Rock Climbing

[Arielfn93]

Has anybody Rock Climbed? I am going to start. Ah, Mt. Everest, I will come for you in a few years.

 

[yoyo93]

Nope, but I plan to start (if you start)

 

[Arielfn93]

Has anybody here climbed Mt. Everest? My goal is to do that, after lots of training.

 

[polysisterchick]

Only in my dreams, there is no way i could climb it!! Plus Im sorta afraid of high places!!

 

[DAWGPOUNDAJ]

LOL Okay I saw this post when I was just scrolling down the main page and "rock climbing" caught my 22 year old self's attention! lol If any of your are planning on starting to rock climb feel free to ask me any questions or PM me. Rock climbing is one of my favorite activites and to be honest, I have a severe problem with heights and can do it. So polysisterchick you can do Everest! Just start small!

 

[Arielfn93]

Cool, did you have to take classes, or are you taking classes?
Because we are trying to see if I can take a class for it before going on any mountains.

 

[DAWGPOUNDAJ]

If you can take classes or visit a rock climbing gym and practice with ropes first that is definitely a plus. Climbing with ropes up a wall as simple as the ones they offer at local amusement parks will give you an idea of your own upper body and lower body strength. Though your best bet is to try a rope climb with a minimum of 50 feet to start. That will do a small job of testing your muscular endurance as well.

Climbing is actually mostly about finding the proper footholds and using your legs to push yourself up, but there are times when your footholds may break off and just in case you ALWAYS want to be strong enough for one of your arms to be able to support your entire body weight. It's also important to make sure your upper body is strong enough because a major thing that beginners do is they try to find handgrips and they attempt to pull themselves up. The biggest mistake is when someone is reaching out with their fingertips to grab the next hold and then they jump a little, grab it, and wind up needing to do a chin up because their feet are no longer on those lovely little footholds they had before. It's best to go for handholds within your easy reach so look for the easiest ways up to start.

To answer your question I actually never saw an artificial rock climbing wall until I was 17. I grew up in a rock climbing family so just always went with them, and they taught me how to. In high school I taught some of my friends how to do it and we would do small climbs without ropes. (By small I mean about 15 feet, I do NOT recommend that anyone try that unless they are over deep water because 15 feet is acutally a story and a half.)

I would also steer away from any mountains for a few years. It takes time to really perfect it and get quick enough to react if something happens. I've been doing this since I was 12 and am probably the only person I know who rock climbs who has not broken anything, and that has been just through dumb luck on my part because I have had some nasty falls. My worst was probably 25-30 feet into water. Not fun, very painful, and it was a nice reminder to my ego. ALWAYS climb with ropes and make sure to talk to someone at a store who actually knows what they are talking about. Do not take advice from someone who was just hired at Dicks Sporting Goods and has no clue about how to use the equipment.

So if you use ropes as often as possible and are smart about it you'll have a great time! Hit me up with any more questions that you have!

 

[Arielfn93]

Thanx, that was a lot of good info, You had to buy your equipment right? Or did they have equipment for you at the indoor places you went?

 

[polysisterchick]

well, the next time I see a rock climbing wall and if i have money I will try to climb again... funny thing is, rollercoasters go up high and I love them!

 

[Arielfn93]

I am going to see if Rock Climbing is my thing then if it is I will do that instead of swimming, but I can already tell I am connetcted to it though, it sounds soooooo fun!

 

[Arielfn93]

Well gotta see what kinda things there are here for rock climbing

 

[yoyo93]

Hay, would anyone know what would be a good Rock climbing place? I mean Arielfn and I were planning to do it together. And is it like a corse or is it a training thing? Just want to know THANX!

 

[Arielfn93]

I am going to see that yoyo, dont worry, I'm all over it and I will tell you about it

 

[yoyo93]

Thankey!!!!

 

[Arielfn93]

I am still wondering if they, wait they do give the equipment
I think

 

[Arielfn93]

I'm preety much an expert on how you climb Mt. Everest, I read a book that tells you all about it, I know what Crampons are, I know how to climb the Lohtase Face, It hink that is how you spell it.

 

[yoyo93]

good............

 

[Arielfn93]

Alothough, we have to have really big lungs the air is really thin up there

 

[yoyo93]

uhhhhhhhhh

 

[Arielfn93]

Well you have to be able to hold your breath for a long time