Comments for Rock Climbing Blog http://www.rockclimbblog.com Advice and tips on improving your climbing Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:02:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Bouldering at Cabezo Gordo, Murcia, Spain by admin http://www.rockclimbblog.com/bouldering/bouldering-cabezo-gordo-murcia-spain-2/#comment-10071 admin Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:02:51 +0000 http://www.rockclimbblog.com/?p=58#comment-10071 Hi Jon, Thanks for your post. Have you looked at the website http://www.murciaclimb.com/croquis/? It has all the small crag details for the Murcia region. Will have to go and check out the one near Cartagena when I next go there :-) Cheers Hi Jon,

Thanks for your post. Have you looked at the website http://www.murciaclimb.com/croquis/? It has all the small crag details for the Murcia region.

Will have to go and check out the one near Cartagena when I next go there :-)

Cheers

]]> Comment on Bouldering at Cabezo Gordo, Murcia, Spain by Jon http://www.rockclimbblog.com/bouldering/bouldering-cabezo-gordo-murcia-spain-2/#comment-9854 Jon Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:10:12 +0000 http://www.rockclimbblog.com/?p=58#comment-9854 Hey, nice post, I enjoyed reading it, hope all is well and you're still climbing hard. I used to live in Fuente Alamo a few years ago and still travel there a few times each year and usually for the whole summer. I was wondering if you know of any smaller areas not in the guide books that are near Fuente Alamo, anything would be good; bouldering, trad or sport? I've been to a little place outside of Cartagena on the beach (a nudie beach actually haha), then to the Espuña mountains, but was just wondering if there is anywhere close to Fuente Alamo that is being developed, or may have potential for it? Anywho, thanks for your help, hope all is well. Jon. Hey, nice post, I enjoyed reading it, hope all is well and you’re still climbing hard.

I used to live in Fuente Alamo a few years ago and still travel there a few times each year and usually for the whole summer. I was wondering if you know of any smaller areas not in the guide books that are near Fuente Alamo, anything would be good; bouldering, trad or sport?

I’ve been to a little place outside of Cartagena on the beach (a nudie beach actually haha), then to the Espuña mountains, but was just wondering if there is anywhere close to Fuente Alamo that is being developed, or may have potential for it?

Anywho, thanks for your help, hope all is well.

Jon.

]]> Comment on Climbing and being over 40 by admin http://www.rockclimbblog.com/climbing-training/climbing-40/#comment-8252 admin Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:35:48 +0000 http://www.rockclimbblog.com/?p=136#comment-8252 Great to hear you are still going strong Stuart. Look at Stevie Haston, that's where I want to be in my 50's! Great to hear you are still going strong Stuart. Look at Stevie Haston, that’s where I want to be in my 50′s!

]]> Comment on Climbing and being over 40 by Stuart Berg http://www.rockclimbblog.com/climbing-training/climbing-40/#comment-8251 Stuart Berg Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:30:22 +0000 http://www.rockclimbblog.com/?p=136#comment-8251 This year i announced to the world that i was officially 50 and therefore old.But having climbed and exercised through most of my life i do not suffer from strength related stress and strains for some reason.But i will point out that i have great problem with fitness/cardio.Guess it depends on how you have lived your life . Still great success and to hear you still enjoy the great sport of climbing. This year i announced to the world that i was officially 50 and therefore old.But having climbed and exercised through most of my life i do not suffer from strength related stress and strains for some reason.But i will point out that i have great problem with fitness/cardio.Guess it depends on how you have lived your life .
Still great success and to hear you still enjoy the great sport of climbing.

]]> Comment on Climbing and being over 40 by admin http://www.rockclimbblog.com/climbing-training/climbing-40/#comment-8027 admin Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:33:16 +0000 http://www.rockclimbblog.com/?p=136#comment-8027 Great to hear you are building your own wall! Its a brilliant way to get strong. Tops tips are play some loud music for motivation (I play Iron Maiden...which for some reason doesn't motivate anyone else!), a fan to cool those tips in between goes and wooden holds for ultra strong fingers (guys like Magnus Midtbo think the reduced friction gives you stronger fingers) Great to hear you are building your own wall! Its a brilliant way to get strong. Tops tips are play some loud music for motivation (I play Iron Maiden…which for some reason doesn’t motivate anyone else!), a fan to cool those tips in between goes and wooden holds for ultra strong fingers (guys like Magnus Midtbo think the reduced friction gives you stronger fingers)

]]> Comment on Climbing and being over 40 by Whitey http://www.rockclimbblog.com/climbing-training/climbing-40/#comment-8025 Whitey Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:48:06 +0000 http://www.rockclimbblog.com/?p=136#comment-8025 Good to hear your stories. I'm 41 and gearing up to see how I fare on the rock. I'm about 20 hours into a fairly major home climbing wall project which I hope will be good training for some trad climbing sometime soon. So keep up the good work! Good to hear your stories. I’m 41 and gearing up to see how I fare on the rock. I’m about 20 hours into a fairly major home climbing wall project which I hope will be good training for some trad climbing sometime soon. So keep up the good work!

]]> Comment on Climbing and being over 40 by admin http://www.rockclimbblog.com/climbing-training/climbing-40/#comment-7980 admin Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:11:42 +0000 http://www.rockclimbblog.com/?p=136#comment-7980 Hi Cliff, Sounds as though you are making great progress through the grades for an old fella :-) Seriously though, what I was saying is that there is no reason why you can't being climbing 8a of above even into your late 50's. We just have to be more clever with our training than when we were younger. Enjoy your climbing! Hi Cliff,

Sounds as though you are making great progress through the grades for an old fella :-) Seriously though, what I was saying is that there is no reason why you can’t being climbing 8a of above even into your late 50′s. We just have to be more clever with our training than when we were younger.

Enjoy your climbing!

]]> Comment on Climbing and being over 40 by Cliff http://www.rockclimbblog.com/climbing-training/climbing-40/#comment-7977 Cliff Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:03:20 +0000 http://www.rockclimbblog.com/?p=136#comment-7977 Hi, I have just started climbing at 49 and must admit it's a lot harder to do things than when I was 20 years old. But within a couple of months I've managed a few 6C+ and I'm happy with that. I have not lived the healthiest lifestyle in the last 49 years but must admit since I have started climbing I feel great. I do get the finger aches a bit in the morning but nothing too bad. I try to go 4 times a week now. I know I'm never going to do Everest, but have no desire to. It's a great sport and great for meeting new people and socializing. I think everyone no matter what age should give it a go :) Hi, I have just started climbing at 49 and must admit it’s a lot harder to do things than when I was 20 years old. But within a couple of months I’ve managed a few 6C+ and I’m happy with that. I have not lived the healthiest lifestyle in the last 49 years but must admit since I have started climbing I feel great. I do get the finger aches a bit in the morning but nothing too bad. I try to go 4 times a week now.
I know I’m never going to do Everest, but have no desire to. It’s a great sport and great for meeting new people and socializing. I think everyone no matter what age should give it a go :)

]]> Comment on Climbing and being a Vegetarian by admin http://www.rockclimbblog.com/climbing-training/climbing-vegetarian/#comment-7837 admin Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:15:36 +0000 http://www.rockclimbblog.com/?p=129#comment-7837 Hi Nuno, Is see your problem! In the UK, we tend to build overhanging walls from plywood in our garages or from renting some space somewhere. Its definitely the way forward. Especially since it has pretty much rained solid since April and we have no dry rock! What I would give for 40 degrees :-) Have a great climbing year! Cheers Hi Nuno,

Is see your problem! In the UK, we tend to build overhanging walls from plywood in our garages or from renting some space somewhere. Its definitely the way forward. Especially since it has pretty much rained solid since April and we have no dry rock! What I would give for 40 degrees :-)

Have a great climbing year!

Cheers

]]> Comment on Climbing and being a Vegetarian by Nuno Henriques http://www.rockclimbblog.com/climbing-training/climbing-vegetarian/#comment-7835 Nuno Henriques Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:01:04 +0000 http://www.rockclimbblog.com/?p=129#comment-7835 pd- there are too few places to train here. here's a video made in the ONLY existing climbing structure in a 70km radius from where I live. It's where I usually pratice! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRqDWN3UIE8 pd- it's not me in the video :p pd- there are too few places to train here. here’s a video made in the ONLY existing climbing structure in a 70km radius from where I live. It’s where I usually pratice!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRqDWN3UIE8
pd- it’s not me in the video :p

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