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Ive never dine it before and I am afraid of heights. Am I fucked?

Just say no man it's not hard

Do it indoors first. I wouldn't go to the real thing

I've done it with support ropes and tons of safety inside a facility. It can be fun when you know you won't fall. I dont think I could ever do outdoor climbing

Zikten posted...

Do it indoors first. I wouldn't go to the real thing

I've done it with support ropes and tons of safety inside a facility. It can be fun when you know you won't fall. I dont think I could ever do outdoor climbing

Yeah we are going to a gym so I am pretty sure there is a support robe.

Im in decent shape. Ive been lifting and doing cardio for 4 years.

Vermander posted...

Yeah we are going to a gym so I am pretty sure there is a support robe.

Im in decent shape. Ive been lifting and doing cardio for 4 years.

Try the beginner wall and maybe don't go all the way to the top if you are too nervous. Only do what you can handle

Gym climbing is idiot proof. You are on top rope. The rope is literally above you and when you "fall" you sit in your harness. Most gyms will either give you free upfront training on how to give a top rope belay, or they won't let you do rope climbing without an auto belay mechanism.

You are at very little risk of actually getting hurt.

PrsdntHeidecker posted...

Gym climbing is idiot proof. You are on top rope. The rope is literally above you and when you "fall" you sit in your harness. Most gyms will either give you free upfront training on how to give a top rope belay, or they won't let you do rope climbing without an auto belay mechanism.

You are at very little risk of actually getting hurt.

Well thats comforting. I am reading about all kinds of people getting injuries.

Usually when people get hurt in a gym it is because of one of two things.

- They didn't tie their figure 8 knot right. If the gym allows you to rope up with a belayer, they will teach you how to tie a figure 8 knot. Every gym I've been to has the top ropes secured and waiting to be tied into, so the rope is all ready for you to tie into your harness with. It's very easy to tie a figure 8 knot into your harness, the gym will show you how to, and they will also show your belay partner a very easy way of double checking your knot and making sure it's done right. As long as you have your figure 8 knot tied and looped through your harness properly, you aren't in any danger.

- People also get injured by falling wrong while bouldering. The most common injury is a rolled ankle when you land one foot on a crash pad, and the other off of it, and you land on an unlevel surface. I don't imagine you'll be doing any hard bouldering your first time there. If you do any, just make sure you don't climb any higher than you can down-climb until you're comfortable falling, and make sure the crash pad is directly underneath you while climbing so you don't land the way I described.