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Skydivers that also rock climb?

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There's a gap between "once a month or so" and "not anymore" that I fall within. I still have all my gear (although my shoes never really fit), and intend to become at least somewhat active in the sport again -- especially if I can convince my son to take an intro climbing course with me.

I also know a few elite skydivers that climb regularly, and are accomplished climbers. The overlap is certainly larger than my early impressions.

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Once every two or three months, and not well.

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Is that your rockclimbing or your skydiving??



Yes.

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Still very much into climbing, however until recently I must admit that soft tissue injuries have forced me into climbing more moderate routes the past couple of years. I am finally feeling back up to par will be training hard through the winter. But to answer your question. . . . .it's hard for me to stay focused on jumping and climbing simultaneously. I tend to go through phases with each.

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My girlfriend and I both climb, though not as much as we would like to we do enjoy it.
We also enjoy kayaking, mt biking, base jumping and I skateboard as well.
We did not jump that much this summer so we could do other sports more.
Joe
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While i guess you meant that as a joke(?), i reckon that there is something that differentiates fear of heights in rock climbing from the fear of jumping from two miles up..

I think that maybe our primitive brains recognize lower but still significant heights as dangerous but evolution never programmed anything into our ancestral brains to deal with diving from an airplane - evolution simply doesn't go that fast. Certainly I feel a lot more scared sitting on a tiny ledge a few hundred feet up than hanging out of the door of a helicopter at 5000'..there is of course a bit of me saying things like. "this would make a good BASE jump some day"...
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Once a week during skydiving season (gym and outdoors). 2 or 3 times a week (gym only) during the winter/off season. Just getting back into it right now. In fact, my forearms are still sore from Saturday's workout.

It's hard to do both during the same season - good weather isn't guaranteed up here every weekend. If I have to choose, it's always jumping.

http://www.verticalendeavors.com/ve-stpaul/stpaul.htm

http://www.minnesotaclimbing.com/

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That's too much for me, those muscles need time to heal. Every other day is even pushing it - but we climb for hours.

But it beats weight lifting hands down and, I think, is much better for total body workout (if combined with some kind of cardio workout).

Skydiving, Climbing, Skiing - all sports with primarily very social down time (pack/climb, watching, ride the lift), followed by high intensity exertion - repeat as necessary. Most skydivers I've taken climbing get hooked very quickly, not as often as wuffos I've taken climbing. There's something compatible there.

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