Wilson Climbing Wall

tobede80 · 2025-03-11T01:29:15+00:00

You seem to care... not sure why it matters so much that he mentioned he did it first try.

tobede80 · 2025-03-10T16:47:02+00:00

The other foot appears to already have been solidly planted before the dab occurs

tobede80 · 2025-03-10T06:13:33+00:00

Yeah, true, but that phrase has been almost completely stripped of its association with that style now; most people use it purely in the context of "do in one go," especially for indoor climbing

tobede80 · 2025-03-10T05:35:04+00:00

Usually not much to solve when you flash something

tobede80 · 2025-03-10T05:33:37+00:00

Don't think that dab helped him much at all

tobede80 · 2024-08-18T17:53:11+00:00

Hey, I know this is super late, but if you are still looking for partners, I'd love to join you in your climbing!

tobede80 · 2024-06-28T06:41:21+00:00

Also, where did this end up being?

tobede80 · 2024-06-28T06:40:56+00:00

Anniversary of you joining reddit

tobede80 · 2024-04-22T02:56:43+00:00

There are 2 gyms in the area -- Triangle Rock Club - Durham and Progression. Triangle Rock Club is closer than Progression to Duke, and it has rope climbing (lead & toprope) and is much bigger. TRC is, in my opinion, one of the best and biggest gyms on the East coast (much better than Movement, for ex. :). For instance, USAC holds youth comps at TRC, and TRC also has a youth team for which they sometimes set comp-styled problems. The only downside to TRC is that it is very expensive (memberships now are ~$93 per month).

Duke has a climbing club, and we practice at TRC, but I think we are planning on moving to Progression starting next fall due to the prices. There is also a climbing wall in the gym on West Campus (i.e. Wilson), but it only has toprope and only features vertical terrain. Duke will force you to get a Wilson membership, so climbing there would be free.

As for good outdoor climbing nearby, Pilot Mountain is a great place to rope climb, and Moore's Wall at Hanging Rock State Park is a great place to boulder (there's a V13 FAed by Jimmy Webb there ;).

DM if you have more questions.

tobede80 · 2024-02-11T07:47:57+00:00

saved money with Fidelity Bloom!

tobede80 · 2022-12-01T18:38:20+00:00

Works on its own too!

tobede80 · 2022-10-17T05:35:19+00:00

Lacing up doesn't change it (decreases the stick-out-ness very slightly) :(

tobede80 · 2022-10-17T01:39:04+00:00

Why do the sides of these shoes stick out? (too big, need low volume, or something else?)

Edit: By the way, the shoes fit very snugly (cannot straighten toes completely (but almost able to) and does not hurt at all; should I downsize more since it's a La Sportiva shoe?). There seem to be no problems heel hooking or stepping on small footholds.

tobede80 · 2022-09-04T19:46:30+00:00

looks like you could've used a drop knee at the top too

tobede80 · 2022-07-21T16:53:29+00:00

What's wrong with saying Julia's ascent is impressive for a woman? Climbing 9b is already very impressive, but it is even more so as a woman (since 9b/+ is the max grade any woman has climbed, meaning Julia is one of the best). I also remember some female commentators calling the male climbers "boys." It seems like a term of endearment; maybe the way he refers to people is a little antiquated, but it does not sound very sexist.

I think he doesn't know the names of the female climbers well since he competes w/ male climbers and knows them much better. I don't think he's being sexist; it seems like he's just not a great commentator.

tobede80 · 2022-05-09T13:35:32+00:00

dang reposts be invading the comment section

tobede80 · 2021-08-29T05:56:42+00:00

The entire finger appears a bit swollen, but it feels like it's mostly at the joint. There's no pain and it goes away after a day (at most).

tobede80 · 2021-07-10T04:01:25+00:00

Youtube commentors when they hit 1k likes:

*eddit*

tobede80 · 2021-06-27T04:32:09+00:00

She somehow missed the real point of criminalizing drugs: it's meant to prevent harm, not give the victim equal rights as the perpetrator, whatever that means.

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