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disobey_gravity2010-09-09 06:09 pm
rydra_wong) wrote in disobey_gravity2010-09-09 06:09 pm
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Introductions time!
You know what? It's far too quiet around here. I see from the profile page that the comm has quite a few members and subscribers, so let's have an introductions post!
Comment and introduce yourself -- tell us what sort of climbing you're into, how you got into it, what you enjoy most, and/or anything else that springs to mind: dream routes? favourite shoes? sport or trad? slopers or crimps?
If you're lurking because you're not a climber (yet) -- tell us what's interesting you about climbing, what's holding you back, and what you're curious about.
To get the ball rolling: I started climbing a couple of years ago, having been lured in by posts from people on my f-list; before that, I would never have thought of it as possible for me.
I boulder -- indoors only so far, but I'm hoping to get onto some real rock before the end of the year. RL keeps messing with my travel plans, but one day, I'd like to make it to the Peak District or Font.
I fangirl Johnny Dawes and Alex Puccio. I like slabs, bridging, and nasty fingery balance-y problems, and I also like overhanging power problems -- when I can do them. Oh, and I'll talk endlessly about shoes if given the slightest excuse.
Comment and introduce yourself -- tell us what sort of climbing you're into, how you got into it, what you enjoy most, and/or anything else that springs to mind: dream routes? favourite shoes? sport or trad? slopers or crimps?
If you're lurking because you're not a climber (yet) -- tell us what's interesting you about climbing, what's holding you back, and what you're curious about.
To get the ball rolling: I started climbing a couple of years ago, having been lured in by posts from people on my f-list; before that, I would never have thought of it as possible for me.
I boulder -- indoors only so far, but I'm hoping to get onto some real rock before the end of the year. RL keeps messing with my travel plans, but one day, I'd like to make it to the Peak District or Font.
I fangirl Johnny Dawes and Alex Puccio. I like slabs, bridging, and nasty fingery balance-y problems, and I also like overhanging power problems -- when I can do them. Oh, and I'll talk endlessly about shoes if given the slightest excuse.
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Unfortunately, when I was going down the list of things I could think of that would be needed to climb, I forgot one thing... I'm really, really scared of heights.
I dunno if that's something I could overcome, but the one time I've tried climbing, I quit long before it got physically hard because I was to scared to move.
But I'm still interested and think it's really cool. So, that's why I'm here.
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If you want to -- absolutely! In my early climbing days, I used to tell myself that if all I did in a session was traverse to and fro across the a few six inches above the mats, that was fine, that was enough. And once I convinced myself of that, I found that I often wanted to go up a bit ... and a bit more ...
I think it gets easier when you're not in a lesson/class situation and you can go completely at your own pace, without feeling that anyone's looking at you.
Depending on how the fear affects you, you might find you prefer bouldering (much lower heights, usually only four to five metres at most). There's the "no ropes" factor, of course, but for me it helps knowing that it's a distance I can safely fall (onto squishy mats).
Of course, you might find it's completely the opposite for you, and you prefer having the security of a harness and ropes.
ETA: Yay and thank you for breaking the ice and going first *g*.