I'm going up-and-down a staircase to train, but the staircase is wood. I don't want to (and can't afford to) replace it. Is there something I can put on them to keep from destroying my staircase?
This might should be in "technique and training".

I want to find stuff in my province.

Anything to climb in the area? I know there's the stairs up Hamilton "mountain", but that's nothing. I'm wondering if there's any actual climbing of any sort.

on April 25th. We talked a lot about climbing. If you are here, and see this, please hit me up.

I'd like to do some cold-weather camping. Not Denali cold, but sub-freezing. Mid 20's.

I made it. I made a mistake that only a half of a handful of people here have committed that caused me to spend another four hours. I also spilled my water. Thank you for your information. It was my first class 3 climb. Got some great views of the Chisos Mountains in the process.

I'm just wondering if it will make it easier to climb if I wait a day.

The"red tape" said that part of it will be closed for falcon nesting. Does that mean it's useless to take it to the summit?

I'm going to climb Emory Peak and I was wondering if I should spend a day acclimatizing in Chisos Basin. I know 7800 ft isn't going to give me AMS, but I'm wondering if it will make it a little easier to climb if I stay there a day.

I'm nervous about trying it. For one, it would cost $5,000 just for the guide, not including equipment, flight, insurance, etc. To go along with that, I've never been that high above sea level (except when flying which doesn't count). He said that if I can do Guadeloupe Peak then I can do Elbrus. I ...

Some of these gym rats who make great athletes are afraid to go for a walk in the woods let alone climb a tall mountain. Most people don't like it because 99% of Mountain climbing is just boring walking. Yes, it certainly is. But winning that sport leads to views that you would NEVER see otherwise....

Some of these gym rats who make great athletes are afraid to go for a walk in the woods let alone climb a tall mountain. Most people don't like it because 99% of Mountain climbing is just boring walking. Yes, it certainly is. But winning that sport leads to views that you would NEVER see otherwise....

That was more of a question and my opinion.

Is mountaineering underrated? Your opponent is nature. It's possibly the most physically demanding of all. You don't get a ring for success. You don't have sponsors. It's not on TV. It's funded by the people who do it. It's probably the only sport that is done on every continent. It, in my opinion, ...

Nah, sounds to me like you're good to go. Book a flight and give it a shot. I'm going on 12/1. Gonna do a solo winter climb with no equipment, all because of you. Thanks for the confidence boost. But have your raised a petulant three year old child? That and climbing Rainier in winter are the two c...