Mountain climbing

[Dick Whitman]

Has anyone done it? I'd like to try. I like being outdoors. I've got great climbing legs. Not sure how to get started here in flyover country. Go to the North Face store and start buying ****, I guess.

 

[User 1019]

I got with a big gal, once. That count?

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

The only reason to climb mountains is because they are there.

So if they aren't there, don't climb them.

 

[SpeedTchr]

Used to do a fair amount of rock climbing. I wouldn't call anything under 15,000 feet mountain climbing, but had fun on some challenging climbs. I was lucky my high school had classes for climbers.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

I'm more of a rappelling person. Just get me to the top and I'll be down in no time.

 

[Dick Whitman]

@Riptide thought this was an "LOL" post but has since turned chicken**** and deleted it.

 

[Moderator1]

North Face is where you go if you want to look like you do outdoorsy stuff.
REI is where you go if you actually do outdoorsy stuff. Or find a smaller specialty store

 

[Dick Whitman]

North Face is where you go if you want to look like you do outdoorsy stuff.
REI is where you go if you actually do outdoorsy stuff. Or find a smaller specialty store

There are North Face and Columbia stores across the street from each other on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago. I will say that the tents seemed fantastic - incredibly light and portable compared to what I lug around.

Anyway, the reason I even asked around here about this is that I'm in training for a skyscraper tower climb race right now that I do every year and seems like the logical next step would be to take it to the mountain.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Do you go up the inside or the outside of the skyscraper?

 

[cranberry]

I like to haul up and down the Echo Canyon trail at Camelback when I'm in Phoenix, but that's only a little over mile or so to the top and 1,300 feet elevation (2,700 above sea level). It's pretty steep and a good workout, but it can get too crowded sometimes. Ryan Dempster used to run it in above 100-degree heat all the time, but I don't think I'm up to trying in the summer.

 

[MisterCreosote]

I initially got into that world through a summer camp program when I was 13.

Then I cut my teeth at Stover State Park outside of Philly. Got good enough to be an instructor here and there, but have been away from it for 12 years or so.

I'm proud to say I've never been to an indoor climbing gym.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Do you go up the inside or the outside of the skyscraper?

The latter would be way ****ing cooler.

 

[Riptide]

@Riptide thought this was an "LOL" post but has since turned chicken**** and deleted it.

You're always fun to **** with.

 

[Dick Whitman]

You're always fun to **** with.

So much so that you were a little ***** and deleted your post.

 

[Moderator1]

Gents, please. Take it to PM and have a nice Go Climb a Rock Day

 

[JohnHammond]

You should find this guy in the Loop.

 

[YankeeFan]

Has anyone done it? I'd like to try. I like being outdoors. I've got great climbing legs. Not sure how to get started here in flyover country. Go to the North Face store and start buying ****, I guess.

We've gone to a couple of the indoor places around here. A lot of fun, but you'll be in pain the next day.

The nice thing about the indoor places is that your kids can do it with you. They'll love it.

 

[Dick Whitman]

We've gone to a couple of the indoor places around here. A lot of fun, but you'll be in pain the next day.

The nice thing about the indoor places is that your kids can do it with you. They'll love it.

There's apparently one in Homewood.

 

[YankeeFan]

There's apparently one in Homewood.

Brooklyn Boulders in the West Loop might be a little fancy for your taste, but it is very family friendly.

They have several walls with auto-belays, plus bouldering walls, so after a quick intro, you can get climbing.

With a lesson, you can climb all of the walls with a spotter.

My wife really loves it because it's such a different workout. Plus, it's great Ninja Warrior training.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Brooklyn Boulders in the West Loop might be a little fancy for your taste, but it is very family friendly.

Is this a way of saying I may not love their clientele?