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How long have you been rock climbing?

less than 6 months
1
1%
6-12 months
5
7%
1-2 years
13
19%
3-4 years
15
22%
5-6 years
10
14%
7-8 years
3
4%
9-10 years
9
13%
over 10 years
13
19%
 
Total votes: 69
no grain
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed Oct 09, 2002 6:55 pm

Post by no grain »

I'd say a little under two and a half years. The first time I ever climbed was outside, totally stellar.
No big deal.
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Gretchen
Posts: 2064
Joined: Fri Sep 20, 2002 1:16 pm

Post by Gretchen »

Spoonman, we need to have a party in your gym!! Winter boulderfest bash! I think I'll be able to climb the Elmo wall!!!
Just genuinely disengenuous.
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charlie
Posts: 3219
Joined: Fri Jul 18, 2003 4:55 pm

Post by charlie »

Started setting up topropes on static line in '94. First lead was Spring of '95 and had been hitting the Red 2 or 3 days a week til a couple of years ago. Caught a little case of marriage that's almost cured and I started paddling so I slowed down for a while.

Been back at it for about 3 months now and I'm starting to get strong again. Yeehaw!
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air canada
Posts: 326
Joined: Mon Jun 23, 2003 5:53 pm

Post by air canada »

My first climbing experience was outside in 95, didn't spend much time climbing for awhile after that. I've had about 6 years of fairly consistent climbing now, with different combinations of indoor, trad and sport.
Never mess with a local!
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pigsteak
Posts: 9684
Joined: Tue Jun 17, 2003 6:49 pm

Post by pigsteak »

sweet people..thanks a ton for this background, and keep it coming! it is cool tosee the diversity and commonality amongst our group.
Positive vibes brah...positive vibes.
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Ernie
Posts: 48
Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 11:00 pm

Post by Ernie »

I started in a gym almost 4 years ago. After suffering the heat and lack of rock in Florida for as long as I could stand I moved closer to rock in 2001 and have been doing weekends in the Red ever since. It's amazing how time flies, I remember my first route outside ever, Friendly Fire at pocket wall!

All you guys who have been doing it for many many years are great. I love knowing that I've got so much climbing ahead of me.
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Artsay
Posts: 3282
Joined: Thu Sep 19, 2002 3:11 pm

Post by Artsay »

Besides a couple of 2-3 month trips and a dozen 1-2 week trips, I've pretty much been a weekend warrior the past 9 years. In college I would drive 4 hours every weekend. It wasn't until I moved to Lexington four years ago that I've had it so good. I think, if I tried, I could count the weekends I haven't climbed in the past 9.5 years. The jones never fades.
Does he have a strange bear claw like appendage protruding from his neck? He kep petting it.
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rhunt
Posts: 3202
Joined: Thu May 29, 2003 12:02 pm

Post by rhunt »

I was just talking to my buddy that introduced me to the world of rock climbing, we were reminiscencing about my first trip to Seneca Rock back in 1993. I climbed about 2 years mostly at Seneca and the New...then someone took me to the Red in the spring of 1995. I've climbed pretty much non-stop since.

Guess that makes it 10 years
"Climbing is the spice, not the meal." ~ Lurkist
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neophyte
Posts: 10
Joined: Mon Jun 23, 2003 12:28 pm

climbing outside

Post by neophyte »

Enough to see you send and see you take....
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rhunt
Posts: 3202
Joined: Thu May 29, 2003 12:02 pm

Re: climbing outside

Post by rhunt »

neophyte wrote:Enough to see you send and see you take....
Yo girl...What??
"Climbing is the spice, not the meal." ~ Lurkist
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