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My gym closed super suddenly on Friday - they got on the intercom at 1 PM or so and said they'd be closing at 3, and staff went around and asked everyone to leave. That it was so sudden has made some folks speculate that they got a report that a member had tested positive. I hope the other gyms in town follow them, it's the responsible thing to do. Gyms seem like such an easy way to spread it.
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Earth Treks/Movement sent out an email today stating that all of their gyms were closed for the remainder of the month effective tomorrow morning.
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Mar 15, 2020 06:56
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If your gym is open, do not go you loving idiots
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Mar 15, 2020 07:42
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My local gym had their biggest event of the year yesterday so clearly they're not too bothered about it
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Mar 15, 2020 10:37
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my gym is probably gonna remain open for the time being but they did cancel their yearly staff/community party the reservation method mentioned above actually makes a lot of sense, i might pitch that to them
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Mar 15, 2020 12:16
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My gym just emailed out a notice saying "Blah blah blah corona, we've all been trained on hygiene practices and will clean the building thoroughly" Maybe this is niave of me, but the way I see is I'm young and mostly pretty healthy - so even if I do contract it, I'll survive  Work will let me stay home. Also I don't think there's like even a dozen cases in my city.
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Mar 15, 2020 13:00
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Sab669 posted:Maybe this is niave of me, but the way I see is I'm young and mostly pretty healthy - so even if I do contract it, I'll survive This isn't about you. It's about preventing the spread so that others who might get sick that are compromised or older don't loving die.
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Mar 15, 2020 13:03
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Sab669 posted:Maybe this is niave of me, but the way I see is I'm young and mostly pretty healthy - so even if I do contract it, I'll survive Just stay home.
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Mar 15, 2020 13:57
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Also, keep in mind that a lot of people who do not die, do need to go to the ICU. As a young healthy guy you will not die, probably not even need intensive care, but a few of the people you'll infect will probably at least require intensive care. So they'll take a few spot. There's a very finite number of people that can receive proper ICU care at the same time so eventually this will cause even more deaths since people who could have survived otherwise might not since they can't be ventilated, etc. Right now we have to think as a society, not as individuals. There's not a single person that will cause this to go from bad to absolutely terrible by going to public spaces when it's not necessary, but all small actions put together certainly can. KingColliwog fucked around with this message at 14:11 on Mar 15, 2020 |
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Mar 15, 2020 14:08
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Sharks Eat Bear posted:If your gym is open, do not go you loving idiots Yeah I think it's really irresponsible of gyms to stay open. The virus can linger in the air and on surfaces! Let's go to a gym where everyone is touching holds!
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Mar 15, 2020 15:57
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Self isolated in the hills today. I thought there'd be more wintry conditions but only the gullies had snow in them, and that was sugary and saturated. Crampons were at least useful on the wet rock.
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Mar 15, 2020 18:28
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Hot Diggity! posted:Yeah I think it's really irresponsible of gyms to stay open. The virus can linger in the air and on surfaces! Let's go to a gym where everyone is touching holds! do you usually cover your hands in chalk, do a climb and then shove them in your mouth or all over your face cause i try to avoid getting chalk all over my face and it tastes bad idk Sab669 posted:My gym just emailed out a notice saying "Blah blah blah corona, we've all been trained on hygiene practices and will clean the building thoroughly" even if you survive, there's still a small chance you need a ventilator if you catch it, and if you catch it say a week from now at the gym then you'll probably be at 'deadly symptoms' four weeks from now and you have a pretty high chance of taking that ventilator from someone who's less treatable than you are. i dunno if i'd want to go to the hospital and wake up whatever days later and learn that i got the last one and some old person died because they were less savable than me Verviticus fucked around with this message at 22:47 on Mar 15, 2020 |
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Mar 15, 2020 22:43
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Verviticus posted:do you usually cover your hands in chalk, do a climb and then shove them in your mouth or all over your face cause i try to avoid getting chalk all over my face and it tastes bad idk We should be treating this like poo poo has hit the fan because it uhhh kinda has. There's really no reason to keep gyms open right now.
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Mar 16, 2020 00:09
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closed now there we go
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Verviticus posted:closed now there we go
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Mar 16, 2020 13:33
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Momentum closed down too.
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Mar 16, 2020 13:42
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Yip my gym just closed yesterday. So on a lighter note, you guys watch Reel Rock 14 yet? I wasn't able to see it in theaters but I just bought the download this weekend. I really liked the second one, 'United States of Joe' or whatever it was called.
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Sab669 posted:Yip my gym just closed yesterday. My gym closed too. I saw Reel Rock a few months ago, that one was nice though I liked how it was ostensibly about "hey we can all get along despite all our political differences" but only if economic development is involved.
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Mar 16, 2020 13:56
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Mons Hubris posted:I saw Reel Rock a few months ago, that one was nice though I liked how it was ostensibly about "hey we can all get along despite all our political differences" but only if economic development is involved. I went into watching it having just finished listening a few podcasts detailing some the horrible accidents and felt that the speed record portion was almost inappropriateley upbeat.
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Mar 16, 2020 18:53
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Crazy Mormon Towns gonna be judgemental of weird looking strangers, not all that shocking. The townsfolk warmed up as soon as they offered to help clean up the town. Like sure the townhall they hosted and the climber explained, "Hey we have money to spend, we're not here to kidnap your children" definitely played into their opinions changing, but overall I still felt like it was nice. All the old rednecks tried climbing and had fun. And yea I didn't know one of the younger guys from the Nose Speed Record died a few months ago until after I finished watching it. That was sad to hear... But based on the risks they seemed to be taking I guess I shouldn't be too surprised? I don't know much about trad climbing in general, especially crazy simul-climb stuff. Like they said on the video, yea maybe it's "only" a 5.10... But pros still fall, as seen right in this film.
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Trad climbing a 5.10 can be quite safe. These guys fighting for speed records are only placing a few pieces of gear at most, and otherwise are essentially soloing huge sections of wall. Simul-climbing on trad gear is really not crazy in general, and is often the safer overall approach on large objectives because the time savings means you don't get stuck in the dark or in bad weather.
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Mar 16, 2020 19:15
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   Back to Denver and certain doom.
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Mar 16, 2020 23:18
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Ah it must be spring at the Creek. All the license plates turn green.
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Mar 17, 2020 01:13
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I would say it was mostly Utah and California actually. I heard 5 different groups from Cali say they booked it out of Cali in case they got stuck in the state.
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I’m a chef at a college, so I was furloughed as of last Wednesday when it looked like they were extending spring break. Now the campus is closed through the academic year, and I don’t typically work over the summer. So, five months off. Eurgh. Upon hearing this news, one of my favorite Old Dude climbing partners wanted me to go with him to Shelf tomorrow. I’ve had a cough and a low-grade fever so declined, and said I didn’t want him to get sick. He was offended at that! Dang mean old French dude, I know you are a badass but also you are a 70y.o. badass. Foolishly I also decided to go for an alpine route on Sunday in NM which turned out to be bullshit (also I developed cough in the middle of this route, which was magical). I have learned to be highly circumspect of three-star routes on MP.
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Climbing is incredibly subjective, and many climbs vary in difficulty based on the climber's body shape/strength/etc. I've come across so many things in guidebooks that are rated highly and are utter trash. Cest la vie MP is probably a bit better than other things when it comes to ratings, consensus by volume is nice
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Ubiquitus posted:Climbing is incredibly subjective, and many climbs vary in difficulty based on the climber's body shape/strength/etc.
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remote control carnivore posted:Oh yes, I am very aware of the subjectivity ha ha. The entire formation was left out of a guidebook, which I should have seen as a sign. C’est la vie, indeed. We were never out of our depths, just had a longer day and a little more adventure than we wanted. It’s good to get tested once in a while. You definitely have to take lesser known areas with a grain of salt on MP. and most stuff in new mexico in general. What did you climb?
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This has been making the rounds among my friends today, Bishop getting hosed cause climbers: http://www.thundercling.com/2020/03/the-pandemic-comes-to-bishop-a-small-climbing-community-struggles-beneath-the-weight-of-covid-19/ Meanwhile Moab basically just closed themselves off to visitors: https://moabcity.org/551/COVID-19-Information-and-Updates
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Huh that’s interesting. My fiancée and I were touring the Everglades for the past two days and it was nice and empty. Figured more people would be making the trek outside. I suppose a mass of people descending on a small rear end Canyon is definitely different than a few thousand poking around Southwest Florida
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spwrozek posted:You definitely have to take lesser known areas with a grain of salt on MP. and most stuff in new mexico in general. We did the NW ridge of the Thumb in the Sandias. The views didn’t disappoint, but the climbing was awful. Not difficult, just bad. Of course every local traddad there thinks it’s a three star route. Hah!
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remote control carnivore posted:We did the NW ridge of the Thumb in the Sandias. The views didn’t disappoint, but the climbing was awful. Not difficult, just bad. Of course every local traddad there thinks it’s a three star route. Hah! Ha. I have looked at that line a bunch of times and even hiked La Luz trail. It always seemed like it might not be kind of great. So I am glad we haven't done it. My Partner's family lives down that way. Did you post a comment on MP about it yesterday? spwrozek fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Mar 18, 2020 |
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spwrozek posted:Ha. I have looked at that line a bunch of times and even hiked La Luz trail. It always seemed like it might not be kind of great. So I am glad we haven't done it. My Partner's family lives down that way. No, but Stich is my often partner in crime. The trail was outstanding though, I have to say!
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remote control carnivore posted:No, but Stich is my often partner in crime. The trail was outstanding though, I have to say! Ha, cool. He seems like a good dude. Agreed it is a nice trail.
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Wow gym just extended their closure from "for 2 weeks" until "Probably won't open until before May first" gently caress
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Mar 20, 2020 20:08
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Pretty much all the big gyms already did that.
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Just got an email from the gym that they aren’t expecting to reopen any earlier than May 1st  Anyone have a good recommended home hangboard/rings workout split?
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I work for a hospital and our guidance is to expect 60 days wfh, we started Monday. So good luck climbing gyms. ETA: The crimpd app from Lattice is pretty good for hangboarding. M. Night Skymall fucked around with this message at 20:51 on Mar 20, 2020 |
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What does everyone's hangboard setups look like? I dunno if I'm handy enough/have an appropriate space for one, but I can dream.
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Tippecanoe posted:What does everyone's hangboard setups look like? I dunno if I'm handy enough/have an appropriate space for one, but I can dream.   Basically just take the end caps off, get the right threaded end pipe and whatever that other piece is, line it all up and screw it to a wood board, then attach the hang board to that. My friends drilled through the metal to secure the pipes, but that was a major pain in the rear end so I didn't bother, and personally found it ok without it. The tolerance is pretty narrow between the pipes/tubing and there's enough friction and force that it takes deliberate effort to get it out, at least on the one I did.
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