Question:When you climb to the top before you say low down what do you say? I forgot.Answer:I usually say "Lower me" and the belayer says "Lowering". Once down at the bottom I say "Belay off?" and he responds "Off belay".Other Answers:Climber: "Ready to come down" "Take" or "Tension" are all ...

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Question:The rope was just used 1 year then kept out of the rock at house.Answer:What a lot of people don't seem to understand that polymers will degrade over time even if it's not being used or exposed to anything. I never trust any rope more than a few years old even if still "brand new".Oth ...

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Question:I'm a beginner and I'm not sure what shoes to get. At the moment I am wearing joggers and I can't seem to stay on the wall! Any help about shoes would be appreciated. Thanks.Answer:Hey there....I'm from Perth too and I've had a passing interest in rock climbing definitely something i w ...

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Question:http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detai...Answer:That chalk bag is as good as any other. The chalk brush "toohbrush" is used to brush gross clumped chalk off of holds to make them easier to use and less slippery. You seem to be starting off in the climbing world

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Question:I really want to get better at climbing and I can climb all the walls at our the climbing gym. the instructor put me in the adult beginniner class but I really want to get into adult intermediate so if you have any tips that would be great. thanks!Answer:You can climb all the walls? ...

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              We totally conquered the tower. Yesterday a team of five Londonistas sprinted then walked then paused then inched then wheezed then walked then sprinted again up the 920 steps of Tower 42 the tallest building in the Square Mile. We gave it our all in the name of raising mon ...

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The Greater Wichita YMCA will hold a climbing competition this Saturday. The event starts at 11 a.m. on the climbing wall at the North branch 3330 N. Woodlawn.

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PHILADELPHIA — February brought Pennsylvania its steepest job losses since the recession began led by a big drop in manufacturers’ payrolls according to state figures released Thursday.

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The construction of the rock-climbing field has got under way in the preparation for the 2009 climbing world championship in China's Qinghai province. One of the contractors for the Bird's Nest Chongqing Zhongti Company is in charge of the designing and construction for the rock-climbing field. ...

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Ever had a hankering for bluegrass music and cool climbing pictures? If so the University of Montana Climbing Club has the evening for you dubbed Bluegrass and Blue Skies.