Head and neck injuries with Asana gym mats?

Michael Schneider wrote:T Roper, Glad to hear that a simple and long available technology has been adapted for plastic hold climbing. I personally don't train indoors because I found I was always getting hurt more and more severely when pushing it on - or pulling on Plastic...... don't believe every thing that you read in that Wiki site, Chalk yes , but bouldering started when our ancestors lived in caves, are you aware of the Cliff dwellings in the American south-west? Or maybe the 1st time humans climbed up on rocks was in France? or on the plains & Savannah's, when hunting & avoiding raging beasts.

Its pretty easy to train at the gym and not ever get hurt, just drop the ego and work on stamina until you are strong enough to climb overhung 5.whatever for 12 hours strait. Come use one of our guest passes one weekend, this weekend even and I'll prove it.

Those guys were master chippers, do that these days and you'll get tarred and feathered i.e. slammed hard on the internet. I've seen some crazy ass chipped routes up to corn silos on the side of cliffs in the middle of nowhere Utah, ones I wouldnt climb with a foam pit AND a pair of size 3 Solutions.

"Aleks? what was that last name you call your self? Where do you say you are from ? What Nationality ? How long have you been in this Country ?

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& don't believe every thing that you read in that Wiki site, Chalk yes , but bouldering started when our ancestors lived in caves, are you aware of the Cliff dwellings in the American south-west? Or maybe the 1st time humans climbed up on rocks was in France? or on the plains & Savannah's, when hunting & avoiding raging beasts. "

climbing friend,

I am proud norweigan climber from Bergen, grown up on climbing rocks there where I developed considerable size, neck meat, and crushing grip power. I have been in your country for rocks several years passing, coming first to boulder and climb with Sven Lavransen, doing 4 plan on many fine boulder area .13 and .14.

Your wang-slap on me has failed. I do not say bouldering was invented in 1950s. I talk only of great John Gill, who start going to town on boulder rocks in 1950s I am believing, so may we all be inspired by his revolutionary application of thrusting up to the climbing rocks, and perhaps not take tubes of internet for so serious, yes?

Hmmmmmmnnnnnyaaahh!!!

Here you go Michael, this should help

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Michael Schneider wrote:Aleks, please disregard my post. I don't know why I felt the need to comment. Maybe I had a bad night at work. My apologies.

If that's how you feel, why not delete your post?

Michael Schneider wrote:T Roper, Glad to hear that a simple and long available technology has been adapted for plastic hold climbing. Foam filled pits and pools are used for Bike stunt training.

Foam pits also have many other problems. since you refer to it as bike stunt training you problably aren't to familiar with

a. they are dirty
b. they are hard to get in and out of (if you were to get hurt)
c. you have to create a barrier for these to be in and there have been many incidents where people break bones on said barrier
d. people still get hurt by falling into them upside down, etc. as they bend your neck weird (like the OP complained)
e. they aren't cost efficient or space efficient. a 10x10'x5' section doesnt really help a climbing gym
f. setting and building around a moat of foampits leads to other hazards for setting, rescue, two people falling into an area.

work at a skatepark and you would realize that resiramps (Wow sorta like a giant climbing mat on a ramp) are the practical approach for most use in the action sports industry. Or a giant air pad like we use in DH riding which is also highly impractical as only one person can fall, costs, etc.

T Roper wrote: The engineer in me says why not put the pea gravel on a slightly sloped floor, add floor drains and rinse that shit every few days with bleach water? I should patent that idea... I remember a gym in Sandy UT that had foam cutouts from Teva type sandals, it worked pretty well but definitely was a staphylococcus infection waiting to happen.

The old Go Vertical in Stamford CT was the pea stones and then the gymnastic mats (designed for impact)... To this day I love these mats. If ur going big double stack them... i dig the washable idea. I'm thinking even with bleach mold might still be a problem... or hazmat suit for the washer!!!

several years ago the BRC had some sort of way highball bouldering comp and they brought in these 3 foot thick pads. it was pretty crazy - people were flopping from a mile high. i found it terrifying.

foam pit would be pretty sick though...

I also think this not the fault of your mats. The angle you jumped can be wrong. 

I prefer a good piece of carpet just to keep it real.