First Time Rock Climbing Reddit A subreddit for the indoor bouldering community, Take with the people there to see if you can get a lesson with one of the trainers to get you started, My first time ever rock climbing (indoor of course lol) Definitely looking super sloppy so any advice is always welcome! But I enjoyed it a lot and it's definitely something I'm going to make room for in my life! Ive only been top rope climbing at the gym twice and didnt go for any hard routes, just wanted to get comfortable being higher up on the wall and got too tired before trying to go up the grades, From climbing styles and gear to safety protocols and common challenges, this guide will help you prepare for your first climbing experience—indoors or out, This saves on that precious arm strength and keeps weight over those legs, I almost solely roped for the first year or so and started bouldering this past winter, The mere fact that you are unsure of the equipment you need to lead climb tells me that you are clearly not going to lead safely, - trim it My first climbing friend reiterates this to me all the time, but each grade is exponentially harder than the last, grades you can climb? I mean, I 17 votes, 46 comments, Just wear loose fitting trousers and a random tshirt, I have been bouldering for the last two months and just started completing a few v3s, although mostly a v2 climber, Take your time, don't rush into anything, I climb 2-3 times a week and I currently climb V3 and 5, Regardless of any advice you may receive while using this forum, it is your personal responsibility to make sure that you are fully trained to handle the great deal of risk involved in climbing and related activities, It's not a line, it's an exponential curve of difficulty, Sep 4, 2023 · I’ve been curious about rock climbing for a long time, 2, Dedicated to increasing all our knowledge about how to better improve at our sport, There is a variety of different things you can do to start climbing, Top roping (which can be done on the same route, just needs to be set up by a leader first) is where the rope is already through an anchor at the top of the climb, Whenever I take friends climbing for their first time I tell them to wear whatever they would feel comfortable doing yoga in at the front of the class, I've "trained" since at least year 1, although entirely on the wall-- almost entirely working problems set by the gym, Try to keep your arms We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us, I was asked to go rock climbing as a first date kinda thing, with this guy I've liked for a while, I made sure to drink water during and after climbing, and we went out Reddit's rock climbing training community, Anything related to indoor (and outdoor) goes, 6, Rock climbing has a broad range of disciplines, with each requiring differing types of gear and training, Except for with rock climbing! We are going tonight, how do I avoid getting those flappers? beginner climber here, climbing every other day or so, To a first approximation, every climbing nation set up their own system, Reddit's rock climbing training community, Practice gripping the holds as lightly as you need to to stay on the wall when you are climbing your normal routes, I went indoor rock climbing for the first time yesterday, Aug 8, 2024 · Want to start rock climbing? Learn beginner tips including safety, best practices for taking indoor classes, outdoor easy climbs, and what gear you’ll need, You don’t want them so tight that it’s very painful, but you don’t want them to feel absolutely comfortable, I find that your rate of improvement is fastest when you're climbing for at least an hour (closer to two is ideal), three times a week, If your footing isn't stable then you'll fall, I learned to build anchors in Joshua Tree, set up my first top rope in Red Rock, learned to lead on sport in Tucson, and really got to push myself in Boulder, Moab, Smith Rock, etc, The first climbing book I read before I even started climbing, From advice on which gym to visit to videos of world cup IFSC climbers, you can find it all here, Basically, I am not where I want to be but not starting from ground zero, The climbing gym can be pretty intimidating for someone new, so try just to focus on doing what looks fun or sounds fun without worrying about how you look in comparison to others, A guy at my local climbs regularly in his work shirt and some chino type trousers, I bought a rope, and we are both belay certified, but that's about the end of our knowledge of how it works, I find that women have a harder time building up strength for bouldering then men, Edit: I appreciate all the advice and replies! I'm feel more confident I’ve been climbing for a few years, and have been lucky enough to travel and learn all over the western half of the country at some amazing destinations, How long did it take you to climb a 5,
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