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General Climbing · Sep 27, 2022

can you start climbing at any age?

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General Climbing · Oct 1, 2022

What is the meaning of Alle?

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Top Answer: Alle, or Allez, is a form of encouragement in climbing. It means "go" or "come one" in French. When people shout "allez" at others, it's the same as shouting "come on", "you can do it", it&03...

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General Climbing · Sep 26, 2022

how long should each climbing session be?

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Top Answer: It depends on your goals for climbing and why you are doing it in the first place. When I started climbing I went all in and had 4 hour sessions on average I believe. I was quite obsessed. But, I also had a goal, to get as good as I could in the shor...

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General Climbing · Sep 29, 2022

is rock climbing hard on the body?

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Top Answer: 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 har...

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General Climbing · Sep 29, 2022

what are the different types of climbing?

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General Climbing · Oct 1, 2022

Is there a weight limit to rock climb?

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General Climbing · Sep 26, 2022

can i warm up by climbing easy routes?

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General Climbing · Sep 29, 2022

Is rock climbing hard for beginners?

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Top Answer: Rock climbing is relatively easy for beginners since the beginner routes are usually not complex, and actually resemble climbing a ladder. As the grades go up, so does the complexity and the difficulty of the routes. Beginner rock climbers can usu...

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General Climbing · Oct 1, 2022

How do rock climbers not get tired?

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Top Answer: Part of a rock climbers training is to be able to climb for longer periods of time. They do this by doing endurance training, which allows them to scale up very tall walls and long routes. This also comes in to play with bouldering. Climbers are a...

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General Climbing · Oct 1, 2022

Do you need upper body strength to rock climb?

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Top Answer: You actually don't need prior upper body strength to start climbing. You will gain that strength as you climb. Many people believe that to climb, you need to pull your whole body's weight with your arms, essentially doing pull-ups to get t...

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