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But rock climbing doesn't have the gear heads of other hobbies - at least, I've never encountered these. There are definitely people that enjoy the technical as
by sveme 3y ago
But rock climbing doesn't have the gear heads of other hobbies - at least, I've never encountered these. There are definitely people that enjoy the technical aspects of how to best secure yourself with your gear, what knots to use and so on, but otherwise I haven't had many of these discussions.
On that aspect, rock climbing and especially bouldering are very similar to running. Don't get me started on trail running, though...
- 7952 3y agoYouTube seems to have some gear focused channels like HowNOT2.
- SamoyedFurFluff 3y agoI know people with certain shoes for certain climbs. If you’re an outdoor climber there’s plenty of gear to be had and debated, from carabiners to anchoring to assisted (or unassisted) belay
- colanderman 3y agoI would guess it's because most climbing gear isn't performance-related, shoes being the main exception. (And chalk is chalk... I think.)
- anthonypasq 3y agoon the non sport side of things, people talk about and collect a lot of gear. read some stuff about trad climbing
- sveme 3y agoYeah, trad is different, you're right. There are subreddits devoted to displaying the whole trad gear, neatly arranged in dedicated cabinets. I stand corrected, doing mostly sport climbs and boulders.