As I learn more about rock climbing, I learn that rock climbing has its own rock climbing lingo, slang, or language to communicate efficiently and effectively to other climbers. Plus they sound pretty neat and far out such as “Have you been to a crag lately?” or “Wow, that was […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
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Labor Day three day weekend was our warrior Linville Falls camping road trip. Our destination was Linville Falls, North Carolina for an outdoor rock climbing experience. Wahoo! I love road trips. It was definitely an adventure. There were plenty of obstacles for sure but it was totally worthwhile of a […]
Finding my passion can be challenging when I overthink things. It could be as simple as listening to my instinct of how I feel. You may have heard of the cliche “listen to your heart” but what does that mean? It is intangible. It took me only over 40 years to finally […]
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If you are not a rock climber, you may not hear of top-rope and may wonder what is top-rope climbing? It is a type of climbing that passes a rope through an anchor system at the top of the climb. A climber is securely attached to one end of the […]
Did you know that belay can be defined as a noun as well as a verb? I learned something new when I did my research to write this article. It is so wonderful to always be learning. In rock climbing, I usually refer to belay as a verb. In this […]
Now that you learned more about the figure 8 knot and how to make one from the “how to tie a figure 8 knot” article, you are ready to move forward to the next step of rock climbing. What is the next step and why is it so important? The […]
It is very important to understand what a figure 8 knot is in rock Climbing because it could save you from dropping to the ground. As a beginning climber, there are plenty of safety procedures to remember so learning to tie a knot is maybe the last thing you’ll remember […]
Usually, the first thought that comes to most women’s minds when we are invited to go rock climbing is “My upper body is not strong enough.” However, that is not necessarily all true. Generally, women are more efficient climbers than men because we are not relying only on upper body […]
There is a variety of different artificial bouldering holds for an indoor gym to mimic the outdoor climbing environment. Outdoor climbing is hard to come by near me so an indoor gym is the next best thing. An indoor rock climbing gym provides the weekly fix for my climbing obsession […]
“What is Rock Climbing?” was the biggest question for me when our neighbors introduced us to rock climbing for my son. For me, rock climbing would be an outdoor sport where you would climb a real rock and up a mountain. Even though Florida provides an outdoor sporting environment with beautiful beaches, plentiful lakes, and […]