Damn, the #Seattle #ClimbingGym that I used to go to just raised their annual membership price by 25%, to almost the same cost as the gym I go to here in #NYC.

I remember when Seattle was comparatively cheap..

My typical #ClimbingGym session now is get up as many V3s as I can till it's hopeless (usually 3-5), then stick to V2s, which now all seem easy. Then weight machines.

My main fail mode is steep single-hand grip/crank moves. Maybe I should get a hang board or something.

Can't wait to get back on real rocks again.
#Climbing

This one employee at the climbing gym has the most fun taste in music. Currently they’ve got playing some experimental Swedish music or something.

#climbinggym #nyc #music

Back when I was a #dirtbag climber bum, there were no climbing gyms, so this is a new thing to me.

An interesting cultural quirk that I noticed today: strangers don't seem to chat much with each other, cheer each other on, congratulate each other when someone pulls off a hard bouldering move or whatever.

Those things routinely happen on actual crags. At rock climbing areas, even shy little me can easily strike up conversations with people, but the bouldering part of the gym feels like any other gym where everyone is doing their own private thing. The vibe is more "gym" than "climbing."

It is what it is, I guess, but it feels lonely compared to rocks.

#Climbing #ClimbingGym #RockClimbing

Saturdays at the climbing gym are fun. I get to watch lots of people more fit than me (and without muscular dystrophy) be worse at me than climbing.

#climbinggym #saturday #nyc #FSHD

OK, so I climb indoors a lot, too and I was really happy to get my first (admittedly probably a little soft) 7a cave roof at White Spider actually sent.
#climbing #climbinggym #indoorclimbing #bouldering #WeAreSpiderClimbers #indoorbouldering

Figured I ought to do a #introduction so here it is:
I'm into #climbing and love messing around on rocks. #Trad or #SportClimbing even #bouldering .I also climb indoors #climbinggym where I teach others to do it (also doing RCI to teach outdoors)
I'm a massive geek, love #rpg and in a previous life, I did all kinds of #IT for a living.

Three #climbing gyms across two different cities this week. Finished off the week back at my home gym. ❤️

#bouldering #climbingGym #boulderingGym

The five-year old is starting to really enjoy climbing. We’re at the gym on a snow day. #kidsclimbing #climbing #indoorclimbing #climbinggym #coloradokids #abckidsclimbinggym #bouldering

I started climbing in spring of 2021, but have been injured 3 times since, so have really only climbed at my limit for about a year. Been laid up the last 6 months for a finger strain in June (it is STILL sore) and a shoulder injury in November. So my primary goal now is to follow a conditioning plan that reduces the risk of injury. A slow build to harder climbing.

Wish me luck. And patience.

#rockclimbing #fitness #gym #climbinggym #climbing

All of us at the Stronghold wish you a happy, healthy, and strong end to 2022 and start to 2023!
#climbing #climbinggym #losangeles

Stronghold member Natt Supab hanging in on the previous Arch set.
#climbing #climbinggym #losangeles

Our wall maintenance team worked hard this week to put up all the new hardware in the rope area - thanks guys!
#climbing #climbinggym #losangeles

So it is cold here but so sunny and I am really trying to push myself to climb outdoors at the crag today and save the climbing gym for when the weather’s at its crappiest, but man, I am just so COLD. #climbing #climbinggym #decisions

#losangeles #climbinggym