Anyone here ever been rock climbing?? Help me pls!

At the climbing gyms I've been to it's not hard unless you choose to make it hard. You're strapped in to the point where you will not fall, especially if you stick to the walls with the auto belay. If another person is belaying you, it's still not a big deal but they do need to pay attention.

Everywhere I've been there are MANY grips to help you up. The grips have varying levels of difficulty that are color coded, but most people that walk in off the street don't know that. Like most runners my upper body strength isn't great, but am still able to get to the top of many of the walls, using the easy grips.

You are probably gonna be hooked up to a harness and rope. You wont fall to your death. Have fun and stop worrying.

Other than that, a lot of climbing is foot placement, not brute upper body strength. Its the reason why a lot of girls who start climbing can keep up with beginner guys even though these girls couldnt do a single pull-up.

Yeah, you're in big trouble man and the rest of your team is too. Most runners (especially good ones) are so scrawny upper body wise that they can't make it up a single run on a rock wall. You better call in sick.

Be afraid. Skinny distance runners tend to pump out on 5.6 routes while 12 year olds climb 5.13 on adjoining walls and laugh at you.

You won't fall to your death unless the person belaying you is asleep. You don't need a lot of upper body strength for a rock wall unless you are trying to make it difficult, your legs should do most of the work. Just remember to keep 3 points of contact on the wall at all times.

Honnold Sharma wrote:

Be afraid. Skinny distance runners tend to pump out on 5.6 routes while 12 year olds climb 5.13 on adjoining walls and laugh at you.

5.13 is a lower number than 5.6 so shouldn't 5.6 be harder??

LMAOcopter wrote:

Yeah, you're in big trouble man and the rest of your team is too. Most runners (especially good ones) are so scrawny upper body wise that they can't make it up a single run on a rock wall. You better call in sick.

I actually considered calling in sick, except it's on Monday after afternoon practice, and I want to go to that, so they'll know I'm not sick.

Metoo wrote:

The track coach just sent around an email saying that the team is going rock climbing at the campus fitness center for "team bonding". I'm a freshman so I've been here over half a year already, but I have always avoided the rock wall because I am terrified of plunging to my death. Has anyone here ever been rock climbing? Do you have any tips for how I don't die or embarrass myself?

Don't you guys train together?

The only rock climbing I was involved with was my rock & roll climbing the charts.........until today, of course.

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Boulderer wrote:

You are probably gonna be hooked up to a harness and rope. You wont fall to your death. Have fun and stop worrying.

Other than that, a lot of climbing is foot placement, not brute upper body strength. Its the reason why a lot of girls who start climbing can keep up with beginner guys even though these girls couldnt do a single pull-up.

A) 4/10 on the original troll. Got some bites.

B) 'can keep up with beginner guys'... which you just proved you are. Get schooled by 115 lb girls much? (Yes, same as almost everyone who is not VERY good).

Metoo wrote:

Honnold Sharma wrote:

Be afraid. Skinny distance runners tend to pump out on 5.6 routes while 12 year olds climb 5.13 on adjoining walls and laugh at you.

5.13 is a lower number than 5.6 so shouldn't 5.6 be harder??

5.13 is harder

5.13 means the rocks are smaller, so they're harder to hold onto.

Actually, I saw this guy free soloing on 60 minutes, so that's what I'm going to have the team do. Ropes are for dopes.

Take it to letsrockcimb.com. This is not the place.

Climbing is perhaps the best cross-training for running, in terms of using completely different systems. While I was a decided no-to-little-talent in running, I was lucky to have some talent as a climber, and now make my living largely from it. If you are doing it in a gym as a group, it is very safe, just relax and use your common sense. It's more about using the right mentality than brute strength and daring.

I'm about to leave for the climbing... wish me luck.

I think it will just be distance there... sprints have a different coach.

I'm back from climbing. At least I survived... the guy holding the rope for me actually laughed as I tried to climb up a route and said, "well at least you can run". One guy on he team had actually been rock climbing before so he made everyone else look bad. And also they had this big metal bowl filled with chalk for some reason and I accidentally bumped into it and spilled chalk over the floor. Then the people in charge of the climbing wall yelled at me. But at least I made it back alive! Thank you guys for all your tips.