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The home of Climbing on reddit. And yes we are scared of falling.
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/r/climbing
Welcome to /r/climbing's Daily Discussion Thread, a thread for questions and comments everyone wants to make but don't warrant their own thread.
Please note: if you see a post that is of low quality hit report under the post for automoderator action.
Have a question about what color carabiner speaks to your soul? Want to talk some smack about pebble wrestlers? Wondering how chalk buckets work? Really proud of that thing you did? Just discover a meme older than most of our users? Awesome! Post that noise here.
New if you are unaware, there are many other climbing subreddits. Here are links to them, please check them out! They need your posts and comments.
NEW-ish
Are you American? You can help save Oak Flat from development by contacting your elected representative through this link. It's quick and easy and you would be helping a great cause.
Please consider supporting Camp 4 camping reservation reform
If you have a more serious question about climbing gear, technique, systems, etc. check out our Weekly New Climber Thread.
Please sort comments by 'new' to find questions that would otherwise be buried.
In this thread you can ask any climbing related question that you may have. This thread will be posted again every Friday so there should always be an opportunity to ask your question and have it answered. If you're an experienced climber and want to contribute to the community, these threads are a great opportunity for that. We were all new to climbing at some point, so be respectful of everyone looking to improve their knowledge. Check out our subreddit wiki that has tons of useful info for new climbers. You can see it HERE
Some examples of potential questions could be; "How do I get stronger?", "How to select my first harness?", or "How does aid climbing work?"
If you see a new climber related question posted in another subReddit or in this subreddit, then please politely link them to this thread.
Check out this curated list of climbing tutorials!
Prior Weekly New Climber Thread posts
Prior Friday New Climber Thread posts (earlier name for the same type of thread
A handy guide for purchasing your first rope
A handy guide to everything you ever wanted to know about climbing shoes!
Ask away!
Welcome to /r/climbing's Daily Discussion Thread, a thread for questions and comments everyone wants to make but don't warrant their own thread.
Please note: if you see a post that is of low quality hit report under the post for automoderator action.
Have a question about what color carabiner speaks to your soul? Want to talk some smack about pebble wrestlers? Wondering how chalk buckets work? Really proud of that thing you did? Just discover a meme older than most of our users? Awesome! Post that noise here.
New if you are unaware, there are many other climbing subreddits. Here are links to them, please check them out! They need your posts and comments.
NEW-ish
Are you American? You can help save Oak Flat from development by contacting your elected representative through this link. It's quick and easy and you would be helping a great cause.
Please consider supporting Camp 4 camping reservation reform
If you have a more serious question about climbing gear, technique, systems, etc. check out our Weekly New Climber Thread.
Welcome to /r/climbing's Daily Discussion Thread, a thread for questions and comments everyone wants to make but don't warrant their own thread.
Please note: if you see a post that is of low quality hit report under the post for automoderator action.
Have a question about what color carabiner speaks to your soul? Want to talk some smack about pebble wrestlers? Wondering how chalk buckets work? Really proud of that thing you did? Just discover a meme older than most of our users? Awesome! Post that noise here.
New if you are unaware, there are many other climbing subreddits. Here are links to them, please check them out! They need your posts and comments.
NEW-ish
Are you American? You can help save Oak Flat from development by contacting your elected representative through this link. It's quick and easy and you would be helping a great cause.
Please consider supporting Camp 4 camping reservation reform
If you have a more serious question about climbing gear, technique, systems, etc. check out our Weekly New Climber Thread.
Welcome to /r/climbing's Daily Discussion Thread, a thread for questions and comments everyone wants to make but don't warrant their own thread.
Please note: if you see a post that is of low quality hit report under the post for automoderator action.
Have a question about what color carabiner speaks to your soul? Want to talk some smack about pebble wrestlers? Wondering how chalk buckets work? Really proud of that thing you did? Just discover a meme older than most of our users? Awesome! Post that noise here.
New if you are unaware, there are many other climbing subreddits. Here are links to them, please check them out! They need your posts and comments.
NEW-ish
Are you American? You can help save Oak Flat from development by contacting your elected representative through this link. It's quick and easy and you would be helping a great cause.
Please consider supporting Camp 4 camping reservation reform
If you have a more serious question about climbing gear, technique, systems, etc. check out our Weekly New Climber Thread.
Welcome to /r/climbing's Daily Discussion Thread, a thread for questions and comments everyone wants to make but don't warrant their own thread.
Please note: if you see a post that is of low quality hit report under the post for automoderator action.
Have a question about what color carabiner speaks to your soul? Want to talk some smack about pebble wrestlers? Wondering how chalk buckets work? Really proud of that thing you did? Just discover a meme older than most of our users? Awesome! Post that noise here.
New if you are unaware, there are many other climbing subreddits. Here are links to them, please check them out! They need your posts and comments.
NEW-ish
Are you American? You can help save Oak Flat from development by contacting your elected representative through this link. It's quick and easy and you would be helping a great cause.
Please consider supporting Camp 4 camping reservation reform
If you have a more serious question about climbing gear, technique, systems, etc. check out our Weekly New Climber Thread.
Welcome to /r/climbing's Daily Discussion Thread, a thread for questions and comments everyone wants to make but don't warrant their own thread.
Please note: if you see a post that is of low quality hit report under the post for automoderator action.
Have a question about what color carabiner speaks to your soul? Want to talk some smack about pebble wrestlers? Wondering how chalk buckets work? Really proud of that thing you did? Just discover a meme older than most of our users? Awesome! Post that noise here.
New if you are unaware, there are many other climbing subreddits. Here are links to them, please check them out! They need your posts and comments.
NEW-ish
Are you American? You can help save Oak Flat from development by contacting your elected representative through this link. It's quick and easy and you would be helping a great cause.
Please consider supporting Camp 4 camping reservation reform
If you have a more serious question about climbing gear, technique, systems, etc. check out our Weekly New Climber Thread.
The irony- graffiti in spray paint at a popular crag 🙄