shapp Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 According to the Interacengy Committee for Outdoor Recreation's latest comprehensive report on recreation in Washington State (October 2002) more than half of all rock climbing in Washington is done indoors! WTF. They need a new category now called plastic climbing cause indoor climbing aint rock climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 more than half of all rock climbing in Washington is done indoors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 actually, this is a good thing...it keeps the numbers down on real rock!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 GO TEAM REI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rock Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 actually, this is a good thing...it keeps the numbers down on real rock!! except, actually, it doesn't... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_e Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 hmm not surprising somehow...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Duh. Anyplace where it rains more often than not and people want to get their tuggin' fix, they're going to climb indoors. Not to mention, the convenience of the gym makes it possible to rack up indoor sesh hours after work or whenever, further upping climbing time on the plastique. It's a win-win situation, losers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assmonkey Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Two words: Prana top. Â Even if I didn't climb, I'd still hang out at the gym for the visuals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Yeah, RuMR is quite a sight in one of those, 'specially if he skips the back wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Â Quit pm-ing me for hot dates! It ain't gonna happen, you hose-bag!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cman Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 i see lots of people who get into gym climbing and don't seem to have much interest in climbing outside or are otherwise to busy to get outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashpoint01 Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Gym climbing is just what it sounds like, a gym! A place for newbie’s like myself to gain a little strength, stamina, and most importantly confidence. It’s a gym, a work out, nothing more. And if helps me make a transfer to real rock in any way shape or form then its very beneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pope Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 A gym is a nursery for sport climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassgowkiss Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 and pope is washed up angry looser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kix Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 haha. I go to the gym several days a week during lunch to work problems. There is a handful of other men in that come in daily also to 'boulder'. Whenever I mention my evening and weekend bouldering outings outdoors they have no reaction at all. Just a glazed over far away look of blankness. No questions, no curiosity, not even a hint that climbing outdoors on real rock would be of any interest or even be slightly related to what they are doing in the gym. Â ultra-ghey. Â like using the little emoticon smiley things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 or maybe they'd rather go up sumpin' a little bigger than a "pebble"????? Â here's a smiley emotican for you: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kix Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I fell from the top of one of my pebbles last evening. I managed to read a paperback chapter on the way down to the pads. that was on one of the lowballs. ropes are dabbery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 actually, this is a good thing...it keeps the numbers down on real rock!! Â True but on the flip side their introduction to climbing is in an environment where excess chalk use, tick marks, pink pointing, and so on are accepted... and some times encouraged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Hobbick Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Face climbing isn't crack climbing, granite isn't sandstone and indoor isn't outdoor; it seems pretty obvious. Besides Stone Gardens does have an outdoor climbing area. Is the UW rock real? Does it even matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Face climbing isn't crack climbing, granite isn't sandstone and indoor isn't outdoor; it seems pretty obvious. Besides Stone Gardens does have an outdoor climbing area. Is the UW rock real? Does it even matter? Â yes--"gym" climbing being indoors or "out" is different than going out and climbing actual rock. even if we're just talking about cragging. Â i'm sure that i'm not the only one that's seen some "straight from the gym" near catastrophes at our local crags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 That's what I was referring to. Â Shit like "but tick marks were okay in the gym... why do you mean I can't do it at the crag?!?!?!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 i'm sure that i'm not the only one that's seen some "straight from the gym" near catastrophes at our local crags. There is your downside, but it can be remedied through training and education. The nice thing about gyms is that if they get crowded, you can build another gym. The supply can always increase to meet demand. Not so with outdoor crags, unfortunately.  It's unfortunate that man-made outdoor crags are so expensive to build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 oh fuck me....this whole thread has to be about the dumbest thing i've read lately... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I call b.s. on that-you were over at ascensionist recently.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 HAHAHA...man, scott's on a roll over there with the jokes!! Some of those are killing me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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