Are there reasons someone just shouldn't climb? Like, for instance, I've started taking prednisone in the last two months, and I will be on it for awhile. Prednisone saps bone density and also thins the skin, leading to brittle bones and easy bruising (and sometimes nasty gashes from something as simple as running into a chair.) I've been interested in climbing (bouldering in particular, since I have a RL friend who does it and an affordable bouldering gym nearby) for awhile, but thought that because I was overweight/unathletic/etc, I needed to wait until I was in better shape.
But Rydra's post convinced me that's not the case - except - now I have other issues, ones I didn't have before. Anyone have experience climbing with health problems that might make the choice seem crazy? Anyone specifically done any climbing while taking prednisone? How great is the risk?
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Date: 2010-06-01 10:53 pm (UTC)But Rydra's post convinced me that's not the case - except - now I have other issues, ones I didn't have before. Anyone have experience climbing with health problems that might make the choice seem crazy? Anyone specifically done any climbing while taking prednisone? How great is the risk?