(Indoor) Rock Climbing

[GhandiOwnsYou]

Climbing is amazing. I highly recommend getting out to some legitimate cliffs if you enjoyed yourself at the indoor walls. Hell, I picked my last apartment because it was within walking distance of a mile long 40-60 foot developed cliff. It's simultaneously more challenging and more relaxing, and I find I climb higher grades outdoors than indoors. It's too easy to bounce from route to route indoors and totally blow yourself out in a few hours. Getting outdoors requires more set up and technical knowledge, and slows you down enough to really recover between climbs. Feeling like an badass mountain man is optional. Growing a wicked beard is recommended. Yes, females too.

[Hollycat]

Climbing is amazing. I highly recommend getting out to some legitimate cliffs if you enjoyed yourself at the indoor walls. Hell, I picked my last apartment because it was within walking distance of a mile long 40-60 foot developed cliff. It's simultaneously more challenging and more relaxing, and I find I climb higher grades outdoors than indoors. It's too easy to bounce from route to route indoors and totally blow yourself out in a few hours. Getting outdoors requires more set up and technical knowledge, and slows you down enough to really recover between climbs. Feeling like an badass mountain man is optional. Growing a wicked beard is recommended. Yes, females too.

What's the highest you've done with a rope/ without?

me with: 200-something. That was so scary, but so exhilarating. It almost made me want to become one of those professional climbers.
without: 20 feet. Call me scootaloo.

[Peegee]

climbing without safety line is silly and scary

ofc i'm not one to say 'nobody should do [that]'