>>1235468I'd suggest you to join a club before buying anything. When I joined a climbing school in my local mountaineering club, they provided me with the gear for the duration of the school (except climbing shoes, I bought those immediately).
I'll give you a rough estimate though:
>first and foremost, let me tell you about the rope, don't look at lbs, look for DYNAMIC climbing rope with UIAA certificate. As the guy above said, do not buy a rope in some hardware store, for climbing you use special rope so buy it in some climbing/mountaineering store. If you buy some static rope, you will break your spine in half when you fall. You will learn about the ropes in school anyway so buy that last, when you find a climbing partner. As you need only one rope per pair, see with him who is going to buy it, or maybe split money in half. Good rope is around 150$>I bought a helmet for 30$ in Decathlon (also buy UIAA certified climbing helmet, not some work helmet)>I bought a Petzl harness for 70$, although there are cheaper ones - even as low as 30$, but seeing how harness is the only thing connecting you to the rope, I prefer not to cheap out on this piece>Climbing shoes for 45$>5 quickdraw pack for 45$>Petzl reverso belay device for 30$>4 carabiners 9$ each>2 120 cm slings 8$ each>8m cordelette 5$Those are all approximate shop prices where I live, might be different for you. I had a 20% off coupon from my climbing club though, so I paid that much fewer than I listed above
200$ is enough for a start, but if you plan to get serious, it will get expensive quick. Depending on what you climb and your ambitions, you will need good clothes, jackets etc...those all cost...don't even let me start about tools for climbing unequipped routes or winter and ice climbing. It's an amazing hobby though so I strongly recommend it. No need to go all out at first, take it easy and buy things as you progress. Equipment will get expensive, but it usually lasts for a long time
