When do you think the best time to builder is?

There is a brick building that I want to climb but it is on the main street were I live. It’s not a big street because the town is small but it gets a fair amount of traffic. Should I climb it at night or would that just look more suspicious and get me into more trouble? Also if I climb at night I can’t really get a picture. That sucks.

Thanks.
John

I climb predominantly at night. The less people the better. In the big city, that means at about 3am, although I’ll go whenever it’s dark.

Yeah, I suppose it may seem more suspicious at night, but it’s quite easy to explain what you are doing if seen. Start doing some really athletic looking moves like dynos or chinups or something. People understand working out. It’s on the list of accepted social activities. Just don’t wear all black, that’s just asking for trouble.

During the day, you’ll get non-stop questions as to what you are doing. I suppose buildering is a suspicious activity whether doing it during the day or the night. So I go with night.

If I want to take a picture, I make sure I’ve done the route a couple times at night already so I can do it quickly. Then just run in, take the shot, and then get outta there quick.

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7 Responses

  1. John1987 Reply

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    Oh.. and don't wear all black… dude that's just asking for trouble.

    I'll be sure to remember that.  

  2. Dan P Reply

    Yeah, me and my friend got in a discussion about the best times to builder.  He said that nighttime was better because there were less people.  I said that I thought less people would notice because theres more crap going on during the day, and the fact that you look more suspicious at night.  It turns out that it is a little easier at night, as I've had lots of security guards tell me to cut it out during the day, whereas at night, I've never been busted (had some close calls though).  It seems easier to talk your way out of trouble during the day though, because they have better crap to do, whereas at night, they don't.

  3. cartwheelJOE Reply

    I think the best time is the early morning…like 4-5a.m.  Its light enough to see all your options and everyone else is usually pretty busy with getting their butts to work and stuff…I guess mostly it depends on where you're doing it…the best time would differ with the spot i would imagine.

  4. climberpunk Reply

    im definately a night [1-4] builderer, the way i dress [mohawk, anarchy patches, ect] make it next to impossible to get away with anything w/o cops yelling, so the less i run into the better.

  5. fish7784 Reply

    Most of the time when I climb, its during the daytime, I just make shure theres no one the hell around. The only real time that I climb at night is when its something huge and really noticeable. A couple of nights ago I found this really cool route on this building that looked so nice. Only problem was that it was the court judge's building(so the would have just walked me right inside). So I had to wait a while till I could climb under nightfall. but it was a cool climb.    Laters :dyno:

  6. kcclimb Reply

    I am an avid supporter of climbing during the day, unless you know the night time security gaurd (we had one that would climb with us!).  I'll admit that there a few things that may be better to do at night, I just think it's easier to explain during the day.

  7. ardarvin Reply

    I guess what it comes down to is whether you are good at talking to authority figures.  I have serious issues with authority (especially security guards), so when I open my big mouth things just get worse. I'd rather avoid confrontation altogether.

    -ard  :hick:

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