Alright so here is the deal, I went Ice Climbing for the first time this weekend and it was a blast, however, I did not have the correct equipment to do so. I went to the ARC (The Outdoor Rec Center on west campus) to rents some ice axes and crampons that they said I could rent when I checked the website. However, when I got over there I was confronted with this climber who gave me an attitude and made me feel inadequate when I had to ask questions about the items. Apparently, I needed Ice Tools instead of Ice Axes and I needed vertical crampons instead of just plain old crampons. That is when I realized this group that has formed in the ARC. They are trying to keep people out by living a mountainous lifestyle in Columbus , Ohio. The people are generally very nice but it seems to me like it is a craze that will be sweeping across college students soon. The climbing group will catch on because it caters to mountaineers, emo individuals, and the workout trend. Their clothes are extremely comfortable also. So if your interested go to the ARC and check out what I think will be the new trend.
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I have usually found the people at the ARC to be extremely friendly, I just never seem to "fit" or be a part of "crowd"
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I know exactly what your talking about. I went to the ARC to go rock climbing with a few of my friends a couple weeks ago and the "rock climbers" there made me feel like an idiot. My friends and I have never really rock climbed before and we just wanted to go mess around and see what it was like, but I felt like I was in a hostile environment the entire time because I didn't have rock climbing shoes on and a little bag of chalk hanging around my belt. It seems like these people that actually know what they're doing could be a little bit more accepting of those who don't (me).
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