Crushing Tip #29
How to Climb at Edgeworks
Our staff put together a few tips to make your climbing experience at Edgeworks that much better.
HOW TO START:
Rope:
• To start a route first check the route label to make sure you are tied in to the correct rope.
• Next, establish control of the starting hold(s) with your hands indicated by the route label(s)
• Finally, once you have gained control of the start holds, place your feet on the foot holds and start your climb.
• If you find the suggested staring position to hard or awkward feel free to start on any of the holds you can reach from the ground. (This may be due to the route being set for a particular youth size.)
Boulder:
• Boulder problem start hold(s) are labeled with one piece of tape. If two holds of the same color are marked with tape, there are two start holds for your hands.
WHEN CLIMBING:
Rope and Boulder:
• Use only the holds of the same color in order to complete the route.
• The wall is considered part of the route therefore, grabbing, palming, smearing, or standing on any part of wall is OK.
• Volumes (those really large holds that any variety of other holds can be attached to) are treated as part of the wall or extension of the wall and can be used as such.
HOW TO FINISH:
Rope:
• To complete a route, establish control of the finish hold.
• Typically the finish hold will be at the top of the wall unless otherwise marked with a finish label.
Boulder:
• Boulder problem finish holds are indicated by two pieces of tape.
• If the problem finishes on a hold marked with tape then the top of the wall is considered out of bounds and should not be used to complete the route. Instead, climbers should safely climb down using any large holds that are nearby or check the surroundings before dropping off.
• Problems with no finish hold(s) are considered top-out routes in which case any part of the top of the wall can be used to top-out and complete the problem. Climbers should then walk off the wall by proceeding to the gate.
