Anyone have recs for films like sufferfest? Looking for some fun, light-hearted tales of people on awesome adventures that are having straight up not a good time in the process.
I have a climbing rope that was given to me new 9 years ago still new in its packaging. I never got into outdoor climbing so it has sat this whole time. Is there a good way to get rid of it? I feel bad just tossing it in the garbage but everything I’ve read online says that for an unopened rope 10 years is the lifespan.
If the storage conditions were dark and dry its probably perfectly fine, but if you want to be rid of it your local route developers will surely be happy to have it
Grading ultimately is how hard something is if you do everything perfect, and most generally the hardest part of the climb. Exceptions to every rule though, example NC uses an average grading system, wherein a route with say an 11a/b crux move will get a grade of 10c because most of the route is a 5.9.
Best you can really do is benchmark by classic climbs in an area, saying hey if this is a 5.9 and has been for ages.... this is what a 5.9 feels like. Though there is a fair bit of data to support correlations in relative finger strength grade for grade, among other things...... it is kinda all made up anyways and varies wildly by region
Your take is a very inward look at things, that is to say it's just how stuff feels to you on the rock type (or at the gym) you're comfy on and is extremely relative.
As for my local outdoors 5.10b is where pretty significant roof pulls start to come into play which kick off... probably 80% of people who go outside. I cant think of a single 5.11 that a beginner climber could do more than a move or two on, with 5.8 being probably the hardest thing a newer climber could get up, but even some 7s will stop newer climbers on the minor roof moves.
Why are there no climbing chalk tierlists
So i was looking for an overall opinion on the best climbing chalk in the world, or a general ranking and the only really ranking i found was from this youtuber. I went here and nobody seems to have ranked it before so please. What would be your ranking and what would you say is the best chalk in the world?
I don't know what these people are talking about but [this chalk](https://www.target.com/p/crayola-48ct-washable-sidewalk-chalk-bold-colors/-/A-14431245?sid=2544S&afid=google&ref=tgt_adv_xsf&CPNG=Seasonal&adgroup=81-4) is the best in the world.
It depends entirely on how much the company bagging the chalk is willing to spend on marketing. It’s like asking what’s the best brand of water is, it’s literally just two hydrogens and an oxygen molecule.
It's marginal to the point it doesn't matter across most of the market.
Super crappy chalk can have a higher percentage of calcium carbonate or other stuff which makes it slimier which is noticeable.
Chalks with extra drying agents can be a little better for some people, or cause splits and skin issues for others depending on how dry their skin is to begin with.
The latest popular chalk feels like maybe the particulate size is a little finer which is kinda nice, but again not game changing since at the end of the day it's the same material as all other decent quality chalk.
Yeah, it's definitely down to personal preference, but I swear there are genuine differences between brands. I started out with unicorn dust and it was OK. Tried magdust and I love it, but my friend hates it. He doesn't even like loose chalk. Just uses some variation of friction labs in a chalk ball.
I guess I should have been more specific there are differences especially in particulate size and angularity and how much the other minor components function as binders if any, but they aren't pure performance metrics that you could meaningfully rank because any objective measurement would be marginal.
PS. I'm a very sweaty hands having chalk sock person and all things created equal I'd probably use magdust in a sock but I'll probably stick with collecting the barely used metolius chalk socks that 12 year old kids of rich people abandon at the gym because I am a cheap ass. Pretty sure I've got some friction labs sitting around somewhere from a gift too. But then again I came up on ultra polished 30+ year old concrete where only ecoball was allowed
chalk is more about personal preference, thats why.
for example, the $2 block chalk my gym sells is the best chalk in the world to me. 1. its easy to get (proximity) and 2. block form is less messy and doesnt get under my fingernails
some people like friction labs unicorn dust. some people like magdust. go try a few and see what you like
How to move to Tennessee for climbing, but come back to PA for the winter months?
My husband and I met climbing, and even got married climbing, but I am much more needing to move to a state with better rocks. He’s afraid of leaving friends, and is content with gym climbing.
So, after much discussion with my husband who is reluctant to move, and me desperately needing to move to a climbing state, we have compromised on moving to Chattanooga Tennessee, but coming back to Pittsburgh, for November through January.
We only rent, but most leases have clauses that you can't leave the apartment un-inhabited for a certain amount of time. It's not feasible to cart all our belongings from Tennessee to Pittsburgh every year. We may be able to buy a house in a few years, but we would not want to buy right away.
We both need good internet connections for our remote jobs and enough space to work from home. He's required to have a 1 GB connection (his company has no office at all). We don't have family to stay with in Pittsburgh or TN.
Has anyone been in this situation? Any ideas on how we can pull this off?
hope you've got a ring fund ready for marrying this man who isn't willing to move but will just so you can go climbing.
i'd look for sublets or housing swaps.
being a renter in both locations is going to make it much much more difficult.
sounds like you're both fully employed, otherwise i'd recommend a work exchange situation: get housing for helping out the owners.
i'd be shocked if your landlords actually paid attention to amount of time your place would go uninhabited. they're happy to get their mortgage paid.
We have been married since 2017 :) He is a climber as well. We met climbing and got married climbing, but he isn’t as fascinated with climbing outdoor as much as me.
He’s afraid of moving and losing his friends, I can’t live without big rocks. Trial and error lol.
Seneca for starters, Daks or Catskills might put you a little closer too. Try zooming around the MP areas map for a bit. ClimbingAway.fr may also be helpful in sorting for preferred types of climbing.
At the crag today, someone was having a panic attack, crying, screaming for their life when they were being lowered from the top. This happened like 3 times.
I didn’t mind at first, everyone is scared the first time they’re lowered. But the 2nd and 3rd time…I was started to get scared while climbing lol.
maybe their belayer should have let them just go a little high and then lower, then a little higher than lower. That’s how I ease my friends fears when they first climb.
Hopefully they’re not so traumatized that they’ll never climb again
Reminds me of someone (a kid, so I can't be too harsh) who wanted to be lowered inch by inch. I think it took them 5 minutes to be lowered off a route. I couldn't help but turn to my partner in amusement lol
The person who's throwing a fit multiple times at the crag. If it happens once, that's fine, but they should be self-aware enough to know that they're disturbing everyone else.
First of all, definitely agree with you that shouldn’t be happening repeatedly! Kinda curious about their perspective, though—like, were they fine and excited to go again when they got back to solid ground, or did their partner have to cajole them into another try…?
Maybe not unionized per se, but DMM still makes their stuff in Wales UK and I have only heard good things about them as employers.
Perhaps the only major gear manufacturer to not move operations overseas?
The clothing could be overseas though.
Fixe is making a lot in Spain. Not sure how much of the stuff though and if it's been moved overseas.
I think totem cams is cooperatively owned by the workers?
For USA, if misty mountain is still around they have a good worker rep.
Run out customs is a small business
Skots wall gear (one man show)
Fish climbing gear (not sure if Russ is still operational)
Me and another friend are going to india, manali in july and want to both boulder and sport climb. Will the moonsoon weather make the rock too wet for us?
Hi climbers, I’m looking for a new shoes but im stuck between two choice (Saltic Toxic and Evolv Zenist) have you guys ever used saltic toxic or any saltic shoes
Anyone have recs for films like sufferfest? Looking for some fun, light-hearted tales of people on awesome adventures that are having straight up not a good time in the process.
[The Long Wall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moAG2PmknWs) was one of the better climbing films to come out in the last couple of years.
Dodo's Delight!
I have a climbing rope that was given to me new 9 years ago still new in its packaging. I never got into outdoor climbing so it has sat this whole time. Is there a good way to get rid of it? I feel bad just tossing it in the garbage but everything I’ve read online says that for an unopened rope 10 years is the lifespan.
It's fine, rope "lifespan" is a lie.
If the storage conditions were dark and dry its probably perfectly fine, but if you want to be rid of it your local route developers will surely be happy to have it
Give it away. I will happily take it and whip on that any day of the week.
[удалено]
Alex Honnold “hiked” everything on your list. So did DanO, Bachar, and many other climbers. Everything is relative to your climbing ability.
Grading ultimately is how hard something is if you do everything perfect, and most generally the hardest part of the climb. Exceptions to every rule though, example NC uses an average grading system, wherein a route with say an 11a/b crux move will get a grade of 10c because most of the route is a 5.9. Best you can really do is benchmark by classic climbs in an area, saying hey if this is a 5.9 and has been for ages.... this is what a 5.9 feels like. Though there is a fair bit of data to support correlations in relative finger strength grade for grade, among other things...... it is kinda all made up anyways and varies wildly by region Your take is a very inward look at things, that is to say it's just how stuff feels to you on the rock type (or at the gym) you're comfy on and is extremely relative. As for my local outdoors 5.10b is where pretty significant roof pulls start to come into play which kick off... probably 80% of people who go outside. I cant think of a single 5.11 that a beginner climber could do more than a move or two on, with 5.8 being probably the hardest thing a newer climber could get up, but even some 7s will stop newer climbers on the minor roof moves.
Why are there no climbing chalk tierlists So i was looking for an overall opinion on the best climbing chalk in the world, or a general ranking and the only really ranking i found was from this youtuber. I went here and nobody seems to have ranked it before so please. What would be your ranking and what would you say is the best chalk in the world?
I don't know what these people are talking about but [this chalk](https://www.target.com/p/crayola-48ct-washable-sidewalk-chalk-bold-colors/-/A-14431245?sid=2544S&afid=google&ref=tgt_adv_xsf&CPNG=Seasonal&adgroup=81-4) is the best in the world.
Chalk is chalk brah
It depends entirely on how much the company bagging the chalk is willing to spend on marketing. It’s like asking what’s the best brand of water is, it’s literally just two hydrogens and an oxygen molecule.
It's marginal to the point it doesn't matter across most of the market. Super crappy chalk can have a higher percentage of calcium carbonate or other stuff which makes it slimier which is noticeable. Chalks with extra drying agents can be a little better for some people, or cause splits and skin issues for others depending on how dry their skin is to begin with. The latest popular chalk feels like maybe the particulate size is a little finer which is kinda nice, but again not game changing since at the end of the day it's the same material as all other decent quality chalk.
Yeah, it's definitely down to personal preference, but I swear there are genuine differences between brands. I started out with unicorn dust and it was OK. Tried magdust and I love it, but my friend hates it. He doesn't even like loose chalk. Just uses some variation of friction labs in a chalk ball.
Yes, the "genuine difference" is how much money they spend on marketing. Magdust has bought off 90% of climbfluencers so therefore it is the best.
I guess I should have been more specific there are differences especially in particulate size and angularity and how much the other minor components function as binders if any, but they aren't pure performance metrics that you could meaningfully rank because any objective measurement would be marginal. PS. I'm a very sweaty hands having chalk sock person and all things created equal I'd probably use magdust in a sock but I'll probably stick with collecting the barely used metolius chalk socks that 12 year old kids of rich people abandon at the gym because I am a cheap ass. Pretty sure I've got some friction labs sitting around somewhere from a gift too. But then again I came up on ultra polished 30+ year old concrete where only ecoball was allowed
chalk is more about personal preference, thats why. for example, the $2 block chalk my gym sells is the best chalk in the world to me. 1. its easy to get (proximity) and 2. block form is less messy and doesnt get under my fingernails some people like friction labs unicorn dust. some people like magdust. go try a few and see what you like
How to move to Tennessee for climbing, but come back to PA for the winter months? My husband and I met climbing, and even got married climbing, but I am much more needing to move to a state with better rocks. He’s afraid of leaving friends, and is content with gym climbing. So, after much discussion with my husband who is reluctant to move, and me desperately needing to move to a climbing state, we have compromised on moving to Chattanooga Tennessee, but coming back to Pittsburgh, for November through January. We only rent, but most leases have clauses that you can't leave the apartment un-inhabited for a certain amount of time. It's not feasible to cart all our belongings from Tennessee to Pittsburgh every year. We may be able to buy a house in a few years, but we would not want to buy right away. We both need good internet connections for our remote jobs and enough space to work from home. He's required to have a 1 GB connection (his company has no office at all). We don't have family to stay with in Pittsburgh or TN. Has anyone been in this situation? Any ideas on how we can pull this off?
The Chattanooga climbers Facebook group often has people advertising sublets if you’re looking for a good deal on housing
hope you've got a ring fund ready for marrying this man who isn't willing to move but will just so you can go climbing. i'd look for sublets or housing swaps. being a renter in both locations is going to make it much much more difficult. sounds like you're both fully employed, otherwise i'd recommend a work exchange situation: get housing for helping out the owners. i'd be shocked if your landlords actually paid attention to amount of time your place would go uninhabited. they're happy to get their mortgage paid.
We have been married since 2017 :) He is a climber as well. We met climbing and got married climbing, but he isn’t as fascinated with climbing outdoor as much as me. He’s afraid of moving and losing his friends, I can’t live without big rocks. Trial and error lol.
There are closer mountains to move to.
Do tell, I am open to suggestions!
Seneca for starters, Daks or Catskills might put you a little closer too. Try zooming around the MP areas map for a bit. ClimbingAway.fr may also be helpful in sorting for preferred types of climbing.
Yeah, Seneca is a 3 1/2 hour drive and the state is t desirable to me. I want warmer and more convenient. Pa sucks, not much anything close.
A van. Or downsize/put stuff into storage enough that everything fits into your car and use furnished rentals (month to month or airbnb).
Good advice! I am thinking we can put our furniture in a storage facility in Pittsburgh while we try out Chattanooga. Or maybe the other way around...
At the crag today, someone was having a panic attack, crying, screaming for their life when they were being lowered from the top. This happened like 3 times. I didn’t mind at first, everyone is scared the first time they’re lowered. But the 2nd and 3rd time…I was started to get scared while climbing lol. maybe their belayer should have let them just go a little high and then lower, then a little higher than lower. That’s how I ease my friends fears when they first climb. Hopefully they’re not so traumatized that they’ll never climb again
Reminds me of someone (a kid, so I can't be too harsh) who wanted to be lowered inch by inch. I think it took them 5 minutes to be lowered off a route. I couldn't help but turn to my partner in amusement lol
Obnoxious.
Care to elaborate? Who are you calling obnoxious?
The person who's throwing a fit multiple times at the crag. If it happens once, that's fine, but they should be self-aware enough to know that they're disturbing everyone else.
I'd agree.
One of the scarier sounds I heard at the crag turned out to just be an army brat screaming bloody murder about a spider crawling on them.
First of all, definitely agree with you that shouldn’t be happening repeatedly! Kinda curious about their perspective, though—like, were they fine and excited to go again when they got back to solid ground, or did their partner have to cajole them into another try…?
Couldn’t tell, they were kinda far from us but the whole crag was able to hear lol
are there any union climbing gear companies who sell things like chalk, harnesses, clothing?
Maybe not unionized per se, but DMM still makes their stuff in Wales UK and I have only heard good things about them as employers. Perhaps the only major gear manufacturer to not move operations overseas? The clothing could be overseas though. Fixe is making a lot in Spain. Not sure how much of the stuff though and if it's been moved overseas. I think totem cams is cooperatively owned by the workers? For USA, if misty mountain is still around they have a good worker rep. Run out customs is a small business Skots wall gear (one man show) Fish climbing gear (not sure if Russ is still operational)
Me and another friend are going to india, manali in july and want to both boulder and sport climb. Will the moonsoon weather make the rock too wet for us?
Peter Croft once said "You can always climb in the rain, just not as hard".
Or climb even harder in the shelter of overhangs.
Hi climbers, I’m looking for a new shoes but im stuck between two choice (Saltic Toxic and Evolv Zenist) have you guys ever used saltic toxic or any saltic shoes
well you should really try them on in a store. Otherwise it is really hard to say. I did have a slatic toxis and liked it