Post #3421696
2026-06-19 19:06 UTC
Listen man, I did (indoor) bouldering. For fitness. Any time people were talking about doing that shit outside, I noped the fuck away.
Because of this :
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lvoS4H9wR0
On 7/29/17 a 300 lb rock landed on my leg from a height of 10 feet. Because the falling weight/force of the rock upon impact was over 3,000 lbs, I believe it had only an indirect, partial impact to my leg,
Fucking no. I’m not going to the outside where the holds might be wet, fall off, and cause me injury fucking up my training regimen.
I mean, I’m old and my back is fucked up, so I’m not doing it anyway, but I wasn’t back then neither.
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@lps2@lemmy.ml 2026-06-19 23:11
Outside is where it’s at - indoor is a good workout but hard to call it rock climbing rather just a rough facsimile of it. Being out in nature, cracking a beer and/or hitting the pen, and climbing is on a completely different level from the gym. It’s still super safe assuming you’re doing sport and the accidents like the one you quoted are rare. Driving to the gym or crag is far more dangerous