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Rock climbing

EvilSquirrel
EvilSquirrel Posts: 5
edited February 5 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey all,

are there any other people who play Spider-Man for fun here? Indoor, outdoor, bouldering, speed climbing... As long as your general direction of movement in sports is up, I'd love to hear from you.

(More of a side question: does anyone else have the feeling that the calorie burn MFP assumes for this is ridiculously high?)

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  • NikkiSixGuns
    NikkiSixGuns Posts: 630 Member
    I like to do what I've heard some people call "billy goating". Sounds kinky... but it's just climbing with no special gear.
  • Bounce2
    Bounce2 Posts: 138 Member
    LOL Yes, the MFP burn for rockclimbing is out of this world! Just getting back into climbing again, you can add me if you like. I run abit as well.
  • EvilSquirrel
    EvilSquirrel Posts: 5
    If you managed to exclusively count the time you spend actually *climbing*... but then again, that'd be a bit complicated. How would you even go about that? "Yeah, hold on to the rope, and stop the clock, I need to take a closer look at this - or maybe I should stop the... no... wait, don't let go of the... aaaarrrgh!"

    I usually just make the rough estimate of the time I spend at the climbing gym minus the time I spent chatting with friends and then take 1/4 of that. (Assuming that I spend a lot more time figuring out routes, belaying other people, and getting in and out of my shoes than actually climbing...)
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