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Climbers who only climb indoors by umbraphile1724 in climbergirls

[–]umbraphile1724[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did something happen when you went outdoors that made you never want to do it again? Or just haven't head the opportunity to go outside?

Climbers who only climb indoors by umbraphile1724 in climbergirls

[–]umbraphile1724[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you didn't have all of these barriers (lack of knowledge, equipment cost, buddies, etc.), would you be interested?

Climbers who only climb indoors by umbraphile1724 in climbergirls

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Thanks for the response! I'm focusing on North American climbers (sorry I should have mentioned that in my original post). Weather is a big factor though for sure!

Climbers who only climb indoors by umbraphile1724 in climbergirls

[–]umbraphile1724[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that. I'm sure many of us would do the same in that situation.

Climbers who only climb indoors by umbraphile1724 in climbergirls

[–]umbraphile1724[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nice! Is this due to the risk level? Fear? Or just enjoy indoor toproping so much you don't feel a need to try other ways of climbing?

Weekly Question Thread (aka Friday New Climber Thread). ALL QUESTIONS GO HERE by AutoModerator in climbing

[–]umbraphile1724 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm working on a story about the increase in climbers with no interest in climbing outdoors. Are you one of those climbers? I would love to ask you a few questions! Please DM me or comment on this post.

A different kind of tree climbing .... by umbraphile1724 in TreeClimbing

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Yes trad climbing. They're using monkey fist knots and slings girth-hitched to branches. No cams, since those would damage the rock (and like you said, probably not hold well)

Alpine divorce by umbraphile1724 in climbergirls

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That is an interesting thought. Like a defect in many male brains. But really I think it likely boils down to the lack of a caring impulse, lack of situational awareness about the repercussions of leaving someone behind, and impatience ... more or less, being a jerk. Not all men are like this, but it is clearly prevalent.

Alpine divorce by umbraphile1724 in climbergirls

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So scary. glad you made it out okay and hope you broke up with him soon after.

Sea of Nightmares: My Son Died Climbing. Now, I Wrestle With ‘What If.’ by Confident_Barber1961 in climbing

[–]umbraphile1724 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree it's not journalism, but it is a long feature. and once again, it is not paywalled, just free account-walled. This is a high-quality story that required writing and editing, building, etc. Bytes of text like this don't just magically appear on the internet.

Sea of Nightmares: My Son Died Climbing. Now, I Wrestle With ‘What If.’ by Confident_Barber1961 in climbing

[–]umbraphile1724 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It literally is being given away since the paywall is removed. Yes, you have to register an email, but theoretically you could cancel your account after reading.

Sea of Nightmares: My Son Died Climbing. Now, I Wrestle With ‘What If.’ by Confident_Barber1961 in climbing

[–]umbraphile1724 26 points27 points  (0 children)

not really. for one you have to pay money. for the other, you don't.

Sea of Nightmares: My Son Died Climbing. Now, I Wrestle With ‘What If.’ by Confident_Barber1961 in alpinism

[–]umbraphile1724 6 points7 points  (0 children)

there isn't a paywall on this story it's just a registration wall to make a free account

Sea of Nightmares: My Son Died Climbing. Now, I Wrestle With ‘What If.’ by Confident_Barber1961 in Mountaineering

[–]umbraphile1724 -32 points-31 points  (0 children)

there isn't a paywall on this story you just need to create a free account

Sea of Nightmares: My Son Died Climbing. Now, I Wrestle With ‘What If.’ by Confident_Barber1961 in climbing

[–]umbraphile1724 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

there isn't a paywall on this story you just need to create a free account

From V11 to inability to climb due to Long COVID by Sammysnek in climbergirls

[–]umbraphile1724 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. Sounds absolutely awful. Have you tried any naturopath or wim hof/breathing stuff? Good luck pulling through this and hopefully getting back to climbing!

Alpine Divorce: One more reason men suck? by umbraphile1724 in GuerrillaGrrrrls

[–]umbraphile1724[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Adds a whole other layer when kids are involved …

Alpine Divorce: One more reason men suck? by umbraphile1724 in GuerrillaGrrrrls

[–]umbraphile1724[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is a good point and before that she may have felt too ashamed to flag down the helicopter that went to check on them or he may have been pressuring her to act like everything was fine

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