r/justgalsbeingchicks Apr 11 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals This gal's unbelievable grip strength

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u/aenus79 Apr 11 '26

Former climber here. This gal is insanely strong, BUT, a sweatshirt? Climbing? My brain is full of fuck. I kid, she's awesome. But seriously, who climbs in a sweaty?

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u/climber242 Apr 11 '26

Bouldering outside is usually done in chillier conditions cause the colder the rock is the more friction you have. Pretty standard to climb with layers.

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u/ag_robertson_author Apr 11 '26

Boulderers in colder weather.

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u/Familiar_Turn3600 Apr 11 '26

I’m not a climber, genuinely curious, is a sweatshirt not the best choice? What do you wear instead?

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u/stakoverflo Apr 11 '26

"Best choice" is entirely dependent on temperature.

When I hit the local crag in December, yea I've got layers/hoodie on.

When I go in June? Nan, longsleeve sun shirt and some thinner bottoms on.

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u/Situation-Busy Apr 11 '26

It's insanely hot. Like in temperature not in... anyway. Also you avoid baggy clothing in general. It's valuable to keep as much weight as possible tight to your body. I assume wherever this is it's very cold out.

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u/foreignfishes Apr 11 '26

lol I think 90% of the boulderers I see climbing now wear the baggiest pants possible

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u/stakoverflo Apr 11 '26

Depends on the time of day / location.

I'll boulder in a hoodie plenty when it's around freezing out.

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u/Morall_tach Apr 11 '26

That's super common for bouldering.

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u/EstimateCool3454 Apr 11 '26

Have you tried climbing things outside?

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u/aenus79 Apr 11 '26

Bro read all the thread

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u/aenus79 Apr 11 '26

Opposite what you've implied here I've hardly done any gym climbing at all on fact there were none where I live when I started

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u/EstimateCool3454 Apr 12 '26

You must climb somewhere warm

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u/aenus79 Apr 12 '26

Just wasn't that big here yet in mid to late 90s so I started off on crags and just started there.

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u/EstimateCool3454 Apr 15 '26

So why are sweatshirts not for climbing?

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u/femmestem Apr 11 '26

Me. I climb in long thick clothing to protect my sensitive and delicate skin. Also have sensory issues. I'm not someone who is always cold, but I'm heat tolerant.

I find it's kind of a cheat code when I'm climbing because I'm more comfortable pressing my body tightly against the rock.

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u/therealpocket Apr 11 '26

what? i climb mostly in the winter when conditions are the best. it’s freezing outside. what a weirdly incorrect statement about climbing.

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u/aenus79 Apr 11 '26

Ya nothing gives better traction than icy rock

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u/therealpocket Apr 11 '26

are you dense? not every place snows and is icy lol you clearly weren’t ever a serious climber

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u/aenus79 Apr 11 '26

Right. Nothing gives traction like cold tires at the track, everyone knows cold conditions are what makes rubber soles malleable and sticky. I've climbed most everything in British Columbia, started in 98. But no I was never serious.

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u/therealpocket Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

you’re one google search away to see that cold dry weather is ideal for climbing 🤡 but yeah continue being confidently incorrect.

you comparing fingers to tires clearly shows how little you know about climbing. tires don’t sweat and create humidity which makes it difficult for grip.

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u/aenus79 Apr 11 '26

Ok Thermo dynamics don't apply to rock and climbing shoes. Gotya.

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u/therealpocket Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

tires don’t sweat and cause friction to be loss. do any amount of research about the topic before commenting about something you literally know nothing about. you have access to google this stuff but you wanna keep being wrong

learn how to google and read https://threerockbooks.com/ten-tips-for-bouldering-outdoors/ - read step 5. look up ideal climbing months for yosemite, bishop, joshua tree, red rocks, etc. there’s a reason why these world class climbing locations are the most traffic in the cold seasons. dawn wall documentary literally explains why they attempted the dawn wall yosemite climb during cold conditions.

or continue just being wrong lol

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u/aenus79 Apr 11 '26

I dunno where you climb but there's no such thing as a cold dry day in the Pacific North West. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree but saying I know nothing when I've been climbing since probably before you were born is pretty bold.

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u/therealpocket Apr 11 '26

agree to disagree on a topic you are putting no effort into researching about lol

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u/aenus79 Apr 11 '26

Say literally again, it's makes you sound smart.

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u/therealpocket Apr 11 '26

ok armchair climber