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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
Sprocketville
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i just got serious at 55,
been doing the free monkey all my life, but just bought a rope.
don't break a hip.
legs, arm, neck and back are ok to break, but not the hips!
start slow and start smoking a lot of santa cruz weed.
check out the Greenway Compassion Center on DuBuios, right next to costco.
this is where willie nelson shops when he is in town.
be careful at the gym, you can get tendonitus doing weird moves.
wear sun screen.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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If you haven't discovered Pacific Edge, do so.
Plenty of us Old Goats frequent it.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
Sprocketville
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stay away from the Garden of Eden on the san lorenzo,
don't ask why. the name says it all.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
Will know soon
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Like I've said in the past....you No Calers have all the fun. Do you notice anyone from So Cal posting here. Uh, Nada. Guess I need to plan another Trip. :D
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Age and guile
Always trumps
youth
innocence
and a bad haircut.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
Will know soon
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Hi TGT, don't know about age and guile ..... you're just a solid climber and fun to climb with. Now don't let that go to your head. :D
Anders, just read nearly all the link you posted about the 3 man cot. I'd forgotten. Had some really Great Laughs re reading it. All you on ST have so schooled me. I have learned abit. What a grate campfire family. I asked Ed Hartouni at the Sacherer Memorial how I was doing. He said I have changed. (hope for the learning better.)
So I say Never Too Late to the Author of this Thread. Go For It.....with Gusto. (and beer):D
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AllezAllez510
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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As a former resident of Santa Cruz...I have a couple of words of advice.
1. The routes and ratings at Pacific Edge are in no way a reflection of anything you might encounter outside...or a reflection of your climbing ability. The cracks are freakin' great though...make friends with them.
2. For the love of god...stay away from Pinnacles. Petrified dog poop. Lots of people love it...I have no idea why.
3. Castle Rock is the sh!t. More limited than Pinnacles but a thousand times better...and closer, especially if you live near Felton/Boulder Creek.
4. Enjoy the climate. SC had the best weather of any place I've ever lived.
5. DO NOT start surfing. This will be very detrimental to your climbing.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Two words: Pacific Edge. Lots of old folks hang out there (and climb).
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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2. For the love of god...stay away from Pinnacles. Petrified dog poop. Lots of people love it...I have no idea why.
Nothing wrong with the Pinnacles that a little glue and a lot more bolts won't fix.
Seriously: some really good climbing there once you get Pinnaclized
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utahman912
Trad climber
SLC, UT
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I came back at 52. The muscles remembered how to pull a long time before the connective tissue figured it out. And CT seems to take a lot longer to heal these days.
Wear thin socks with your climbing shoes... no real reason except it totally freaks the kids out... and feaking out the kids is always good :-)
jb
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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"Wear thin socks with your climbing shoes... no real reason except it totally freaks the kids out... and feaking out the kids is always good :-)"
O sweet jesus yes - do this! I wore some hideous argyle ones I found at a thrift store just to freak out my daughter and her friends out on a family climbing/camping trip. They worked great!!!!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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I too started out late;......I was 17 years old (1972) when I first roped up....alot of my friends started at 12,13,or....at the LATEST....14 years old.....I missed out on ALOT of climbing by starting out so late.....(I blame my parents for THAT...).....but now it's time to lay it down, throw it down, get busy, and CRUSH IT.......do it NOW...
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
SoCal
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John Salathe started climbing in his 50's and now he's a legend.
I've me a few mature women who; had families, kids grew up, dumped husband, went climbing out West, got much younger boyfriends. Happy all the way.
You go girl. Age is no barrier. Only barriers are considerations you can't.
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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"we are limited only by the limitations we mistake for your goals"
-Abinavagupta
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
Will know soon
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Still think this is a Troll looking for a good article to write....but Todd, Spider and Nature you are inspiring. I gotta get more serious. Salathe ...... really ?
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TerriB
Trad climber
Sacramento, Ca
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SCseagoat - I'm one of those "mature ladies." Oh, and Lynne, I'm 5'7" & 135lbs. I have also wondered how many of us "new to climbing" 50-ish women are out there. I don't see many. I started climbing in the gym at 50, that was 3 years ago. I was hooked and have not looked back. I remember at the beginning sitting at my desk with my hands curved into little "c" shapes throbbing from climbing the night before. But that passed quickly with no lasting effect other than a killer grip now. The outdoor climbing is coming along too. All the gym climbing has paid off in strength even though it is totally different outdoors. I did come from a background of distance running/marathons and rowing (I'm a sculler) so the basic fitness was already there. I have had no significant injuries and I climb regularly - 3x per week or more. I think the key is to build the strength gradually and listen to your body. I don't insist on climbing hard in the gym every session. I love doing laps on easier climbs and I think that's why I'm injury free. I also use that Black Diamond forearm exerciser that looks like a dog toy, I keep one in the car and one at my desk. I also have a hang board I use sparingly. Be sure to work on your core strength! Lots of ab work.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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One to two decades past the far side of 50 and still at it...
Another substantially post-50 crew (with two of the usual suspects)
Joe Bridges, Dick Williams John Bragg, Richard Goldstone, Claude Suhl.
Photo by Patty Matteson
There's plenty of climbing life after 50!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Who is going to be topless on the next issue of Vulgarian Digest?
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hossjulia
Social climber
Eastside
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I lost almost all of my strength when I started menopause. Weird and disconcerting, I have been very strong since my 20's when I started climbing and suddenly, no grip strength, no leg strength. I have had to work harder to stay half as fit, but it is coming back as the hormones settle down.
I have never been a big cardio person, and I have found that is the key. If you stay fit with cardio, then everthing else seems to fall into place.
I'm also taking every damn suppliment known to help menopause and joints. Seems to help, some of it I can't live without.
I can't do Yoga moves, bad knees, but I love my 2 Yoga Balls for stretching and ab work. (big one and a small one)
So I am having a love affair with my road bike, a Lightspeed I got lucky to find last fall for a price I could afford. Helps that my car is now on non op with a bad motor and I can't afford to replace it. (Would have been is Josh if not for that.)
In fact, time to get dressed and go to Latte Da, a nice 3 mile ride along Mono Lake.
I have grandious plans to on site lead everything this summer, up to 5.10. I'll be 50 this fall. So I need belay slaves. :)Oh, a rack would help too, geez the details.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Nice posts all. Inspiring. I think I've been slacking.
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