Indoor Climbing Features

Vertical Endeavors in St. Paul used to have a great stemming corner that was all friction (no bolted on holds). The available small features forced you into a fairly wide stem in a strenuous position - people that wanted to climb El Matador used to train on it.
Unfortunately it went away when they expanded. People used to get on it quite a bit.

At my gym we have (no exaggeration)dozens of knee bars. one setter is on a knee bar rant right now.

I've been climbing in an indoor gym pretty regularly lately and noticed that my boogers have started turning greyish blueish green, and almost lint like in texture.

Anyone else notice this correlation?

Is it the chalk inhalation?

Good and obvious clipping holds/feet even if everything else is rubbish. This is training, not runout slab, there shouldn't be the opportunity to hit the ground because the clipping stances are crux moves.

I'll add a +1 for thin and hard slab stuff. We've had a bunch lately and it's been an interesting challenge. Anything slightly overhanging that forces some level of non-planar movement seems to be the most fun (corners to aretes and the like)

Cracks do seem easily dialed with a little bit of work, especially short ones.

Jon Zucco wrote:I've been climbing in an indoor gym pretty regularly lately and noticed that my boogers have started turning greyish blueish green, and almost lint like in texture. Anyone else notice this correlation? Is it the chalk inhalation?

I also climb at a gym pretty regularly, and my boogers have retained their normal colors. You might have an infection.

Jon Zucco wrote:I've been climbing in an indoor gym pretty regularly lately and noticed that my boogers have started turning greyish blueish green, and almost lint like in texture. Anyone else notice this correlation? Is it the chalk inhalation?

Do you smoke weed? I notice my boogies get funky when I'm getting funky on the funky. If you don't have other symptoms it's probably environmental:mold, dust, pet dander, chalk, pollen, or it could be from all the bong hits.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaqQhdt1qqk

Pretty sure it's from the chalk. It only ever happens for a few hours after a gym session. I was just wondering if anyone else noticed it happening with them too.

Anyway, that's my least favorite indoor climbing feature.

I like shallow dihedrals and corners.
I don't like 90 degree transitions indoors. They don't seem to flow very well.
I like a good techy slab too sometimes.

Jon Zucco wrote:I've been climbing in an indoor gym pretty regularly lately and noticed that my boogers have started turning greyish blueish green, and almost lint like in texture. Anyone else notice this correlation? Is it the chalk inhalation?

Is this happening to you at Earth Treks? I've gotten the same thing there. My guess would be it might be related to the flooring/padding (?). It doesn't usually happen to me at other gyms.

I don't know if I can narrow it down to one gym or another. I've never really been much of a gym rat until this season, and I'm noticing it after every session in each gym I go to. Earth Treks is one of them, yes.

Person #1: "What kind of climbing features do you like"
Person #2: "I like slabs with big slopers"
Person #3: "No, you are wrong..."

Its like, his opinion, man...

@Cor, nice photo! I started out on blank blobby crap sandstone like that.