The people at the rock climbing place told me I probably couldn't do this sport with acrylic nails. I get fake nails every two weeks to prevent my self from tearing small holes in my skin (something I like to do when I'm stressed out or bored or thinking hard). Think of the nails as akin to that cone they put on a dog's head to prevent that dog from digging an ear out of his head. 

Such a dilemma. I can't do both, though, nails and rock climbing, cause my nails scrape the walls (loudly), I can't use my fingertips to grip, my nails get caught in crevices, and I get these strange looks from people thinking, "not your scene, princess."  And since I hate this nail look anyway, I'll probably get rid of it at the expense of my own health.  (well, actually it's like a trade. One health for other healths)

Getting fake nails to prevent bad habits is not completely abnormal. I was shopping the other day at Bare Essentuals, and the cute blonde sales lady showed me her hands, and her finger tips were basically gnawed to shreds. She says that many people have suggested that she get nails to prevent this self-destruction. I was all, "sister!! I feel your pain," and then I bought everything she asked me to buy because we had bonded so well and cause I'm starved for female friendship and cause a major part of my social life just packed her bags and moved to New York!

I'm kind of at a loss now.  Rock climbing will give me calluses which I will probably tear at, which I can prevent with long thick fake nails, which I can't have if want to climb walls and have chiseled shoulders.