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metoliusmunchkin
Aug 29, 2001, 12:43 PM
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Has anyone in here ever been to old Joe Rockheads?
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fiend
Aug 29, 2001, 3:23 PM
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I've been to both the Markham and To locations.
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missedyno
Nov 21, 2001, 11:31 PM
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been to both. need beta?
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bishop
May 21, 2002, 7:20 PM
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my suggestion would be to go some where else that doesn't charge you $25 buck for a 10 minute lead belay test.... the Rock Oasis does it for free and The Climbing Academy only costs $15
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bishop
May 21, 2002, 7:23 PM
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The info in the paragraph on the last page is wrong. It's $25 not $15 for the lead test
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downshift
May 21, 2002, 8:06 PM
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That's been corrected.
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raganwald
Jul 8, 2004, 1:52 AM
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When I took the test it was more like 40 minutes, much longer than at other gyms in Toronto. It was way more thorough than the other gyms too... You do at least three climbs, something super-easy, something moderate, and one of the roofs.
The tester is looking for comfort making the clips, plus skill at safely falling on flat and overhanging walls. On belay, the tester is looking for skill anticipating and feeding with the Gri-Gri, ability to give a dynamic catch, and weird stuff like what to do about Z clips.
It's up to you to decide whether you want to pay $25 for the right to lead there, or whether you want to use a Gri-Gri (it's mandatory at Joe's).
http://www.braithwaite-lee.com/
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