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arrowhead
Dec 28, 2005, 10:19 AM
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Just out of curiosity... how many climbers here take part in other sporting activities besides climbing? I'm fairly active myself in futsal and running. Do you find that indulging in other activities / cross-training actually helps in your climbing?
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thedejongs
Dec 28, 2005, 11:08 AM
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Other sporting activities? :?
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veganboyjosh
Dec 28, 2005, 12:42 PM
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i like to sportingly activate my velocipede.
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fivepointfourwarrior
Dec 28, 2005, 1:01 PM
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i tend to dabble in whitewater kayaking, and mountain biking, but both take a back seat to rock and ice climbing.
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pseudolith
Dec 28, 2005, 1:09 PM
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A little mountain biking, and wakeboarding whenever I get a chance.
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mcgivney_nh
Dec 28, 2005, 2:26 PM
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Snowboarding (I don't ice climb), Lacrose (required sports at my school :x )
-Sean
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euroford
Dec 28, 2005, 2:30 PM
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i do several other outdoor activities, but most of them are either not really 'sports' or are just for the purpose of training. i love riding my bike, but to tell you the truth i only really ride allot when i start seriously training for an upcomming climbing trip.
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jspec7
Dec 28, 2005, 2:35 PM
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snowboarding, soccer, running, and yoga when I can
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xuehui
Dec 28, 2005, 3:03 PM
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Rock Climbing is definitely first....but does Yoga...Stair Stepper...Taebo...and Kickboxing counts? Personally I find doing all those stuff helps in climbing...
I only climb once a week .....so I do all those stuff during the week to make up......
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nicklikesfire
Dec 28, 2005, 3:14 PM
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Skiing (downhill, freestyle, new school)
Unicycling (downhill, freestyle, trials, offroad)
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acacongua
Dec 28, 2005, 3:14 PM
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Cardio (hard running, stepmill, cycling), Pilates or core conditioning once/week ... all go to "train" me for climbing. LOL I hope to take up tennis this spring/summer
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colotopian
Dec 28, 2005, 4:07 PM
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Depends on the season really. Lately, it seems I use skiing, kayaking, climbing, running, and a bit of mtn. biking to cross-train for Bocce Ball (bowls/pétanque), river trips, and drinking. :D
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tyman112
Dec 28, 2005, 4:09 PM
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in the winters snowboarding and summers wakeboarding and softball year round only in az you can do that.
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paganmonkeyboy
Dec 28, 2005, 4:24 PM
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I found personally that tai chi seems to help a lot with the climbing, both physically and mentally. It improves flexability, balance, breathing, and gives some degree of mental strength and focus.
ymmv. I also ski, but that seems to hurt the climbing more than help it as it seems to waste the legs for a day or so - this could just be a lack of conditioning on my part at the moment...
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dingus
Dec 28, 2005, 4:35 PM
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I don't do any other sports but climbing... cuz its all climbing for me.
Sports are like teams and competition and shit. Coaches.
I took up climbing to ESCAPE sports.
DMT
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everythingelse
Dec 28, 2005, 5:47 PM
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In reply to: Lacrose (required sports at my school )
what kind of school makes you play lacrosse?
i do a fair amount of caving along with soccer at school
pwigg
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jld1167
Dec 28, 2005, 6:16 PM
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I mountain bike, play a bit of football, racquetball, and abit of "wall ball" at our gym
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jld1167
Dec 28, 2005, 6:20 PM
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Oh, and of course sex.
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soulsurfer
Dec 28, 2005, 7:51 PM
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I surf and trail run. Surfing usually will take priority since there is not always a swell where as there is always rock and it rarely rains in Southern California so that is usually not a worry. I do other activities but not enough to be serious about them.
What about those people who fish in their ice huts on Lake Supeior. Is that a sport? Or the people who sweep the ice so the puck goes further. They are hardcore for just being in that crazy weather!
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maxclimber1w
Dec 28, 2005, 8:54 PM
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Parkour!
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tattooed_climber
Dec 29, 2005, 6:52 AM
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:roll: sports have teams and points
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kason
Dec 29, 2005, 7:43 AM
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I like to tele, snowboard, play ultimate, kayak, and slackline. I think any activity potentially could influence you perspective on climbing if not help you physically.
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thetroutscout
Dec 29, 2005, 11:32 AM
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I'll often mix a day of fly fishing and climbing.
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osloklatrer
Dec 29, 2005, 3:37 PM
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diving
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