[nabs-l] Blind people rock climbing

Thu Mar 31 21:57:01 UTC 2011

Hi, I think this topic is interesting, and by the way when applying for 
scholarships of any king, often what other activities a person is involved 
in adds to being a well rounded person. Also I would say that being involved 
in a rock climbing club can be very beneficial to anystudents. I would think 
that great problem sovliving goes into what you do, and also if you are able 
to rock climb, then maybe you will also believe in yourself when it comes to 
working on labs or other classroom situations. Congratulations for your 
involvement.

You might find even better advise on list such as blind talk, or contacting 
the CCB for some advise.

Good Luck! Keep climbing and studying hard!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arielle Silverman" <nabs.president at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Blind people rock climbing

Yes this is completely on-topic for this list. Rock climbing is a
popular student activity, and it is useful for us students to trade
ideas on not only how to climb, but also how to belay another climber.
I know at my old university there was an indoor climbing wall at our
student union and I believe other universities have climbing groups or
local rock gyms that students like to frequent.

Arielle

On 3/30/11, Jamie Principato <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com> wrote:
> I find that interesting when a good number of e-mails on this list are 
> about
> things other than school, i.e. training centers, technologies, philosophy,
> social skills, travel, relationships, independent living, conventions, and
> so on. Seems strange for the "college-related only" rule to apply in some
> cases, but not in others. I figured any college student also takes part in
> recreational activities, just as I do as a student, and that in this city,
> rock climbing is most popular among college students. It stood to reason
> that people who met that particular demographic, and who have also likely
> been to an NFB training center and took place in rock climbing might have
> something to say about it as a recreational activity that a student would
> like to take part in. Perhaps I should have mentioned that I'm climbing 
> with
> a university climbing club, or something. At any rate, thanks for trying.
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:22 PM, humberto <humbertoa5369 at netzero.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi, I'm not sure this topic is really appropriate for this list, unless 
>> so
>> many students go rock climbing instead of going to college! * joke * But
>> you
>> can join a mailing list that is more related to this topic.  It is in the
>> NFB-NET server as well; you need to send a blank email message to
>> Sportsandrec-request at nfbnet.org with the subject line "subscribe." there
>> will be more people willing to talk more about this topic than people in
>> this list, students who are busy thinking about homework and school and
>> how
>> stressed up they will be for the next day and challenges with
>> teachers/professors and stuff.  I'm sorry to rain on your parade.
>>
>>
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Jamie Principato <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>
>>> Date sent: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:20:27 -0400
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Blind people rock climbing
>>>
>>
>>  Hi all!
>>>
>>
>>  So my fiancé and I recently took up rock climbing and have been
>>>
>> going to a
>>
>>> local rock gym weekly for the past month or so.  We go with
>>>
>> friends, but we
>>
>>> are the only two in the group who are interested in top-roping.
>>>
>> We're both
>>
>>> blind, and we take turns belaying for one another.  I know a fair
>>>
>> number of
>>
>>> blind people rock climb, so I was wondering if anyone has any
>>>
>> tips or
>>
>>> techniques that you use when you climb, for any aspect of the
>>>
>> climb?
>>
>>  How do you choose a path up the wall? There are paths marked with
>>>
>> colored
>>
>>> tape, but this is useless to us, so we just wing it and feel out
>>>
>> our own
>>
>>> paths, but on harder walls this can be tricky.
>>>
>>
>>  How did you get the hang of belaying? Did you use any special
>>>
>> technique to
>>
>>> determine when and how quickly your partner is climbing, like
>>>
>> maybe have
>>
>>> them wear a bell? Or were you able to tell how quickly to go just
>>>
>> by feeling
>>
>>> the slack in the rope? Our guide advised us to just take up slack
>>>
>> when we
>>
>>> feel slack, but I've noticed my partner sometimes doesn't feel
>>>
>> when I get
>>
>>> higher, and the slack in the rope makes me nervous.
>>>
>>
>>  When belaying, how did you prepare to handle falls, since you
>>>
>> wouldn't be
>>
>>> able to see when your partner starts to fall? This makes me most
>>>
>> nervous,
>>
>>> and I've been told I keep the rope too tight at times for the
>>>
>> climber
>>
>>> (especially a male climber) to move comfortably.
>>>
>>
>>  Right now I'm going with the advice that this will all come with
>>>
>> practice,
>>
>>> but I wondered what experiences other people have.
>>>
>>
>>  Thanks,
>>>
>>
>>  -Jamie
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-- 
Arielle Silverman
President, National Association of Blind Students
Phone:  602-502-2255
Email:
nabs.president at gmail.com
Website:
www.nabslink.org

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