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Unpopular opinion about climbing

wild-willow-65

I've been at this for a while now and still feel like a beginner.

This came up at work last week and I couldn't let it go.

pale-lichen-64

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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amber-yarrow-64

This deserves its own thread.
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bright-hazel-20

The official docs are better than they look.
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copper-pine-361 more

The official docs are better than they look.
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woven-clover-5

Second this.
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rustling-heron-50

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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silver-fern-562 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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bright-alder-81

Same experience here.
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silver-otter-41

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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quiet-lichen-46

Same experience here.
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silver-wren-6

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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bright-fern-99

Second this.
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bright-thistle-938 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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quiet-birch-301 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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woven-pine-17

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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bright-willow-354 more

bright-thistle-93 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

Good question, following.
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wild-thistle-13

Second this.
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pale-hazel-241 more

bright-willow-35 wrote:

bright-thistle-93 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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tidal-heron-79

pale-hazel-24 wrote:

bright-willow-35 wrote:

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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amber-clover-50

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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sunlit-thistle-2

bright-thistle-93 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

Could you share a photo?
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silver-sparrow-74

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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still-sedge-612 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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dusky-beech-23

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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still-moth-78

Small correction, but the point stands.
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