Nerds are especially fond of sports where it's possible to make extensive spreadsheets comparing the quality and price of all the gear one has to buy in order t

Nerds are especially fond of sports where it's possible to make extensive spreadsheets comparing the quality and price of all the gear one has to buy in order to participate. There are endless variants of ropes, harnesses, carabiners, chalk pouches and other miscellany needed for climbing. Also, those creepy gorilla toe shoes inexplicably found on every third sysadmin can do double duty as climbing shoes.