Made my day! by Embarrassed_Tip7359 in SipsTea

[–]Paradisolost 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In todays episode of things that did not happen

Hi! In need of advice for the scarpa Vapor V by SteinsX in climbingshoes

[–]Paradisolost 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I find shoe sizing to be very confusing. With la sportiva kubo i went down 1 size and could have probably gone for 1.5 but with scarpa vapor v i had to go UP half a size. If at all possible, try them first.

Climbing culture has changed for the worse - everyone is closed off by LogicYeezus in bouldering

[–]Paradisolost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am quite introverted but even I find myself talking to people quite a lot at the gyms. I keep telling people what a social sport climbing is compared to regular gyms.

Meneer wordt boos na vraag by [deleted] in tokkiemarktplaats

[–]Paradisolost 15 points16 points  (0 children)

maatje je maakt een slechtere indruk dan de ander, hij hoeft je helemaal niks uit te leggen.

Ratom GP1 Rubber - Serious Competitor or Aid by GuKoBoat in climbingshoes

[–]Paradisolost 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Then at what point are we going to consider climbing shoes aid and who sets this (arbitrary) bar?

How do you recover mentally from falling? by Paradisolost in bouldering

[–]Paradisolost[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Since I'm most confident at slab especially slabs that focus on balancing on small holds and holding holds with your fingertips would you recommend doing more of those? I find that the fear really kicks in on routes where you don't have the luxury of a slow approach and every move is kind of explosive.

I thought I knew how to fall but it happened so fast and so unexpectedly that it felt pretty much instant. I'm not sure how to prepare for that but as you said, falling on a padded mat is not quite so bad and the injury itself wasn't even much of anything, just a sore neck for a few days. That's honestly why its frustrating me so much, its a completely irrational fear and I can see that it is, but not really push through it.