I've been interested in climbing (sports climbing mainly but traditional rock climbing as well) for a couple of years now, but I don't know where and how to begin. I live in Indianapolis Ind...
Have you considered Australia. There is so much climbing to be done within close proximity of most capital cities, or you can travel and get to a lot of multipitch climbing on varied rock. A lot of th...
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Wayne Busch Gainesville, Florida
...ido in August to trek (Daisetuzan, shiretoko and Akan), it was so great.
Now, I look for some good rock climbing area around Tokyo, chichibu national parc, or in Japan in general. I live in Atsugi...
Hi,
I live and work in the Bay Area. I am a hard-core climbing fan (ice-climbing, rock-climbing, expeditions, hikes; have summitted McKinley and Aconcagua). Currently, due to busy work life, I can...
...lings and some chocks are essentially 'consumables'; periodic replacement is part of the price of climbing.
While I'm here, I have a q too. Since rock climbing is more a means to a ...
...route after route. When I do gym sessions, I typically pull 15 or 20 routes inside 2-3 hours. A full day of climbing outside, and I may only get 5 routes, 10 at the MOST. So, when you do move to doing...
...message was bounced back - user/account unknown. If the author (or anyone else who knows about Hells Canyon climbing) is out there, I'm interested in the details. A deja search and quick web sear...
...here,
There's this rumor around that there are several celebs learning to climb on the Petra Cliffs Climbing Center in Burlington Vermont.
Franky I wasn't sure if this is a good idea t...
Ken,
Where exactly are you? If you're located near the DC area and are at all interested in climbing outside, I'd try joining the Mountaineering Section of the Potomac Appalachian Trail ...
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I am reading it on and off.. Too busy lately, but I do find time to get out to some climbing trips with girls. Few of us are going to red rocks soon, planning Nepal, Thailand & India trips....
Closest great climbing is at City of Rocks. Great sport and trad routes and should be on any climbers must visit sites. Lot's of climbing on the volcanic outcroppings along the Snake from Pocatel...
I'm keen to read about climbing accidents and how they happened/could have been avoided. Actual cases or experiences would be preffered. Often, I read in the news about a climber who was badly in...
The fear of flames thread got me thinking...
Why do I pipe up and down in rec.climbing?
1) I enjoy meeting new climbing partners and making friends through this forum.
2) Information I get...
I am thinking about taking an ice climbing course this winter somewhere up North? I have 10 years of traditional climbing experience and 4 fours of big wall experience. Any suggestions on a good guide...
...o significantly handicap those who want to make the transition to real rock, especially if you prefer sport climbing, or that is what is most available to you.
There are many paths to enlightenmen...
I want to thank everyone for their input on the question of 'is creatine worth it for climbing?' After some research, here's what I've found:
First, Creatine CAN (most likely W...
...the bolt chopping thread between 'Bumbling up the Diamond' and 'I can't find large size climbing shoes' on rec.climbing? What a moronic thing to do. Now you can argue about ch...
...rs are popular with the guides, rangers. I prefer 5.10 Guide Almighty's. With them, I don't bring climbing shoes at all. Good climbing,
Wayne Busch Gainesville, Florida...
if you're interested in trad climbing, learning outside is really the only way to go (as far as I'm concerned). outside is less forgiving for ALL mistakes, not just 'newbie' ones. ...
Please post your climbing accidents at:
In addition to the park entrance fee, the U.S. has other peak climbing fees. For example Mt. Rainier charges a fee of $25 to every person climbing Mt.
...d like a wise idea to pick the brains of the more experienced people here before I set off on my first trad climbing trip this weekend.
My climbing buddies and me have two complete racks, good gui...
...at me, I did search deja, and have come up with little, and yeah I recall vaguely the article in one of the climbing mags withing the past year or so. With that said:
I want to get into ice climbi...
I need to know where i can found info on how built a artificial ice climbing structure (Tower)...
It appears, due to the climbing ranger at Red Rocks, that starting next month no early entry passes will be granted. Gates will then be open at 6 am. instead of 7 am.
It just seems like the rules ...
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