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Hardrock in the city at last 24-Jan-2008 At 4:01:22 PM Pen

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Hi
I don't post very often but I have been following this thread for a while now as well as other gym related threads on various forums.
Why do climbers bag out on gyms so much. I can understand very minor points of frustration, but surely its not worth the time that goes into these lengthy threads.
a) spinners are not a huge problem, every gym has them and due to the change in seasons and the expansion and contraction of the walls holds will always spin.
b) if you need to tell your belayer you are falling, get a new belayer.
c) holds break off real rock on lead and any number of other reasons can cause a climber to take an expected fall, 1st clip or last it can happen in the outdoors as well.
d) Thanks to the person who actually offered some constructive critism on stopping spinning holds because otherwise this thread would have been a complete loss.
Cheers to Hardrock and all the other gyms in australia that constantly try to improve their facilities in the face of threads like this one.
Cheers
Frustrated