Bring a good sack lunch to graze on throughout the day. Food that can stand up to a squishing fares best. Non sugar-intensive energy bars make excellent climbing grub. Preparing to Climb Climbing may be the most physically and mentally rewarding sport that you will ever do. Physical Fitness Climbing itself is a natural form of movement.
Many people labor under the illusion that they have to be very strong and powerful to climb.
In fact, it takes a balanced mixture of technique and muscle to gain the tops of most routes. Climbing well is mostly just having good technique, balance, concentration and determination. Even good technique requires that you sometimes do awkward movements with your limbs. To safeguard against muscle and connective tissuse injuries it is advisable to stretch before climbing. There are many books available on stretching routines.