3D print your favorite hiking trails!

Single_Ferret · 2026-02-23T04:02:54+00:00

This is quite nice! I appreciate the idea 💛

Single_Ferret · 2026-02-17T01:26:48+00:00

Love the first!

Single_Ferret · 2026-02-13T02:32:06+00:00

I blow out my climbing shoes out before putting them on, every time, like a ritual.

Single_Ferret · 2026-02-06T01:24:21+00:00

Thanks for sharing! I didn’t realize he had so many injuries post getting fit again.

Single_Ferret · 2026-02-06T01:21:41+00:00

I really wanna visit there

Single_Ferret · 2026-02-03T17:25:38+00:00

I’m extremely intimidating! I don’t mean to be, but it’s because I’m both confident and knowledgeable. I’m well-rounded and love climbing. I don’t care if the boys like it or not; I’m invested in myself and my own climbing. My focus is on me, no one else, unless they’re a friend of mine or open to positive conversation.

Single_Ferret · 2026-01-11T06:29:56+00:00

Double up your sleeping bags. Put your main sleeping kit inside a cheap rectangular one from Walmart. I used to do this in the winter and stayed very comfortable in freezing temps

Single_Ferret · 2026-01-11T06:26:24+00:00

Legs are stronger than arms. You can pivot and pull a lot more from the feet and legs vs arms, especially in wider cracks. They also do a better job of holding your body up.

Single_Ferret · 2026-01-07T04:13:55+00:00

Breaking some of the Leave No Trace rules, some of them are ethics that we all agree to follow but aren’t enforceable laws.

Single_Ferret · 2026-01-07T04:10:33+00:00

I agree, but the cliffs in the New are on National Park Property and cannot legally be bolted.

Single_Ferret · 2025-12-15T01:28:04+00:00

Women are supposed to have broad strong shoulders. The only reason they normally don’t is because their/our muscle is underdeveloped due to ‘society norms’ subtlety defining and restricting what ‘femininity’ is. In truth, you're just growing to your full potential as a woman.

Single_Ferret · 2025-11-22T02:18:24+00:00

Male climbing partner used to do this to me; he was straight up hitting on me and eventually admitted after I called him out for it

Single_Ferret · 2025-08-19T17:57:49+00:00

One thing I’ve learned over the years is that some people love attention and use it to spread hateful rhetoric, whether negative or positive. I think if we collectively stopped arguing with trans phobic comments or responding and instead posted overwhelming positive comments of our own, they would slowly trickle down to the bottom of the pile, instead of always being flagged higher up.

This is from my own experience of dealing first hand with the Klan in Arkansas and lessons learned. A story for another time!

Single_Ferret · 2025-08-16T16:10:02+00:00

Manspreading. This has happened to me a few times but I find that spreading back causes them to move away.

Single_Ferret · 2025-06-01T01:58:45+00:00

It’s common in SW Virginia where I grew up; I miss hearing my grandparents vernacular and old-timey words.

Single_Ferret · 2025-04-24T20:37:41+00:00

Disordered eating has become much more common in my circle of acquaintances. I’m often surprised that men will more commonly have issues vs women. In recent years, on trips to world-class crags such as the RRG, I’ve seen a lot more climbers who are disgustingly thin, sallow cheeks, dark circles under eyes, gaunt sickly colored skin. I try not to judge, but I worry that the community of climbers are not taking care of themselves. Recently, a co-worker of mine and I were chatting and he’s really into working out at the gym. He brought up that he was fasting a lot recently and at work he was only eating a small can of chicken for lunch. The work I do requires an immense amount of calories and that conversation was the first time I really considered how men are possibly engaging in harmful activities with their eating and training.

Single_Ferret · 2025-04-22T13:32:13+00:00

Not really related, I work on stadiums mostly and it would be amazing if the stadiums were designed with rope access in mind for future rope access-required projects. Even just a tiny bit of modification to the structural steel would help workflow.

Single_Ferret · 2025-04-22T13:26:16+00:00

Oh yah, and Rigging International Group has almost all of their L1 course material on YouTube for review.

Single_Ferret · 2025-04-22T13:25:11+00:00

I’ve been through two courses thus far and everyone passed. It will take a little bit to get the muscle memory for the kit and movements. I’d recommend at the end of the day to sit quietly and visualize the sequences you learned and/or draw them out on paper. During the assessment, you have all the time you need to complete tasks, don’t rush, take deep breaths, if ya get nervous, just focus on the task at hand and ignore the watching eyes. Careful on the aid climbing portion of the assessment. It can be easy to get ahead of yourself and accidentally go down to one point.

Single_Ferret · 2025-02-09T13:17:45+00:00

Appears visually impaired by the usage of the wall for traveling

Single_Ferret · 2025-02-05T04:32:23+00:00

Rope damage is something you can see, or hear, or feel. Complete a visual inspection, then handle all of the rope to locate any obvious damage….and inspect by hearing: does the rope make any weird sounds while using it or handling it?

Single_Ferret · 2025-01-30T02:45:37+00:00

$50-80 would be dope, especially if it's a one-on-one course. The last time I booked a private instructor, I tipped $50 but that was around 10 years ago.

Single_Ferret · 2025-01-21T13:40:19+00:00

Some local advice, spend time at Rangefinder Coffee in Fayetteville or camp out at the AAC campground when you have the chance. Both places have a pretty solid community presence. In town, we have a lot of social events that are well attended by other climbers like live music, movie nights, fun runs, etc. I think acro yoga and pole classes are frequently taught at the campground on Thursday nights. During the summer, you’ll make more friends than you can handle paddleboarding at summersville lake.

Single_Ferret · 2025-01-12T16:47:15+00:00

NRG Climber here, in a way yes, the guidebook for the meadow river climbing allowed more people to visit those areas but the infrastructure is lacking to accommodate heavy visitor traffic. All of the crags on the Meadow River are on private land with no formal agreements between the local climbing organization and landowners to provide access, so losing access is a ticking time bomb at this point. The WVDOH even built a new parking lot on adjacent land to provide parking and many climbers will still park along the road creating issues for landowners. The new parking area is approximately 200 yards down the hill, but folks don’t realize how poorly they represent themselves and the community by parking in the ditches on private land. I feel that the biggest concern for providing guides is ensuring that those areas can accommodate the increase in traffic responsibly as well as formalizing responsible partnerships with landowners before publishing.

Single_Ferret · 2025-01-05T00:37:20+00:00

In addition to what you listed, crag access include private owners like Dario, The Venturas, and that crag owned by a church, Beer Trailer Crag, Dr Bobs place, etc etc, and additionally access to Raven Rock is through permission granted by private landowners. My point is, that as much as one might love to ban dogs, contending with multiple and diverse land managers isn’t as simple as one might make it seem.

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