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Rock Climbing Photos
#11
RE: Rock Climbing Photos
I fell off an indoor rock wall about five feet from the top and I never want to do that again.

Except when I purposefully jump off shit while attached to a bungee... Big Grin

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#12
RE: Rock Climbing Photos
(September 23, 2014 at 8:31 pm)Chad32 Wrote: I would expect rock climbers to use gloves, but you do it bare handed? How do you even have skin on the front anymore?

I like climbing, but I'd rather climb trees or something. Things with places I can really wrap my hands around, and something to catch me if I fall. If only pine trees had low branches. They tend to just grow them on the upper third.

Yeah, well sometimes people use something called a tape glove, which is made out something similar to sports tape. It actually protects the back of your hand. You need your fingertips to be as sensitive as possible really. A glove would be pretty inhibiting. Sometimes enough skin loss, especially on the tips of your fingers will cause you to have to stop climbing for a few days. I'm sort of extra bleedy.

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#13
RE: Rock Climbing Photos
Nice pics. I used to climb a bit, up until I turned 30 or so. After that I stuck to alpine climbing.

Regarding falling, yeah it's pretty common when you're roped. Climbing sans rope? Don't fall. Big Grin I can recall vividly the first time I caught my buddy on a lead fall when he was way to far above his last pro. Scary, for both of us - but he didn't crater. Completely different experience from a top-rope fall.
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#14
RE: Rock Climbing Photos
I value my hands too much for that kind of thing. My eyes may be crap, but my hands are fine.
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#15
RE: Rock Climbing Photos
(September 23, 2014 at 10:54 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Nice pics. I used to climb a bit, up until I turned 30 or so. After that I stuck to alpine climbing.

Regarding falling, yeah it's pretty common when you're roped. Climbing sans rope? Don't fall. Big Grin I can recall vividly the first time I caught my buddy on a lead fall when he was way to far above his last pro. Scary, for both of us - but he didn't crater. Completely different experience from a top-rope fall.

I think I remember you saying that. You should come out to Smith Rock sometime and get back into it, start easy.
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#16
RE: Rock Climbing Photos
(September 24, 2014 at 1:10 am)CapnAwesome Wrote:
(September 23, 2014 at 10:54 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Nice pics. I used to climb a bit, up until I turned 30 or so. After that I stuck to alpine climbing.

Regarding falling, yeah it's pretty common when you're roped. Climbing sans rope? Don't fall. Big Grin I can recall vividly the first time I caught my buddy on a lead fall when he was way to far above his last pro. Scary, for both of us - but he didn't crater. Completely different experience from a top-rope fall.

I think I remember you saying that. You should come out to Smith Rock sometime and get back into it, start easy.

Not with this broken old body. Big Grin
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#17
RE: Rock Climbing Photos
That's awesome, CA.

I do a lot of indoor climbing (or used to, not so much since I had surgery on my stomach) and it's probably the best sport/workout there is. Don't do so much outdoor climbing on account of living somewhere where there isn't anywhere to do it, though there are some amazing spots around the UK for it.
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RE: Rock Climbing Photos
(September 25, 2014 at 5:01 am)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: That's awesome, CA.

I do a lot of indoor climbing (or used to, not so much since I had surgery on my stomach) and it's probably the best sport/workout there is. Don't do so much outdoor climbing on account of living somewhere where there isn't anywhere to do it, though there are some amazing spots around the UK for it.

That's sweet, another rock climber on the board. I say if you own a pair of climbing shoes, you are a rock climber. I've heard the UK has awesome/scary climbing in it. I'm thinking of doing a cross Europe trip this next year. Spain, France, Greece, Turkey, Italy. That sort of thing.

(September 24, 2014 at 1:06 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:
(September 24, 2014 at 1:10 am)CapnAwesome Wrote: I think I remember you saying that. You should come out to Smith Rock sometime and get back into it, start easy.

Not with this broken old body. Big Grin

You know, I'm in Yosemite right now, but I might go up to Oregon sometime soon. Maybe we could hike up Mt. Hood or something.
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