Walk around any large city these days and you're bound to see traces of chalk left by desperate or adventurous climbers on the sides of buildings, retaining walls, and other urban landscape features. While buildering is often frowned upon, sometimes the authorities let it slide.
There are a few places around town that fall into this category that are good for a lunch-hour burn or a quick session on a summer afternoon.
By corvegas From: the depths of oregon Feb 1, 2007
No offense but, this is mountain project. Not building project. I strongly feel that this page should be removed as it has absolutly nothing to do with what this site was intended to do. Mabey there is a better site to post stuff about building climbing. Sorry if I come off as harsh, I just think that this stuff should be left to our imaginations, not to be posted on a rockclimbing beta site.
"No offense but, this is mountain project. Not building project. I strongly feel that this page should be removed as it has absolutly nothing to do with what this site was intended to do. Mabey there is a better site to post stuff about building climbing. Sorry if I come off as harsh, I just think that this stuff should be left to our imaginations, not to be posted on a rockclimbing beta site."
Good observation, Corvegas. Yes, this is Mountain Project, not Building Project(the proper term is buildering). My comment was an addition to a post made by another person. I was only trying to be helpful. If you feel that this page should be removed, then contact the administrator and have at it. If you feel that my comments are out of line, then contact me directly via email. I'm a nice guy and am open to discussion and critiscm.
As one will see, Corvegas, Mountain Project is more than a rock climbing information site. Here in Colorado, Mountain Project encompasses rock climbing, ice climbing, alpine climbing, aid climbing, bouldering, and yes, buildering. For a complete description of Boulder buildering, please visit the attached link:
My interest in buildering stems from not wanting to drive to local climbing or bouldering areas when time is limited(I am a working professional/student, climbing gyms bore me). Indeed, there are many climbing localities throughout the Front Range area that I truly enjoy! It is understood that buildering is not climbing, but an alternative for those busy days when climbing on real rock is impossible. Pat Ament, a famous Colorado climber, has been photographed climbing stone structures in/around Boulder and Denver.
I hope that you enjoy climbing as much as I do, Corvegas. You are fortunate to live near such a wonderful climbing area like Smith Rock.
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