Dru Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Why did you start climbing? What made you want to try it? I have heard the "average climber" (90% of those who try it once) only climb for a few years before moving on to another sport. If you have been climbing for 3 yrs +, why did you stay with climbing? Did you start with another outdoor sport and switch to climbing, or did you start with climbing and stay with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 BECAUSE CC.com SUCKED ME IN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 I started climbing because this woman I knew was willing to teach me. I kept climbing because IT FEEDS MY SOUL thank you thank you thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Dru said:I have heard the "average climber" (90% of those who try it once) only climb for a few years before moving on to another sport. If you have been climbing for 3 yrs +, why did you stay with climbing? Judging by most of the people I know, most stick with ANY sport for only a year or 2. As a side question - what is climbing? If you go a couple times a month, are you a climber? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 I'd say you're a climber if you love the sport, and stick to it for a significant amount of time. There are quite a few very, very good climber who only get out once every two weeks or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 I climb AT LEAST once a week. more if I can make the time. I am not out doing sick routes, and in the winter I hit the gym... but I climb every week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 I started climbing because I thought I could impress my buddies with it. Turns out I was right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Sphinx said: I'd say you're a climber if you love the sport, and stick to it for a significant amount of time. There are quite a few very, very good climber who only get out once every two weeks or so. agreed. we all have diffent time issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa_Eagle Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 (edited) cj001f said: Judging by most of the people I know, most stick with ANY sport for only a year or 2. As a side question - what is climbing? If you go a couple times a month, are you a climber? I think you may need to expand your question. If you go (what) a couple times a month... to the rock gym? I'm not sure if that qualifies. on a three-day alpine climb in the North Cascades? now we're getting somewhere. Does level of difficulty of one's climbing come into play? Perhaps we need to look at how much of one's time (either free time or overall time) gets spent climbing. Perhaps if it's above a certain percentage, regardless of level of difficulty of the climbs, this person can be considered a climber. Edit: added in the quote Edited August 22, 2003 by Ursa_Eagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Ursa_Eagle said: I think you may need to expand your question. If you go (what) a couple times a month... to the rock gym? I'm not sure if that qualifies. on a three-day alpine climb in the North Cascades? now we're getting somewhere. Does level of difficulty of one's climbing come into play? Perhaps we need to look at how much of one's time (either free time or overall time) gets spent climbing. Perhaps if it's above a certain percentage, regardless of level of difficulty of the climbs, this person can be considered a climber. But difficulty does play a role. Oh, fuck, why do we care. If you're a climber, you'll know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Ursa_Eagle said: I think you may need to expand your question. If you go (what) a couple times a month... to the rock gym? I'm not sure if that qualifies. on a three-day alpine climb in the North Cascades? now we're getting somewhere. Does level of difficulty of one's climbing come into play? Perhaps we need to look at how much of one's time (either free time or overall time) gets spent climbing. Perhaps if it's above a certain percentage, regardless of level of difficulty of the climbs, this person can be considered a climber. I don't agree with you. I think it is about what is in your heart and what you do with the time you can make. do you spend all your vacations in hawwii, or do you usualy climb??? what do you dream about?? what do you think about?? what makes you feel better when you are sad??? for me, those are all climbing. Sure I go to the gym in the winter, but I also head to smith a cupple of times too it is personal. each person knows if they are a climber or a poser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 (edited) Sphinx said: Ursa_Eagle said: I think you may need to expand your question. If you go (what) a couple times a month... to the rock gym? I'm not sure if that qualifies. on a three-day alpine climb in the North Cascades? now we're getting somewhere. Does level of difficulty of one's climbing come into play? Perhaps we need to look at how much of one's time (either free time or overall time) gets spent climbing. Perhaps if it's above a certain percentage, regardless of level of difficulty of the climbs, this person can be considered a climber. But difficulty does play a role. Oh, fuck, why do we care. If you're a climber, you'll know. quit reading my mind Edited August 22, 2003 by Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Good thing I'm not rerading anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Ursa_Eagle said:I think you may need to expand your question. If you go (what) a couple times a month... to the rock gym? There are people who go to rock gym (or bouldering) a couple times a month because they love it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Sphinx said: Good thing I'm not rerading anything. I guess I was wrong, cause if you could read my mind, you would be running away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: Sphinx said: Good thing I'm not rerading anything. I guess I was wrong, cause if you could read my mind, you would be running away Cum get some, you know you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Sphinx said: Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: Sphinx said: Good thing I'm not rerading anything. I guess I was wrong, cause if you could read my mind, you would be running away Cum get some, you know you want it. I would scare you so bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 22, 2003 Author Share Posted August 22, 2003 when i was a little kid my dad would take us hiking and also scramble-bouldering on the beach i would read the hiking guidebooks and look at maps and see all the cool places to go then my brother and i started peak bagging and bushwacking when he turned 16 and got a car we scrambled more and more difficult things. spent many hours reading the bruce fairley guide and checking out way more cool things to climb when i went to university i learned how to belay & place pro and got hooked on technical climbing & it all went downhill from there i definitely like almost all types of climbing and exploring outdoors. the only parts I don't really like are 1) gym climbing is a workout but there is no exploration so it is hard to motivate 2) i don't like super early alpine starts but I do like sunrises and not getting hit by rockfall so they are a necessary evil 3) i dont like bushwacking in the rain 4) i don't like winter suffering but you have to suffer to climb in the winter 5) i dont like falling so tend not to try to push myself too much: it took me 4 years from when i started climbing to redpoint my first 10b and another 7 years after that to get the redpoint level up to 10d 6) i dont like face fulls of snow and broken legs so i dont like to ski much 7) i do not like slogging with a heavy pack on but sometimes thats what it takes to bag a peak 8) i do not like aid belaying! climbing is fun i tend to call everything from bagging a peak, to bouldering "climbing" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 I also started climbing to get away from pathetic losers. Then I realized my mistake. I'm sticking to hiking from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 DRU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Sphinx said: I also started climbing to get away from pathetic losers. Then I realized my mistake. I'm sticking to hiking from now on. your sacasum is so dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: your sacasum is so dry sphinx's sacasum is flaring up again...I thought you'd be all into the prescription suppositories.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Itts chust Muffi's spelingg aggen. Nuthingg to wurry aboot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Sphinx said: Itts chust Muffi's spelingg aggen. Nuthingg to wurry aboot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mer Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Ah excellent, the Why Climb question. Because it makes everything else recede for a while. Because when you're climbing you're not fretting about your career, love-life, mortgage, car repairs, or the zillion other fretful things that might occupy your head. Life is reduced to the tiny piece of metal that you have to put into the tiny crack or getting your foot up and onto that incut. Because it's blissfully simple to have your mind concentrated one thing. Also interesting places, people, and good beer afterward, but mostly it's about paying very close attention to one thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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