wet weather fix

[Rad]

Real rock is the best, but I do enjoy climbing indoors too, particularly good bouldering. So here's my two cents on the Seattle area gyms. Anyone else got opinions. You know you do!

 

Bouldering: Stone Gardens > UW IMA > VW Seattle.

Roped climbing VW Seattle > UW IMA > Stone Gardens.

 

Main factors: wall space and variety, setter quality, and hold quality and variety.

 

Anyone going to the SG comp this Saturday? I'll be flailing in the >35 division and look forward to seeing the open dudes and chicas strut their stuff.

 

(full disclosure: I'm a UW volunteer setter so I may be biased)

[Alex]

I think VW Redmond > Stoned Gardens for Bouldering.

[ivan]

aid climb in trashbags

[Rad]

I think VW Redmond > Stoned Gardens for Bouldering.

 

I don't remember it being that great, but it's been a while since I've been over there. I still have a few chads on my punch card so I'll check it out again sometime.

 

VW Tacoma has very good bouldering.

[boadman]

VW Tacoma > SG > Everything Else for Bouldering

 

Roped climbing in a gym is pointless.

 

I'm excited to see how the new gym (Seattle Bouldering Project) turns out. The plans on the face-book page look pretty awesome. Sort of like the spot in Boulder.