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Information - Rock Climbing
Rock Climbing is a dangerous thing to do. It is possible to be
seriously injured and killed rock climbing. Proper instruction, training, knot
tying, and proper rope and safety equipment can reduce the risks or at least
make you aware of them. Always use safety first as a guide line and triple check
everything twice.
Learn your knots. Test your knots first. Only climb on a high quality dynamic
rope that is in perfect shape and within it's falls rating. The rope is your
friend, do not step on it, do not disrespect it, do not leave it out in the sun
rain car or dirt. Retire old or damaged ropes. Rope bags are good ideas as is a
cloth to keep the rope off the ground when belaying.
Wear a helmet, they work much better than nothing at keeping small rocks dirt
and ice from severely injuring you hopefully. Are they annoying, clumsy, balance
changing, disturbing and comfort level challenging? Sure they are! Wear one
especially if belaying so the crap your partner kicks down on you doesn't leave
big dents and get blood on the rope. Helmets work well and protecting you from
many hazards and injuries so really its a good idea and practice. The first time
a good sized rock bounces off, you will hopefully be wearing it and may laugh
about what a great investment it was...I have! I love my helmet it has saved my
day a couple times and deflected everything from twigs, dirt and pebbles to
sandwich sized rocks.
Shoes, wearing good properly fitting climbing shoes makes a big difference. They
can be resoled often when you wear the soles down, which can take a while.
Don't use bolts or pitons it's lame, it damages the rock plus it leaves and
creates a future climbing or falling hazard or something to get cut blood on the
rope and stitches from and is just totally uncool. If it can't be climbed
without bolts then perhaps it is best to try a little harder. Bolts work well
indoors for indoor climbing walls use good high quality bolts in constructing
indoor walls and climbing gyms.
Climbing is just as much mental as it is physical perhaps more so. How you think
effects how you climb. Fear is a paralyser and is to be avoided. Remove all
negative thought from your mind. Falling is failure. Balance is a
summation of interacting and counteracting forces which defies gravity. Gravity
is not your friend. Climb safely and climb tomorrow. Climb on!
Before climbing it is advisable to learn the basic safety and
skills of rock climbing safety and knot tying from an experienced and
knowledgeable climbing instructor or climbing guide.
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