February 2012
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How to get into climbing...
So I’ve been getting a few people asking me how they can get into climbing and/or how I got into climbing. I think climbing is one of those sports that can be overwhelming to start. If you don’t know anyone who climbs you may have no idea what to do, where to do it, or how to do it. I’ll give you a few basic steps to get you going in the right direction.
Step 1: Assemble a team
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theadventurebeginshere asked: Hey! What do you recommend to someone who wants to get into climbing? I don't have any gear and I don't really know anyone who knows what's what.
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“Snowshoeing is more extreme than rockclimbing. I mean, it would take something...”
– Karl Baba
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“Sport climbing is neither.”
– Found on a poster at the gendarme in Seneca rocks.
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“The distinguishing mark of true adventures, is that it is often no fun at all...”
– Kim Stanley Robinson
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“What an odd sport we inhabit, where bits of obscure rock in remote locations are...”
– Richard Pawlowicz
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