Unable to load image

500lb chonker wants to get into rock climbing but can't find any gear made for cows

https://old.reddit.com/r/climbing/comments/2bj3pn/plus_sized_climbing_equipment/

								

								

Hi there /r/climbing!

I was wondering if anyone knows what is available (if any) in regards to gear for plus-sized people, harnesses in particular.

My buddy has been climbing for quite a while and whenever he has shown me videos i have been thoroughly impressed, and last week we (a group of friends) went out to Kultur Fabrikken, which is the biggest multi-activity facility in Denmark, and watched him and some of the people he knows out there climb around, even some of our other friends climbed and had a lot of fun.

The issue is, i want to try it, but i am corporeally challenged (aka Fat) and the standard equipment wont fit me, some may say i could just start out in the boulder room which might work, but i would still like to be properly equipped, in this case it's footwear (i don't like the thought of climbing barefoot) my feet are size 46-47EU (13-14½ US) and quite wide, I've found up to size 16 but i still worry about them being too narrow (i have to buy "skater" shoes normally since they aren't as narrow)

Looks like i elegantly danced right past the fat thing, i'm a male who's 1.85m high (~6ft) and 225kg (496lbs)

i haven't found harnesses or anything for larger people so far, i might be using the wrong search parameters but i doubt it

so if anyone has any knowledge/tips/comments i'm all ears.. or well all eyes?


https://i.rdrama.net/images/17261624045363238.webp

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17261624047385738.webp

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1726162404869473.webp

:#marseycope:

56
Jump in the discussion.

No email address required.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17261670008609564.webp

Mon Dieu.


https://media.tenor.com/s91B_Rm3fEQAAAAx/merry-christmas-to-all-my-facebook-anf-family-celebration.webp

Jump in the discussion.

No email address required.

Gawww can yew imagine ow that barstard pongs?

Jump in the discussion.

No email address required.

downmarseyd for nonsense british units

Jump in the discussion.

No email address required.

Both of those units are nonsense https://media.tenor.com/emgycN7eF7gAAAAx/heart-locket-metric-system.webp

Jump in the discussion.

No email address required.

Link copied to clipboard
Action successful!
Error, please refresh the page and try again.