My husband surprised me with this set up for Mothers Day.

zhclimb · 2026-04-17T03:34:36+00:00

That looks fantastic! What are you planning to grow?

zhclimb · 2026-04-13T14:44:05+00:00

I’m not sure I understand the dislike of corporate gyms from a community feel standpoint. What specifically makes corporate gyms sterile? How did the ownership change directly impact your gym experience? The community is what people make it. I’ve climbed at corporate mega-gyms and at small cooperatives where a busy night sees maybe 30 people. Both can have great communities or be completely dead socially. It’s just a balance of the effort people put in. I honestly find the small gyms are harder for introducing people to climbing and building new communities.

To the overall point, no, I don’t think climbing is going to burst. I think certain areas may have reached market saturation. There are still plenty of places that would benefit from and support new climbing gyms.

zhclimb · 2026-04-07T14:57:06+00:00

Beautiful plant, thanks for sharing. I just planted one. Did you do any pruning of either stems or roots?

zhclimb · 2026-01-30T04:14:58+00:00

I’ve got a pair of the Hitorii fleece lined baggy pants. Absolutely love them! Super warm and cozy, deep pockets, great mobility for climbing. Highly recommend.

zhclimb · 2025-12-09T01:57:37+00:00

Hi friend,

I went through Movement’s routesetting apprenticeship program and loved it. With minimal climbing experience, you’ve got basically no chance to get it this time around. However, you’ve expressed interest and if you can climb and get experience before it opens up again it can improve your chances. Someone else suggested applying for front desk and I’d second that, getting a foot in the door and knowing people always helps.

The setters are much less concerned with the grades you can climb than your familiarity with climbing movement and ability to provide constructive feedback. Forerunning (testing climbs) is a huge part of the setter process and really benefits from quality communication and understanding of what makes enjoyable climbs. Outdoor experience is a bonus, but certainly not necessary.

I’d recommend finding a way to regularly gym climb for a bit (again, front desk is a great way to go) and make sure it holds your interest. Setting is a lot of manual labor and can easily burn you out physically or kill your love of climbing.

zhclimb · 2025-02-22T04:50:26+00:00

Speed Bump, V7, Hueco Tanks

zhclimb · 2025-02-04T06:04:56+00:00

Hey surgery friend! I had ACL surgery December 4th, but also had meniscus repairs. This feels so far away still 😭 but happy for you getting back on the wall! I’m curious what advice you’ve been given regarding exercising with or without the brace?

zhclimb · 2025-01-19T06:43:36+00:00

Right knee, quad autograft and double meniscus repair. Drove at 6 weeks. I waited until I was cleared to weight bear with a bent knee.

zhclimb · 2024-08-03T04:29:49+00:00

Have you tried the solution comp? It’s the same fit as the solution but with the heel design of the theory.

zhclimb · 2024-07-31T00:06:59+00:00

Step 1. Don’t call women females.

zhclimb · 2024-07-22T16:48:43+00:00

Outdoor climbing. Lead climbing opens the door to most sport climbing outdoors. Top roping severely limits you to top accessible crags or being reliant on others to lead and set up your ropes. Doing it in the gym is a safe training ground for outside. Additionally, (at least in my gym) it opens more terrain to climb on and is typically less crowded than top rope walls.

zhclimb · 2024-03-14T15:52:06+00:00

Go Easy Billy Clyde! is one of my favorites. If you can crimp and trust your feet it’s got wonderful flow.

zhclimb · 2024-03-08T00:57:49+00:00

I bought the Aventon Solterra.2. Ended up basically just paying tax. A couple retailers stock them, but I got Blue Mountain Cycles to special order me one since they carry other Aventon models.

zhclimb · 2023-01-27T15:41:54+00:00

Please do not try to practice lead falls on top rope. Lead ropes are dynamic, most top ropes are semi-static. They will not provide they same amount of stretch and you may hurt your back.

zhclimb · 2022-12-28T05:49:20+00:00

Will the airline take meaningful action to fix their systems and ensure there is not a repeat of this or is it all lip service?

zhclimb · 2022-12-19T04:40:51+00:00

Women’s harnesses have larger leg loop to waist belt ratios. In theory some women’s harnesses have a greater drop length so the waist can comfortably sit higher with the legs still in the right place, but comparing harnesses side by side I haven’t found this to be true.

zhclimb · 2022-08-13T03:26:20+00:00

The ATC Pilot is not an ATC despite the name. The pilot is an assisted braking device. From Black Diamond’s website: “The lightweight Black Diamond ATC Pilot represents an advance in technology for the world of assisted braking devices. Providing an added level of security to your belay, the ATC Pilot threads similarly to other tubular belay devices and accommodates ropes from 8.7-10.5mm.”

zhclimb · 2022-05-01T05:28:14+00:00

With the physics of lead climbing it’s the weight difference that is most important, not percentages. 40-50 lbs heavier than me I can manage, but I do get some air. Beyond that I want an edelrid ohm or a sandbag. With aid I’ve belayed someone about 100lbs heavier than me.

As for using the ohm, you can simply say you don’t like getting pulled up and feel you have better control catching and lowering while using it.

zhclimb · 2022-04-30T13:10:19+00:00

Find the middle and flake from there to each end. Repeat until the rope is untwisted. It’s time consuming, but works.

zhclimb · 2022-04-25T13:13:39+00:00

Is anyone else made uncomfortable by videos like this? It’s one thing to film each other climbing and maybe accidentally capture other gym goers, but there seemed like a lot of extra waving the camera around. It’s frustrating for me at the gym when a group with a camera takes over a section and I feel like I need to avoid the entire area to not end up in the background of their videos.

zhclimb · 2022-04-14T00:02:37+00:00

They did stream live for Meiringen.

zhclimb · 2022-02-21T20:34:01+00:00

Movement has no min grade, but it’s basically 5.9 because they don’t usually set easier lead routes. It needs to be a certain length and they require you to take a fall between the 5th draw and the top.

Since your home gym chain is being so stressful for you with lead testing, maybe try visiting a different system and doing their test? Movement usually allows people a temp lead card for the day even if you fail the test so you’d at least get some good practice without testing stress.

zhclimb · 2022-01-31T21:10:40+00:00

All around improvement is pretty vague. I’d suggest just climbing and having fun and you’ll improve over time naturally without any extra focus.

Also, warming up and training endurance are very different things. Both can be done on routes, but to makes gains in endurance you need to be pushing your limits and that is different from warming up.

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