I love finding guys out here who wear their man... I mean lead... cards on their harnesses. I think I may start carrying my Skeletool around to cut those damn tags off. They're messy.

Not only that....colour confusion hurts the brain!!!!

What do you mean I can't use an ATC not even a munter....hell an ankle belay???

Uhhhh why can't I use that hold??

Why are there so many flying bodies???

I'm suppose to do what to what???

Why is smearing off??? Features are off too, what the hell am I suppose to grab onto???

I'm serious!!!Climbing in the Gym is hard!!!!

So much going on....need time to process this stuff....

MooseTracks wrote:I love finding guys out here who wear their man... I mean lead... cards on their harnesses. I think I may start carrying my Skeletool around to cut those damn tags off. They're messy.

LithiumMetalman wrote:Whinefest rant:

Climbing in the gym is HARD!!!

Damn!!!

YGBSM

There are two gyms within reasonable driving distance of my home. One requires the use of a grigri for belaying. The other forbids it. Go figure.

ksolem wrote:There are two gyms within reasonable driving distance of my home. One requires the use of a grigri for belaying. The other forbids it. Go figure.

One is smart?

ksolem wrote:There are two gyms within reasonable driving distance of my home. One requires the use of a grigri for belaying. The other forbids it. Go figure.

Go figure. I don't care if my partner uses one or not, as long as they are attentive and good. A shitty belayer is a shitty belayer no matter the device.

I wish mine had ice I also go to a special boulder co-op

i consistently climb three v grades lower in the gym

ksolem wrote:There are two gyms within reasonable driving distance of my home. One requires the use of a grigri for belaying. The other forbids it. Go figure.

The gym in Santa Cruz used to prohibit grigri's. The two I've been to in Colorado Springs don't care either way (or I just ignored the rules and didn't know it!).

CClaude wrote:

welle wrote:Tell me about it! How do you keep your midriff-baring tanktops from sliding up, your harness from blocking your bellybutton and your beanie from falling off from your perfectly coiffed long locks?

How do you not have your ego smashed to thousands of tiny pieces by the 16 yr old who started last year; just sent your project, (yup, the black and yellow route up the middle lead wall) , in his (her) flip flops as their warm up.

And Welle, obviously that midriff-baring tank top was designed by a guy....

mconnell wrote:

ksolem wrote:There are two gyms within reasonable driving distance of my home. One requires the use of a grigri for belaying. The other forbids it. Go figure.

The gym in Santa Cruz used to prohibit grigri's. The two I've been to in Colorado Springs don't care either way (or I just ignored the rules and didn't know it!).

Pacific Edge in Santa Cruz allows people to use grigri's.

At least they don't require you to use grigri's that are fixed on the ropes, like Planet Granite. The only time I've ever seen a belayer drop a climber involved a grigri.