DISQUS

Eric · 5 months ago

Talk about bad luck! Wrist injuries is one of the things that has def. scared me away from snowboarding some. I'll stick to skiing though YMMV, I'd be pretty equally bummed about not being able to ski vs not being able to climb. Recently took up skating for nice days in the city. Wrist guards were a must.

Anyways, we have a friend who got in over his head on skis a few years back, and didn't want to go on any trips with us for fear of an injury putting him out of climbing. Took him to some super-flat cross-country first to build some confidence, and by the end of the season him and I skiied a nice intermediate run at the downhill place.

I felt like it was a nice winter complement to climbing, due to the effect it had on my core and balance / weight transfer (and managing fear etc.) Plus it gave me a reason to be excited for storms rather than be bummed about wet crags.

But I totally understand the desire to avoid ANY interruption to climbing. I wonder if Lydia will try and tackle a winter sport again?

Lydia · 5 months ago

Hells yes, I will be snowboarding again! However, this time? Wrist guards. Funny, too, that after I fell, the instructor said, "Oh, yeah, when you fall, you should try not to use your hands to brace you." Thanks, dude.

And in the limited time that I did get to snowboard, I can definitely see what you are saying about the effects it has on core and balance and managing fear! Which is another reason I'll be back to try it again. I was incredibly excited to practice balance mastery on the board and then transfer that to climbing! It seems like snowboarding would be an excellent winter complement to climbing, sans injuries.