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>>> ROCKCLIMBING IS MAKING ITS OLYMPIC DEBUT AT THE TOKYO
GAMES.
GAMES.
GAMES. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO STAY ACTIVE
INDOORS AS FALL AND WINTER
WEATHER SETTLES IN.
HERE TO SHOW US WHAT WE NEED TO
GET STARTED IS TRAN 10 OF THE
STONE GARDENS.
STONE GARDENS. IT'S HAPPY TO MEET YOU.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST
COUPLE OF TIMES YOU DO IT YOU
HAVE TO GET USED TO A FEW
THINGS?
THINGS?
THINGS? IT INVOLVES SOME HAND STRENGTH
.
.
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. >> IF
. >> IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN CLIMBING
YOUR HANDS WILL NOT LIKE IT.
BUT AS TIME GOES ON YOU WILL
GET USED TO IT.
WHEN YOU START OUT YOUR
FINGERTIPS WILL TINGLE , YOU
WILL FEEL YOUR PULSE IN YOUR
FINGERTIPS BUT AFTERWHILE THAT
GOES AWAY.
GOES AWAY. BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW WE GET
STARTED.
STARTED.
STARTED. IS IT DIFFICULT?
EXPENSIVE?
EXPENSIVE? LIKE IT'S PRETTY EASY.
I RECOMMEND CLIMBING 101. IT'S A
2.5 HOUR CLASS IT'S A $55 OR
$65.
$65.
$65. YOU
$65. YOU GET A TWO WEEK MEMBERSHIP.
AND IN THAT CLASS YOU WILL
LEARN HOW TO TOP ROPE CLIMB.
YOU LEARN LANGUAGE, SAFETY,
TECHNIQUE.
TECHNIQUE. AND YOU WILL ACTUALLY CLIMB
THAT DAY.
THAT DAY.
THAT DAY. >> YOU CAN START RIGHT AWAY .
>> AND IT INCLUDES ALL THE GEAR
YOU NEED.
YOU NEED.
YOU NEED. THEN YOU WILL NEED TO RENT OR
BUY YOUR GEAR AFTER THAT.
BUT WHAT IS THE BASIC STUFF
THAT WE NEED?
>> EVERYBODY NEEDS SHOES.
THEY'RE NOT COMFORTABLE, THEY
TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO BUT
IT'S LIKE DOING BALLET ON THE
WALL .
WALL .
WALL . >>
WALL . >> YOU NEED THE SPECIFIC
TECHNIQUES THAT THESE ISSUES
OFFER?
OFFER?
OFFER? US
OFFER? US BUT THESE ARE CLIMBING
SHOES.
SHOES.
SHOES. THEY ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY
FOR CLIMBING.
FOR CLIMBING. THEY HAVE STICKY RUBBER.
THEY HAVE A STIFF TOE, SO THAT
WHEN YOU'RE STICKING YOUR FOOT
ON A LITTLE HOLE, IT WILL STICK.
BUT WHEN IT SAYS GET THAT
TOEHOLD IT'S THE SIZE OF A
NICKEL .
NICKEL .
NICKEL . >> YOU CAN SHARE UP A WALL WITH
JUST THIS.
JUST THIS. AS YOU GET USED TO IT AND GET
BETTER.
BETTER.
BETTER. >> EVERYONE'S GOING TO NEED A
CHALK BACK.
CHALK BACK. WE HAVE CUSTOM MADE ONES.
LADY AND COVINGTON MAKES THEM.
THEY ARE UNIQUE , THEY ARE HAND
KNITTED WOOL .
>> YOU CHALK UP YOUR HANDS FOR
GRIP?
GRIP?
GRIP? BUT
GRIP? BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SWEATY
HANDS AND THAT WILL HELP TAKE
CARE OF THAT PROBLEM.
SO YOU WOULD PUT THAT CHALK IN
THE BACK .
>> IT'S JUST IN A PACKAGE.
WE DON'T WANT LOSE CHALK.
IT PUTS TOO MUCH CHALK IN THE
AIR AND NOT ENOUGH ON YOUR
HANDS.
HANDS.
HANDS. >>
HANDS. >> THIS GOES INSIDE A BALL
INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER.
IT LETS THE CHALK COME THROUGH.
>> I GOT IT.
TELL ME ABOUT THIS?
>> IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO
ROCKCLIMBING YOU'RE GOING TO
NEED A HARNESS , THERE ARE A
LOT OUT THERE. YOU CAN FIND ONE
THAT FITS AND WORKS FOR YOU.
>> HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?.
BEGINNERS KIT WITHOUT THE SHOES,
FOR AS LITTLE AS A $40.
>> AND YOU WANT GOOD QUALITY?
TELL ME WHAT WE DO WITH THESE
THINGS?
THINGS?
THINGS? >> THIS LOOKS INTO THE FRONT OF
THE HARNESS AND THEN THE ROPE
GOES DOWN THROUGH HERE AND
BACKUP.
BACKUP.
BACKUP. AND THEN THAT'LL STOP ANY FALL.
YOU CAN ALSO GO TO THIS THE
DEVICE IF YOU WANT TO GET
FANCY.
FANCY.
FANCY. IT'S A MORE SOPHISTICATED
DEVICE.
DEVICE.
DEVICE. AND A LOT OF CLIMBERS WHEN THEY
GET REAL EXPERIENCE GO TO THAT
KIND OF A DEVICE.
>> BECAUSE IT WILL STOP YOUR
FALL?
FALL?
FALL? BUT
FALL? BUT YES.
BUT YES.
BUT YES. BUT WHAT WILL YOU ENCOUNTER
WHEN YOU GO TO A ROCKCLIMBING
WALL ?
WALL ?
WALL ? >>
WALL ? >> THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF
DIFFERENT HOLES OUT THERE. WE
SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON HOLES.
I BROUGHT A SAMPLE. THIS IS
CALLED A SUITCASE HANDLE.
IT TYPICALLY WOULD BE AN EASY
CLIMB HOLD.
CLIMB HOLD. >> A BEGINNERS PLACE TO GRAB
ONTO .
ONTO .
ONTO . >>
ONTO . >> THIS IS A CRIMPER, YOUR
FINGERS GO IN THERE , AND IT
GETS A LITTLE TOUGHER.
THIS COULD BE A FOOTHOLD OR A
TOUGH HANDHOLD.
TOUGH HANDHOLD. THIS IS CALLED THE TWO FINGER
POCKET.
POCKET.
POCKET. >> YOU'LL START OUT WITH EASY
ONES?
ONES?
ONES? >>
ONES? >> WE HAVE ROUTES THAT GO FROM
BEGINNER TO EXPERT.
SO EASY THAT ALMOST ANYBODY CAN
DO IT.
DO IT.
DO IT. AND SO TOUGH THAT ALMOST NO ONE
COULD DO IT.
AND WE CHANGE IT EVERY 45 DAYS.
THERE'S ALWAYS NEW PROBLEMS
THROWN AT YOU.
IT'S CHALLENGING.
IT'S CHALLENGING. YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT ,
IT'S A FAR MORE FASCINATING
THAN GOING TO A HEALTH CLUB
WHERE YOU'RE JUST PUMPING IRON.
HERE YOU HAVE A BIG INCENTIVE
TO NOT FALL.
BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE TO FALL.
AND THERE ARE PROBLEMS COMING
AT YOU TO SOLVE.
YOU CAN FIND A PROBLEM THAT YOU
CAN AND CANNOT DO.
IF YOU KEEP TRYING HARD TO DO
TOUGH ROUTES.
TOUGH ROUTES. >> YOU HAVE TO ANTICIPATE .
>> YOU HAVE TO READ IT.
YOU'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
ONE OF THE THINGS AS YOU LEARN
HOW TO MOVE YOUR BODY IN WAYS
THAT YOU NEVER THOUGHT OF.
A LOT OF IT IS TECHNIQUE.
AND WOMEN ARE THE BEST AT IT.
THEY USE THEIR BODIES MUCH
BETTER THAN MEN.
MEN TRY TO MUSCLE THEIR WAY
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. BUT WOMEN TRY TO THINK THEIR
WAY THROUGH.
WAY THROUGH. >> THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS ON ALL
SIDES.
SIDES.
SIDES. BUT THERE ARE SOME REAL BENEFITS
. YOU ARE WORKING YOUR BODY IN
WAYS THAT YOU WOULD NOT NORMALLY
?
?
? >>
? >> IT'S
? >> IT'S A FABULOUS FORM OF
EXERCISE.
EXERCISE.
EXERCISE. YOU CAN'T BEAT CLIMBING.
YOU WORK ALL PARTSF YOUR
BODY.
BODY.
BODY. IT
BODY. IT IS LOW IMPACT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO STRAIN
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. AND IT'S REALLY INTERESTING.
IN THE PROCESS YOU WILL MEET A
LOT OF NICE PEOPLE.
IT'S A FANTASTIC GAME TO BE IN.
AND I FEEL HONORED AND
PRIVILEGED.
PRIVILEGED. ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR
US, ALL OF OUR CLIENTELE AND
VENDORS.
VENDORS.
VENDORS. THEY ARE REALLY NICE PEOPLE.
>> WE CAN DO THIS INDOORS, GET
OUT OF THE RAIN .
>> AND IF YOU'RE SINGLE YOU CAN
COME IN BY YOURSELF.
WE HAVE ROUTES WHERE YOU DON'T
NEED ANY EQUIPMENT TO CLIMB ON.
BUT IF YOU ARE REGULAR YOU WILL
MAKE FRIENDS AND START HOOKING
UP WITH OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE
SOMETHING IN COMMON AND YOU
TAKE A LIKING TO EACH OTHER.
>> MY PLEASURE.
>>> AFTER THE BREAK.
WELLNESS WEDNESDAY CONTINUES.