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Well you don't want to be carrying anything that might hurt if you fall on it, which is... well anything. I've heard of people getting huge nasty bruises and cuts from landing on keys and stuff like that. I'd say though if you can get cargo pants with the pockets down on the sides of your lower legs or something that might not be so bad since you'd be less likely to land with weight there than if they were in a side or back pocket? I only do bouldering so I don't know how much of a worry this is for roped climbing.
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guppy posted:I am introducing friends to the hobby, with some success. A lot of them are fit and take to it no problem, but I have one friend who -- although she has been very gung-ho -- is having a lot of trouble getting going because she's out of shape. She isn't even doing routes right now, just using whatever handholds are handy, and still can't reliably get up the wall, and generally only manages 1-2 attempts per evening. Maybe try doing traverses across the walls (side to side) using whatever holds are available? It depends strongly on how your gym is setup but this can be fun and can have a mix of challenging and easier sections, while also teaching you some of the technique of how to grip various holds without wearing you out quite as much as climbing up the wall. E: I'm talking about a bouldering wall here in case that wasn't obvious. WhatEvil fucked around with this message at 16:44 on Aug 18, 2013 |
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Bouldering problems tend to have fewer holds than some of the taller roped walls. At my gym they range from about 5 to 15 holds depending on the type and location, so if stamina is an issue it could be good to use some of the shorter routes. That said I'm not all that experienced (~8 months) and I've only ever done bouldering so I don't actually know how roped climbing compares in practice.
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