🧵 /cg/ - Climbing General
Anonymous at Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:52:56 UTC No. 213492
~~Skateboarding Edition~~
>Where do I start?
People typically start in the gym and branch off outdoors and find their niche, be it bouldering, trad, sport or a mixture of the above. Some never leave the gym at all. Ultimately it doesn't matter - just get started and enjoy yourself.
>How fit do I have to be to start? Do I have to be able to do x amount of pull-ups?
Being light, strong and flexible helps at the higher levels but climbing is open to almost anyone and is fairly intuitive to most. Even if your body is feeble and weak now, you will develop strength over time by virtue of just climbing. Climbing is a holistic sport and success often hinges upon many factors, not just strength and power, but having these qualities definitely helps when you breach into the higher grades.
>What shoes do I buy?
If you're starting out in the gym, don't worry too much: get some snug shoes without dead space that don't cause you lasting pain. Some people (such as the famed shoe designer Heinz Mariacher) recommend wearing soft shoes when you're starting out -- this makes sense since your footwork will probably suck and the increased feedback will pay dividends over time. You really don't need fancy expensive shoes when you're starting out, but certain shoe properties help send harder problems (e.g. stiff shoes for standing on tiny granite edges or soft shoes for sandstone/gritstone smears).
Here are some useful resources for sizing:
>https://sizesquirrel.com/
>https://rockrun.com/blogs/the-flas
Old thread:
>>207446
This anon is a faggot:
>>212606
Anonymous at Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:56:56 UTC No. 213494
>>213492
Let's see here.
>Faggot edition title
>Bitched about making this thread in the first place
>Quotes random reddit faggot because he triggered him, what a reddit thing to do.
Fucking terrible start to the new thread, but maybe it's salvageable.
Anonymous at Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:00:14 UTC No. 213495
I went to a boulderfest last weekend. It was similar to indoor competitions where you have a certain amount of time to climb as much as you can and record everything on a score sheet. The organizers put colored tape on every boulder problem prior to the event so that you could easily identify them. It was a lot of fun. I certainly got a lot of mileage in; 40 boulder problems in 3 hours.
>>213494
I keep my promises >>212611
Anonymous at Mon, 14 Oct 2024 18:29:24 UTC No. 213499
An here’s the thread for outdoor climbing specifically:
>>>/out/2728649
Anonymous at Mon, 14 Oct 2024 23:22:19 UTC No. 213521
>>213494
thanks for setting the tone
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 03:50:54 UTC No. 213530
>>213492
>~~Skateboarding Edition~~
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok
want to start climbing after 2 solid years of weight lifting/strength training. am a skinny fat deyl atm, only gravel bike and skate most days. see you guys in 2027 :)
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 03:57:49 UTC No. 213531
>>213530
skinnyfat is not a bad place to start honestly. just go for it anon.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:19:54 UTC No. 213559
>>213556
Who? Is she some kind of insta thot?
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:55:13 UTC No. 213564
>>213559
>Hannah Meul is a German rock climber who specialises in competition bouldering and bouldering. She won the silver medal in bouldering at the 2022 IFSC Climbing European Championships and has placed second three times on the IFSC Climbing World Cup circuit.
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:36:01 UTC No. 213648
>>213635
mossy
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:35:46 UTC No. 213652
>>213564
that's a lot of words just to say "yes"
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:34:01 UTC No. 213662
>>213507
Fit-wise they are similar, but the Mandala has less volume in the toe and forefoot in the same size. But it will stretch enough over tine. Its heel is way better though. Hoping they put the same heel on an update for the skwama in the future. Skwama is better for over hang stuff and compared to the no-edge Mandala, which wont catch on stuff as well or allow you to pull a lot with your toes. Its great on slabs and vertical edges, atleast those which you get in indoor gyms. Good shoe, but a bit niche. Mandala is a good complement to the skwama or similar shoes I think. But the no edge lacks the versatility, if you only want one shoe. Cant say much about lifespan yet but the build quality is very good and the noedge supposedly lasts a bit longer before you need to resole.
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:27:20 UTC No. 213667
>>213652
she is a professional. what competitions have you won?
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:57:44 UTC No. 213681
>>213662
Thanks anon, you're the best!
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:45:54 UTC No. 213687
Any helmets that fit round heads?? Most brands I've tried on have a more oval fit and are either tight on the sides or have lots of room in the back.
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:20:51 UTC No. 213698
>>213667
How many competitinos have you even been in faggot?
>>213495
I'm the anon you quoted LMFAO, I can't believe you're this much of a redditor. Have you competed yet anon?
>OOOOOMPHHH, IM GUNNA... SPECTATE.... I MUST.... WOOOCH OTHERS CLOIMB
Kill yourself.
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:05:29 UTC No. 213704
Speaking of competitions, all the talk in the last thread convinced me to check them out and, damn, there was some cool climbing in the Seoul lead final.
Especially the British chick, Erin, who started her climb about 47min into the broadcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt5
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:35:58 UTC No. 213706
>>213648
no moss inside tho
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:40:15 UTC No. 213707
>>213704
I think Erin will win at least one WC next season. Shes got the dynamic new school attributes, but already very powerful for her age. Plus has a big wing span. Good slab climber too. Once she grows into her body and becomes more confident I think she can be really good.
Anonymous at Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:46:37 UTC No. 213718
>>213698
>Have you competed yet anon?
Did you even read the post that you are quoting? I competed in a (amateur) bouldering competition last weekend haha. And again, I don't watch comp climbing. You are barking up the wrong tree.
I quoted you in the OP as a joke, but I should have left it alone. Let's just leave this shit in the last thread. Tell me something about you anon. Any recent happenings in your climbing world? Goals/plans?
Anonymous at Fri, 18 Oct 2024 02:06:40 UTC No. 213788
>>213718
>I quoted you in the OP as a joke, but I should have left it alone. Let's just leave this shit in the last thread. Tell me something about you anon. Any recent happenings in your climbing world? Goals/plans?
Fuck. That's wholesome. Wasn't expecting you to be an adult about this. I'm planning an outdoor trip pretty soon. Been a few months since I hit the crag, was too busy this summer. Also thinking of starting to hangboard since regular climbing doesn't work my fingers anymore. My gym is setting really interesting routes lately, really bizarre shit that's fun to figure out.
What's your favorite type of boulder? Overhang? Slab?