Looking for a climbing partner...

[dagibbs]

Wall-climbing, at a rock gym, that is.

My primary wall-climbing partner is out of town for the next several months, and my alternate climbing partner is both a scuba diver (and it is the season) and has a new baby. So, this has left me without anyone to climb with.

So, if anyone is interested in doing, or trying and maybe liking, wall-climbing, I'm looking for someone to climb with. (And, don't worry about mis-matched skill levels, at a rock gym it is very easy for us to each find our own level, and climb at it.)

The two places I've climbed are: Vertical Reality which is about a 5-minute drive from my place, and Coyote which is near St Laurent and Innes.

Coyote is $12/day pass, plus $3 each for shoe & harness rental if you don't have your own.
Vertical Reality is $10/day pass, $2.50 each for shoe & harness rental, $5.00 after 9pm. (open until midnight M-F, 11pm Sat&Sun).

If you have not belayed before (what the person not climbing does, to keep the climber safe), both will teach you how to do it the first time, for a small fee. I think $5.00 at Vertical, not sure how much (or free?) at Coyote.

My equipment package was about $200.00 at MEC -- they have a harness package, which if you buy it with shoes gives 10% off harness package and shoes. Total price will, of course, vary depending on the price of the shoe you pick.

Anyone? Anyone? Beuler?

Comments

[renniekins.livejournal.com]

I would totally be interested, but neither of those places are very nearby my house. *sigh*

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that wouldn't work too well -- the commute would be a bit much. *sigh*

[mikepictor.livejournal.com]

I am in theory interested, in that I have always wanted to try it. Finding time is challenge one, will they have shoes my size is challenge 2, and my physical fitness level may be challenge 3 (don't know that for sure though).

However, it's something I have wanted to try sometime.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

I don't know about shoe sizes -- what size do you wear?

As to physical fitness -- I'm not in the greatest shape, either. I get minimal exercise in my life. You will have some advantage, though, in that you have a long reach. I have that over gabriel_le, moves that she has to lunge for, I can just stretch for.

The finding time, though, I can't help on myself.

Hm... both of the websites probably have phone numbers on them -- you could call either, or both, and ask if they have rental shoes in your size. (Note, you will actually likely want a nominal size that is one to three sizes smaller than your usual. But, still, tell them your usual size, and they'll do the translation for you, at least at first.)

At least one of the places did seem to have children's sizes available for rent -- so they do go down to the small, they might, also, cover to the large.

[mikepictor.livejournal.com]

I wear a 14 EEE normally. I think I remember rock climbing shoes as both snug, and flexible, so that does make it psosibly easier.

By fitness, I mean generally that I am probably a lot heavier than you, that's a lot to heft up a wall....but that's also why it's good to get exercise :)

Mind you, what to wear is the other issue. I'm still possibly interested though.