hey there ms ppl

I was curious if any of you are into climbing? Either performing youselves or just following the scene.

I myself dig the sport and do both. It's not even been 2 years now but I got hooked from the very first moment i set my hand on a hold. Since then I have been bouldering (for those who don't know: climbing without protection at low heights - up to 5m, especially short and intense routes) on a bi-weekly basis. Last summer I started lead climbing indoor, as well as outdoor.

I am so in love with this sport, I can't seem to get enough. So I was wondering if there's anyone on this board feeling the same :)

If not, just try it out!! You become highly ambitious ;) Plus it has a steep learning curve and one does quickly make big progress.

To spark some interest:

Chris Sharma, star on the climbing sky [video=youtube;vVXdC-PY-nw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVXdC-PY-nw&list=FLqsWmOlG-JE5rCIQII8UfwQ&index=73&feature=plpp_video[/video]

Astonishing free solo action by Alex Honnold [video=youtube;ICBrXUuwvgg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICBrXUuwvgg&list=FLqsWmOlG-JE5rCIQII8UfwQ&index=58&feature=plpp_video[/video]

Short indoor climbing film of the young climbing generation [video=youtube;Ml-rxMwcaf0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml-rxMwcaf0&list=FLqsWmOlG-JE5rCIQII8UfwQ&index=57&feature=plpp_video[/video]

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Chris Sharma is unbelievable. I have only gone to an indoor climbing wall once but I loved it as well... I had a really great time, i think I climbed like 6 [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=472"]walls[/URL] that day, some were pretty advanced too. I want to get more into the sport definitely.

Alex Honnold was on 60 mins recently, that guy is not human. I hope he lives to be old, because he climbs like a total nutjob :lol: .

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Short indoor climbing film of the young climbing generation [video=youtube;Ml-rxMwcaf0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml-rxMwcaf0&list=FLqsWmOlG-JE5rCIQII8UfwQ&index=57&feature=plpp_video[/video][/QUOTE]

Thanks for posting this, there are alot of amazing moves on this video, but the move at 9:17 was probably my fav, he uses the wall for his footing, that's amazing.

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i have many great videos on climbing, if you are interested :D

i love the next great move after the one you mentioned: 9:35+ when he toehooks with both feed to grab the holds below and then just lets go. so niceeee :) i dont like him very much though.

this is an epic scenery: [video=youtube;S48WDoOrJMI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S48WDoOrJMI&list=FLqsWmOlG-JE5rCIQII8UfwQ&index=7&feature=plpp_video[/video]

this is amazing bouldering on such smooth rocks in south africa: [video=youtube;Y2XmIrMwW7A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2XmIrMwW7A&list=FLqsWmOlG-JE5rCIQII8UfwQ&index=9&feature=plpp_video[/video]

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look fwd to watching these, that toe hook move is badass, I'm not ready for that sh*t :lol: ...

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i like climbing.....into bed.

but srsly, there's a few indoor climbing facilities near me. Been thinking about going. worth it you think/.

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There could be a 50% off or buy 1 get 1 free coupon online, you will want to bring a friend anyway to hold the rope. We had a ton of fun, I can't wait to go back, it really was a great experience.

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[QUOTE=xellsys;1022888] this is amazing bouldering on such smooth rocks in south africa: [video=youtube;Y2XmIrMwW7A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2XmIrMwW7A&list=FLqsWmOlG-JE5rCIQII8UfwQ&index=9&feature=plpp_video[/video][/QUOTE]

Lots of amazing moves in that video, but 1:30 was unbelievable. :shock:

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[QUOTE=floridaorange;1023002]Lots of amazing moves in that video, but 1:30 was unbelievable. :shock:[/QUOTE]

1:30? the lizard? haha, ye pretty amazing on that slick wall ;) :lol:

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btw, if you like to ice climb you might have to compete with such a workout :Respect:

[video=vimeo;36429174]http://vimeo.com/36429174[/video]

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:shock: is he even having fun anymore? :lol: ;)

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Awesome videos. :D Looks like it a lot of fun actually.

This one is pretty neat too. Not quite as intense as the other videos but at :33. O_O [video=youtube;BPN3gLVDsOY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPN3gLVDsOY[/video]

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[video=vimeo;36517719]http://vimeo.com/36517719[/video]

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^damn, that fall was scary. People don't realize how much strength it takes to climb that long, I can barely imagine. Now I'm itching to go back :lol:

:roflmao: this thing went viral years ago, this guy is certainly gifted :lol:

[QUOTE=Rawrmune;1023100]Awesome videos. :D Looks like it a lot of fun actually.

This one is pretty neat too. Not quite as intense as the other videos but at :33. O_O [video=youtube;BPN3gLVDsOY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPN3gLVDsOY[/video][/QUOTE]

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girl power :)

[video=youtube;yDx98Ax0kfo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDx98Ax0kfo&feature=share[/video]

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I remember Yao getting into rock climbing. By now I'm sure he's an expert rock climber.

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Lol...finally found my way to this thread. Thanks Kabir :). That would be me on the pic below, climbing in the French Alps. I have screwed up a few pulleys in recent times, so right now I'm slowly trying to them back to what they used to be. It's a matter of years, but I'll be patient if it means some cool and hard climbing for the next 20 years or so...

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yeah, very nice. up to what grade did you climb in your prime? :D

that's great about climbing, one can still perform up until old age.

tomorrow i'll be at the rock again. i might make some pics then :)

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6C+, projects in 7A French scale (USA 5.11b - 5.11d I think).

I've been fucking with my tendons for the past 2+ years or so, I tore some smalleer pulleys completely so I now have to make the switch to open-handed climbing (which is supposed to be better anyway) with a minimum of crimps. It's hard, but I'm now back at 6A with that climbing style and it's really cool to realize you can do so much on friction alone!

I'm following a strict schedule which will hopefully bring me back to at least my 6C+ in about 2 years, maybe even into the 7's as well. We'll see if it's possible with what I have now, though theoretically it should be possible according to my physician.

I did some climbing in Morocco too, but there's so many places I'd still like to climb...too many I'm afraid! Deep water Soloing in Ha Long Bay (Yes...what Tim Emmett did in Dosage) would be the cherry on my climbing pie I guess :).

What is your grade, and where do you like to climb? I see you're located in Vienna, so you should have some awesome spots to climb out there! Did you ever go to Fontainebleau?

Oh...and what's your choice of climbing rubber :Naughty:

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Here's some more pics. Bouldering in Bleau, always nice :)

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Nice bouldering!! what a sweet rock :D

I climb for about 2 and a half years now. I'm around 6c right now, some 7a which I cant send in one go yet. Unfortunately I only started climbing on rock last summer. But I already managed to sent some 6b's in Greece.

Yeah, here around Vienna we have a lot of potential. But since I dont have a car yet, I can't go rock climbing on a regular basis. More often I am in the gym and really try to push my limits :)

Here are some pix:

My first time on rock last summer in carinthia: [IMG]http://666kb.com/i/c45r6s7rhexwamwyz.jpg[/IMG]

Got hooked and went on a rock climbing trip in Greece: [IMG]http://666kb.com/i/c45r7tgz76vj9k7zf.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://666kb.com/i/c45r81pw2uqfxxyln.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://666kb.com/i/c45r8c3oc6b7op563.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://666kb.com/i/c45r9lk2ak6v8elwr.jpg[/IMG]

And that's what it's like here around Vienna (Peilstein, Thalhofergrat): [IMG]http://666kb.com/i/c45rbvjrcza14xwff.jpg[/IMG]

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Oh, and I have never been anywhere else but some places in Austria and Greece. I would really love to go to Fontainblaeu, but there is no plan yet. Next location will be Arco Trentino, Italy. And another Greece trip this late summer most probably.

My favorite choice of rubber? I have always been wearing LaSportiva. I started with the Scorpion, which I bought a second pair from, especially for comfortable and friction climbing. Another pair (actually the second as well) especially for hard routes with smallest footholds and bouldering is the MiuraVS, I love that shoe. But it takes some time till it fits perfectly. What about you?

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[QUOTE=xellsys;1042284]Nice bouldering!! what a sweet rock :D

I climb for about 2 and a half years now. I'm around 6c right now, some 7a which I cant send in one go yet. Unfortunately I only started climbing on rock last summer. But I already managed to sent some 6b's in Greece.

Yeah, here around Vienna we have a lot of potential. But since I dont have a car yet, I can't go rock climbing on a regular basis. More often I am in the gym and really try to push my limits :)

Here are some pix:

My first time on rock last summer in carinthia: [IMG]http://666kb.com/i/c45r6s7rhexwamwyz.jpg[/IMG]

Got hooked and went on a rock climbing trip in Greece: [IMG]http://666kb.com/i/c45r7tgz76vj9k7zf.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://666kb.com/i/c45r81pw2uqfxxyln.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://666kb.com/i/c45r8c3oc6b7op563.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://666kb.com/i/c45r9lk2ak6v8elwr.jpg[/IMG]

And that's what it's like here around Vienna (Peilstein, Thalhofergrat): [IMG]http://666kb.com/i/c45rbvjrcza14xwff.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

try re-uploading using imgur or tinypic. can't see your photos

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really? is 666kb.com blocked by your isp?

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Ok, I just quote my post from before and change the image links.

[QUOTE=xellsys;1042284]Nice bouldering!! what a sweet rock :D

I climb for about 2 and a half years now. I'm around 6c right now, some 7a which I cant send in one go yet. Unfortunately I only started climbing on rock last summer. But I already managed to sent some 6b's in Greece.

Yeah, here around Vienna we have a lot of potential. But since I dont have a car yet, I can't go rock climbing on a regular basis. More often I am in the gym and really try to push my limits :)

Here are some pix:

My first time on rock last summer in carinthia:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/B3sBV.jpg[/IMG]

Got hooked and went on a rock climbing trip in Greece:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/njlog.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XWpei.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/8iChd.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/oTQaK.jpg[/IMG]

And that's what it's like here around Vienna (Peilstein, Thalhofergrat):

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/vWkGA.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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wow! those are incredible photos, I want to do that!!!

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of course you do, it's the best sport ever!!!!!! :D i could up a few more if you like.

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Nice pics man, I'd love to check out climbing in Greece sometime -Kalymnos, seaside climbing is still on my list :). 6C-7A is nice, I hope you get to grow to 7-grade routes, that would really mean hard but cool routes. I'm still hoping I'll do my 7A sometime but that'll have to wait until I manage to get my tendons strong enough. I did one once, but I felt it was graded a bit too hard so I'm not counting it -I'd have graded it a 6C, 6C+ tops.

Don't you worry about the rock climbing either man, at least you've discovered it! I know a lot of climbers that don't leave the gym at all and will never know the feeling of touching real rock, sending a route and then enjoying the awesome view that is your reword up there. But you do ;). I'm thinking of treating myself to another Morocco trip by the end of this year if I manage to land a job again without digging into my reserves too much. It's either gonna be with a few other climbers from my hall of with an organized climbers' trip that goes there every year. I did it once before and loved it, so I want to go back anyway. I could keep you posted if you're interested :). Maybe we could stay in touch anyway and see if there's a possibility to hook up and do some climbing sometime if you like. I'll be picking up lead again this summer and would love to go out for some ascents again...

Some Morocco climbing pics:

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Morocco looks awesome!! I can see why you like to go there again :)

I am very interested, please keep me posted. It'd be awesome if there is a way to do some climbing together. Possibly on a trip somewhere in the middle. Fontainbleau is pretty much a top spot on my list, just like Arco.

This late summer I'll be in Greece again, hopefully I can involve climbing somehow.

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Orpierre, Southern France, a few weeks ago.

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niiiiiice!! :) right now im in greece again. i hope i can manage to touch some rock. in the sun it's impossible... i burn my toes and fingers. i need to find some sweet spots in the shade or need to go in the very morning or evening. i really want to do multi pitch routes now, since i had some personal training for that in july. i know all the basics now and am eager for practice!!

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Cool man, I hope you find some rocks in the shade, else early in the morning will give you the lowest temperatures I'd say. I had the same thing in Orpierre, the sun was almost literally making the rubber on my shoes burn my toes. Crazy stuff, so we went out early for climbing, held a siesta mid-day and then returned to the rock in the evening. And then still I had to buy an extra pair of shoes half a size bigger :).

Just came back from another weekend in fontainebleau too by the way, now THAT was burning rock...38 degrees in the shade, what the fuck. We did about 1,5 bottles of 1,5 litres of water each a day, I don't think I've ever had to drink that much :Alchy

Some of the boulders I did:

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A nice slopey boulder: mostly friction holds and no good edges, especially at the top.

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Scary high slab with really small edges to stand on. I did an even harder one as well which really had me freakin': the last hold just totally sucked -no edge at all just curve to pull on at 5m/15ft high. I must've had a righteous skidmark in my pants after that one!

Keep us posted on further adventures dude, and if you decide to take the trip to Bleau sometime just let me know. I know when it's best to go, and I know an outstanding little camping with a climbers' bivouac and of course some of the cool spots to boulder :).

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wow that looks awesome. and i like your choice of shoes ;)

i just got back from greece after 5 weeks. i was only climbing a couple of days, but still made some new achievements. i managed to sent a 7a after the 3rd or 4th try :) but actually imo it's not 7a, more like 6c. on paper it says 7a. and we climbed our first multi pitch in greece. only 3 pitches and about 80m. the fourth pitch was 7c+... no chance for us. plus we were not really exicted about trying a 7c with 80m air below your toes haha unfortunately i took no photos this time....lazy me :/

i have found a last years photo and i believe this is the route we took, 5b+ > 5a > 6c+ > 7c+ > 5b > 5b. we got to belay 3)

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