
wish i never stopped climbing back then :(
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Feb 2023 02:05:47 UTC No. 135263
>>135249
if it's your first pair of shoes, I'd err on the side of being comfortable over going for super squished toes. snug enough where you won't be fucking miserable at the end of a session basically. different shoes will stretch to fit your foot over time differently, you can search around for how much depending on the shoe.
probably shouldn't be painful though
>tfw you sized your first shoes too tightly and your toenails started to come off
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Feb 2023 03:56:11 UTC No. 135275
>>135249
>How painful should new shoes be?
If its your first pair they shouldn't be painful. Tight-yes, uncomfortable-a little, painful-no.
>Do they wear in a bit over time, or is how I try them on how they're going to basically feel?
Leather will stretch, synthetics won't.
>is having your toes squished just kind of a feeling you have to get used to for decent shoe?
Yes
>Any reccoomendations
La Sportiva Tarantulace or Scarpa Origin
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Feb 2023 04:51:19 UTC No. 135277
>>135104
feels like V4/V5 is the limit you can get to without ever specifically training finger strength with hangboarding
or idk maybe shorter people have an easier time with crimps but I suck at them
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Feb 2023 05:21:06 UTC No. 135281
>>135277
So practice you goober
>>135249
First pair? Get them comfy, probably your shoe size. When you learn the basics of edging you can begin to size down. Others have said the Tarantulace, which are decent. I thought the FiveTen Kirigamis were a solid buy when I needed some flat gym bangers. Worth a look if you’re in the states.
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Feb 2023 05:28:43 UTC No. 135282
This general way more active than /out/ even though its past its bump limit. There is more technical climbing discussions on /out/ but it's so slow. You can go down this thread and see the same convos start,end,and start again.
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Feb 2023 08:35:31 UTC No. 135294
>>135282
Makes sense. Outdoor climbing is harder, scarier and requires more from you so fewer people will do it. You can also tell by the amount of beginners here, but it's still blowing up so figures
>>135277
>feels like V4/V5 is the limit you can get to without ever specifically training finger strength with hangboarding
Nonsense. Start working harder overhanging boulders and inch your way towards bord climbing like a spray wall, moonboard or the kilter board. It's intense and good finger training. You can probably reach V10 without touching a hangboard
btw I really hate this fucking captcha
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Feb 2023 21:08:36 UTC No. 135345
>>135132
Post quiver
>>135294
I’d love to climb at your Mickey Mouse gym, let me guess “university wall” lmao
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Feb 2023 21:21:30 UTC No. 135348
>>135345
I swap through 3 different ones. One being Midtbo's gym where one of the setters was the lead rope setter at the olympics. It's got good routes and boulders you bumbling fucking retard
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Feb 2023 21:54:10 UTC No. 135353
>>135133
It's gay to fuck feminine women anyway, you need a manly man.
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Feb 2023 22:40:11 UTC No. 135362
>>135348
>Scandinavian lanklet is triggered by his
squishy gym.
Midtbo was a shitter who never won anything as an adult and would laugh at your assumption.
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Feb 2023 23:39:05 UTC No. 135372
>Mogged by a overweight man wearing a poorly fitting Naruto t-shirt and short shorts.
It's over.
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:12:29 UTC No. 135379
>>135282
Nobody goes /out/ anymore? Plus this gen gets a lot of shitposters who keep it.bumped. Sucks because I like real rock and being outdoors.
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Feb 2023 01:40:18 UTC No. 135396
>>135379
A lot of us go /out/, rock is fun, but a lot of the spots are all trashed and littered. And overcrowded. Comp is more fun, rock if you’re more of a geek about it and want it pure. I can deal with gumbies at the gym, gumbies at the crag are the fucking worst.
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Feb 2023 03:44:06 UTC No. 135437
>>130882
I'm a 30yo climber who's getting back into it after a while. I've climbed before (last time was probably 18 months ago) without much if any pain.
In the last 18 days I've climbed maybe 5 times (nothing serious, live in a small town and even in our dinky gym the highest I go is a few select v4-v5, mostly v2-v3) and have gotten HORRIBLE elbow pain each time. I'm talking barely able to grab a door handle, hurts to turn the steering wheel when driving home pain. I couldn't hit more than 3 routes today before I had to go because it hurt so god damn bad. The pain remains for an ~hour and a half or so after I leave the gym. Nothing else seems to cause this kind of pain. The pain seems to start at the "inner" part of the elbow (if I held my arms with my palm facing forward the part of the elbow that is towards my body) and radiates around the entire elbow and up my bicep/forearm a bit.
Anyone have any ideas what this could be? Does it sound like a tendon issue? Any suggestions on what to do? I'm doing some self massage and stretching but it doesn't seem to be helping much. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Feb 2023 03:52:08 UTC No. 135439
>>135437
It’s your rotator cuff, asshole. You’re not engaging your lower trap and outer rib cage when you climb so your arms are working overtime. Overtime this develops golfers elbow. Look up golfers elbow eccentric stretches on YouTube. Do them daily. Don’t massage the tendon, you need eccentric stretches. You’re not a 18 year old anymore. Stretching is important.
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Feb 2023 04:03:14 UTC No. 135441
>>135439
>It’s your rotator cuff, asshole. You’re not engaging your lower trap and outer rib cage when you climb so your arms are working overtime.
So should I be trying to warm up my rotator cuff more, or what? How do I engage my outer rib cage? I'm fairly certain I'm activating my traps at least a bit when climbing. And like I said, I do stretches. Looking at the golfers elbow stretches, I already incorporate a ton of them into my routine.
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:13:22 UTC No. 135466
>>135441
No. Do the stretches/exercises he mentioned. They've helped me tons when my elbows flare up, which they are again right now. If they don't help at all, go to a physical therapist, preferably one that knows climbing
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:21:10 UTC No. 135475
>>135441
You need to release the tendon trigger point. Just apply some pressure to the tendon right at the bone for like 30 seconds then do the stretches. There’s a stretch you can do to activate both the lower trap and rib cage. There’s a YouTube channel, body fix exercises, he has a good example. I do them in my warm up, has kept them from flaring. Does your bicep tendon ache? You may have an impingement/weakened rotator cuff, I would incorporate some rotator cuff rehab stretching, for prevention. Resistance training stuff too.
>>135454
Looks comfy, nice tesstas
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:08:32 UTC No. 135483
>>135139
Ok, thank you
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Feb 2023 20:40:32 UTC No. 135507
I tried on the new scarpa instinct s, and it fit like a glove. Like it was made for my foot. I’m still not buying it and scarpa fags still need to be sent to the gallows.
Anonymous at Sat, 11 Feb 2023 04:24:25 UTC No. 135551
>>135475
>nice tesstas
By far my favorite heel cup
Anonymous at Sat, 11 Feb 2023 13:19:45 UTC No. 135575
Will creatine help my ingrown toenail repair? I can barely get into my shoes because of it and its pissing me off
Anonymous at Sat, 11 Feb 2023 15:48:35 UTC No. 135580
>>135575
Milk
Anonymous at Sun, 12 Feb 2023 21:55:40 UTC No. 135722
>>134721
After much struggle i finally got my first problem on the moonboard :)
Did 'Do it for the scrunch' 6A+ after many tries.
Excited to get more problems down
Anonymous at Mon, 13 Feb 2023 06:15:23 UTC No. 135758
>>135675
speaking of japan, does anyone in the thread know of any cool bouldering spots in japan preferably around osaka,kyoto,tokyo.
Going for two weeks in september and will definitely go to mitake but any advice would be appreciated.
Anonymous at Mon, 13 Feb 2023 08:10:33 UTC No. 135759
>>135728
no, talc is slippery
Anonymous at Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:26:20 UTC No. 135764
>>135722
Good work, keep it up!
Jete and Jug Rash are also ""easy"" to do, you could try them next
Anonymous at Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:37:54 UTC No. 135796
>>135759
i'll ask another question then. what can i do to improve grip on brand new holds?
Anonymous at Mon, 13 Feb 2023 22:15:24 UTC No. 135812
>>135796
try hard
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:34:13 UTC No. 135826
>>135764
Thank you! :D
I will try them tomorrow, thanks for the recommendation.
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:58:24 UTC No. 135827
Noobie faggot here. annoying question: can you get ripped just by bouldering? I don't *mind* weightlifting and bouldering regularly, but it seems counterintuitive to me to try to build mass at the same time as trying to get good at climbing, and I want a decent body.
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Feb 2023 08:08:40 UTC No. 135848
>>135827
idk man most of the pro I've seen look like shit without a shirt
Magnus is the only good looking one I can think of at the moment, but he's norwegian so it's not like he has something better to do all day
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:01:08 UTC No. 135863
>>135827
Yes
If you're tubby just eat a tiny bit less than you already do and boulder more.
If you're skinny up your protein intake and boulder more
It's fantastic strength training and gaining weight is easily worth it if it's muscle and not fat
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:37:57 UTC No. 135884
>>135863
>Tfw skinnyfat
Wut do
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:29:14 UTC No. 135886
>>135884
Think you can maintain mostly, then. Fat will go away and muscle will appear. Eat more protein as well
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:44:53 UTC No. 135887
>>135886
Thx anon
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Feb 2023 02:13:17 UTC No. 135943
Nothing more EXTREME than going into the city to pull on some plastic amirite guys
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Feb 2023 05:03:03 UTC No. 135957
>>135943
>going into the city
I'd rather kill myself
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Feb 2023 08:06:26 UTC No. 135976
>>135943
Shut up rogan fanboy
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Feb 2023 12:27:35 UTC No. 135995
Bros I'd like to report that after avoiding crimps for a year, my crimping hasn't improved at all. Not entirely sure what I expected
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:16:35 UTC No. 135996
>>135968
eat it, don't lose it
>>135995
injuries? train our open hand/3fd instead
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:32:59 UTC No. 136049
>>135995
this is shocking brother, how could that happen
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Feb 2023 22:25:17 UTC No. 136068
>>135995
you just need to avoid them for one more year to get sick crimp gains
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Feb 2023 23:43:15 UTC No. 136076
>>135995
Did you remember to hangboard instead of climb?
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 02:29:15 UTC No. 136092
>>135995
moonboarding solves this
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 03:11:41 UTC No. 136095
Tips for improving endurance? I don't know how people are in the gym for 3 hours, my forearms hurt after less than an hour
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 03:58:36 UTC No. 136100
>>136095
i think this is obvious for anyone who isnt retarded
but you seem a bit slow, so I'll tell you the secret: just climb more
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:11:57 UTC No. 136101
>>136100
The fuck am I supposed to climb more if my forearms are always fucked, retard? I climb 3 times a week and by the third day I'm wrecked
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:43:42 UTC No. 136105
>>136101
I climb 3 days a week and lift the days I don't climb, maybe you're just a giant fat pussy
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 05:02:25 UTC No. 136106
>>136093
>who dominates this season?
Grossman and Mori
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 06:04:05 UTC No. 136110
>>135995
I used to avoid crimps, but after a season of outdoor I came back to the gym stronger than ever and started to even like crimps. Now I type with bandaged fingers and rue those crimps that busted my tendussy
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 06:19:36 UTC No. 136113
>>136105
>giant fat pussy
You just gonna softball them in like that?
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:39:07 UTC No. 136131
>>136095
climb more rope
do boulder circuits
ARC training on auto belay
but I'm betting you also take only like 2-3 minutes breaks between your attempts. people who stay longer in the gym take way longer breaks between tries and bring some food, snacks, etc
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:30:08 UTC No. 136140
how do i strengthen my wrists? when i was bouldering yesterday, it felt like my right wrist was about to dislocate several times.
climbing every week for 1.5 years, hypermobile
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 11:29:23 UTC No. 136145
>>135925
fugg
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 12:09:17 UTC No. 136150
>>136140
you could try different types of wrist curls.
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:55:47 UTC No. 136156
>>136140
dead hang or pullups on slopers maybe
bench press too probably
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:01:13 UTC No. 136177
>>136111
the horror
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:38:13 UTC No. 136179
Hey everyone, I'm a beginner climber and I was wondering if it's okay to use regular hiking boots for rock climbing
I don't want to invest in climbing shoes just yet, and my boots have pretty good grip so I thought they might work
Has anyone else tried this?
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:16:27 UTC No. 136189
>>130882
I'm getting elbow pain from pullups. Anybody advice?
I took a 2 week break and attempted again but it still gets irritated after a few reps
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:55:29 UTC No. 136194
>>130882
I finally have an appointment booked for a physiotherapist tomorrow to deal with my FUCKING ELBOWS god FUCKING DAMN they hurt every time i climb. Being 30 sucks, don't age if you can avoid it.
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 22:39:55 UTC No. 136198
>>136179
If you are climbing outside yeah sure, if in a gym just rent some
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Feb 2023 22:43:53 UTC No. 136199
>>136179
yeah it works alright i've done it a bit on boulders i find while hiking but even cheap shoes wouldve worked much better, you probably wont have a crash pad then either so be a bit careful if you have to land though, expect getting flappers.
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Feb 2023 08:49:11 UTC No. 136241
>>136189
>>136194
Google exercises for climbers/golfers/tennis elbow and do those.
There are some stretches. I do normal and reverse wrist curls, as well as the ones where you take a manual, removethe weight on one side, put your arm on your knee and hold it straight up like a hammer, tilt it 90 degrees to the right side, 10x3 times, then 90 degrees to the left, same amount. They're called forearm pronator exercise or something. Has helped me a ton when too much volume or intensity have wrecked my elbows. Gonna do them right now in fact
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Feb 2023 14:20:56 UTC No. 136260
>>136179
Converse shoes also work
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:26:20 UTC No. 136288
>>136095
Take longer breaks
Also, once you get a pump after 30 mins of climbing, stop for like 10 minutes and try again, you might find that you're more warmed up now and can go for way longer. It's kinda like how if you're a runner, the first mile or two might feel kinda slow and hard but once you push past that, you can do another five or six easy. Warming up makes a huge difference generally.
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Feb 2023 03:20:56 UTC No. 136306
>>136288
I climb MWF and by Friday my wrists and forearms hurt too much to stay for very long regardless of how long i take breaks for. Wut do.
>Climb more
Been this way for months
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Feb 2023 07:14:53 UTC No. 136416
>>136330
True, but I doubt they _only_ boulder. They mostly likely also workout in general, which is the smart thing to do anyway.
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Feb 2023 08:02:46 UTC No. 136424
>>136416
No one beyond a certain level of bouldering is only bouldering. The point is that a bit of muscle in the chest isn't hurting their climbing.
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Feb 2023 09:59:03 UTC No. 136426
>>136424
Yes, but the original question was the guy asking if he could get ripped just bouldering.
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Feb 2023 10:14:46 UTC No. 136428
I think I gave myself De Quervain tenosynovitis. Anyone had this one before?
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Feb 2023 10:46:14 UTC No. 136430
>>136426
But the context of the question was
>it seems counterintuitive to me to try to build mass at the same time as trying to get good at climbing
I was responding to the premise of the question rather than answering the question itself.
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Feb 2023 18:08:15 UTC No. 136461
>>136428
No, how long have you got to live?
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:45:19 UTC No. 136533
when do we get a new general, this one's at 510 posts
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Feb 2023 06:16:17 UTC No. 136535
>>136428
How much did you have to jack off to get that?
>>136533
Page 8? We got 2 more months to go.
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:50:51 UTC No. 136560
>>136533
When it hits 1000
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:02:06 UTC No. 136564
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq_
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:00:56 UTC No. 136746
>>136744
W-what does she mean by "BWC", bros?
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:43:55 UTC No. 136756
>>136746
bouldering world cup
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:33:46 UTC No. 136782
>>135925
Just got word from the doc I'm out at least a month bros
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:56:28 UTC No. 136790
>>136782
Can you campus/train pullups?
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:05:26 UTC No. 136863
Your worst move/technique?
I love a good heel hook, but my toe hooks are absolutely terrible. Long climber disadvantage? Feels like it
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:26:32 UTC No. 136895
>>136863
same, except im short
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Feb 2023 01:25:07 UTC No. 136905
>>136863
undercling, i gas out almost immediately when i encounter them
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Feb 2023 06:13:20 UTC No. 136921
>>136905
underclings are where I shake out, maybe drive your feet in more
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:01:45 UTC No. 136927
>>136903
M8 what, like just jump lol.
It is not that hard
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:14:07 UTC No. 136928
>>136903
My wife ist the same, statics absolutely everything and never does any dyno boulders where you HAVE to jump
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:26:31 UTC No. 136940
>>136921
yeah, there's a lot of nuance with them that I'm missing. i'll put more thought into feet and hips next time i try one
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Feb 2023 02:03:58 UTC No. 137019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm3
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 06:04:29 UTC No. 137141
>>137140
i was soloing, sometimes you need to unweight things to manage shit,
i was mostly using my hands and feet because its much faster to progress
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 07:35:50 UTC No. 137144
>>137131
What's this from?
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 09:37:56 UTC No. 137156
>>137141
just giving you shit bud, whats the set up though? looks like maybe caches of rope?
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 10:02:46 UTC No. 137160
>>137156
pic was taken as i was feeding the dead rope though the fixed rings so theres the tail end and the loop between the rings and me.
climbing its a single rope fixed at the bottom then to a decender to pay out rope and then a backup knot. fifi so i can go handsfree and manage my decender and knot with two hands
i use a double adjustable lanyard and ladders for aid sections
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 10:54:58 UTC No. 137162
why are all the japan climbers so cute
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 15:57:43 UTC No. 137183
>>137142
Thanks based nip climbing poster
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 17:33:34 UTC No. 137197
>>136790
Yeah, I'll keep training upper body
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 17:33:45 UTC No. 137198
can i use any kind of carabiner to make quickdraws, or do i have to use some specially made for climbing?
for example someone is selling these for 15eur but i'm not sure if they would be safe. sorry if it's a stupid question, all i've done so far is indoor bouldering and i'm fucking scared at how expensive all the gear seems to be
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:03:38 UTC No. 137200
>>131107
6b+ on the moonboard 20degree
6c sportclimb
6c boulder
im at a solid 6a+ sportclimb and 6b+ boulder
rec me some shoes with cheaty toehooks and heels?
>>137198
only trust carbs with ISO's and the likes. fuck errthing else
>>136111
whos that?
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:04:02 UTC No. 137201
I just dislocated my knee bouldering, how fucked am I?
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:05:43 UTC No. 137202
>>136101
Why are you comparing yourself to dudes that can go for 3 hours? Just keep climbing and you will be less tired from the same amount of time spent.
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:15:41 UTC No. 137203
>>137198
no they suck, heavy and hard to clip
only good as bail biners
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 21:04:38 UTC No. 137221
>>137160
how did you go about testing your system before deciding on that setup? Or are you still dialing it in?
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 21:06:52 UTC No. 137222
>>137200
>whos that?
Laura Rogora
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 21:10:33 UTC No. 137225
>>137198
There are no markings to indicate they are rated for climbing. They might have like max load rating which you could use for a bail out carabiner, otherwise don't use them. Gear is expensive for sure, what I did was go climb with a buddy who already has most the gear and just slowly build up my set up instead of thinking I need to make a huge initial purchase to get started. First thing I'd get though is a harness and helmet
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 22:28:52 UTC No. 137236
>>137221
read, me myself and i by kirkpatrick
then just went out and did it, do have irata lvl 1 though fair bit of knowledge with height
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Feb 2023 22:46:20 UTC No. 137240
Do you guys specifically train your body for mobility? Lilke, actively trying to improve your flexibility? I'm 30 years old and only been really climbing for like a month and it seems like it would help a lot to be more flexible. I wasn't super sedentary before climbing, weightlifted frequently & have played pickleball casually for a while as well as being a skateboarder & snowboarder, but it seems like I'm inflexible as shit compared to a lot of people. Any tips on training/stretching for climbing mobility?
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:15:06 UTC No. 137246
>Dislocated my knee today
It’s over
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:43:14 UTC No. 137253
>>137236
>read, me myself and i by kirkpatrick
I'm looking at it right now actually lol haven't picked it up yet as I'm reading hangdog days as a break from technical writing, sounds like i might need to crack it open though . I'm in the US so I'm gonna go for a sprat certification myself.
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Feb 2023 05:00:38 UTC No. 137288
>>137253
i use a cmc clutch too, its a bit expensive but its the only auto locking decender you can pay out slack with using one hand because the rope is exposed on the side and you can pull some out without it engaging unlike a grigri
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Feb 2023 05:18:21 UTC No. 137290
>>137288
>its a bit expensive
wow no kidding, i get a prodeal with petzl so I'm gonna look at something equivalent if I start rope soloing
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Feb 2023 06:00:31 UTC No. 137295
>>137290
you can use any auto locking decender, or even just a carabiner and a clove hitch.
industrial decenders are good because you can lock them so rope doesnt backfeed.
avoid the ones that flip all the way back to lock though, you want it to stop before that so you can still pay out, example petzl rig is fine, id is not because you cant belay with it and it has the teeth to stop you loading it backwards which just fucks with you using it.
clove hitch is the simplest and cheapest way to lead solo but to ascend or decend the rope you have to transfer devices which is a bit of a faff that you dont want to do if you just want to quickly go down a bit to get something like your aider you left on the bolt when you swapped from aid to free climbing.
its also nice to use an industrial decender because you can load without taking the carabiner off so you cant drop it while loading the rope
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Feb 2023 06:45:46 UTC No. 137297
>>137198
don't fuck around with stuff that isn't strength rated. buy used gear--mountainproject is good for this but it's US only. I'm sure there's an EU equivalent. yeah it's expensive up front, but it's a great investment. having your own rope and draws opens up a world of opportunity, and they last a long time.
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Feb 2023 06:55:27 UTC No. 137300
>outdoor counting photos
Fuck, you know what I meant
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Feb 2023 07:12:36 UTC No. 137301
>>137240
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIX
I'm going through this routine every day, but mostly because I'm frustrated about being too injured to climb. They have a bunch on their channel that are decent.
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Feb 2023 07:14:54 UTC No. 137302
>>137240
Another thing to think about is that a lot of things that seem like mobility actually aren't. For example, leaning back lets you tilt your hips a lot more and raise your feet higher. Often a subtle difference in body positioning makes the difference between whether or not you are flexible enough to do something.
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Feb 2023 07:20:56 UTC No. 137303
>>137299
It's there, just doesn't get any posts, same with all of /out/ really. Is that pic recent? Looks like powerline at Smith
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Feb 2023 07:53:44 UTC No. 137306
>>137256
Yup, I bent it funny when I fell. My own fault honestly.
I was assuming the worst but a doctor finally saw me and doesn’t think I’ve caused much damage, It could’ve been far more serious.
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Feb 2023 09:32:53 UTC No. 137311
>>137201
Fuck that, both my shoulders are dislocated. wtf do I do now?
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Feb 2023 12:55:19 UTC No. 137326
>>137303
Oh I see it now. Climb General.
Yeah that's Power line, taken Saturday. I went up Cinnamon Slab. Some of those guys at Smith are on another level. Saw a Japanese guy trying TBONTB.
The place was totally deserted on Sunday, which is understandable.
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Feb 2023 21:34:13 UTC No. 137387
>>137326
>I went up Cinnamon Slab
Nice I've wanted to get on that one last September but all my friends want to climb sport. Last time I was there some japanese climbers were working Just Do It, probably the same ones lol
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:49:26 UTC No. 137410
My new shoes are the same color as rentals, everyone's gonna bully me even harder now...
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Feb 2023 01:01:12 UTC No. 137411
>>137387
Definitely give it a go. Some of the 5.6 trad routes at Smith are a little sketchy, but not that one. Cruiser all the way, and it's a top out so you can hike around a bit and enjoy the view.
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Feb 2023 01:57:04 UTC No. 137416
>>137411
how is it so busy is this a club outing?
i have literally never seen someone climbing with a rope at the same time as me just the occasional boulderer(nz) outside of gyms climbing is deserted
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Feb 2023 03:40:34 UTC No. 137432
>>137416
Smith Rock is the birthplace of sport climbing in America. People travel from far and wide to try out classic lines and pull on the same crimps that Sharma, Moffat, Caldwell, and many more world class climbers have climbed. There is an enormous amount of climbs for all grades and styles, the picture is from "the dihedrals" which is some of the most accessible from the parking lot. It just celebrated its 40th year anniversary of Alan Watts sending Watts Tot's and Chain Reaction thus starting the boom of sport climbing in America.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krE
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:40:19 UTC No. 137437
>>137416
That's nothing. Smith Rock gets completely mobbed on the weekends when the weather is nice.
>>137432
Alan Watts gave a little presentation at the Redpoint climbing shop Saturday in celebration of the anniversary, which was cool to see. He showed pictures of his climbing notes around that time, some of which were pretty interesting. Pictured here is his topo of Chain Reaction.
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:52:13 UTC No. 137439
>>137437
Wish I could have made it, I was snowed in unfortunately
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:47:00 UTC No. 137489
>>137410
>not buying the exact model as the rental shoes and dabbing on people by outclimbing them anyway
Beyond being a decent fit, shoe choice doesn't matter that much until v5/6s
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Mar 2023 05:51:14 UTC No. 137571
>>137489
>shoe choice doesn't matter that much until you figure out what kind of climbing routes you like
ftfy
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Mar 2023 06:09:41 UTC No. 137572
>>137571
>shoe choice doesn't matter. just git gud brah.
ftfy
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Mar 2023 08:16:46 UTC No. 137579
New thread (real climbers (aka V6 (outdoors) climbers) only!!)
>>137578
>>137578
>>137578