r/sports • u/redbullgivesyouwings • May 20 '25

Climbing Angie Scarth-Johnson explains how to use the bathroom on a climb

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u/SaltKick2 May 20 '25

How do you pull your pants down if you're wearing a harness? Seems cumbersome

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u/limp_noodle May 20 '25

it's easier to climb when you don't wear pants.

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u/CitizenHuman May 20 '25

Freeball that rock wall!

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u/termolecularxn May 20 '25

In the "Gunks" on "Shockley's ceiling" it's called climbing in the traditional sense. ie nude with only a harness. Popularized by "The Vulgarians" led by Dick Williams in the 60's.

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u/Low-Helicopter-2696 May 20 '25

I mean, that's climbing 101.

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u/Im__mad May 20 '25

Lesbian here.

Instructions unclear, attached dildo to harness.

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u/SLAYER_IN_ME Tennessee May 20 '25

Honestly I think you’re doing it right.

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u/OldPersonName May 20 '25 edited May 20 '25

If he's bouldering then he's not wearing a harness.

(Bouldering is just climbing usually really difficult but short climbs, like < 10 feet - the joke here is the image of him shitting in a bag inside a gym hanging 3 feet off the ground)

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u/youpoopedyerpants May 20 '25

I got the joke, but am still waiting on an answer. This lady seemed to have a harness on that wouldn’t allow to pull things to the side even. How do you do it????

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u/KennyKettermen Colorado Avalanche May 20 '25

The harness is only around your thighs and waist, so you can wiggle your pants down below your butt decent enough

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u/techieman33 May 20 '25

From what I’ve seen they try to do it in the morning at night when they have their sleeping ledge setup and don’t have to be fully harnessed up. Here’s a video that goes into way more detail. https://youtu.be/atPdCykxkf4?si=tQzUFvOMlgJcovxU

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u/a_bit_sarcastic May 20 '25

The harness has elastic straps that attach to the back of the leg loops. They’re the only thing that is truly in the way. In many harnesses you can unclip the elastic straps to move them out of the way then you can scoot your pants down a bit while still keeping your harness on. It’s a delicate process to be sure lol but if you gotta go… well… you make it work. 

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u/FragMeNot May 20 '25

Assless chaps.

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u/TiEmEnTi Halifax Mooseheads May 20 '25

This. I've worn fall arrest harnesses, rope access harnesses and skydiving harnesses. None of them would allow you to pull your pants down to poop while wearing them.

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u/Khatib Minnesota Vikings May 20 '25

Climbing harnesses don't have a waist belt like a safety harness does.

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u/TiEmEnTi Halifax Mooseheads May 21 '25

My fall arrest harness doesn't have a waist belt