Sports Climbing Persuasive Speech
An overwhelmingly tall, black wall towers in front of her. The wall is littered in an explosion of colors, dotting it in a variety shapes and sizes. Bright, fluorescent lights shine on the it, making the wall a beautiful spectacle to gaze upon. Blue ropes hang from the heavenly ceiling high above, reaching the black crash mats that embrace the earthly floor below it. One of those ropes are currently in use by two yellow-shirt-wearing men. One of them ascends gracefully up the wall within seconds like a spider dancing on webs. The other is grasping onto the rope that anchors, ‘belaying,’ the spider-like climber. Occasionally, the tumble of weights can be heard groaning in the background amidst the laughing and music of the other yellow-shirt
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(“Five Things You Need to Know about Sport Climbing.”) According to the International Federation of Sport Climbing, more than 25 million people climb regularly and around 39% of climbers are under 18. (“Welcome on New Ifsc-Climbing.org.”) Duane Michael Conley, the assistant director recreation at the UCR Ropes Program & Child Care Center, states that the Rock typically “average around 13,000 users throughout the year. Fall quarter, we will see hundreds [of climbers] per day.” …show more content…
It is a sport that involves most of the muscles in the body, particularly the toes, fingers and forearms. At the same time, it is a mental challenge. For many, being off the ground by two feet could be as daunting as Mount Everest. Matthew Glendinning, the editor of Football Business International, comments that “It is also a good mental workout, forcing wall climbers to solve all sorts of problems while striving not to fall off.” (Glendinning)
Conley concludes, “Climbing is a high-risk activity. With that said, in a controlled environment where staff are trained above standard, the activity is safe. The biggest issue you deal with in climbing is human error, which is when things go bad. Equipment rarely breaks or malfunctions; however, people do all the time.” However, he also asserts that climbing pushes one’s limits, forcing one to go beyond error to succeed. (Conley) Just like a slip in grip, one must try to brace themselves or take another way to reach the next
(“Five Things You Need to Know about Sport Climbing.”) According to the International Federation of Sport Climbing, more than 25 million people climb regularly and around 39% of climbers are under 18. (“Welcome on New Ifsc-Climbing.org.”) Duane Michael Conley, the assistant director recreation at the UCR Ropes Program & Child Care Center, states that the Rock typically “average around 13,000 users throughout the year. Fall quarter, we will see hundreds [of climbers] per day.” …show more content…
It is a sport that involves most of the muscles in the body, particularly the toes, fingers and forearms. At the same time, it is a mental challenge. For many, being off the ground by two feet could be as daunting as Mount Everest. Matthew Glendinning, the editor of Football Business International, comments that “It is also a good mental workout, forcing wall climbers to solve all sorts of problems while striving not to fall off.” (Glendinning)
Conley concludes, “Climbing is a high-risk activity. With that said, in a controlled environment where staff are trained above standard, the activity is safe. The biggest issue you deal with in climbing is human error, which is when things go bad. Equipment rarely breaks or malfunctions; however, people do all the time.” However, he also asserts that climbing pushes one’s limits, forcing one to go beyond error to succeed. (Conley) Just like a slip in grip, one must try to brace themselves or take another way to reach the next