This is a very general question. Is it for bouldering? Sport climbing?
There is too much missing information in the question to be able to actually answer it accurately, but, in any case, it would most likely depend on your experience, technique, strength, and how determined you are.
I think its just a matter of preference. I personally order very cheap chalk blocks online and just break them up in my chalk bag.
Not so much that it will spill out, and not so little that you have to scrape the sides for it.
I tend to have 1-2 broken down chalk blocks in my chalk bucket. But this also depends on the size of your chalk bag.
Try to find the next best thing that you do have. Do you have a spray wall? If not, do you have an overhanging wall that you can make up boulders on using the existing holds?
Otherwise, I would just make up boulders anywhere in the gym and try to make them system-board-like.
There isn't really a "supposed to" or not when it comes to socks. You either prefer them or you don't.
Some wear them due to hygiene, some due to shoe sizing, and for some it's just comfortable.
Undoubtedly though, the majority of climbers do not wear socks with climbing shoes.
It can be pretty difficult and hard an you, but it really depends on how good you are at listening to your body and giving it the amount of rest it needs.
If you can do this well enough, climbing won't be that hard on you, it will just be hard in general, as a sport.
I sort of unlocked the v6's after 6 months actually. It was a pretty solid v6, and after that, it was as if this whole new world opened up and I was able to climb even more v6's. Of course not all, but some, and others I was able to do a few moves, while before I was struggling a lot on v5's.
Lead climbing multiple times a week, this is what helped me overcome my fear of heights, at least while climbing.
I found a friend to climb with, and we climbed 3 times a week. The frequent climbing amount really helped boost my confidence in being up so high, and my confidence in the gear and the knots and everything else.
Though, this didnt last long, as soon after we stopped lead climbing so often, my nervousness came back, and so did the fear eventually. Now I lead climb once in a while, and its hell for me. The fear just takes over once I get to a certain height.
Maybe if I would have climbed more during that time I climbed 3 times a week, meaning, doing it for months or a year, then maybe I would be more immune to the fear of heights, but, unfortunately it only lasted about a month or two. But during that time, towards the end, I was fearless.
How do you define a good body? Climbing can definitely make you stronger, but it wont necessarily change the way you look.
But then again, it depends on your definition of a good body.
If a stronger body counts as a good body alone, then yes, climbing can give you a good body.
Climbing most likely wont, for most people:
- Cause you to lose weight
- Put on a significant amount of muscle mass and size
Of course, climbing can motivate you to make these things happen, but climbing alone usually does not cause this.
Generally, no. Climbing shoes are supposed to be pretty tight.
I wear climbing shoes slightly bigger than my street shoe size, and I still cannot wiggle my toes.
I can slightly move them up and down a little, but not so much that I would consider it wiggling them.
