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Cliff
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May 22, 2012
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Salem, OR
· Joined Apr 2012
· Points: 5
How many routes do you guys and ladies usually climb in a day of climbing? Assuming you are just out for a day of climbing at the crag, not spending the whole day projecting...
Cheers
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Bapgar 1
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May 23, 2012
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Out of the Loop
· Joined Oct 2007
· Points: 90
The question is a little vague. If I'm up on the Diamond, I'm lucky to get in one route and if I'm out sport climbing there is typically some element of projecting involved. Not sure exactly what you're looking for??? "How many routes do you guys and ladies usually climb in a day of climbing? Assuming you are just out for a day of climbing at the crag, not spending the whole day projecting." Realseth: pretty sure it says climbing, not cragging. In this context crag refers to a climbing location, it's not a verb implying a style of climbing. So I may not know what he's asking but I'm not the one who's illiterate.
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Realseth
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May 23, 2012
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Nov 2011
· Points: 0
TheChen.... just going out for a day of cragging, I usually climb 6-8 sport routes. But if I'm "craggin on the Diamond" like Brent.... Oh wait, climbing on the Diamond isnt cragging.. Guess he didnt understand the question.
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Jeremy Bauman
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May 23, 2012
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Lakewood, CO
· Joined Feb 2009
· Points: 1,067
Seems like we usually will do about 5 trad routes in a day if we climb leisurely and take our time for lunch and such.
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Greg Gavin
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May 23, 2012
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SLC, UT
· Joined Oct 2008
· Points: 888
trad or sport I seem to only get about 5-6 routes in per session.
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Brian Adzima
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May 23, 2012
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San Francisco
· Joined Sep 2006
· Points: 560
The longest days I have done have been 10-14 routes in rifle, some of them were TRs just to burn out at the end. Typically sport climbing 8-12 is more the norm. Gym climbing on 35 ft wall, 16-20 is what I will do when time allows. Lately its been like 1-3 routes per outside day due to a lack of motivated partners.
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Cor
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May 23, 2012
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Sandbagging since 1989
· Joined Mar 2006
· Points: 1,445
cragging only happens on the diamond when you do 3 or more routes... ya know, just like a day cragging. no projecting.
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camhead
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May 23, 2012
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Vandalia, Appalachia
· Joined Jun 2006
· Points: 1,240
When I was just a beginning climber, we would often do 10 or more routes a day, and be on the rock from dawn to dusk. As I got more into sport projecting, I gradually found myself sleeping in more, and sometimes doing as few as 3 runs on a route in the day. I suppose that's progress?
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PTZ
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May 23, 2012
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Chicago/Colorado
· Joined Jul 2010
· Points: 490
I used to try to get a minimum of 500 feet any given day out. Project days were the exception. I felt like I got something done if I made at least 500 feet. On boulders I used the V point system. If I could get 30 -50 V points I would be happy. I was only able to do a 100 point day once.
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Dom Caron
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May 23, 2012
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Welsford, New Brunswick Canada
· Joined Dec 2007
· Points: 1,370
7 to 9 sport; 4 to 6 trad
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Tony B
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May 23, 2012
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Around Boulder, CO
· Joined Jan 2001
· Points: 24,665
If before or after work, 4-6 routes. If over lunch 2-4 routes. If for a whole day, and I was sport climbing... Oh wait, I don't spend days sport climbing, so I honestly don't know. But if I go to Eldo for a day and my partner has the energy for it, I expect to get 10 pitches in. If he/she is low energy, or the weather is tough, then 6-7 pitches will do (IE: Sunday we did Redguard to the Diving Board, then it rained, so we quit climbing)
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Colonel Mustard
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May 23, 2012
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Sacramento, CA
· Joined Sep 2005
· Points: 1,241
I try to do the number that the day requires. I also like the less is more approach. I just did a three day weekend and got 4 pitches in. They were at a decent altitude with a steep approach, granted, but that's still pretty pathetic. But I got to lead all the pitches, so I figure I saved the obligatory "I gotta come back and lead the even/odd pitches" spiel. So, really, I climbed 6 pitches (the 4 pitches I led + 2 pitches I don't have to come back and lead because I led them). Plus, I onsighted the thing, so that's like two more pitches. 8 trad pitches in a day. Respectable! So, by my calculations, I earned the two recovery days afterward. The math all checks out, don't worry ;).
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bearbreeder
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May 23, 2012
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Mar 2009
· Points: 3,065
depends on the grade ... if its moderate ... 10+ pitches if its at yr limit ... much less
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Charles Kinbote
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May 23, 2012
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Brooklyn, NY
· Joined Jan 2012
· Points: 5
Depends. Casual cragging with lots of below-limit onsighting I get 8-12 pitches in a day depending on motivation, crowds, etc. Sometimes one hard onsight or repoint attempt totally trashes me and I only get on 3-4 different pitches all day. I've had bouldering days where I only get on 2 problems.
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Eamon Doyle
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May 25, 2012
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Sierra Madre, CA
· Joined Nov 2011
· Points: 5
Well, I usually find that I do 3-6 sport pitches for a day of not-killing-myself sport climbing. I'd say that's traditionally been a combo of me and my partners, and I often end up time limited rather than energy limited. If I was less worried about losing somebody else's gear, I'd go longer :P Bouldering in the gym for two or three hours, I probably will shoot for 1-2 moderate/hard problems, 6-7 easy/moderate problems, and spend a bunch of time working on one or two moves that I need to work out. Eamon
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