Coupla Climbing Q's

[Seifer]

1. What type do you do? Top roping, Free, Bouldering, Lead etc.

2. Whats the hardest you climbed? e.g. 5a, 1b, 9c.

3. Explain the VS gradings.

[wetwilly1717]

I aint got a clue what you are on about apart from the first one, i do freeing and the one where you have a rope.

I fell a right tw@ :o

[Firenze]

i climbed the ropes at school errrr
does that count ?:D

[Complic1ty]

I have a climbed a 5c, but thats cos i am a double hard no ph3ar geezer

[Complic1ty]

plus i don't have greasy hair or spots or goofy teeth or glasses

[Complic1ty]

or smell (to my knowledge)

[wetwilly1717]

we'll have to see about that... :dead:


In those number and letter things, which is the hardest?

[Seifer]

9c which i think is the hardest anyones ever done free. An i reckon i worked out the VS thingee on me own.

I can do a 6b i laugh at joo at your feeble efforts.

[wetwilly1717]

I asked the guy that runs my place what this wall i find hqard was and i think he said 5a. is that good?

[Seifer]

5a is good if you rarely do climbing however i find a 5a easy.

[wetwilly1717]

I dont climb too often, only every couple of weeks or so (seeing as i live in Oxford)

[Seifer]

i cant climb at da mo too friggin cold an wet

[wetwilly1717]

Dont you have an indoor one near you? They are nice and heated :E

:smug:

[Izzeh]

I've never been on an indoor wall, what are they like?
I've been on artificial walls but never inside :)

[wetwilly1717]

In my Op. Indoor ones are better (for begginers) coz if you fall on free it doesnt hurt too much. And you can go whenever you like in every weather.

[dogsdinner]

I do top roping, leading and bouldering. I can climb 5C's (best was an E25C tufa) top roping and 5A's leading on a good day (ie not today).

Meanwhile, I have a question: I'm a little scared of heights (but apart from that I'm a no ph3ar turbo nutter hard ******* geezer). That's why my leading lags behind a bit: I'm afraid of falling. If any of you lot get that problem, or had it, how did you overcome it?

[wetwilly1717]

I have never been too scared of heights apart from one of my first goes. Do you do it inside? I have only done it once outside and i was using a rope.

I would be scared ****less if i was freeing outside...

[Izzeh]

WW, remember that rock climbing place I said I would tell you the adress of? Well there is some good news and some bad news :)

I stopped by there last week (its within walking distance of PS park) and they had torn down most of the old walls ;(
The good news is that they seem to have reclaimed the football pitch, small running track and tennis court next to the rock climbing walls and will be making the place aboot 10 times bigger! :D

[wetwilly1717]

Hey thats cool, I dont think ill go there too soon, ive decided to lay of PS for a while, to Cold and i really need to revise for mock A levels.

[Izzeh]

Thats ok, they probably won't re-open for a few months since they are still building ;)

Tell me next time you are coming to PS park so I can dazzle you with my l337 skillz ;)
I know 450 ways of falling over ;)

[wetwilly1717]

dont you get cold? Its freezing!

Hah, i know 461.7 I learnt Them all on new years night ;)


Remember kids, dont drink and skate ;)