sklag Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 If I were 30 years old is that too old to learn mountaineering and become fairly safe within a few years? Just wondering because i planned on moving out to the pnw this year but circumstances dictate otherwise. Just asking for your 2 cents-is 29/30 too old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Not even close. I think that there are quite a few folks in their 50s and 60s who have taken up climbing and/or mountaineering and learned the ropes just as quickly, or perhaps even more quickly, than they would have if they'd started when they were in their 20s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 There are lots of people who don't take up mountaineering until their forties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwoofalot Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I was 38 when I started..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I was lucky I survived starting too young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 not too old. I'm more than happy to show you the ropes for free. People shouldn't have to pay to learn to climb. The mountains are no place for commerce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 If I were 30 years old is that too old to learn mountaineering and become fairly safe within a few years? Just wondering because i planned on moving out to the pnw this year but circumstances dictate otherwise. Just asking for your 2 cents-is 29/30 too old? what is this, Logan's Run? :-) 30 is still young, man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hafilax Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 30's only too old if you're incredibly stupid but then again those people should never climb anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUCKY Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 When you can't drag your old ass out to the outdoors then you done! I was a peak bagger till 40 than the rock took over, Woooo, warm dry rock... balance and grace over stone, dude it's the shit. Over 50 can still climb 5.11 and hope to at 60, still can get up a snow slog and loose my head in a long hike. Eat well, have lots of wild sex, hang with a climbing betty,and unless you look in a mirror you won't even realize your old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 take it from lucky...he's one crusty old motherfucker... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual_chocolate Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 buahahahaaaaa spoken by a bunch of old wankers in denial. dude, if you haven't accepted the fact that by thirty, it's pretty much all downhill in terms of ability to learn, physical abilities, skill acquisition, etc etc, then obviously you live in lalaland. don't even try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 oh...i forgot that little tidbit...must be getting old and senile...what time is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I was 38 when I started..... Same here. I was 38 when I started ten years ago. I love climbing. I'd heard that Stimson Bullit started rock climbing when he was seventy. He could climb 5.10, so they say. He still climbs in his 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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