seen at the UW climbing gym

[Gary_Yngve]

... two middle-aged ladies with definite Mountie potential.

The belayer was using belay gloves in the gym. Not only that, she was belaying with a grigri.

[thelawgoddess]

hey, those gym ropes can get pretty dirty. and wouldn't you want someone whose reflexes might not be so quick anymore to use a grigri, too? hm?

[foraker]

You'd rather they sit around being what you perceive middle aged ladies to be or that they get out and try new things and be active human beings, even if they don't climb 5.13c?

[thelawgoddess]

... two middle-aged ladies with definite Mountie potential.

and this coming from a mountie himself!

[badvoodoo]

Gloves for an autobrake device? This is someone too into the toys. Or perhaps she was trying to save her manicure.

[ScottP]

...or blindly following lessons previously learned.

[Toast]

... two middle-aged ladies with definite Mountie potential.

and this coming from a mountie himself!

 

[scratchandsniff]

So....were they hot or what-eh?

[Dave_Schuldt]

Gloves are aid.