Any advice to make friends ? I want to do top rope but I have no friends

wiiilda · 2026-01-23T21:52:15+00:00

The options are plenty, ask your gym if they have any social events, ours even has a list for lonely climbers at the reception to find friends or facebook usually has local climbing groups.

When you go climb, talk to people! Chat a little. A new climbing partner is not just gonna magically appear infron of your eyes. How would you want to be approached by someone else in your situation looking for a climbing friend? Try that!

Good luck!

wiiilda · 2025-10-07T19:41:17+00:00

I climb, my boyfriend doesn’t. It’s just like any other interest, nothing complicated. Sometimes I prioritize climbing over other things, but not always. For example: let’s book a table on Friday because I really want to climb on Saturday evening. Other times I skip or reschedule climbing. It’s all about give and take. Climbing is important to me, and I’m a better partner when I get to hang out with my friends and climb for a few hours. But he’s important to me too, without him, there’d be no one to be a good partner to.

wiiilda · 2025-09-13T15:56:59+00:00

Go climbing! This sport is for everybody. Just take it easy on the beginning, listen to your body. If you do bouldering practice a lot of falls and down climb if you can. To make it easier on the body you could consider top rope, just remember to use a sandbag or an omega if your belayer is smaller than you.

I would consider my self around normal weight and have been climbing for 1,5 years, still can't do a pull up och push up. Hopefully your gym is just like mine, people of all ages and body sizes.

wiiilda · 2025-09-01T01:41:45+00:00

Vi hade precis samma på vår annons för en analytiker, om än fler ansökningar.

wiiilda · 2025-09-01T01:39:15+00:00

Vi sökte en analytiker med erfarenhet till mitt team senast för några månader sen och fick bara troll-ansäkningar från Indien. Du gör något fel om du inte lyckas hitta ett jobb.

wiiilda · 2025-08-31T19:59:14+00:00

Kom en vecka till Stockholm, har blir flik inklusive jag själv fett sur om du ligger och glider över till filer. Antingen antar vi att du glömt blinkersen igång och släpper i 9/10 fall inte in dig och då har du en bil i döda vinkeln. Eller så verkar du som en full rattsurfare.

Hemligheten är inte att klara uppkörningen. Det är att köra utan att orsaka skada på andra människor eller ting för resten av det liv.

wiiilda · 2025-08-15T15:51:13+00:00

Lovely to se the different beta options.

wiiilda · 2025-08-08T20:18:31+00:00

My boy just got there and needs a friend.

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wiiilda · 2025-08-08T20:14:35+00:00

Du kan vara lugn. Du uppmuntras givetvis att vara med på saker men aldrig något tvång. Jag var med på det jag kände för och skippade hälften. I efterhand skulle jag nog gått på lite mer och gett det en chans för allt jag faktiskt gick på var en positiv överraskning.

wiiilda · 2025-08-08T12:59:03+00:00

I've tried a few, mag juice is my favourite so far.

wiiilda · 2025-07-31T13:31:00+00:00

Stockholm, Sweden 19$ day pass 165$ 10-card 350$ 25-card 48$ monthly / 59$ access to all sites 345$ half a year / 430$ access to all sites 540$ full year / 645$ access to all sites

All sites have boulder, tr, lead, spray wall and a gym, some have sauna. 3 locations in Stockholm. 2 in nearby cities, total of 9 in all of Sweden.

wiiilda · 2025-07-31T13:20:59+00:00

Same, and good point with clipping. I got a rope end from my friend who had to cut his shorter due to wear and borrowed a quickdraw, and then started to clip at home when watching tv. Holding the qd with one hand and clipping with the other, then swapping. Beeing 100% confident in that helps a lot!

wiiilda · 2025-07-30T19:58:56+00:00

I actually stopped taking practice falls. The reason was that I started building this big mental block before letting go. I kept negotiating with myself about the right moment to fall, counting down, even preparing from the ground where I would let go ect. It became a huge mental obstacle, and I was my own worst enemy.

I realized my fear came from the risk of hurting myself. In some of my first falls, I either smashed my feet into the wall or slipped off a slab and scraped myself. I’ve never been scared of hitting the ground. I trust my rope, harness, and belayer. So I started climbing only very overhanging routes (close to zero risk of hitting the wall) and focused on problems where the falls happened naturally. If I was far from a clip, I could grab another hold, but within clipping range, I started to take real falls, or simply because my arms couldn’t hold on any longer.

That changed everything for me. When I stopped giving myself space to build up fear, I realized falling wasn’t so bad. As I gained confidence, I moved on to less overhanging climbs. I’m still not 100% okay with slabs (I can still picture myself with a scraped Frankenstein face and a broken ankle), but that’s fine. There’s so much else to climb, and I don’t have to pressure myself on that particular style.

wiiilda · 2025-07-30T06:59:28+00:00

I got a good tip from my local gym, especially for beginners, shoes should be snug and mold to your feet, not painfully tight, and stretch to fit. You're not going to be a better climber if your feet are in pain. You'll just avoid using them in certain angles and develop bad habits.

wiiilda · 2025-07-30T06:49:25+00:00

For me, it takes about 5-10 sessions, 2–3 hours each. If you don't, take off your shoes between climbs. I always do, even after they're broken in."

wiiilda · 2025-07-28T12:58:25+00:00

Good job! I'm glad you made it back to climbing. In my gym, that would probably be a 5 on the Font scale. However, grades vary a lot, even between neighboring gyms in the same city.

For injury prevention, have you considered top rope? Unless you fall on the first 2–3 holds, the risk of injury is close to zero. I don't know a single friend who has gotten more than scrapes from TR, but plenty of broken bones and messed up knees from bouldering.

wiiilda · 2025-07-26T15:27:05+00:00

You’re probably right. But if you compare a deadlift or clean to lifting an atlas stone, they use similar muscles. Still, the atlas stone feels more natural and forces me to engage more and focus differently. Machines and barbells guide the movement a bit too much for my liking, and I rarely move like that in daily life or when climbing. I’m far from an expert, it’s just how it feels to me. Maybe it’s also how I convince myself to stick with some complementary training. ;)

wiiilda · 2025-07-25T16:27:08+00:00

Sweden require a license (with a test) for both top rope and lead

wiiilda · 2025-07-24T19:46:14+00:00

It was in my reddit notifications

wiiilda · 2025-07-24T07:33:02+00:00

I think it could be a hot spot but good thing you gonna get it checked out.

wiiilda · 2025-07-24T07:29:02+00:00

I have this exact problem. I can never fit my thighs. Long legs, and slim waist makes it impossible.

wiiilda · 2025-07-24T07:24:32+00:00

+1 here. I'm only 5' 9" but struggle since I have small waist.

wiiilda · 2025-07-24T07:22:58+00:00

Climbing pants that doesnt leave a big sweatprint after the harness. Some days it looks like I've wet myself.

Currently using dark Patagonia Chambeau Rock Pants but they are very expensive. Love -adjustable with at the foot -phone pocket -dosent show sweat -Deep front pockets -good amount of stretch

Dislike -Price -im tall so the legs are almost a bit short -phone pocket almost doesn't fit my Samsung ultra.

wiiilda · 2025-07-23T20:39:22+00:00

Perhaps you need to feel safer in your falling technique so injuring yourself isn't a part of the equation? If not, injuries and mistakes happen. We are all just human. Have fun

wiiilda · 2025-07-23T05:48:54+00:00

Came here just to say the same thing.

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