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mowz
Jan 19, 2003, 8:32 PM
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I was at a local climbing gym and I was bouldering in the bouldering cave where there were two others bouldering there as well. They seemed to be working on a route. Now, the ? that popped into mind: who decides what the route is when bouldering or climbing? Isn't there more than one way to get from point a to point b? I mean, is there a guy who comes in one day and says, " Ok, I'm going to start at the floor here and boulder to that point there", and when he is doen he goes up to the counter and tells the gym personal that he just set a new route and that is THE route to get from the respective point a to the respective point b? Same thing with climbing. The point is to find the easiest way to get from bottom to top but if some one takes a different route, does that mean he is climbing the face wrong? Who is to decide what the designated route is?
Thanx for your patience with me. I know I've had many posts and the people here have been REALLY helpful.
-Mowz
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ratstar
Jan 19, 2003, 8:44 PM
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Yes but you do have other things to factor in. Such at only certain holds can be used, marked with tape. And on real rock yeah it is about from getting from point a to b. But Gym climbing is a whole nother breed. Some people may find certain routes easier than what the setter said but again other things factor in. Such as some have more arm length and can reach a certain hold easier. It isnt about getting from point a to b in Gym Climbing. Well it is but isnt at the same time.
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flying_dutchman
Jan 19, 2003, 8:47 PM
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the people that put up routes in a gym, work in THAT gym. you can follow whatever path you like or you can follow the tape and do the routes already set up.
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jds100
Jan 19, 2003, 11:01 PM
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[small]This topic was moved to the Indoor Gyms forum by jds100[/small]
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repseki
Jan 20, 2003, 12:07 AM
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all bouldering is climbing, not all climbing is bouldering.
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rprp
Jan 20, 2003, 3:34 AM
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A lot of people bouldering in a gym make up their own problems. The wall has plenty of holds and they just chose the ones that they think will make a cool problem that is as hard as they want.
These problems mostly don't get taped, but they might tell each other about them so that others can do it. Then maybe somebody will change it. This way you get to do a lot of problems without waiting around for the gym employees to set them up.
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koko
Jan 21, 2003, 7:33 PM
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you guys think too much. just climb.
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rrrADAM
Jan 21, 2003, 7:40 PM
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The key to any gym is good "route setters".
I've been to realy nice gyms, where the routes just suck. A good route setter is what makes a gym for experienced climbers.
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