I think I added up all my gear a like 4 years ago and it was like $1200 for outdoor bouldering and top rope mainly. I think I’m going the have to retire my harness and ropes this year so that will be another ~$250 or so “maintenance cost”
Ah my brain seemed to have skipped the second half of that sentence mentioning top rope. Yeah, that’s still a shocker for me though. A rope is a few hundred and I didn’t realize nuts and slings were used
Yep for setting up the achor. You can probably get away with less, especially if there are a lot a trees near the top where tou set the anchor. But it all adds up eventually $30 here, $100 here…
My membership is like $70.
I think I added up all my gear a like 4 years ago and it was like $1200 for outdoor bouldering and top rope mainly. I think I’m going the have to retire my harness and ropes this year so that will be another ~$250 or so “maintenance cost”
I didn’t now outdoor bouldering was so expensive
No, bouldering is pretty cheap! Like shoes, chalk, and a $200 mat and you’re good to go!
It’s all the caribiners ropes, nuts, slings, and cams that add up for outdoor top rope
Ah my brain seemed to have skipped the second half of that sentence mentioning top rope. Yeah, that’s still a shocker for me though. A rope is a few hundred and I didn’t realize nuts and slings were used
Yep for setting up the achor. You can probably get away with less, especially if there are a lot a trees near the top where tou set the anchor. But it all adds up eventually $30 here, $100 here…