Consider Rock Climbing To Get In Shape

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Wherever you live, there is probably a great place for rock climbing nearby. This climbing place might be a mountain with huge cliff faces. Maybe it's a place a bit tamer than this - maybe a few natural rock faces, all between 15 and 20 feet tall. Perhaps you know of an indoor rock climbing place nearby, even though everything around you is flat. Regardless of the rock climbing options available to you, rock climbing can be both a great way to get in shape and a whole lot of fun! Before you can begin, however, you need to know a few basic purchases you have to make.

While you might think that you need some climbing shoes before anything else, your first purchase should actually be a crash pad. Crash pads are small, soft pads that are easy to fold up and carry. These pads provide soft landing places for those times when your hands slip, or when you decide to jump down before you finish a wall. Crash pads cost only about one hundred dollars, and they are well worth the price - they are absolutely vital to a climber's safety.

Secondly, you will need to purchase a chalk bag for climbing. Chalk bags are small pouches that you can fill with climbing chalk (which helps your grip when climbing); these pouches hang around your waist. Because your hand expels sweat and oils, climbing chalk is important. Chalk bags and chalk each cost about fifteen dollars apiece. One single purchase of climbing chalk will last you for months of climbing, so the cost of a bag and chalk is negligible!

Finally, it is time to purchase climbing shoes. While a lot of people automatically think that they should jump online and save money by purchasing used climbing shoes, it is firstly important to understand exactly how climbing shoes are meant to fit. Don't just hop online and purchase a pair in your normal size; go to an outdoor store first, and get help from someone who knows how to size you for the shoes that will be right for you. Climbing shoes range from inexpensive (about sixty dollars) to expensive (well over one hundred dollars); for beginning climbers, you can find a good, brand new pair for under one hundred dollars.

Rock climbing is an excellent way to exercise your whole body, and to enjoy the fresh air. With these few simple purchases, you will be all set to begin climbing yourself.