๐งต /cg/ - Climbing General #11
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Mar 2023 08:14:01 UTC No. 137578
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>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 >>130882
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Mar 2023 08:35:47 UTC No. 137581
>>137580
the whole point of climbing is getting up things you couldnt otherwise using your skills, techniques and gear
if its a boulder 99% of the time theres some easy way up and down the whole 5m so the whole endeavour is pointless whereas lead climbers can look down on you from heavenly heights
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Mar 2023 09:46:08 UTC No. 137586
>>137581
>t. climbs 5.6 trad and walks off the back
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Mar 2023 15:22:52 UTC No. 137597
>>137581
I've had sport and trad climbs put down by euro mountaineers similarly. "Why climb this 30 meter cliff if you can just walk up the back?"
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Wed, 1 Mar 2023 18:25:22 UTC No. 137608
>>137580
Love bouldering and hate rope climbing (because afraid of heights)
What really shocked me is how weak rope climbers are, they climb the hardest shit for 15-20 meters but fail easy boulders I could do after a few months.
How? I just don't get it
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Mar 2023 22:13:54 UTC No. 137627
should i get protein powder with collagen even if im not doing hangboard exercises? does it even do anything extra?
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Mar 2023 22:17:43 UTC No. 137628
>>137580
Usually I just boulder in the gym and rope climb outside. The bouldering gym is cheaper than the rope gym and I'd rather fall on the rope than on the pads outside.
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Mar 2023 22:52:49 UTC No. 137631
>>137627
This article does a great job summarizing the state of knowledge on collagen supplements:
https://www.hoopersbeta.com/library
Basically: collagen is better than nothing, but not necessarily better than plain protein powder. We just don't know yet. I wouldn't spend any extra money on it.
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 02:50:31 UTC No. 137652
remember, don't be an /asp/ie
Here are some classic lies back when /asp/ was a board
>I was climbing v6s in 3 months gais
>5.12s? Only took me half a year to get, easy
>man, I've been climbing for a year and a half and plateaued at 5.14s, how do I get better?
>v7s? Oh I climbed one of those my first day in the gym lol
Be true to yourself, don't be an /asp/ie
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 04:14:22 UTC No. 137656
>>137652
my gym sets soft ass v7s sometimes just to let retard fatasses feel good about themselves.
i think if people feel like their training regiment is not working they give up, and the gym loses money
i think from couch to v7 takes at least 2 years
from couch to flash v7 takes another year imo
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 06:03:35 UTC No. 137661
>>137656
>my gym sets soft ass v7s
every gym does, climb outside to calibrate and/or board climbing
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 07:34:58 UTC No. 137666
>>137663
A good climbing shoe, toebox feels a tad loose (only one strap/tightening point) but it is fucking solid, good for most everything until you hit v8s. If you have those, don't ever blame the shoe or I will hunt you down and do retard 4chan user things to your body
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 11:56:00 UTC No. 137678
>>137580
Got our pads ready and waiting for some more snow to melt before heading out. Really excited to get goin
>>137608
For the same reason you'd have no chance leading up those 15-20 m routes without 5 breaks. It's a endurance and technique game, bouldering is strength and coordination
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 11:58:19 UTC No. 137679
>>137656
>i think from couch to v7 takes at least 2 years
Maybe if you start out training for bouldering really hard from the get to
For most people, no way.
I read an article where the author had sent out surveys and the average first 7A was after 5 years of bouldering
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 14:03:40 UTC No. 137692
>>137679
>the average first 7A was after 5 years of bouldering
fucking hell, I'm gonna be stuck at 6C and 6C+ for 3-4 years????
is 7A that brutally hard?
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 14:55:02 UTC No. 137697
>>137679
>For most people, no way.
I agree, I think its only possible if you have really good genetics for climbing. At minimum couch to 7A is two years though. I see a lot of leddit posts that they did their first v10 after 6 months to a year of climbing. No fucking way.
Your tendons would 100% explode
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 15:07:35 UTC No. 137700
>>137692
Nah it's very individual of course. Imo it's after 6B+ the difficulty starts ramping up and you'll have to work more for it, so just stay consistent. Get volume on all types, project on your strengths and you'll prolly get a 7A in a year or two.
Also I've generally found 7A's to be easier than 6C+'s. Anecdotal, but my friends tend to agree
>>137697
I agree. If you dig a little you usually see those people have been in the elites in other sports their whole lives or something like that though. They're at least used to an extremely high training load
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 16:13:31 UTC No. 137705
>>137580
Bouldering just doesn't do it for me, by the time I'm getting into a climb I've topped out.
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 16:53:19 UTC No. 137707
>>137578
I sprained my 4th digit on my left hand now I get a stabbing pain in my forearm whenever I put load on that specific finger. Taking anti inflammatory and resting it but sadly no climbing for like a month, doctors orders. Feels bad bros
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 20:07:18 UTC No. 137734
how are ocun shoes? theres some ocun oxi QC/S shoes with a good sale for like 60usd do you think it might be worth it as first shoes?
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 21:31:57 UTC No. 137750
Trying to transition from indoor bouldering boomer to outdoor. Every single outdoor problem is borderline a free solo or its a sit start that I can't do. All internet advice is a vague recommendation to practice sit starts. Thanks fuckwit let me practice something I can't do by doing something I can't do. Anyone actually worked through this with real training advice beyond git gud?
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 22:46:59 UTC No. 137757
>>137750
Train sit starts.
You dont get better at them by avoiding them.
Also pull harder
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 23:32:58 UTC No. 137763
>>137734
>first shoes
Definitely get them anon, good training wheels and if you stick to the same basic shoes for 1-2 years, you'll understand more about what you want out of a shoe as opposed to retards who buy new shoes every other month and constantly blame their fall on them
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 01:42:29 UTC No. 137778
>>137734
good advice: >>137763
I think you should get a standard flat shoe like scarpa helix in a comfortable size for a year or two, then get into something a bit more aggressive. After your first pair of aggressive shoes die you will realize the difference and what you really want out of a shoe
I would stay away from undersizing or shit like solutions for your first couple pairs. It is not worth it and the feet are usually good enough that you dont need a really aggressive toe or to feel the rock
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 01:55:32 UTC No. 137781
>>137750
Outdoor bouldering is fucking hard. Skip the sit starts and do the rest of the problem. Also if you're a boomer then just get into rope climbing; bouldering is for the youth.
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 04:06:12 UTC No. 137792
>>137707
Try icing it too. RIP, hopefully the month break goes by quickly
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 04:48:57 UTC No. 137793
Got some athletic tape and committed myself to attempting crack climbing in my gym today for the first time. Managed to ape my way through the 5.9 hand jam route and 5.10 fist jam route, took my like 20 min each and my hands are beat to shit but holy fuck am I in love already. Excited to keep practicing until I can send them and hopefully do some outdoor this spring/summer. Still totally lost on how to do finger jams though, couldn't even do a single move -- any advice for progressing?
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 05:42:23 UTC No. 137795
>>137679
I went from couch to v7 after 2 years and am projecting v8 now at 2 years 7 months. I was very overweight when I started and have lost 50lbs since starting and quit drinking last year too. My good friend got me into climbing and he is very strong so my goals has been wanting to get strong enough to work the same routes he does. Honestly, getting into climbing is the best thing that's happened to me, currently I'm taking a course to learn trad climbing.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 09:37:09 UTC No. 137804
>>137679
>surveys and the average first 7A was after 5 years of bouldering
Is a 7A on the Moonboard the same as a 7A outdoors?
Indoor grades vary A LOT so I'm not sure if it's worth working towards indoor 7A (e.g. there's a gym in my area where 6A is around the level of 6B/6B+ in most other gyms)
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 10:34:49 UTC No. 137808
>>137804
>Indoor grades vary A LOT
Damn right, in my gym they even vary from route setter to route setter. Most are baby first wall, then comes in this niqqa Alex and a V0 feels like a V10
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 15:20:31 UTC No. 137819
>>137804
what degree? Benchmark or non Benchmark? 25 can be somewhat softer 40% somewhat sandbagged
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 15:50:02 UTC No. 137822
>>137679
>>137692
most people climb/boulder wont even reach a real 7A ever
highly depends on your overall physical condition when u start and on how much effort you put in
at 1 times/week its hard to even get there
at 2 times/week its doable in 1-3y
at 3 times/week + finger training its 1-2y
at 7ยดs it starts to become all about finger strength which is the slowest to build, itยดs far less hard if bodyweight is really low
if you can do 3-5 pullups you have enough upper body strength to do 7A,
- start finger Training (hanging from small holds first then pull ups on them, if easy move to a smaller size
- explosive pull ups, try to get as high over the bar/hold as you can
- core stabilization
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 16:55:32 UTC No. 137828
does rice bucket training work for finger strength? want to do something small while still training finger strength without being too risky with hangboarding for example
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 17:39:22 UTC No. 137831
>>137795
>I went from couch to v7 after 2 years and am projecting v8 now at 2 years 7 months
outdoor? that's pretty impressive if so
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 18:38:17 UTC No. 137837
>>137828
>rice bucket training
if ur an asian peasant maybe, just no, get one of those rubber rings to train itยดs cheap af and transportable
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 19:49:01 UTC No. 137845
>>137819
Atm onyl doing benchmarks at 40ยฐ but still stuck at around 6B
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 19:50:31 UTC No. 137846
>>137837
>rubber rings to train itยดs cheap af and transportable
is there one/shape you reccomend or just find the cheapest one?
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 19:59:43 UTC No. 137847
>>137828
get one of the small block hangboards (tension block is an example) and lift weight from the ground
very easy to manage the load and can start as light as you want
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 22:22:06 UTC No. 137870
>>137846
the basic ones that look like a small donut are good, not sure what other shapes they have
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 22:53:55 UTC No. 137878
>>137661
I've read before that the soft grading goes up to V4/5 and then it's a little bit closer to where outdoor grades would be
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Mar 2023 02:03:52 UTC No. 137902
>>137878
it also depends a lot on your gym. if you go to a big commercial gym in big city california vs small tiny hardcore gym in czechia the grading will be... different
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Mar 2023 02:35:35 UTC No. 137906
>>137905
this manlet won in life
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Mar 2023 04:38:26 UTC No. 137920
For those of you who have La Sportiva Miura VS shoes, how much did you size down (if at all)?
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Mar 2023 04:53:57 UTC No. 137922
>>137920
3 sizes and its a bit like like a gym shoe cant wear them too long
should have done just 2
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Mar 2023 05:49:03 UTC No. 137930
>>137922
Oh, I only did 1/2 size down and I was worried that was too much lol... these are my first aggressive shoes, mainly gonna use them indoors. I do ~2hr climbs usually
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Mar 2023 06:10:06 UTC No. 137932
>>137831
This is /xs/ we don't go outside lol but I usually just rope climb outside because I don't want to hit the ground if I fall. 5.11a has been my repoint outside but it's been cold and wet here for the last couple months and I think I could climb harder next time I'm out. I've only climbed on basalt and tuff so I wonder if granite would let me climb harder
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Mar 2023 06:13:27 UTC No. 137933
>>137878
I think it might depend more on what the setters themselves climb outdoor. If the setter is a v8 climber then maybe it feels pretty soft until you get to an 8 and it just feels way harder since the setter is trying to mimic the difficulty they are currently working on.
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Mar 2023 08:40:50 UTC No. 137940
https://www.youtube.com/live/AfvbWn
yeah im thinking Annie Sanders is the future of US Women's Climbing
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Mar 2023 09:50:22 UTC No. 137941
>get into a rythmn, start climbing V4s consistently and sending some V5s
>injure myself
>take a break for a month or two
>repeat
How do I escape this purgatory?
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Mar 2023 09:56:57 UTC No. 137942
>>137941
I'd try to not injure myself desu
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Mar 2023 11:22:58 UTC No. 137945
How much does rubber stickiness vary? I switched from red chilis to scarpa origins and now I can't smear on any of my current projects anymore
t. v0 god
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Mar 2023 18:50:08 UTC No. 137960
>>137941
>>137942
Take it fucking easy in the gym, you can always tell who the wannabe faggots are cause they act hardcore and like they need to optimize and get pro.
Meanwhile, the strongest climbers are the ones who take things chill, go at their own pace, and take a break when they're injured. Noone here is the next adam ondra or the big schwarma. Moreover, climb easy routes now and again, and do it purposefully. You'll still learn and improve, amd put less stress on your body
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Mar 2023 21:15:07 UTC No. 137967
Hey I have a small cluster of what appears to be very small blisters on the top of my left foot right above the talus bone. I can't find any information online about this but has anyone else had something similar to this? I was thinking it was maybe my climbing shoes.
They are super tiny like there are super tiny bubbles on the skin that cant be popped. I've been climbing for about ~2.5 years and noticed them.. probably 4 months ago?
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Mar 2023 00:57:08 UTC No. 137989
>>137932
Yes granite would let you climb harder since you can trust the rock. That being said it will eat up your hands. Every fall leaves scrapes everywhere. God I can't wait for Summer
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Mar 2023 02:15:49 UTC No. 138069
well lads it finally happened, the acl fairy came :(
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Mar 2023 05:07:15 UTC No. 138079
>>137945
>How much does rubber stickiness vary?
A lot If you ask me, Scarpa Veloce (M72 rubber or something like that) stick on every surface like glue while e.g. Instinct VS and Quantic (XS Edge rubber) hold on the smallest edge but smearing is unreliable on them (that's my experience though, afaik it also varies a lot with weight and skill)
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Mar 2023 05:37:08 UTC No. 138081
>>138079
>afaik it also varies a lot with weight and skill
learn to smear in gym rental shoes if you can smear in those nasty grey fucks, you can smear in anything
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Mar 2023 13:00:08 UTC No. 138088
When I started bouldering I felt no fear regarding falling. However nowadays when I start a harder route or there's a step I'm unsure of I feel this feeling which is kind of a mixture of fear and excitement. Is it normal? Why didn't I feel it in the beginning?
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Mar 2023 14:03:31 UTC No. 138093
>>138088
>Is it normal?
Yes. It's the fear of failing.
>Why didn't I feel it in the beginning?
Because when you started, you expected to fuck up. As you got better, you also felt the excitement of success. You also probably felt the pain of whiffing and slamming against the wall or floor face first, and understandably, your body doesn't like that. Simply put, you want to succeed because it feels exciting, and you fear not succeeding because it hurts and feels bad. Fear is normal, and you confront it on the climbing wall by doing that stupid thing you fear. Make that move you never thought you'd make. Try on the 7th day the route you failed 6 days before. Climb so hard you fail on that v1 you nailed the first day in the gym. Ignore faggots in the "i'm just like alex honnold bro I don't feel fear bro I'll be climbing 5.14s in a month bro" phase. Fear is a damn good motivator. Think of how when kids get stuck on the climbing wall, they can hold on for way fucking longer than anyone expects, or when you try a dyno, imagine you're a video game character leaping over a pit of spikes.
tl;dr fear is normal, we all go through it
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Mar 2023 16:07:38 UTC No. 138106
>>138093
This reminds me of my first smear only boulder, sent it and the exact moment i thought "ok, now let's climb down" I fell 16ft face first on the mat
I had a laugh soon after and remember this fondly
Anonymous at Mon, 6 Mar 2023 16:48:17 UTC No. 138113
>>138093
Thanks for the help, anon!
I really appreciate it.
Next time I'm gonna leap of faith that fucking route.
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Mar 2023 06:43:27 UTC No. 138209
>>137940
she'll do awful in international comps, calling it now
probably will do ok in lead, but boulder... btfo
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Mar 2023 07:51:36 UTC No. 138213
Went to reel rock premiere and got to talk to Seb Bouin, Jacopo Larcher, and Babsi Zangerl for a little it was awesome
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Mar 2023 14:51:54 UTC No. 138232
>>137940
Jesus there's some 5ft tall people with +5 ape index. How can you compete with min maxed monkey genes
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Mar 2023 16:16:00 UTC No. 138240
>>138209
nah she seems /strongmind/
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Mar 2023 04:08:46 UTC No. 138311
Does anyone else get pain/tenderness between the PIP & DIP joints on the front of their fingers, especially when you started? I've been bouldering for about a month now, 3-4 days/week/, 2-3 hrs per session & only recently I've begun to have pain there from climbing. It feels like it might be a bit tender & swollen as well.
Is this normal when starting to do routes that actually require some tight crimping? I'm worried it might be an early sign of a pulley injury or something.
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Mar 2023 06:43:03 UTC No. 138318
>>138311
bro you are climbing too much your body isn't used to it yet cut it back a bit.
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Mar 2023 07:27:20 UTC No. 138320
Went to the gym today and it was pretty empty, my fingers are on the mend so I gotta warm up on the gym side for a bit before actually climbing. The gym area is small and there was this weirdo doing some kind of circuit but he kept just taking up as much space as possible and ondra yelling after every dip, pullup, or whatever. I'm just trying to warm up and stretch and this guy with main character syndrome is harshing my vibe.
TL;DR: Don't be a gym hog
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Mar 2023 07:28:32 UTC No. 138321
>>138311
Take a week off, you'll be shocked how much easier climbing feels and how much harder you can climb when you've properly rested
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Mar 2023 08:02:54 UTC No. 138323
>>138320
>harshing my vibe
bro...
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Mar 2023 08:44:11 UTC No. 138327
>>138323
sup
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Mar 2023 09:19:48 UTC No. 138331
>think I'm fairly decent at my local gym
>climb in the top 1/4 of attendants
>they finally get a moon board 45 deg
>topping out at V2 on that
turns out the Gumby was inside me all along
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Mar 2023 16:03:44 UTC No. 138356
>>138318
>>138321
I mean I'm not climbing for 2 or 3 hours straight when I'm there obviously, full rests between attempts, and there's usually a half hour-45 minute chat sesh with other regulars somewhere between the first & second half hahah, but maybe yall are right. Really don't wanna cut back much though since this & riding a peloton are the only sports I'm into at the moment and I fucking hate riding the peloton.
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Mar 2023 20:50:25 UTC No. 138391
>>138356
>tfw normies are going to gyms and striking up conversations with random people for 30 minutes at a time while being absolute beginners while antisocial autists like me are avoiding eye contact with everyone while barely climbing V5
I wish I wasn't such a social reject despite appearing chadlike on the surface
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Mar 2023 00:27:48 UTC No. 138406
>>138391
Same I even try to talk with people, but I just suck at keeping a conversation going.
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Mar 2023 01:55:36 UTC No. 138426
>>138356
>I mean I'm not climbing for 2 or 3 hours straight when I'm there obviously, full rests between attempts, and there's usually a half hour-45 minute chat sesh
No one else is one the wall for 2-3 hours straight. That's actually max time for a lot of climbing sessions
>Really don't wanna cut back much though since this & riding a peloton are the only sports I'm into at the moment
Then cruise on easier routes and socialize more. You give up a week so you don't have to give up climbing for 3 months
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Mar 2023 04:32:23 UTC No. 138444
>>138391
Do you go at the same time every week? Once I had a regular schedule I got adopted by a group of boomers who are now my cloom buddies
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Mar 2023 05:57:41 UTC No. 138446
>>138331
wait moonboards go as low as V2?
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Mar 2023 07:10:39 UTC No. 138449
>>138446
Moon boards, tension boards, kilter boards, etc, have the entire spectrum of route difficulties, but the way they're built makes them a smidge harder. +1 on the v-scale if you want to be conservative, +3 on scale if you want to delude yourself into thinking you're a pro
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Thu, 9 Mar 2023 12:31:01 UTC No. 138462
>>138446
In the app I can't go below 6A+ (something between V3/4?)
But maybe the 25ยฐ version goes down to V2, it's a lot easier I guess but only ever climbed on 40ยฐ ones so dunno
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Mar 2023 20:30:19 UTC No. 138500
>>137652
That just sounds like gym "climbers."
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Thu, 9 Mar 2023 20:39:39 UTC No. 138502
>>137652
>>I was climbing v6s in 3 months gais
Damn I wish... I'm about one and a half years in and climb around V5
I want to crack 7A this year but I'm 99% certain that won't happen
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Mar 2023 02:33:03 UTC No. 138550
how to overcome feeling like a worthless loser when people flash your project? to make matters worse it's on v3s/v4s and I was crushing them just a month ago before the gym put up new routes
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Mar 2023 04:49:29 UTC No. 138560
>>138550
its gym climbing anyway who cares
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Mar 2023 05:45:48 UTC No. 138567
>>138550
>how to overcome feeling like a worthless loser when people flash your project?
The V5 Bully - There is this guy who would always show up in gi pants and it felt like he would just follow me around, wait until I tried something, and then flash it. I fuckin hated that guy even though he never said a word to me. I made it a goal to be stronger than that fuck. Some time passed, I got stronger, and ol fuckface is in the gym. I see him flailing on a problem I've sent already. I glide up that thing like Fred Astaire and downclimb it too, then continue on with my session. If we happened to be in the same section that day I'd wait for him to go first, fall, then I'd come and flash it...I still see him at the gym, but he doesn't climb around me anymore.
TL;DR: create a nemesis and crush them
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Mar 2023 07:42:18 UTC No. 138575
>>138550
>tfw this guy proceeded to flash every V7/8 I was working on in front of me
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:51:08 UTC No. 138602
>>138567
I wear banana republic tech shorts and do this on V4 problems on the steep overhang walls but only because those problems are the most fun and I wish the gym set more like those
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:30:04 UTC No. 138605
>>138550
>>138575
just get good, there is always a guy flashing "ur" grade or higher, sometimes routes are harder or feel harder at that day but try to always improve on strength or technique and keep enjoying the climbing itself while competition can motivate dont make it your main incentive
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:52:16 UTC No. 138608
After climbing only in the gym for a few months I finally went /out/ for the first time. Did the upper end of 5.10s on lead without trouble but once I tried doing a 5.11 slab, it felt impossible. I got only 2 quickdraws in. This difficulty jump is insane. Figured I need to do a lot of practice on my footwork. Do you guys have any footwork technique specific trainings?
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:53:23 UTC No. 138609
>>138088
Don't worry so much, I mean how badly can it go
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cm2F
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:23:59 UTC No. 138637
Hello
What are some good stretches I can do before bouldering? I feel like it's important but I don't really know what I'm doing
I am old and super inflexible and also not good at bouldering (V2/V3 nub)
Also are there any good youtube channels or anything that might help me progress?
Thankyou
Anonymous at Sat, 11 Mar 2023 06:10:16 UTC No. 138693
>>138607
>he doesn't hangboard on door frames
NGMI
Anonymous at Sat, 11 Mar 2023 07:42:45 UTC No. 138697
>>138693
I used to do this and then the paint above my doorframe started cracking and it spooked me
Anonymous at Sat, 11 Mar 2023 13:34:12 UTC No. 138723
>>138637
https://www.youtube.com/@LatticeTra
Anonymous at Sat, 11 Mar 2023 22:25:18 UTC No. 138785
>>138608
During your first 2-4 war up climbs during the day, practice placing feet as accurately as possible, only placing them once. Anticipate how will you need to stand on the foothold after the move.
Commit to every foot move and you will learn to trust your feet. Some times just wishing that the foothold holds will make it better. N8kha w
Anonymous at Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:24:56 UTC No. 138796
>>138550
You steal their beta, understand it and apply it elsewhere. Get better anon, and then crush their projects back.
Anonymous at Sun, 12 Mar 2023 11:02:43 UTC No. 138838
I fucked up anons, I can no longer raise my right arm above shoulder height. I'm sure it will go away in a week or two
Anonymous at Mon, 13 Mar 2023 02:17:38 UTC No. 138887
>>138842
>not even knowing their name
ngmi
you have to go deeper into the jpclimbfu labyrinth
Anonymous at Mon, 13 Mar 2023 07:01:36 UTC No. 138903
>>137967
Maybe its some kind of skin infection. Clean your dam shoes and try some antibiotic ointment
Anonymous at Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:10:22 UTC No. 138937
>>137967
wear socks you animal its a friction rash
Anonymous at Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:26:26 UTC No. 138947
>bought a secondhand grigri online
>the part that slides to let the rope in rattles a little bit
am i going to die
Anonymous at Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:29:25 UTC No. 138948
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:31:09 UTC No. 138949
>>138947
>am i going to die
Obviously
Anonymous at Mon, 13 Mar 2023 22:26:34 UTC No. 138965
>>138947
RIP
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:12:53 UTC No. 139025
>>139017
meme
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:40:06 UTC No. 139041
>>139017
In theory it helps to prevent finger injuries.
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Mar 2023 18:00:48 UTC No. 139049
>>139044
I lift up the homies when they get sad about not sending.
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Mar 2023 20:27:49 UTC No. 139063
>>139044
lifting helps. If not working directly related muscle groups, having muscles helps prevents injury
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Mar 2023 23:27:39 UTC No. 139081
>>139044
Why wouldn't you lift? I'd rather be fit all around than super specialized. I have no aspirations to climb competitively.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Tue, 14 Mar 2023 23:59:29 UTC No. 139086
I used to think /pol/ was the shittiest board with the shittiest threads here, but this "climbing" thread on /xs/ takes the cake.
You guys/girls/whatevers suck, and you've all lost sight of what climbing was, what it is, and what it's going to be in the future. By the way, if you want an answer to your question or a response to your issue, the answer lies within: You're a flaming dumbass chode, of course, who has no idea what it means to be a climber. Figure out a way to change your mindset.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:05:33 UTC No. 139088
>>139086
stop projecting and start projecting
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Mar 2023 01:33:38 UTC No. 139093
>>139044
I don't currently, but I wanna figure out a way to work it into my routine. I'm climbing 3-4 days a week rn and I really like it, but need to have a day in between if I want it to be a productive climbing session. Not sure how much throwing in a lift day on a non-climb day would impact my recovery.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Wed, 15 Mar 2023 01:33:57 UTC No. 139094
>>139086
>>/lgbt/
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Mar 2023 01:49:29 UTC No. 139098
>>138609
love that video, its gives me ptsd from when i fell & my elbo came out of socket in a climibn gym
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Mar 2023 02:06:54 UTC No. 139100
>>139017
Stand in front of your bed, or a table that can support your weight, maybe your desk. Put the backs of your hands on the surface, so that your fingers are pointing in at each other (this might feel tense if you've been doing a lot of finger strength training.) Gently put some weight on your hands, and then rock up so that your weight is shifted off of the backs of your palms and onto your fingers. If you feel comfortable, you can shift the weight up onto the backs of your fingers only up to the second knuckle. Play with how much weight you put into your hands and repeat until it starts to hurt. This doesn't directly help you climb harder, but it makes it much less painful to climb hard.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Mar 2023 02:28:18 UTC No. 139102
>>139044
I do weighted pull ups, weighted campus board, weighted hangboard and some meme lifts that armwrestlers do.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Mar 2023 05:13:07 UTC No. 139109
>>138609
I'm the guy who posted this vid in the last general and go to the same gym; I've had conversations with so many people there who saw it too and complained about the routesetting.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Mar 2023 05:17:15 UTC No. 139110
>>139044
I do barbell OHP 2x a week before climbing
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Mar 2023 06:22:52 UTC No. 139122
>>139100
post pics because this just seems like a dumb way to hurt your wrists.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:50:37 UTC No. 139134
Futaba Ito should auction her shoes for charity
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:46:36 UTC No. 139145
>>139088
No projecting of any kind here.
I am a climber; you lot are not.
The deleted post made it clear.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:50:09 UTC No. 139146
>>139017
There is a plethora of material out there to answer this question. You simply do not care.
>>139100
>>139135
>>139136
And this is not the way to do it. See a physical therapist, ask a certified professional. The non-climbers on this website will not help you.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:57:00 UTC No. 139148
>>139147
I dunno, mountain sports draw some of the worst people, and the gyms have stopped trying to filter them. He could actually just have gotten run off of mountain project.
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:46:39 UTC No. 139185
Are there any series/things I can watch/read to get good at climbing? I've been watching all the bouldering tips videos on youtube like neil grisham, movement for climbers, lattice, etc. but I feel like when I actually climb I don't know what I'm doing. Especially with knowing how to move my hands/feet. I think I can do v3's but thats just relying on pulling strength. If there's any semblance of technique/coordination required I'm fucked
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Mar 2023 03:45:04 UTC No. 139191
>>139185
Look.
Just climb.
Your body doesn't know what it's doing at first, but the more you move, the more you figure things out, and your own particular flow/style. Climb all sorts of routes, watch other people climb the same shit, emulate their moves. Watching schwarma-man climb a 5.14 is useless when he can just haul himself up with a single-handed pinch. Climbing is really self-driven in that way, and we've all been there. If there's some faggot whose making fun of you for not knowing a specific move, tell them to fuck off.
tl;dr get better at climbing by moving and experimenting on the wall, videos aren't all that helpful imo
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Mar 2023 04:37:02 UTC No. 139198
>>139185
>>139191
>watch other people climb the same shit, emulate their moves
This. Copy people who do it easily. They probably make it look easy because their technique is good, so copy them, especially the women who can't rely on brute strength. Get a tight pair of yoga pants and show off dat ass.
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:04:30 UTC No. 139248
my elbows hurt so fucking much :<
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:11:40 UTC No. 139254
>>139248
Do more antagonist training. Pushups, dips, bench press. It seriously gives instant relief
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:03:13 UTC No. 139289
>>139248
no antagonist training for you, it makes pain 10x worse on the long run
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:09:21 UTC No. 139290
>>139289
???
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:10:31 UTC No. 139294
>>139248
Theraband flexbar. First week of climbing I destroyed all my elbow tendons. Iโd been lifting weights for a couple years, and just finished a cut, so I was primed to push well past my tendons limits. Then I came home one day that week and did an arms day, and my tendons were just done, couldnโt pick up a glass of water without pain. The flex bar, antagonist training for the grip, and dumbbell curls with looong eccentrics had me fixed up in 6 weeks without significantly limiting my time on the rock. That and avoiding long sessions on overhanging stuff.
Donโt give up and rest, thatโs almost as bad as continuing to climb past your tendons recovery limits.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:12:33 UTC No. 139295
>>139294
>>139289
>>139254
>>139248
>>139198
>>139191
>>139185
All of this goes to show that this
>>139146
and this
>>139145
were correct all along.
It's sad to see what's become of this sport, as the next generation is currently running it into the ground. May climbing withstand the negative influences of those groups/individuals who would misconstrue its meaning. Real ones will carry the flame.
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:34:13 UTC No. 139297
>>139295
What are you even saying?
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Mar 2023 14:00:14 UTC No. 139298
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:46:48 UTC No. 139306
>>139298
>>139147
Consider your non-opinion disregarded.
>>139297
If you don't know, then you won't know. And that is part of the overarching issue facing the climbing world at present. Try parsing through the language one more time, and the message may reveal itself to you.
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Mar 2023 21:40:15 UTC No. 139323
>>139147
Moot point, moot opinion. Summarily dismissed.
>>139148
Correct on the first account, wrong on the second.
>>139297
You will not be spoon-fed understanding. Enlighten yourself.
>>139298
Engagement with discussion will elucidate the topic at hand, and your posts serve to handicap such effort. Again, this exchange on the whole supports the original sentiment found
>>139086
here, which is to say that the sport of climbing is being undercut and diminished by the nonsensical contributions of its next generation.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Sat, 18 Mar 2023 05:50:27 UTC No. 139359
>>139323
You sound pretty gay ngl
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Mar 2023 07:59:28 UTC No. 139365
>>137652
I still won't forgive mook for letting the hordes of WWE wrestling retards into /asp/. That board was genuinely good, even if there was trolling and toxicity like in the rest of 4chan.
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Mar 2023 08:06:20 UTC No. 139366
>>139359
Why are you still replying to that dude?
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Sat, 18 Mar 2023 08:10:08 UTC No. 139368
>>139044
>Do you bros also lift or nah?
Not really, was bouldering with a friend who's been lifting for 10 years now and holy fuck he sucked at climbing. I have no idea how but he struggled even at some 5A's
So I see even less of a reason to start lifting
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 04:05:09 UTC No. 139457
>>139368
climbing is a different skillset than lifting retard
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 06:40:39 UTC No. 139466
>>139457
Obviously but /fit/tards always claim they'd crush climbers in climbing. Looks like they can't even crush beginners or children
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 07:59:56 UTC No. 139471
>>138311
>>138608
>>138637
>>138838
>>139017
>>139044
>>139185
Wow, it's as if none of you read
>>139146
this post, which in turn bolsters the sentiment found in
>>139323
this post regarding the notion that the sport of climbing is undergoing a crisis of identity. That is to say its next generation--and a significant portion of its current batch of participants--has wholly lost the plot of what elements form the core of the sport itself. These people who call themselves climbers have no idea what it means to be a climber and no motivation to become one.
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 14:34:53 UTC No. 139490
>>139466
>children
there are 9 year olds sending v11+. Please reevaluate your argument
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 17:49:52 UTC No. 139499
>>139466
>Obviously but /fit/tards always claim they'd crush climbers in climbing
who has claimbed this? there are 10,000 "BODYBUILDER VS CLIMBERS IN THE CLIMBING GYM" videos on youtube. someone who only climbs, and has done so for a while is obviously going to outclimb a gym rat who has never climbed before. Someone who lifts AND climbs is going to outclimb someone who has climbing as their only form of exercise 9 times out of 10
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 21:26:18 UTC No. 139510
>>137967
>>138937
Update: This fellow is probably right. I stopped climbing for 2 weeks and put vaseline on it occasionally and it is slowly going away. I don't wanna wear socks in my climbing shoes though
Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 21:50:55 UTC No. 139514
>>139499
>Someone who lifts AND climbs is going to outclimb someone who has climbing as their only form of exercise 9 times out of 10
Additional mass outside of the climbing specific muscles will always make u worse then the lighter climber, climbing specific strength exercise =/= lifting, also u can only have a set amount of recovery to add lifting you would have to climb less making you worse by default
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Sun, 19 Mar 2023 22:07:21 UTC No. 139515
>>139499
>Someone who lifts AND climbs is going to outclimb someone who has climbing as their only form of exercise 9 times out of 10
doubt.jpg
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:04:08 UTC No. 139546
>>139510
moleskin or bandages over the hotspots when climbing can work, too.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:24:52 UTC No. 139593
>>139577
this little japanese girl is the chosen one and single-handedly destroys all of climbing
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:39:43 UTC No. 139596
>>137624
>Asian woman hyped for BWC
As it should be
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:54:48 UTC No. 139599
>>138609
Holy shit, Iโm brand new to climbing and this makes me want to be extra cautious. Thanks anon
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:21:55 UTC No. 139602
>climbing for 5 months
>1st climbing shoes already got a hole in them
>picrel
What do? Can I fix this myself? Do I have to buy new ones already? I thought they'd last me at least a year.
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 20:56:36 UTC No. 139614
i have some quickdraws, but they are short. i want to increase their length, i hope it is cheaper than buying new bigger quickdraws
where to buy not whole quickdraws, but only the part that joins each carabiner?
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:12:23 UTC No. 139618
>>139614
dogbones
https://www.backcountry.com/b/petzl
Anonymous at Mon, 20 Mar 2023 22:46:06 UTC No. 139627
>>139146
>>139323
are even more relevant as this thread continues.
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 04:29:52 UTC No. 139638
Is bouldering a good way to meet fit, lean women? I would think it would attract a certain body type since they would be the only ones who could successfully do it in the first place.
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 04:52:59 UTC No. 139640
>>139602
I used to go through 3-4 pairs a year.
Depending on prices, resoling is an option. It's relatively cheap if you have a local place that will do it. You can also mail away your shoes, but that only makes sense if your shoes are expensive enough and usually in bulk.
Another key to cheap resoling is to to it before you need extensive repairs that jack the price up. I used to have 2-3 shoes on rotation so that I can keep climbing while the worn ones get repaired.
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:10:54 UTC No. 139657
>>139638
anon, the ones that boulder to look good are the ones you want to avoid. Finding a community of climbers is the joy of finding people that are as weird as you and understand the need to climb rocks. That's more important. But really, if they're willing to go on a week long trip to red river with you, they're going to be pretty fit.
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:43:33 UTC No. 139668
socal pals hmu to hang with an autist gumby
[email protected]
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 19:37:32 UTC No. 139670
>>139627
Actually...yeah, that does seem right after all.
Climbers these days are cut from a way different, dirtier cloth than their better counterparts from only ~8 years ago. The participants in this sport have gone far downhill since then, and they seem to keep getting worse as time goes on--not to mention worsening the climbing experience on the whole.
Like, who really cares about meeting fit, lean men/women/whoever? Or which kindergartner will outclimb Magnus Midtbรธ? Or a training regimen based on an anecdotal experience of a stranger on the internet? People like this have lost the plot completely, and lost the ability to call themselves climbers; they're more akin to armchair quarterbacks versus actual football players.
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 19:46:45 UTC No. 139671
>>139670
reading hangdog days by jeff smoot, does crag communities like in the yosemite, joshua tree, etc still exist even? it seemed super chill and theres nothing like whats described in the book here but i dont live in the us
Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:28:22 UTC No. 139673
>>139671
>crag communities
I can speak for Yosemite and Joshua Tree both, and tell you straight up: No, they certainly don't exist in those places anymore, especially not in any way described in 'Hangdog Days'. It's a pretty sad state of affairs, actually, and a reflection at how climbing has changed for the worse over time.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:40:49 UTC No. 139674
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 01:46:30 UTC No. 139693
You need to be homeless and live out of a van to be a real climber, if you use it as a recreational activity to do on the weekends and after work you deserve to die.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:05:43 UTC No. 139694
>>138444
>boomer cloom
y'all nasty
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:42:31 UTC No. 139696
>you can't get training advice off of the internet
What is this "go to a physical therapist" shit? Last time I went about climbing I paid half a grand out of pocket to be told to do arm raises, to buy a stress ball, and that climbing was bad for me. I didn't pay someone money to learn how to train from /fit/ either. If you think anons aren't supposed to be giving each other advice you're a nigger faggot and should leave the website immediately. Half of the generation that FA'd Yosemite died because they couldn't be fucked to use rope, and we're supposed to gargle their unwashed balls while wearing Boreal Fires. Don't fucking tell me that you have to pay a doctor to learn basic exercises. May your belayer never give you a soft catch.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:24:27 UTC No. 139708
>>139696
Sounds like my experience going to physical therapist about back pain in my 20's, being told to do back exercises (overuse was the issue to begin with) and shoved out the door in 5 minutes. That was on company's dime though, if I'd had to pay for that shitshow I'd gone postal. In the end, advice of a well motivated person who has put the time to think about the issue instead of somebody doing nine to five and not giving a fuck is much more valuable.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:31:21 UTC No. 139711
>>139671
Climb local and you will find your tribe
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 08:45:20 UTC No. 139718
I mean, if you climb you are not a real climber, simple as
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:26:23 UTC No. 139724
>>139696
I think even the best physical therapists can only give you a framework to base your regimen on. I slipped a disc lifting, paid a local pt, got jack shit, paid for 3 months of coaching from specialists online, and it put me on the right track. Once I started modifying things to suit my specific needs and issue, utilizing the principles I learned from the specialists, then I made progress. Within a few month i was solid. Not one excercise from the local pt helped.
I think you can largely pick up an appropriate framework for injury recovery online, then you need to tweak it based on your reaction, and principles which you can again learn online.
If youโre a pro, the issue is time sensitive, and you have access to sport specific pts, by all means, use them. If youโre not, like the rest of us, bro science, detailed progress tracking/adjustment, and reading pubmed is a better option.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:31:11 UTC No. 139736
>>139724
Yeah I don't wanna make it sound like they can't help you. I'm pretty dependent on my pain specialist to handle my migraines, and I can't imagine the the internet would help with that. PT's are great for injury recovery, but the more specialized a field is like climbing, the harder it is to find one that knows it.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:40:56 UTC No. 139747
I really don't care for how many kids are allowed in the climbing gym at one time. I went at 7pm yesterday and the bouldering section was still infested with young kids and their rich, french parents. Can there be a time of day that's just reserved for mid 20's autists with earbuds in who don't talk to each other.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:56:05 UTC No. 139762
>>139696
>>139708
>>139724
PT here.
Just like mechanics, teachers, plumbers, et al., we all have similar base foundational knowledge of our field...but some of us suck ass at delivering care while the vast majority of us are actually experts at what we do.
Sounds like you've had some poor anecdotal experiences. Try again with a better PT sometime, and demand that they deliver the highest level of care with their practice. It's only what's right: We all have one body and one mind, and healthcare providers entrusted with this care need to take it seriously.
Anonymous at Wed, 22 Mar 2023 23:54:39 UTC No. 139794
If you want good grip strength you should train Judo. Itโs far more applicable than rock climbing.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:22:40 UTC No. 139815
But how will judo help me climb rocks?
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 03:24:31 UTC No. 139819
>>139815
It'll increase your hand grip, but climbing rocks is a waste of time. Train Judo.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 03:27:32 UTC No. 139821
>diagnosed with ecu tendinitis 5 months ago
>still can't climb or do anything with it without it flaring up.
I'm going to kill myself.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 03:42:20 UTC No. 139823
But what if I need to get to the top of a rock?
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 04:58:27 UTC No. 139828
>>139747
Yes, that's called during schooltime.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:01:31 UTC No. 139829
In a hypothetical situation where you are chased by an armed group in a forest, you can climb to safety while the judo dork tries to do some animu shit and gets wasted. Train climbing.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:07:08 UTC No. 139831
>>139829
I'm going to naruto run my way up the side of the mountain and laugh at you from the top as you struggle. Believe it.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 06:33:47 UTC No. 139844
>>139794
>If you want good grip strength
I don't climb for grip strength, I climb for climbing.
But judo is still extremely based. Keep throwing, judo bro
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:01:57 UTC No. 139858
>>139819
but if climbing is a waste of time then so is judo
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:41:55 UTC No. 139860
I remember a webm. It was a girl in red top and pants, and she solved the bouldering problem only using her hands, but it was like a solid minute of it. I think the handholds were either all red or all green.
Does anyone have it? I couldn't find it.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:55:34 UTC No. 139863
>>139823
get another judo master to throw you up it
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:34:26 UTC No. 139867
>>139828
my point was that they stick around for way too long and are still there when normal adults are getting to the gym from work. The school groups should really be finished by like 5:30 at the latest.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:43:49 UTC No. 139868
Just go to a 24 hour gym at midnight
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:44:31 UTC No. 139871
>>139867
Why don't you write your local congressman about it, and stop complaining about the state of things you can't control? Kids wanna climb when kids wanna climb; adults wanna climb when adults wanna climb; sometimes those times overlap and sometimes they don't. Just focus on yourself and your goals, and block out the surrounding noise--and if things get really bad, lodge a formal complaint with the youth team coach and/or gym manager. You're an adult: Act like one.
Complaining about PTs, complaining about training regimens, complaining about kids, complaining about complaining... Do you people do anything besides complain? I can't even address you lot as "climbers": You're actually more like "complainers who yank on plastic."
>>139670
was right on all accounts. It's absolutely pitiful what climbing has become in the previous several years, which is a reflection of those who participate in the sport. Hopefully the future holds better days ahead, spurred on by the better contributions of better people doing better things.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:40:37 UTC No. 139878
>>139844
Stop climbing then. Itโs a hobby for pussies who run, instead of men who stand and fight. Train Judo.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:41:43 UTC No. 139880
>>139871
you complain too much, unlike the climbers of old
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:02:23 UTC No. 139911
>>139876
bruh stabilize that thing
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:10:36 UTC No. 139912
>>139911
I did for 2 months
Now I'm ok, feel great :)
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:09:26 UTC No. 139949
>>139821
Now try that for over a year now, with only a vague hope of being able to climb this summer, even short hikes and scrambling causes flare ups.
It's like staring into the abyss every day isn't it? And some days you are the abyss.
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:29:04 UTC No. 139951
>>139880
you complain too little, the climbers of old would be disappointed you ruined their sport and let it go to shit
Anonymous at Thu, 23 Mar 2023 23:24:23 UTC No. 139959
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mql
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 08:04:28 UTC No. 140009
>>139951
what's the right amount of complaining to please the climbers of old?
i want to restore the sport's former glory
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:29:42 UTC No. 140018
I only consider people my friends if they can climb V8
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:41:25 UTC No. 140024
>>139927
I'm afraid of heights too but I really enjoy bouldering. (My wife on the other hand loves rope climbing)
So try bouldering with her
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:52:30 UTC No. 140046
I have been grinding through the V5s on the MB 2017, decided to try some v6s and got some surprise flashes. feels good man
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 22:36:12 UTC No. 140092
>>140067
They mostly are. The high end one (if you are really going to beat on it) is Organic. Their pads cost more, but they're much more durable and can have the foam replaced without having to buy a whole new pad. That and you can customize the colors to really tickle your autism. From the other pads that I've used, they're mostly the same. I have a full organic pad and the briefcase, but Metolius makes the nicest ones I've used other than mine.
Anonymous at Fri, 24 Mar 2023 23:29:20 UTC No. 140094
>>140009
>what's the right amount
giving two shits about the sport of climbing at all
>to please
wrong motivation
>i want...
you clearly don't
>>139871
seems pretty clear here
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 08:03:26 UTC No. 140132
>>140094
But my heart is in the right place, I feel
Please, DO teach me
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 13:49:18 UTC No. 140141
I really want to start climbing, but the only climbing place in my city only works with kids. Will serving in the military mountaineer unit suffice?
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 18:10:43 UTC No. 140173
>>140067
I got an older Ocun Moonwalk I bought from a friend. It was used to begin with and I've thrown that thing around, landed my 200+ pound fat ass on it and after many years of use there's nothing wrong with it.
Anonymous at Sat, 25 Mar 2023 19:35:38 UTC No. 140183
>>140132
dude, he's a self righteous prick. If you allow the love you bear for others to be your motivator, then through that you'll temper your bitching with kind actions and words. That's how you strike the correct balance. Stay kind and civil with gumbies that have yet to lose the capacity to learn, and bully the shit out of the ones whose ignorance is only outmatched by their propensity to harm others.
>>140141
Yes, mountaineering units will teach you everything you'd need to learn about mountaineering. Technical climbing is just a subset of that. It's still the military, so be prepared for that. If you're interested in that route, the dudes on /meg/ over at /k/ will know more than I do.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 06:41:27 UTC No. 140228
>>140183
>bully
See, climbing ain't got no place for that. Move on, and stop ruining our sport.
>ignorance
Have you read half (or more) of the replies on this thread? Talk about ignorance...
>mountaineering units blah blah blah
See, kids? This is what "armchair quarterbacking" consists of. Prime example here.
>>140132
Find a mentor. Like, an actual mentor. Anonymous non-climbers on the internet don't count.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 15:37:24 UTC No. 140257
>>140228
I appreciate rebuking what you think that I meant but no, it does. I've seen way too many people deck because their belayers were incompetent, and parents try to belay their kids by having them clip into the ATC and holding the rope by the loose end. Every mountain sport has to self police (which you are trying to do.) If one of the kids I teach gets hurt because some fuccboi is trying to impress his tinder date, that removes promising climbers from the community and allows more fuccbois with climbing instas to flood in. People can get fucked up at Access Fund crags all they want, but when they bring that shit to private land you and I both know that every landowner is paranoid of getting sued and will shut off access. Most people will realize the danger of their actions if you just point it out (or have to perform a belay pick off.) But some people will just get angry and obstinate. The NC section of last year's Accidents in American Climbing is a perfect example of someone that should have gotten way more shit before he got someone killed.
Yes, I understand that this is people talking about climbing on 4chan. Climbing should still be accessible for those with the capacity to learn it. People are really fucking autistic here. Like it or leave.
What is your thing with calling people armchair quarterbacks? I even told the dude that /k/ is gonna know more. A lot of the US depends on mountain units for S&R operations, they absolutely know how to climb.
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 19:00:53 UTC No. 140282
>>139956
>for people who don't like heights there's bouldering
ironic since bouldering is way more dangerous than climbing with rope and a competent belayer
Anonymous at Sun, 26 Mar 2023 21:17:19 UTC No. 140296
>>140282
injury maybe, maybe not, but ive never heard of anyone die as a consequence of bouldering but in the last few years there where a hand full of climbing fatality's in my region alone
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Mar 2023 08:05:37 UTC No. 140361
>>140282
Maybe, but that's what (irrational) fear is. I may be scared of spiders, but I'll pet a dog even though that dog stands a much better chance of eating my liver.
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Mar 2023 18:28:18 UTC No. 140401
>>140067
Metolius makes good ones (esp the trifold). It's always been good since my area has shit landings and having 2 folds v 1 helps cover bad landings
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:45:54 UTC No. 140411
>>140257
>[anecdotal experience]
Not worth a shit, and nobody cares.
>self police . . . trying to do
Don't tell me what I'm trying to do. You don't know me, and you don't have an inkling of what I'm conveying throughout this thread, clearly. That's entirely unsurprising, however, seeing as it's another textbook example of military thinking: lizard brain-type lower order processes. Can't really expect you all to be Stephen Hawking now, can we?
>If one of the kids I teach gets hurt . . .
Then you've failed in your role as a teacher. That point is easy to extrapolate upon, but I'll simply leave it there for you to parse.
>blah blah blah
It's really not worth engaging the rest of your post, as it is reeks of an eighth grade education. Recline into your climbing armchair, Mr. Mountaineering Unit, and let the adults do the talking.
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:21:05 UTC No. 140417
>>137920
downsized 2 numbers, super painful out of the box but the performance is worth it.
After the break-in period is smooth sailing, even did 7 pitches with those in Arco.
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Mar 2023 22:37:53 UTC No. 140421
>>139860
You horny or something?
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:06:09 UTC No. 140425
>>140421
not him, but I just nutted so now I'm not
Anonymous at Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:14:28 UTC No. 140427
>>137920
I wear a half euro size down from street/running shoes in everything la spo. I have the Miura laces, but they have a much narrower last than the velcro ones for some reason so I can't help you much. I think the closest last I have is the TC Pro, which is a good size for me that's a balance between performance and being able to wear them for a few hours
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:56:31 UTC No. 140488
Bros some ponytail boomer spent the entire night doing the same bat hang v2 over and over in front of all the asian girls
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:58:29 UTC No. 140490
>>140488
Did he send it?
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:36:09 UTC No. 140493
>>140490
He had like a scripted foot slip into campus finish, I admire his dedication
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:39:28 UTC No. 140498
>>140493
Based
Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:50:09 UTC No. 140504
>>140417
You never went in Arco, you are not a real climber
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:30:45 UTC No. 140505
>>140504
truth
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Tue, 28 Mar 2023 23:21:35 UTC No. 140536
>>137597
Hit them with the same logic.
>why climb the mountain when I can look at it on high from satellite images?
They'll spout some shit about effort and being there, and it's the same for climbing. Chefs spend a lifetime working on shit that's gone in half an hour, it's about pride and accomplishment.
Alternatively, you post on 4ch. Just call them a retarded nigger and you'll never have to talk to them again
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 06:36:53 UTC No. 140577
>>140421
No.
It was just really impressive and I want to show it to my frens who are new to bouldering.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:10:18 UTC No. 140580
>>140577
You are a disgrace to the sport, see >>139871
Why would you attract other people to this fallen sport? To muddy the legacy just a bit more?
The new generation of climbers is pitiful, zero passion, just me me me me
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:49:49 UTC No. 140581
>>140016
time to make climbing friends
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 11:52:36 UTC No. 140587
reminder not to give him attention
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:35:07 UTC No. 140597
>>140587
who?
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:53:10 UTC No. 140601
>>140580
>The new generation of climbers is...
...literally better than you will ever be
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:01:35 UTC No. 140602
>>140601
You simply do not care, do you? Zero passion, as stated here >>140580
You are a non-climber, plain and simple
Keep tugging on plastic jugs and stop pretending to be one
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:13:36 UTC No. 140609
did janny delete all the posts by that "real climber" guy
Ngl he was pretty based
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:17:13 UTC No. 140611
how to meet climbing friends
how do I sus out when to hand people psychedelics to win their friendship
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:38:55 UTC No. 140615
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:39:59 UTC No. 140622
>>140609
Just janitors cleaning out the trash. Kinda sad ppl have to troll niche topics on slow boards to get their jollies.
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:51:32 UTC No. 140623
>>140622
idk man, he may be for real
there are lots of people like this around
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 19:03:21 UTC No. 140638
>>140623
Yeah man, I can see being really pissed off at the way climbing is going. 10 years ago I would've thought a lot of climbers are weird Xavier Renegade Angel hippy parodies hanging around cliffs in Arizona, but now it's all just lofi hiphop beats asians and a bunch of french parents trying to get their 9 year old kids to project gym V11s with parkour dynos moves
Anonymous at Wed, 29 Mar 2023 21:16:22 UTC No. 140653
>>140638
>faggot mad about indoor climbers climbing indoors
Climbing is alive and well, maybe stop going to gyms, go outside and touch rock
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Fri, 31 Mar 2023 06:23:20 UTC No. 140819
Anyone of you used the new vegan Skwamas yet?
How are they?
I started with Tarantulas but then went for Scarpa Veloce and now I wanna try something else although I love the Veloce.
Anonymous at Fri, 31 Mar 2023 06:55:42 UTC No. 140821
>>140609
>"real climber"
You may drop the quotes. I continue to visit here once in a while during free time.
>>140615
It has been quite a while since my last visit. These posts are not attributed to me.
>>140622
I have a personal rule against trolling. That is, nothing leaving this keyboard is untrue or written to spite others.
Anonymous at Fri, 31 Mar 2023 07:23:50 UTC No. 140825
>>140821
>These posts are not attributed to me
Must have been AI
Anonymous at Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:03:21 UTC No. 140832
>>140825
>Must have been AI
or other posters lol
Anonymous at Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:15:08 UTC No. 140834
>>140832
I prefer to think it was AI
How long before ChatGPT sends Burden of Dreams onsight?
Anonymous at Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:11:38 UTC No. 140881
>>137707
Rehab usually isn't done with full blown rest, go see a sports therapist instead of a pill dispenser
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Apr 2023 08:46:47 UTC No. 140932
>>140923
feet
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:37:11 UTC No. 140950
>>140932
euthanize all footfags
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Apr 2023 20:18:15 UTC No. 140984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m3
Finger training tutorial
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Apr 2023 21:08:43 UTC No. 140989
>>140923
what about us greek toe bros
most shoes aren't made with us long second toe-cels in mind
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Apr 2023 21:11:26 UTC No. 140990
Finally healed and returned to my old level after obliterating my wrist four months ago but i can no longer handle slopers specifically. Any grip like pic related is instant pain but everything else is completely manageable, very weird and frustrating.
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Apr 2023 23:57:35 UTC No. 141010
>>140989
https://world.scarpa.com/page/climb
Most of Scarpa's lineup is, in fact, made for the greek foot shape.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 07:07:26 UTC No. 141144
>>140950
feet
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 17:13:40 UTC No. 141193
>>140990
Stop climbing
>>140923
>Is this shoe better than that shoe
>>141010
Oh my God, day 345 of 0 real climbers in this thread
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 17:32:34 UTC No. 141198
>>141193
>0 real climbers
two days ago i went bouldering for the first time and did all but one of the V1's they had before my grip gave out for good. one of them took me a few attempts because one of the footholds near the beginning was a red herring that made it impossible (4me) if you used it
later today i have a first rope climbing class at my gym
am i a /realclimber/ yet?
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 18:30:19 UTC No. 141210
>>141193
>Is this shoe better than that shoe
Do you understand what foot shape means?
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Apr 2023 22:01:43 UTC No. 141240
>>141198
>/realclimber/
Here's the sliding scale no one can meet
>No one here's climbed for more than a week, there's no real climbers here
>No one here's climbed for longer than 3 months, there's no real climbers here
>No one here's climbed for over a year, there's no real climbers here
>No one here's climbed outdoors more than once, there's no real climbers here
>No one here's lead climbed and flashed an outdoor route, there's no real climbers here
>No one here's climbed multipitch trad, there's no real climbers here
>No one here's climbed multipitch trad on a 5.13, there's no real climbers here
>No one here's freesoloed el capitan, there's no real climbers here
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 03:13:31 UTC No. 141267
>>141198
It's weird huh, living in doubt all the time.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 04:08:10 UTC No. 141275
>>141267
nta explain pls
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 07:15:08 UTC No. 141282
>>141240
>No one here's freesoloed el capitan
Honnold is an influencer, not a climber
Also, why do my posts keep getting deleted? Truth hurts, it seems
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 13:06:06 UTC No. 141298
I fucked up anons. My first pair of shoes were loose in the back so I couldn't heel hook, now my heel is fine but my big toe doesn't reach the end so I can't stand on chips
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 13:24:10 UTC No. 141302
>>141240
I think climbing for a few years and being decent makes you a climber
I did my first outdoor trad last weekend, it seemed scarier than outdoor lead.
Should I buy a rack of totem cams? or just C4s? I have the $, the extra price is not a huge deal I just want some opinions on if it is worth the extra $ at all
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 14:34:27 UTC No. 141312
>>141302
I would try playing with different makes of cams. See which ones you like. They're very intimate pieces of gear, so it's better to have one you like and can trust placement on before splurging on a whole rack. I have old camalots since I got them really cheap, but most of my friends have mixed racks with c4s, totems, etc.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 16:23:03 UTC No. 141333
I fucking love crack climbing
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 18:16:31 UTC No. 141346
>>141282
>why do my posts keep getting deleted?
probably because you're a retarded faggot
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 21:19:09 UTC No. 141368
whats your guys go to belay device?
also has anyone tried both singing rock rama and mammut smart 2.0? which one did you prefer?
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 21:47:38 UTC No. 141373
>>141368
Figure 8 or grigri. Literally all you need
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 21:51:42 UTC No. 141375
>>141373
grigri is too expensive for my cheapskate ass, maybe ill get it eventually but not now
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Apr 2023 22:23:22 UTC No. 141380
which gyms in denver have the best slab walls (and setting, i guess)? movement i go to only has one tiny section of slab
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Apr 2023 00:40:20 UTC No. 141392
>gym is shutting down and I am good friends with the manager so I can get a bunch of holds for free
Is it worth trying to build a home wall or is it a gimmick that I will use twice then get bored of?
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Apr 2023 03:16:22 UTC No. 141411
>>141392
you have negative iq if you're asking this question
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Apr 2023 07:11:09 UTC No. 141428
>>141392
That you have to figure out yourself. I build one a year ago and used it during winter more than I went to the gym. I personally love that I can blast what music I want and really get into the zone. Can't do that with all those people with their meaningless presence running around the gym.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Apr 2023 09:06:43 UTC No. 141433
>>141428
Did you ever get bored of always climbing on the same holds on the same wall?
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Apr 2023 09:07:32 UTC No. 141434
>>141433
you know you can change the routes right?
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Apr 2023 13:05:53 UTC No. 141442
>>141434
I don't think I would be very good at setting, i strugglr to make anything even romotely interesting on spray walls when I use them
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Apr 2023 14:41:48 UTC No. 141449
>>141368
my friends hate my smart and tell me that the bd pilot is better. Singing rock has barely any ameriburger presence so I've never seen one in action.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Apr 2023 16:39:33 UTC No. 141455
>>141380
DBC doesn't have the best slab but they have the best overall setting IMO. Old school, outdoor esque setting style, no jumpy bullshit
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 05:38:50 UTC No. 141524
>>141433
I make my own wooden holds, so often I'd have a handful of fresh holds to throw at the wall when I went to train. It's very motivating and after a while you end up with a spraywall that has potential for so much variation you can do a new problem every time from here to eternity.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 06:58:14 UTC No. 141530
>>140141
From knowing people in the mountaineering brigade and some of the pixels, you'd be better off signing up to some dedicated courses/kletterferein or whatever you have in your country.
The military seems to focus on large group maneuvers, semi unrelated maneuvers (like abseiling from a helicopter) and most of the focus is on being a glorified mule, carrying 15kg+rifle on easy scrambling terrain.
Buddy can't even flash a 5b. Had to help some italian Alpini once because some water on a V+ was too much for their fragile little fingers.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 15:14:49 UTC No. 141570
How do I make my rotator cuff not explode after doing dynos, is it just a matter of building up more shoulder strength?
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 19:00:55 UTC No. 141608
>>141570
do band exercises that target rotator cuff strength, ROM and stabilization, when you exercise your cuff muscles it should feel "fatiguey" and like cardio, not anything more
also don't do dynos
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Apr 2023 19:01:15 UTC No. 141609
>>141333
I love climbing on crack too
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Fri, 7 Apr 2023 05:25:14 UTC No. 141646
>>141608
>also don't do dynos
this, parkour bouldering is meh
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Apr 2023 21:50:09 UTC No. 141717
Finally started sending some v5 with around 5 tries average. I want to focus on overhangs and sit-starts now since they make me feel like a weak fatass.
In other news, this stuff is a scam.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 00:17:23 UTC No. 141730
>>141657
I don't think geek climber has made a video specifically about climbing and not some random calisthenics challenge in years at this point
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 01:14:05 UTC No. 141735
>>141442
I believe in you. Also you will probably get better the more you do it.
Try to imagine what the setters are thinking when they are creating the routes in your gym. (Or just ask them for some advice).
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 01:51:09 UTC No. 141739
>>141717
>In other news, this stuff is a scam.
Share experience with it
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 09:06:10 UTC No. 141759
>>140923
Got my chance to try Drago, they suck for roman feet.
Veloce and Skwama (and Arpia, RIP) still are the best for square footed niggas
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 11:23:01 UTC No. 141763
>>141759
Wait, they discontinued the arpia? I just bought a pair for chill indoor stuff, the most comfortable shoes I've ever pulled on my clown feet.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:40:55 UTC No. 141788
>>141763
>they discontinued the arpia?
Yes ;_;
Apparently the Quantic/Quantix are their successors but they can't compare if you ask me...
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Apr 2023 22:54:57 UTC No. 141819
why did they make speed climbing route setting so boring anyways? there could atleast be some interesting technical moves on it instead of just a ladder
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 03:50:55 UTC No. 141844
>>141739
It's 19$ (20 w/ tax), has a tiny amount, and you can't use it without another layer of chalk. I destroyed my hands trying to use it without a dry chalk layer. Whereas you can buy Metolius chalk for like 6$ that you can actually use with anything.
I'm still giving their dry stuff a chance but I won't be buying their liquid chalk again.
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 06:26:56 UTC No. 141853
>That video of a dude snapping his foot off while bouldering that anon posted in February.
Fuck you anon, I've been terrified every time I go bouldering since then.
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 06:40:41 UTC No. 141856
>>141819
I like the idea of them switching it every X amount of time or something. It's like how the beginning of new games or new patches in games there's that period of weird meta shit that somehow works. I'd actually watch speed climbing if they did that
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 09:28:39 UTC No. 141865
>>141844
>I'm still giving their dry stuff a chance
The gorilla grip is primo stuff, only downside is it really shreds your skin off compared to cheaper chalk
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 14:57:22 UTC No. 141890
are there any good youtube series on learning how to climb overhangs? every reach feels so fucking far away. I dont think I have the body awareness to tell if my hips are in. Maybe I should just record myself
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 16:10:28 UTC No. 141903
I don't have a hangboard yet, but I do have a pull up bar...how effective is doing three/two/single finger pull ups going to be in terms of training finger strength?
Also I've had a pair of Black Diamond Momentum shoes for a little more than a month now and a little hole is starting to form so I'm gonna be investing in a new pair soon...any reccomendations for the first upgrade from a beginner tier shoe?
Thanks :)
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 18:49:12 UTC No. 141938
when do the blisters stop bros?
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 20:13:31 UTC No. 141947
>>141903
If you are just upgrading from a beginner shoe I wouldn't worry so much about finger strength. Maybe just do pullups or climb overhung stuff . As far as shoes the shoes the La Sportiva Kubos are my go to all around gym climbing shoe and a step up from beginner shoes
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 20:30:45 UTC No. 141948
>>141903
I guess using less fingers for your pull ups is a way to progressively overload the tendons and muscles. Better than nothing. Since you are a beginner, anything will work. Just don't injure yourself.
Damn. You destroyed your shoes in 2 months? You should focus on your footwork. You can get a lot longer lifespan from your shoes if you are not scraping the wall. Be precise with your feet. As for recommendations, you could try looking into some more aggressive shoes. Maybe something like La Sportiva Miura or a Scarpa Vapor V. I recently got La Sportiva Python and love them.
>>141938
When you start to get only calluses
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 20:38:47 UTC No. 141951
my ring finger has been getting sore, and it feels swollen? on the first pad of the finger. are there any stretches or something to do for this? should I not climb
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 20:48:18 UTC No. 141954
>>141368
Mammut smart works well. It saved my friend last summer
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Apr 2023 23:34:55 UTC No. 141963
>>141368
grigri
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Apr 2023 02:06:25 UTC No. 141981
>>141368
i don't use equipment, just climb
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Apr 2023 05:33:29 UTC No. 142004
>>141903
I like the Momentums. I switched to Black Diamond Zones to try something more aggressive and also because I was getting them for half what Momentums cost. However, if I run out of the Zones, I probably will go back to the Momentums unless I find something else in the meantime.
Also, a month is really short. You shouldn't be wearing holes in them at the noob level.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Mon, 10 Apr 2023 19:18:15 UTC No. 142041
>>141903
>any reccomendations for the first upgrade from a beginner tier shoe?
Do you mostly top rope/lead, boulder or both?
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Apr 2023 22:57:31 UTC No. 142073
On the beastmaker 1k, I can hold onto the 35 degree sloper with much ease. I average around 30-40 secs at what I'd say is 80% effort.
HOWEVER. I can barely crimp on the 20mm for 10 seconds. Like what the actual fuck.
I did some research and realized that I have really bad hyperextension of the DIP joint which makes me only more hesitant to train, but just seeing how much I suck at hangboarding has made me quite obsessive about getting better at it. On top of that, the main reason I hop off the 20mm is because my RIGHT shoulder specifically starts to hurt, not my forearms. It feels like the slopers are more specifically targeting a forearm burn whereas the crimp is going towards only my right shoulder.
I've double checked my form and I swear it's not a form issue. Maybe I'm just weak as balls in finger strength? The problem is that the next grip up is TOO deep and doesn't seem to replicate the same exertion as the 20mm.
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 01:12:42 UTC No. 142089
>>141865
Wow what the fuck. You are right, I just got back and I had 4 flappers, my hands are shredded. I haven't had it this bad since I first started climbing. Does it get better? I'm seriously considering returning this shit.
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 01:34:02 UTC No. 142091
>>141947
Thanks anon
>>141948
>>142004
Yeah I know my footwork is pretty trash, but I'm working on it. There's not a full size hole yet but there is significant wear on spots on the toe. It's possible I'm looking into a new pair too early but fuck it, kek.
>>142041
Mostly boulder but have been getting more into top rope recently since my gym is small so I go through the new problems pretty quickly
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 09:29:24 UTC No. 142121
>>141368
ATC Guide, I have a grigri its not great for lead atc is better if you use it properly, also bought a revo I'm going to try that out.
Taz Lov3 is also really cool but not a belaying device, you can definitely use it like that though.
If you can't use an ATC you shouldn't be belaying on lead
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:47:07 UTC No. 142146
Bros is there a term for this foot position where you clamp a hold like a frog. I have no idea if you're meant to be doing it toes down or heels down, or if there's some other way to use these big vertical things
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:54:14 UTC No. 142149
>>142146
What happens if you fall on it?
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:55:15 UTC No. 142150
>>142149
it would be extremely painful
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:13:16 UTC No. 142174
>>142146
unless your next move somehow needs you to be frog clamping like that wouldn't it be better to place one foot on top of the rectangle and flag a bit or something? Seems stupid to put your balls in danger like that
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:32:43 UTC No. 142176
>>142146
bicycle is what i've heard it called
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:56:43 UTC No. 142181
>>142146
https://youtu.be/JPsWEr_v_ak?t=343
Something like this anon? If not, it's probably just a variation of a bicycle. Toe/heels down depends on body position and where you wanna go anyway so unless you have a more detailed descriptor for the situation it's near impossible to say what you're "meant" to do.
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Apr 2023 22:47:58 UTC No. 142202
>>142146
clownfag-balancing-plates-on-a-unic
Anonymous at Wed, 12 Apr 2023 04:05:25 UTC No. 142236
>>142091
>Mostly boulder
I'd say Scarpa Veloce are great but you'll probably destroy them within a week or two.
Instinct VS or VSR are great and robust, if you get the chance try them on
Anonymous at Wed, 12 Apr 2023 08:28:58 UTC No. 142256
>>142073
regular climbing should get you to 20mm very easily (without injury). Unless you're trying to break a v7-v8 plateau or something it is rarely worth it
Anonymous at Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:27:22 UTC No. 142288
how quickly will my noob climbing gains fade if I spend the summer going full roon mode instead of climbing. Surely the tendon gains will fade away much more slowly than muscle gains right?
Anonymous at Wed, 12 Apr 2023 21:39:24 UTC No. 142333
>struggle on a 6a for an hour
>don't manage it
>attempt a 6b+ just for fun
>get it on the second try
What's the logic here, are grades usually this inconsistent? I've only been climbing for like a month.
Anonymous at Wed, 12 Apr 2023 23:56:59 UTC No. 142349
>>142333
Congrats you're tall, or light, or strong for a novice... So you're getting shut down when the lower grade requires a certain technique or body position but you're able to tall or muscle your way past the hard part of the higher grade.
There's always climber (body) specific strengths & weaknesses that mean grading is real fuzzy when you're talking about closely graded climbs.
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:52:27 UTC No. 142356
>>142333
Different styles of climbing may as well have their own grading systems. Slab vs overhang are completely different.
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Apr 2023 04:14:40 UTC No. 142367
>>142356
My theory is that slab climbers have universaly agreed to sandbag every single slab route to confuse the uninitiated. They are all in on it within their fucked up little niche. Atleast that's what I tell myself because I can't keep my fat ass close enough to the wall to keep balance.
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Apr 2023 05:03:49 UTC No. 142372
>>142367
slab is the opposite. You want to back that dumpy up and away to keep your weight directly over your feet. That gives you stable footing and allows you to comfortably use worse hands
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Apr 2023 06:52:54 UTC No. 142378
>>142372
That's very route-specific. On friction slab it's like that but on body position/balance slab it's the opposite.
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:01:54 UTC No. 142412
>>142333
so you're right where most novices sit... 6a - 6b+ == v3/v4 bouldering (or 5.10 route).
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:18:59 UTC No. 142424
>>142412
>right where most novices sit... 6a - 6b+
what does it mean if i've been climbing for a year and i can only do 6c
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Thu, 13 Apr 2023 18:39:05 UTC No. 142440
>>142412
I know people that climb for 5-8 years now and can't do 6B (they're rope climbers though so they suck at bouldering)
>>142424
>i've been climbing for a year and i can only do 6c
Iirc it takes 3 years on average to do 6C and 5 years for 7A.
I guess it also depends on the gym and country, apparently the French and British sandbag hard while American and Australian gyms are soft as fuck. Dunno if that's actually true though
Anonymous at Fri, 14 Apr 2023 08:47:33 UTC No. 142514
>>142440
The softest gym I've been to was in Singapore, might have been a side effect of being a nation of midgets though
Anonymous at Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:51:43 UTC No. 142538
just sent burden of dreams bros...
Anonymous at Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:34:12 UTC No. 142571
>>142538
w-w-will?!
Anonymous at Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:37:56 UTC No. 142574
>>142538
What a legend. Didn't think it would be so fast.
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Apr 2023 04:57:35 UTC No. 142625
can you guys help a manlet with this black colored v2-v4 boulder route? new to climbing, but I can't figure out how the best way to reach up to the next handhold with my left hand after I'm in the position in pic related on the left. pic on the right is the current sequence of movements I take to get both hands on those handholds on the volume, not sure if it's the best way. Once I get both hands on the volume handholds, it feels like my legs are stretched out, and I lose body tension and have to cut feet. then i have to pray I can put my right foot on the previous handholds on the wall, then back flag with my left leg to reach up to the next handhold on the volume with my left hand.
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Apr 2023 05:19:06 UTC No. 142630
>>142626
Do a figure 4
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Apr 2023 05:35:17 UTC No. 142633
>>142424
Means nothing / really depends on how much time you invest.
Know a guy who started climbing just as covid started and got stuck in lockdown in some climbing mecca in Cambodia. Got to 7a+ in 3 months.
Meanwhile it took me 4 years to get to 6c, but I only climbed 1 a week/2 weeks in the beginning and I regularly lose form each summer and winter when mountain season starts and I dont have time for sport climbing.
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Apr 2023 05:43:17 UTC No. 142635
>>142626
use that black chip on the volume by the yellow hold, or match hands, cut feet, and campus
Anonymous at Mon, 17 Apr 2023 06:56:13 UTC No. 142835
Will Janja be the GOAT again or did the japanese gremlin break her forever?
Anonymous at Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:19:17 UTC No. 142847
>>142333
yes
Anonymous at Tue, 18 Apr 2023 04:02:10 UTC No. 142894
>>142865
huh?
Anonymous at Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:51:37 UTC No. 142922
>what do you mean i need to post my actual session? here's a pic with some motivational captions bro
so are we just gonna simply believe will's claim?
Anonymous at Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:09:21 UTC No. 142927
Tom Randall is offering training sessions nearby me soon, should i go?
Anonymous at Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:17:42 UTC No. 142929
>>142927
No
Anonymous at Tue, 18 Apr 2023 22:35:16 UTC No. 142967
>>142929
Not a crack enjoyer i presume?
Anonymous at Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:17:16 UTC No. 142985
>>142922
He looked really good on his livestreams, he is just editing a killer video bro trust
Anonymous at Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:29:56 UTC No. 142994
>>142967
Go and bring back some tips on oversized hands and flared cracks.
Anonymous at Wed, 19 Apr 2023 07:04:47 UTC No. 143001
>>142967
No, I just don't want you to go
Anonymous at Fri, 21 Apr 2023 22:45:57 UTC No. 143229
>>143098
Fucking hurts. But you are gonna make it anyway bro, stay strong.
Anonymous at Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:51:36 UTC No. 143240
i fucked one of my fingers pretty good 3ish months ago, and i can climb as hard as i did before (small holds, going to them with speed rather than just grabbing statically, etc), for the past month or bit more, but my finger still hurts when i make a fist and squeeze
what gives? on the wall it feels completely fine, and pain when squeezing is there regardless of training volume
Anonymous at Sat, 22 Apr 2023 02:03:17 UTC No. 143251
>>138240
checking back in after she got btfo in hachioji
Anonymous at Sat, 22 Apr 2023 02:04:42 UTC No. 143252
>>143251
it's over...
Anonymous at Sat, 22 Apr 2023 02:07:23 UTC No. 143253
>>143241
matt groom really sucks doesnt he? cant wait for him to butcher the commentary again this year
Anonymous at Sat, 22 Apr 2023 02:29:42 UTC No. 143257
>Ai Mori flashes boulder 1
she's not a boulderer btw
Anonymous at Sat, 22 Apr 2023 04:01:59 UTC No. 143266
What the fuck anons I did not expect Miho Nonaka to sound like a valley girl
Anonymous at Sat, 22 Apr 2023 13:14:03 UTC No. 143304
>>143287
Best girl <3
Anonymous at Sat, 22 Apr 2023 13:32:00 UTC No. 143308
Very proud of my rabotfu for her win today
Anonymous at Sat, 22 Apr 2023 17:53:28 UTC No. 143330
>>143307
why are they so beautiful bros...
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Apr 2023 05:30:35 UTC No. 143390
Yay Brook got her first gold!!
>>143266
I had the same reaction the first time I heard her speak. I expected heavy japanese accent.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:02:11 UTC No. 143391
>>143266
when was miho speaking? must've missed
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:43:05 UTC No. 143393
you know that miho is dating sean bailey right?
of course she'll sound just like a valley girl
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:44:58 UTC No. 143394
What the bloody fuck is this shit? When IFSC made that deal with discovery where they basically made europeans pay so rest of the world could continue watch the worldcups for free, it was with the backdoor that the recording would be available on the olympic channel service for free for all afterwards. And now this shit. Yes I'm mad, fuck.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:46:05 UTC No. 143395
>>143391
https://youtu.be/MQeQs6K_T5g
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:48:39 UTC No. 143396
>>143394
chad thirdies watch it for free vs beta euro pay pigs kek
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:58:16 UTC No. 143397
>>143395
Not interested in highlights.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Apr 2023 14:14:02 UTC No. 143421
>>137679
I did my first 7a after about 1.5years of 2 times per week at local climbing gym, and that 7a was fairly suited to my style
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Apr 2023 14:21:32 UTC No. 143423
>>141368
I usually climb ~30-40m of 5b-6a as warmup on auto-belay before starting a session
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Sun, 23 Apr 2023 18:35:02 UTC No. 143440
>>143394
VPN nigga
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Apr 2023 20:34:48 UTC No. 143446
I've only been climbing for about 4 months, 1 time a week. My right hand ring finger is inflammed, and doesn't have the range of motion to slide up my palm while keeping contact. I believe this is tenosynovitis? How can I treat this to get better? I already went about 2 weeks without climbing and it got a little bit better, but when I returned to climbing it just returned after a session.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Apr 2023 04:24:02 UTC No. 143483
>>143446
personally I found success with getting blood pumping to the fingers with some (very) submaximal pulling. For me, I had one of those portable fingerboards and would just pull on it to stimulate the fingers a bit. Also toyed with wrapping the stringy loop of the fingerboard around a dumbbell with low weight and lifting it up through all the different grip types i.e drag, to half crimp, to full crimp, then back.
My incredibly non objective boulder bro science says you need blood flow to the fingers to heal it, but also don't want to be pulling super hard on your sessions. Maybe a mix of, dial back climbing intensity (side note, having shorter sessions, even when keeping same amount of "try-hard", seems to work well) but add on some sort of active rehab between sessions would be helpful. Keep track of how you're feeling, check back weekly/periodically/whatever to see what changed (if anything)
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Apr 2023 05:31:33 UTC No. 143488
M4 was brutal. Apparently Mejdi actually did manage to solve it after the broadcast was over.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Apr 2023 06:29:28 UTC No. 143493
>>143488
I tuned in and out, were they supposed to jump into a press facing out or what
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Apr 2023 06:32:45 UTC No. 143494
just kidding, just saw his instagram story I was right
i'm basically a world cup class climber now
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Apr 2023 06:34:36 UTC No. 143495
>>143493
This was claimed by one of the event staff in the youtube comments so I'm not sure. It seemed like the press out was the intended beta, yeah.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Apr 2023 21:36:01 UTC No. 143556
>>141368
love the mammut for belaying on lead
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:47:40 UTC No. 143657
Kid from my home gym just won a regional comp. I wish I started climbing when I was young :(
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:26:30 UTC No. 143669
>>143657
Comp climbing is just suffer training and nervous performance in front of a crowd. Much more zen when it's just you, your belay slave and the rock.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Apr 2023 02:31:32 UTC No. 143697
I wish my brain wouldn't shut down as soon as I'm 2m off the ground bros...
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:13:55 UTC No. 143712
>>143697
Consider bouldering
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Apr 2023 08:32:52 UTC No. 143715
>>143697
I'd also recommend bouldering. You won't have the endurance of rope climbers but you'll be a lot stronger and more dynamic than them (at least that's my experience)
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Apr 2023 12:39:01 UTC No. 143725
>>143712
>>143715
I am bouldering, I can't handle any slabby volumes once I'm off the ground ;_; Probably need to tank more intentional falls, I think I've slipped like once in 2 years so I'm probably clooming way below max capabilities
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Wed, 26 Apr 2023 13:39:02 UTC No. 143731
>>143725
You are not a real climber, simple
Solved that for you
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:43:01 UTC No. 143753
>lead climbing an easy route
>about to reach to top
>slips and panicked
>shit myself while falling down
i can t go back to my local gym anymore...
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:27:04 UTC No. 143763
>>143725
go climb outside, by the time you get used to outdoor feet indoor feet will all feel like jugs
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Apr 2023 17:02:39 UTC No. 143774
>>143753
post tiktok video plz.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:05:45 UTC No. 143786
>>143725
>I can't handle any slabby volumes once I'm off the ground ;_;
I can understand that, my wife feels the same and if there are volumes sticking out below me on tricky slabs I also feel very uncomfortable.
Just do vertical stuff and overhangs if slabs feel bad
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:34:52 UTC No. 143791
my right foot is slightly larger than my left foot but for some reason the right foot is more comfortable in my tiny shoes than my left food is, funny how that works
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 01:39:57 UTC No. 143870
how do i prevent cramps when i'm climbing?
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 04:07:45 UTC No. 143897
>>143870
Supplement magnesium (I hope that's what it's called in english)
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 07:53:11 UTC No. 143916
>>143731
What's a real climber?
Or who?
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:13:22 UTC No. 143923
>>143916
Not you, since you have to ask
Stop looking for approval online
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 11:32:45 UTC No. 143930
>>143923
Answer the question
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:58:47 UTC No. 143933
>>143930
Make me
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:33:28 UTC No. 143944
>>143933
So you're full of shit as expected
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:14:38 UTC No. 143953
>>143944
Keep tugging on plastic
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:17:38 UTC No. 143954
fucking magnus just make another video where you climb rocks, BJJ is gay
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:51:25 UTC No. 143961
the /out/ thread died again i hope we get more rock climbers here because splitting the community is pretty gay even if we hate eachother and its the perfect time to climb outdoors now too
>>143954
kek i cant believe hes still making those videos, his old rock stuff was so comfy too
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 19:07:42 UTC No. 143975
>>143954
Agreed, I wanna see him climb again
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:18:43 UTC No. 143981
I had a very nice female encounter today. Sometimes I wish i were single, and more daring. Her smile was so nice, and welcoming. I had always thought that if she only looked at me, I'd see that she hadn't got a nice face. This wasn't true. The fact that she denies basically all others, but seemingly me, is also very attractive. I will remain loyal to my non-climbing, non-mysterious girlfriend. Such is life.
Thank you reading my blog post.
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 22:15:36 UTC No. 143994
Did a fun lil v7 over in clear creek canyon
https://youtu.be/dBDK5CQBbU0
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:20:48 UTC No. 144002
i just got back from a climbing trip and ran into/hung around eric horst w/ his wife in like 4 instances. didnt know who the guy was before meeting him. he was stoked on my partners send.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Apr 2023 10:55:26 UTC No. 144040
>>138607
>>tfw there are two small ledges in my office bathroom so I can hangboard while I waste company hours
My wife installed a hangboard in her clinic with some leftover covid grant money when all the gyms in our area were closed.
Walked in on her a few weeks back hangboarding while on the phone to patients.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Apr 2023 14:17:50 UTC No. 144050
>>143954
The one where he larps as military special ops was cool
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Apr 2023 14:23:02 UTC No. 144051
>>143954
Yeah, could not watch that one, stopped 5 mins in
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:02:26 UTC No. 144070
>>143916
https://www.climbing.com/news/real-
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Fri, 28 Apr 2023 19:13:22 UTC No. 144082
>>144070
>Real rock climbers are dirty. And homeless.
kek
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Apr 2023 02:26:48 UTC No. 144138
all the posters in here seem like gumbies. does anyone here actually spend several weeks at a time outside climbing or is it just me...?
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Apr 2023 04:39:55 UTC No. 144154
>>144138
>several weeks
I'm not a real climber, I have a job. Consequently I can spend 2 weeks max just climbing.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Apr 2023 04:42:21 UTC No. 144156
>>144146
The venues are supposed to have a cover so rain doesn't postpone. Who fucked up?
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Apr 2023 05:04:03 UTC No. 144160
>>143897
>I hope that's what it's called in english
Yes it's the same.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Apr 2023 05:53:41 UTC No. 144164
>>144138
whether this is bait or you actually mean this "I'm not like the other girls" tier comment you should feel bad about yourself
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Apr 2023 05:55:12 UTC No. 144165
>>143994
nice bud
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Apr 2023 05:58:36 UTC No. 144166
>>144156
squids opted for an outdoor venue
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Sat, 29 Apr 2023 06:13:05 UTC No. 144169
>>144138
>does anyone here actually spend several weeks at a time outside climbing
work, family and other hobbies don't allow that.
sounds comfy though, being a homeless neet
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Apr 2023 14:57:55 UTC No. 144193
for climbing outdoors how important is it to bring someone experienced with me if im just toproping and setting up anchors from the top?
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Sat, 29 Apr 2023 18:02:00 UTC No. 144212
>https://www.reddit.com/r/climbing/
lmao now I know where the 'I did V7 after a month' people come from
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Apr 2023 22:15:12 UTC No. 144230
>>144154
>>144164
>>144169
i guess confirmed. people who post herearent actually that much into it. just gym gumbies
>>144169
a lot of the people i have met living in the climbing destinations in north america have figured out how to make it work with their remote full time jobs or have it figured out in some way. some worked until 3pm and climbed the rest of the day. some brought their laptop to the crag one day. my last partner works for the cdn govt and they were furloughed so she could keep climbing.
i still have a homebase. it just costs ~$200 /mo after utilities and rent because i've set it up that way and can spend the rest of the time on the road climbing.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:01 UTC No. 144238
>>144212
christ in what world is that v7? I consider my gym grading pretty sandbagged but that would be a 4-5 absolute max
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Apr 2023 03:09:40 UTC No. 144265
>>144230
i mean i climb trad in california, you just remind me of all the annoying old fucks i grew up with that got old and stayed grumpy and shit
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Apr 2023 03:25:49 UTC No. 144270
>>144265
thats good. how often tho?
im not very old and am quite new to climbing though and people i meet have had wayyyyy more time/mileage so i'm quite open to learn. I'm there for the experience, and i try hard enough to train. but i did go deep quickly i suppose. climbed for 1.5 mo straight last summer. (usually 2on 1 off ofc)
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Apr 2023 03:29:16 UTC No. 144272
>>144212
>>144238
yeah thats laughable. video doesnt show the overhung-ness of the wall but that is clearly not a v8.
this is common in 2 of 3 of my nearest rope gyms in my city. their "5.11" is really a 5.9+
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Apr 2023 06:15:23 UTC No. 144281
>>144193
If you're creating your own anchors, it's advisable to have someone with experience along.
At the very least, watch a ton of youtube videos.
Picking the right tree, fixing the sling, equalization, how the sling goes over the edge can all contribute to the anchor holding 20 kN+ or collapsing when you take a minor swinging fall.
If its premade/bolted anchors, just run the rope through an additional screw carabiner for extra safety.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Apr 2023 06:20:09 UTC No. 144282
>>144230
I see there's been some sort of misunderstanding...
Im from Europe, it's entirely possible to work until 3pm then pick one of the 100+ crags within a 1 hour drive and climb 1-2 times/work week.
Even alpine routes are possible if ypu take a few hours off and start at 12ish.
But that's a bit different to climbing 2 weeks straight.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Apr 2023 15:29:35 UTC No. 144304
>>144298
It's a dynamic move. You're not supposed to be able to span it like that. None of the other climbers spanned it.
Some of the recent setting has been a bit tall-biased though imo. Men's finals last week were a tall man's game.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Apr 2023 23:54:30 UTC No. 144363
>>144212
lots of reddit v10 climbers in the world
Anonymous at Mon, 1 May 2023 00:21:34 UTC No. 144367
>>144270
You sound like a boomer who thinks everyone doing something different to you, are doing it wrong and therefore are not part of your little group.
Anonymous at Mon, 1 May 2023 01:28:38 UTC No. 144372
>>144270
what? why do you think climbing for 1.5 months 2 on 1 off is impressive? do you commonly take month long breaks from climbing? no wonder you're trash and venting on 4chan
Anonymous at Mon, 1 May 2023 03:59:57 UTC No. 144385
Who got second? /OUR GIRL/ GOT SECOND. She pulled a crazy beta break on W4, skipping half the boulder on the zone hold side. That kind of crap is why I love watching her compete. I wish she could manage these things more consistently rather than her usual podium or bomb out in qualis.
>>144298
That's the wrong beta for that one. A couple others tried that way but quickly changed to something less ridiculous. Ai had a rough round.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Mon, 1 May 2023 18:03:16 UTC No. 144440
>>144367
there is no 'little group.' there are those who climb outside, and those who don't. the people who do, you start to meet all over the world in different locations and figure out its a smaller group than you think. you sound like a jealous gumbie who doesn't. ur mad
>>144372
sounds like doing it for months straight is impressive to you and you are projecting that. its more than a hobby you do for a day for the people who actually do climb outside.
>do you commonly take month long breaks from climbing?
no. never have taken a break for >1wk
you sound mad though, if you are crying saying others are mad. stay mad.
Anonymous at Tue, 2 May 2023 03:56:52 UTC No. 144477
>>144440
You sound like you've climbed outdoors once only and you're very excited about it which is understandable but really annoying.
Anonymous at Tue, 2 May 2023 04:05:05 UTC No. 144479
Janja should stay away from competitions, much more interesting when she's not in and the winner's not obvious from the beginning
Anonymous at Tue, 2 May 2023 14:30:10 UTC No. 144517
>>144440
Very cringe. Please stop responding until you've climbed something higher than a 5b
Anonymous at Tue, 2 May 2023 21:42:02 UTC No. 144570
>>144385
Do you have a link to a video of the beta break?
Anonymous at Tue, 2 May 2023 23:27:31 UTC No. 144579
Bros I'm starting to think weighing 230 lbs is holding me back from climbing better
Anonymous at Wed, 3 May 2023 04:14:14 UTC No. 144601
>>144479
Janja should climb real rock
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Wed, 3 May 2023 04:56:40 UTC No. 144603
>>144601
She doesn't?
Anonymous at Wed, 3 May 2023 05:40:27 UTC No. 144604
>>144601
She has a couple of 9a redpoints and the first woman 8c onsight.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Wed, 3 May 2023 06:13:09 UTC No. 144605
>>144477
I just said I spend weeks climbing. Longest consecutive location was 1 full month.
>>144517
I climb 12 to 12+. Im new. Probably stronger than you though by the sounds of it. Cringe that you're trying that hard. You want to see my ticklist, faggot?
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Wed, 3 May 2023 07:31:44 UTC No. 144611
I lost track, who's the real climber here and who's not?
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Wed, 3 May 2023 09:49:38 UTC No. 144616
>>144611
i am real, everyone else is not
Anonymous at Wed, 3 May 2023 11:20:00 UTC No. 144621
>>144611
We are all real climbers in our mothers eyes.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Wed, 3 May 2023 11:51:00 UTC No. 144622
>>144605
wow you're so cool
Anonymous at Wed, 3 May 2023 13:01:26 UTC No. 144625
Anonymous at Wed, 3 May 2023 13:55:19 UTC No. 144626
yeah i'm thinking will is a fraud and never really sent burden of dreams. let's enjoy the real deal
https://youtu.be/uTZSILGTskA
Anonymous at Wed, 3 May 2023 14:56:59 UTC No. 144633
>>144611
None are, climbing is aid, a real climber fully actualizes the experience of climbing within his consciousness without actually moving his body.
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Wed, 3 May 2023 17:42:35 UTC No. 144654
>>144611
it appears that no one is. theyre mostly all indoors gumbies
Anonymous at Wed, 3 May 2023 22:26:11 UTC No. 144692
>>144611
Inside our hearts we all know we are not good enough and we will never amount to something
Anonymous at Thu, 4 May 2023 00:09:02 UTC No. 144709
how do I help make this general as comfy as the running general on /fit/ is
Anonymous at Thu, 4 May 2023 01:03:08 UTC No. 144712
>>144626
Why won't he release the footage? Sounds suspicious to me, probably trying to splice multiple videos together. Absolute fraud l.
Anonymous at Thu, 4 May 2023 20:47:13 UTC No. 144822
mods euqal gods
Anonymous at Thu, 4 May 2023 21:02:34 UTC No. 144823
new bread?
Anonymous at Fri, 5 May 2023 03:38:49 UTC No. 144882
๐๏ธ Anonymous at Fri, 5 May 2023 04:57:02 UTC No. 144889
BASED MODS