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I moved to Denver, joined the new climbing gym with the tallest walls in the country, got shoes and a chalk bag, and am going bouldering tonight for the first time. I am also in my late 30s with bad flexibility so I am prepared to suck. Am I doing it right?
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Oct 10, 2018 23:38
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poo poo Help me do it better
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Oct 11, 2018 00:19
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meowmeowmeowmeow posted:Make sure you have fun Will try my best
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Oct 11, 2018 00:24
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spwrozek posted:There is a bunch of cool climbing people in Denver and some not. I don't think any goons climb at Earth treks Englewood though. But yeah, just have fun. That gym is cool. What a loving blast that was. Failed on this 1.2 a bunch and want to scend it badly. I could have stayed for another hour or more easy but had to go  Edit: Oops v2 ShaneB fucked around with this message at 04:03 on Oct 11, 2018 |
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Oct 11, 2018 03:11
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Hivemind: I want to get some quickdraws to begin sport climbing. After some insomnia reading last night, it seems the go-to is the petzl spirit xpress. I found them on gear express for like $17-18 which seems great, only a few bucks over the Djinns. That being said, is there any real reason to get anything else for sport? I think trad is a long while off and I'd likely just rather have great sport and great trad stuff separate in the long run I wager. Also, what lengths do I want to get? A friend was suggesting just getting some alpine draws for longer needs. Do I want 6 shorter 6 longer, 8 and 4, etc? Also: rope. For basic beginner sport do I care about dry? I figure it's not necessary and adds a ton of cost. Suggestions on length and a go-to good rope?
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Oct 23, 2018 18:01
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Happiness Commando posted:My perennial advice for sport gear is: cool i know what like 3 of these things are so time to read more about poo poo i have to buy. but in all honesty thanks for the feedback and assistance.
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Oct 23, 2018 19:00
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Hauki posted:and down the rabbit hole we go 
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Oct 23, 2018 23:12
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Moosejaw is giving 30% store bucks back and I'm really close to getting the Mammut Infinity Dry and using the like $80 store credit to finishing up the locking biners and slings and poo poo I need to finish my sport climbing rack. This is, like, a totally good idea right? :| edit: awwh gently caress the 30% seems to be gone ShaneB fucked around with this message at 16:34 on Oct 31, 2018 |
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Oct 31, 2018 16:31
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Yeah I've been about 190 the majority of my adult life, and for a brief period got down to about 170. I remember that feeling drastically different. Then I slowly crept back up to 190ish and stay here all the time. Now that I'm climbing, this weight is feeling like a curse... I really want to get back down to moderately lean so I'm not hauling these extra lbs up a wall. And runchild is right, just count the drat calories and get a drat scale. When I was busting my rear end I essentially ate no carbs during the week, and from Friday night to Sunday morning would eat whatever I wanted. It worked great and was a totally necessary mental break.
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Nov 6, 2018 16:08
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jiggerypokery posted:Being lighter is definitely better for climbing, but getting lighter is definitely worse for training and it's a poor trade off. A good training session > drilling bad, lazy habits because your hungry. Not sure this is an either or situation.
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Nov 8, 2018 17:42
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Very real in here atm
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Nov 15, 2018 22:23
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I'm gonna brag for my dude Hauki and congratulate him on sending (and basically flashing) his first 5.10a indoors last night. We've been climbing a lot since we caught the bug and I'm proud of him for continuing to be slightly better than me. I definitely am noticing small incremental growth in my own climbing, too. I was able to send a particularly annoying 5.9 for the second time after failing a bunch on it over the previous weeks, and get a V3 boulder problem first time that I had only sent once before, even after having done a lot of climbing already that night. And I made a lot more progress on a challenging overhang V3 that I think I can get next time. TL, DR - climbing is fun, feeling like you're getting better is fun.
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Nov 16, 2018 18:09
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Hauki posted:I wanna go back again today, but I think that's a Bad Idea after two consecutive days of climbing already you fried son
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Nov 16, 2018 19:58
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spwrozek posted:Where do you guys climb? Englewood Earth treks. It's awesome.
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Nov 17, 2018 04:28
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spwrozek posted:I am at Golden ET. I still haven't made it over to the new gym. Come on in one weekend for a marathon day and show us some stuff.
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Nov 17, 2018 06:43
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spwrozek posted:I will let you know. I spend most weekends up in Dillon now that ski season is going but I am sure I will be in Denver sometime. I'm trying hard to avoid getting into skiing.
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Nov 18, 2018 01:38
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Thinking about nabbing a bouldering pad during holiday sales. Opinions on best "all-around" type pad? I'm eyeballing the Drop Zone but hear the padding wears out quickly.
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Nov 19, 2018 19:13
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Happiness Commando posted:My perennial advice for sport gear is: spwrozek posted:Good advice. Here is my personal recommendation though. Can you help a bro out and give me a shopping list for Cyber sales? I have a set of draws with Hauki so we are set there, and he nabbed a rope on sale recently. Beyond that, what slings and such are needed for creating anchors would be great to know.
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Nov 26, 2018 18:14
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meowmeowmeowmeow posted:IMO if you don't know what you need to build an anchor you should take a class on building them. They're straight forward but you gently caress up people can die, not something you want to learn on YouTube. Yes, I do not plan on dying.
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Nov 26, 2018 22:06
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meowmeowmeowmeow posted:Great, please don't. Trust me when I say I am a True Goon who overly researches and prepares for everything possible. I appreciate the advice for sure. I have a mentor who trad climbs and gym resources as well. I will not kill myself or others.
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Nov 27, 2018 02:09
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I had 6 or so days off due to the holiday and family stuff, and last night felt incredibly fresh. I was climbing as hard as I ever have been and never got pumped, and even after attempting routes that, for me, were about the top of my ability I felt ready to go again after some short rest. A route that had, a few weeks ago, been out of my abilities was now an easy warm-up. This makes me think I am either doing something wrong with my recovery or that longer rest periods are just generally good sometimes. I'm leaning towards the former. As I'm hitting my late 30s, I've definitely found that my body is generally shittier. I'm hoping that getting back on the creatine/beta-alanine/BCAA supplementation will be enough recovery help without going into supplementation overdrive or psuedo-science.
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Nov 28, 2018 14:27
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Sharks Eat Bear posted:How’s your sleep usually? That for me feels like the most important factor in recovery and that fresh feeling 7-8 every night. It's one thing I do well.
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Nov 29, 2018 05:56
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Suicide Watch posted:I'll be in Chicago for an upcoming weekend, wondering if there are any good gyms to check out? There's a big First Ascent in the Avondale neighborhood. Heard good things.
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Nov 30, 2018 01:14
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jiggerypokery posted:Maybe you do too much in your average session. No heard of creatine being used for recovery, what makes you think it's a good way to go? It's more just part of an overall performance package, to be honest. Also nice Red Dwarf av.
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Dec 1, 2018 00:15
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jiggerypokery posted:Do just train with it and stop taking it before a trip to drop the water weight or do you keep taking it? There's not really that much water weight in my experience. I'd rather have the muscle endurance and ATP reserves, as I get wiped.
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Dec 1, 2018 17:32
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Ubiquitus posted:This isn't something I've personally researched, but I'm hoping someone else has. All the science on them is same as placebo. I'm honestly surprised they are still considered effective.
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Dec 1, 2018 21:44
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My wife is getting going with climbing and inherited an old unused pair of shoes from like 10 years ago. They are solid looking beginner shoes, but are still 10 years old. Is the rubber usable? Should I like sand off an outer layer of hard stuff?
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Dec 27, 2018 16:43
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Sweet. Free shoes good. No more rentals at the gym!
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Dec 27, 2018 16:54
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Ffffffff that sucks man. Was looking forward to climbing with you soon.
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Dec 27, 2018 17:28
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Hauki posted:they only had the vapor Vs left in bizarro sizes though, which I suppose is just as well because I need a lot of other things before I need a new pair of shoes More draws and bouldering pads my lad
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Dec 27, 2018 21:44
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I'm working there with other chonks. Trying to go from 198 back to 170ish, eventually. That will take awhile, but at least I'm back to 193. Also I bouldered the other day for the first time in awhile, as I've just been top roping. I flashed 2 new v3s and cleaned another, which was new for me. I am now sore and reminded I need to boulder way more. ShaneB fucked around with this message at 16:17 on Jan 17, 2019 |
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Jan 17, 2019 16:15
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Partial Octopus posted:The instincts fit like a dream. Thanks for recommending them. Do you have a wide toebox or just wide foot in general?
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Jan 23, 2019 19:49
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I feel kind of frustrated that I've already more-or-less plateaued at being able to climb every V2 boulder problem but maybe 33% of the V3s, and every 5.9 but maybe 15% of the 5.10's. I feel like I've been here for 8 weeks or so. The only growth I've felt in that time is being able to get a single 5.10 that was bugging me after failing it 5x or so. I kind of thought just keeping at it would make me better, but I think my lack of technique is letting me down even more than my generally average strength/fitness, and it's awfully hard to learn technique when you don't know what you are supposed to be doing in the first place. What are the best ways to push through plateaus?
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Feb 11, 2019 23:02
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M. Night Skymall posted:Climbing V7s and V8s that are actually V7s for years now crew checking in.. This is good advice. The pleateau is maybe 8 weeks but I've been climbing for maybe 4ish months. Still not a ton, no.
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Feb 12, 2019 16:22
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At what point should I start thinking about upgrading my shoes from the noob friendly scarpa origins I have? I don't wanna throw money at shoes that aren't going to help me more than just practicing, but I think I could deal with something less comfortable if they perform better.
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Feb 18, 2019 02:51
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Slimy Hog posted:I've never heard anyone say that they on-sighted a gym bouldering problem, and instead have heard flash more often. Is that a my gym only thing or does the community as a whole not say on site for gym problems? Never heard it for a gym problem ever.
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Feb 20, 2019 00:08
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George H.W. oval office posted:Speaking of silly sport here’s a fun video of Honnold reviewing movie climbing scenes. He is surprisingly charismatic for a guy I originally heard described as Autistic.
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Feb 20, 2019 22:09
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Anyone seen/checked out the new Drop Zone pad to compare to the older one? I can't imagine it being WORSE but you never know. Good sale at backcountry right now and I am itching to get on some real rock ASAP.
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Feb 21, 2019 19:48
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Also Alex Megos has been showing up to the Englewood CO Earth Treks a bit lately. I watched him lead a 5.13c like it wasn't anything the other day, and now I need to spy on him boulder at the moment. Working from the climbing gym is fun. I need to do this more often.
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Feb 21, 2019 19:56
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Sharks Eat Bear posted:Exactly when and how much of a limitation it will be may vary from person to person, but my guess is that for most, over-reliance on static climbing would start holding you back around the V4/5.12 level. Even V3s "at my gym" (the mantra of all climbers, right?) very frequently seem to require some kind of dynamic movement. Or at least do for me, as my static movement isn't great with my lack of core/rotational strength.
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Feb 22, 2019 00:34
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