Best routes in Boulder area for a date w/ non-climber

The easy route on elephant buttress is the tree route (5.5). Do fandango on the first flatiron if you have time. Great views and super easy.

You're going to do this after work? It gets dark and cold pretty early now. Cold is bad. Very bad. How 'bout the gym?

fossana wrote:Maybe she's OK with exposure.

Yeah really, maybe she wants some REAL exposure! Now can you provide that?

Beware.

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In my experience, most girls who are vocal about wanting to try climbing really mean they want to 3rd class something. Preferably roped up. Preferably not exposed, long, or particularly hard. Then they want you to take some pictures of them at the top. Then they want to get brunch and/or margaritas.

This is not meant to be sexist by any means. Just my experience. Oddly enough, I've found that girls who are less than thrilled at going climbing often do better.

Just take the girl to a bar. Your climbing stories will be more interesting to her after she's drunk. Or at least you won't notice she isn't listening if you are drunk.

So many truths in this thread. But got to agree w/ the majority that there is no such thing as a "best route to take a non climbing date on".

Scott and Sorden, funny stuff!

Don't ever take a date climbing [multi-pitch] unless he/she can lead the climb.
In my experience, the ladies don't like being told what to do; in an emergency situation that is exactly what you will have to do.

Otherwise just TR. Or go inside, getting dropped on a padded floor doesn't hurt as much (ask me how I know!)

"Not enough time post work for a flatiron"

What time do you get off work? Sunset is about 6:15pm now, so assuming you get off at 5 or so that doesn't really leave much time for anything...

But I'll second what everybody has said. If you really want to climb, go to the gym where it's bright, easy, warm, and she can wear something cute (a women's mood is directly related to how good she thinks she looks). Unless you both really want to be there, multi-pitch is horrible for a date. You're barely around each other, mostly just yelling climbing shit to each other, she'll probably get your gear stuck while cleaning, and by the end of it you'll both be grumpy.

I'd take her to the gym if she really wants to climb. That way you can see if she's safe enough to belay you and it will give her that measure of success aka "trust" that Sorden was talking about.

The gym is usually my litmus test for "climbers" I know that just have shoes. Plus then you can get beers like right afterwards.

Ian Stewart wrote:"Not enough time post work for a flatiron" What time do you get off work? Sunset is about 6:15pm now, so assuming you get off at 5 or so that doesn't really leave much time for anything...

+1

I'd say all you can get in 'after work' right now (assuming normal work hours) would be a super fast single-pitch route. And in about 2 weeks the clocks will go back an hour and it will be pitch dark at 5pm, so even that will be hopeless.

fossana wrote:Why is there an automatic assumption that germsauce's date is going to be scared shitless? It's not 1950 and it is Boulder. Even before I started climbing I would have been far more impressed with someone that took me climbing instead of the usual wine and dine thing. Maybe she's OK with exposure.

I do relate to what fossana said though... this isn't 1950 and there are plenty of adventurous women in Boulder. So assuming she's going to be scared to death by her first climbing experience is a bit much. Having said that, multipitch might be pushing your luck. Feel her out (no pun intended) on a single-pitch route first.

I'd vote for East Slab on Dome Rock. Super close to town, can be done as 1 long pitch (with belay at top), easy climbing (but still exciting for a newcomer), South/Southwest facing (sunny), and leads to a nice summit-esque spot to view the sunset with an easy hike down. ...could easily stash a bottle of wine somewhere up there too.

Have fun!

You all sure aren't giving this girl much credit.

wendy weiss wrote:You're going to do this after work? It gets dark and cold pretty early now. Cold is bad. Very bad. How 'bout the gym?

That's my feeling too. Outdoor climbing isn't the most intuitive thing, unlike gym climbing.

This impress her with your outdoor schtick is probably gonna backfire all over the OP's face. She won't give a shit about the date when she's flailing and cold, wondering how the hell she got talked into this situation.

Who knows, it could work. The whole make somebody into a climber routine usually doesn't though.

brat wrote:You all sure aren't giving this girl much credit.

Well having shoes doesn't make you a climber, just like having nunchucks doesn't make me a ninja.

Either way I wouldn't recommend taking a beginner out on a 5.9 mulitpitch whether male OR female. I've taken 3 out so I could have a belayer, but a threesome isn't much of a first date.

Colonel Mustard wrote: The whole make somebody into a climber routine usually doesn't though.

+1

I got this girl to go climbing with me. Srsly!

Climbing huh? McKalya Maroney was not impressed.

Randy W. wrote: +1

+1
Goes for both genders; not worth the effort IMO.

Had a 'serious' girlfriend. Bought her climbing shoes, rain pants, rain jacket, boots, harness, chalk bag, montbell puffy, motorcycle helmet, gloves.

C$&@ broke up 3 weeks after coming home from 7 months living in South America (dating ~3 yrs). . And I lost a bunch of gear with broken heart.

Point is...
Seriously be careful out there. If you get her ANYTHING it's 'my spares that you can borrow' not here are some expensive articles.

Picking a girl up with a climbing date sucks. Go to a gym. If they turn out to be bitchy and loud you're A) not pissing off all the other climbers B) if they're nuts you're not as committed C) less threatening for her. If she likes it and you can stand her take her out and proceed with the big wall fun times.

the NOT buying expensive shit thing is a winner ! ding ding ding ding!!!!

Get her in the sheets first or at least be FWB's

Get her to open her legs before you open your wallet!!!!

Busting a nut takes the sting out of spending money!!!!

Medic741 wrote:Had a 'serious' girlfriend. Bought her climbing shoes, rain pants, rain jacket, boots, harness, chalk bag, montbell puffy, motorcycle helmet, gloves. C$&@ broke up 3 weeks after coming home from 7 months living in South America (dating ~3 yrs). . And I lost a bunch of gear with broken heart. Point is... Seriously be careful out there. If you get her ANYTHING it's 'my spares that you can borrow' not here are some expensive articles.

Haha yeah that's a tangent, but I learned that on the last GF. I'm sure her new BF will admire all the cool sh*t she has. Wish I would have kept that money. :oP