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Out of shape, and not sure what level I can climb, but dont want to push it
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Started this discussion. Last reply by John Hatch May. 10, 2009.
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Man those climbing gyms are pricey. I can't stand the idea of forking out for some indoor lycrafest. I guess I am just cheap, or maybeI just want to limit the amount of public humiliation I endure. so I put all the money I would have spent at an ind…
have never been to MC or BIW, but that seems like the best place to start, would like to find some other lowbies to do a Lovers Leap weekend with. Will probably stay in 5.7-5.9 range this summer. Back in the day I lead in the 10+ to 11- range,
Hi and welcome. I think it would be cool to chronicle my return to climbing. I was an avid climber during the mid '80's. I got introduced to it by the husband of a friend of my girlfriend. We hit it off and would go out climbing every chance we coul…
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- Hometown:
- SF
- What kind of climbs are you into:
- Trad
- About Me:
- 5.7 - 5.9 to start. I got old and fat, I used to climb multipitch in the valley 20 years (and 50 pounds) ago. I want to start up again and looking for the hookup.
- Favorite Climbing Areas:
- Valley, Meadows, Lovers Leap, Pinnacles, Castle Rock and out of the area, I liked Devils Tower and the Gunks
- How long have you been climbing?
- been out of it for a long time
- Are you willing to help new climbers?
- yes
- What can we do to improve the site?
- list members by level to simplify finding partners
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Man those climbing gyms are pricey. I can't stand the idea of forking out for some indoor lycrafest. I guess I am just cheap, or maybeI just want to limit the amount of public humiliation I endure. so I put all the money I would have spent at an indoor wall buying a bit more gear. almost 400 bucks at REI, but I got a harness that fits, a rope, a dozen slings, and even a cool chalkbag. so I am ready to go out !! scared but stoked too, maybe choogle on up valley way next week, no partner yet, but… Continue
Posted on May 9, 2009 at 8:44pm —
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Hi and welcome. I think it would be cool to chronicle my return to climbing. I was an avid climber during the mid '80's. I got introduced to it by the husband of a friend of my girlfriend. We hit it off and would go out climbing every chance we could. He was the better climber, but I had my moments. During that time, he got divorced, and I split up with my girlfriend, but we kept climbing. We also got stoned a lot. In June of '88 we got very high indeed on the Nose of El Cap. Unfortunately, the… Continue
Posted on April 19, 2009 at 10:26am —
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