r/climbergirls

Looking for some limestone climbing near red rocks. <1hr drive ; minimal approach since we have to be to the airport by 5 to fly home.probably looking for something in the la madre area but not familiar with it at all.

My max is about 5.9 sport and partner is upper 5.10s (we’re usually trad climbers so sport is ~harder~ for us lol)

Pushed myself too far during a lifting session. Set a RDL PR, but almost sprained my lower back lmao. (I mean, what did I expect? Only started lifting last month 😭)

No bouldering for a week. 🥲 and just when my hand had just recovered lol. Seems I’m going to stay a struggling V0 climber for a while. 🫠

Hey yall,

Today was my (27F) official first day back climbing! I’m 6 months post-op after having a microdiscectomy on my left L4/L5 to treat a herniated disc with nerve impingement. Still dealing with residual numbness in my foot and toes but I’ve been in PT working my butt off since June. I did my usual PT warm up to focus on core engagement and stability then hit the wall. I strictly focused on VBs and V0s and my goal was to climb for 30 mins. Tbh those 30 mins were HARDDDDD, mainly bc my body forgot all the movement and technique I’d spent a year learning pre-op. I had fun and did not experience any nerve pain!!

Ideally, I’d really prefer to top rope only instead of boulder, but my belay partner is temporarily unavailable. I did down climb all the routes and stopped when my fear of heights/safe falling/reherniation kicked in. I’m still in PT rebuilding my body’s tolerance to jumping so it’s not something I’m comfortable with yet.

So 4,5 moths ago I broke my back L1 and L2 (a3 burst fracture) I climbed for 3 months and I loved it but wasn’t very experienced. Now that my PT and doctor says I’m able to boulder again I want to really get into it.

So question does anyone know what the best way is of learning and climbing safe and build strength maybe gym exercises for bouldering? Would love to hear your answers and opinions :))

Going on my first multipitch trip, and I am very scared:") have been climbing my whole life and I am going with my dad who has been climbing forever, and we will only be doing easy stuff. But I am just a generally anxious person, and I am quite nervous and keep imagining worse case scenarios. But I also look forward too it and I really want to do it!

So yeah, though I would come here for some words encoragement:)?

Hi All

My Daughter (19f) is really struggling to get some good boots she wants mid ankle boots of decent quality.

The problem is she is a size 2.5 to 3.5 and women's boots in most shops and manufacturers don't start until a 4 so she is forced to get kids boots which just aren't made as well they are uncomfortable made.of crappy material and don't last.

Do any of you have any recommendations we are based in the south east just outside London if that matters

TIA

As a shorter climber (I'm 158cm), I’m so tired of the “but all the pros are short” argument. The data from lattice training proves that as a shorter climber you need to be stronger. It also just seemed kind of like common sense to me that taller people can reach through moves when I had to be stronger, more powerful, and more smarter above my movement in general to do the same move. I was listening to a podcast a few weeks ago (I think it was the trainingbeta podcast) that mentioned taller climbers have advantages in every marker except one, core, and another climber goes, "but all the pros are short". I've heard this rebuttal made several times online and in person and it doesn't even seem logical to me! I don't mind climbs that are hard or reachy, they're challenging for me and that's what I love about climbing, and I've spent years training and putting the work to be able to accomplish those reachy moves, but it just feels so dismissive.

I don't think it's a logical counter argument anyway because you're trying to compare the average climber with the pros who represent an extremely elite and therefore a very minor percentage of climbers. Also, the statement "elite climbers being shorter or average height" doesn't take away from the fact that climbing is harder for shorter people, both statements can be true at the same time.

And to be honest I don't really understand why people keep using the "but all the pros are short" argument. If anyone can think of a short once sentence rebuttal I can use that would also be helpful!

Ladies! If you ice climb or enjoy technical mountaineering (rainier, denali, baker, etc), I wanna meet you! Comment below! I need inspiration!

About me: I’m a trad climber and beginner alpine climber but taking up skiing and ice climbing this winter (super psyched). I’ve had a hard time finding women in these disciplines both IRL and online. Of course there are the pros who are AWESOME but curious about non pro women too.

I apologize if this is a ridiculous question for any reason.
I have only bouldered in the past but after a bad fall I've decided to try auto-belaying and so far I'm liking it. I am thinking about buying my own harness to stop renting. I will only be auto-belaying in the gym.
I noticed that all harnesses have a lot of gear loops which are clunky wires on the waist.
Are there any without this? I don't need this for the gym (right?). Am I missing something?
I'd like something slim and simple. Thanks so much for any help.

Hello! I have been "climbing" for quite long time (~4yrs) but sometimes with very long breaks.

I have a boulder hall very close to home so whenever I was there I used to go almost everyday, progressing faster and getting stronger. I have always been a mid climber because I only climb or boulder but I never do excercises nor yoga.

I went back to climb almost a year ago (both indoor, outdoor, boulder and rope) but I feel as if I can't get any stronger and that I might even have gotten weaker.

I might have some health problems which I am getting checked that might have contributed to this.

I feel like I don't have strenght anymore: I can't pull myself up, I can't hold my body with one arm, I can't hold pinches in any size and now I can't even lift myself up on one leg. Like I am missing the explosive force (or the muscles) to do such, I would "jump" but I would just jump into my knee and not be able to get up. It is super annoying because it is required in almost any boulder, even lowest gradea, at my gym. When rope climbing my arms get sore suuuper fast and while bouldering they don't get sore at all because I miss the strenght to actually hold the holds for long.

I can do pull-ups and push ups, my friends can't do even one underhand pull up and don't believe me when I say I actually can't hold myself on the wall. 😭

And I can easily do regular squats, frog squats, etc.

I can't go to the gym because I can't afford it atm, nor buying a hangboard. I would like to improve using my bodyweight and what I already have at home: 1 hanging bar, one sand bag of 10kg and 2 5kg barbells.

Do you have any insights of something I could be missing? Or exercises suggestions I could work on at home to improve?

Hi! I'm a new climber (V1 and only been climbing for 2-ish months) and I got my first flapper today. Probably bc I went two days in a row, which I don't normally do, although I'm trying to work on endurance to be able to go more frequently. Anyway, I taped over it bc I wasn't sure if I should rip it off, and then it healed on? Which I was worried about bc I didn't wash my hands before taping, but then when I got back to my dorm, I took a shower and it popped off again. And then it healed on again (but this time without chalk and sweat in it, so that's good at least). I threw on some neosporin and put on a band-aid, but should I have cut it? If it heals back on will I be more likely to get another flapper there than if I just cut it?

Also this might be super specific, but I've noticed that on both my ring fingers, the joint sticks out a little more than on the rest of my fingers. On my left ring finger I've gotten a bunch of blisters on that joint on the inside of my hand; the flapper was on my right ring finger. Is there anything I should do about this, or is it just something that's going to be annoying forever?

Hey ladies. Going climbing outdoors the day after Halloween. I’d like to dress up! Any ideas?

I’m thinking Wesley from princess bride or maybe a goat? Because a mountain goat would be kinda cute.

My climbing friends (all women) seemed interested in a potential group costume too.

Thinking earth benders from ATLA.

Open to other ideas. It’s generally hot here. High 70’s-low 80’s.

Hi All! What are your routines for endurance and stamina training in relation to climbing? I'm consistantly struggling with keeping my will to finish a climb up despite feeling strong enough to do it. It's not so much as being pumped out as it is a combination of losing pacing that makes me start to feel weak and distracted on the wall.

Hi guys!! I started climbing in July and I looveeewwweeee it. I boulder up to v 2 these days and i go basically every other day, but now that im doing it more I also want to improve and maintain my overall body strength and flexibility , especially since i heard it can put pressure on certain muscles/ not work certain muscles enough over time if that makes sense. I also swim (i havent in a while but i used to all the time earlier this year), do yoga, and bharathanatyam (traditional Indian dance). I want to learn to use gym machines but ive never really done it before. Could someone help me out with a maybe sample schedule of what exercises I could do on which days for the best routine.. and how often to rest?? Thank you!! Hope this question makes sense but im happy to clarify anything needed.