Rock climbing h?? become a very ????l?r sport over th? past decade ?nd h?? become a favorite ?h???? both indoors ?nd out. Even though equipment ?nd technique h??? evolved tremendously, ?t ?? still imperative th?t climbers, especially those n?w t? th? sport, take care t? learn th? fundamentals well, take ?ll n??????r? safety precautions ?nd keep themselves fit ?nd strong before venturing out.
In th? East Bay near Berkeley Indian Rock ?? a well known area th?t w?? used ?? early ?? th? 1950's ?nd 60's f?r Yosemite climbers ?? a training ground. Even though th? climbing m?? n?t b? ?? tall ?? ?n Yosemite National Park th? quality ?f th? granite rock ?? superb ?nd offers fun bouldering ?nd ??m? top roping possibilities.
In th? South Bay Castle Rock State park ?? th? standout climbing spot f?r th? entire Bay Area. Th?r? ?r? several rock formations th?t allow f?r ?n?r?d?bl? top roping opportunities ?? well ?? th? rare bolted routes ?? far ?? rock climbing opportunities g? th?t ??n hone ones head game. Goat rocks unique" Swiss cheese" style rock allows f?r gr??t beginner practice. Nestled ?n th? Santa Cruz mountains th?? ?l??? offers ?n ?n?r?d?bl? setting f?r th? close weekend climbing trip. Treks ?nd Tracks offers rock climbing classes ?n Castle Rock State Park t? students ?f ?ll ages ?nd ability levels.
B?t h?w ??n ??? b? sure th?t proper ?? proper enough, cause ?t ?? ???r life ?t stake? N? matter wh??h rappelling method ?nd gear ??? ???, th?r? ?? something th?t w?ll enhance ???r learning level, boost ???r confidence ?nd w?ll serve ?? double check. It ?? auditive conformation ?f everything ???r eyes see ?nd check. All ??? d? ?? actually saying things out loud ?n order ?? ??? d? ???r check up. S? instead ?f having ?nl? visual confirmation ??? w?ll h??? auditive confirmation ?? well. First time I d?d ?t I felt ?? silly, b?t m? rock climbing instructor encouraged m? b? saying: "better silly th?n sorry".
F?r a "spider rappelling" th? auditive sequence goes l?k? th??: rope t? belay device, belay device t? daisy chain, daisy chain t? two hard points. Rope t? klemheist, klemheist t? leg loop. Taking ?nt? consideration th?t ??? ?r? familiar w?th basic rappeling rules ?nd climbing knots ?nd climbing gear, I w?ll n?t g? ?nt? detail here ?b??t setting up such a rappelling setup. N?t ?ll climbers ??? daisy chain, n?t everyone w?nt? t? h??? a auto backup solution ?n form ?f a klemheist, ?? th??? ?r? ?ll variations. B?t I want t? stress out th? importance ?f saying out loud th? sequence ?? ??? ?r? preparing t? rappel down th? cliff.
Sports climbing ?? hard ?n biners b?????? th? steel bolts used t? protect sports climbs ??n chew up th? relatively soft aluminium used ?n carabiners very quickly. A chunky sports draw w?ll last a lot longer th?n a minimalist wire gate, th? key lock nose m?k?? stripping routes much easier ?nd th? extra weight ?? offset b? th? fact th?t th? draws ?r? ?ft?n left ?n-situ ?n sports routes f?r red-point attempts. A lot ?f people ?l?? feel th?t a well shaped b?nt gate carabiner ?? easier/f??t?r t? clip ?n extremis th?n a wire gate.
A lot ?f people ??? th?t carabiners ?h??ld n?t b? anodised, b?t th?r? ?? a very strong case f?r anodising ?? long ?? th? anodising ?? done ?n ?n environmentally safe manner. M??t climbing carabiners ?r? m?d? fr?m th? 7000 series ?f aluminium alloys b?????? th??? offer th? holy grail ?f potential high strength ?nd g??d ductility; h?w???r a downside ?f 7000 series alloys ?? th?t th?? ?r? very susceptible t? salt corrosion. Anodising really helps ?l?w down th? corrosion process ?nd ?t?? biners fr?m seizing up.
Learn wh?t rock climbing gear ??? w?ll need t? climb indoors ?n th?? free indoor rock climbing video lesson. Expert: escalador Contact: www.Dannylogan.com Bio: Daniel Logan ?? ?n expert Rock Climber. Wh?l? growing up h? spent a lot ?f time ?n th? outdoors. Filmmaker: Josh Wolstenholme
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