I love climbing. And it is a way to meet people, especially if you climb the same time every week, you end up bumping into the same folks. The thing is, unless you're in a class, like Minnow, you sort of need a partner to start with. You can however usually put your name up on a bulletin board at the gym for climbing partners.
The people you would find at a climbing gym (or at the crag) are the folks you would expect: mostly athletic, mostly (but not entirely) white, often college students or professionals (but not only those). A pretty wide range of ages, though, from mid-teens to the 60s. It's become a lot more diverse in the last ten years: used to be just guys in their 20s, without a lot of women. Nowadays it's probably 60-40 men/women, something like that. And it's something women are good at, because our center of gravity is lower and we tend to be more flexible than men, and less dependent on upper-body strength.
If you're interested, I can take you to the gym when you come visit! Also, there are usually classes for a minimal cost at most gyms, or through REI or other outdoor stores or city rec programs.
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Date: 2008-04-01 08:08 pm (UTC)The people you would find at a climbing gym (or at the crag) are the folks you would expect: mostly athletic, mostly (but not entirely) white, often college students or professionals (but not only those). A pretty wide range of ages, though, from mid-teens to the 60s. It's become a lot more diverse in the last ten years: used to be just guys in their 20s, without a lot of women. Nowadays it's probably 60-40 men/women, something like that. And it's something women are good at, because our center of gravity is lower and we tend to be more flexible than men, and less dependent on upper-body strength.
If you're interested, I can take you to the gym when you come visit! Also, there are usually classes for a minimal cost at most gyms, or through REI or other outdoor stores or city rec programs.