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back to the begining 26-Jan-2012 At 3:33:11 PM muki

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I was recently up at buffalo doing some climbing and was talking to an older and much respected member of the climbing community, and the subject of mentors came up, he was lamenting that "back in my day" a climber would seek out a mentor to learn his/her rock craft from.
All the people I've met who have discussed this with me have varying view points from the much loved and slightly comical
"I went to the hardware and got some bailing twine and gloves, then down to the quarry " school of climbing, very monty pythonesque.
then there are the type who read avidly at the local library and get out Freedom Of The Hills,etc and build mock up test runs off the garage roof/trees, they might have come across some gear in a garage sale or second hand hiking shop school of climbing.
Ive also heard stories of people who are bread into it,
"mum n dad were both into it, so it was only natural that I was bouldering by the age of 2"
whatever method you acquired the bug is interesting as well Ive heard some rippers.
Please feel free to discus the methods that you learned how not to die while climbing.
And if you feel that it would have been good to find an experienced leader to learn from.