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Dont forget to mention, Ian, that the bolts are liberally spaced so you people that complain about Smith bolts shouldn't even consider this place. Those guys that developed the place were some bad ass hombres.

Yes, its 2-3mi and unrelenting 2200+ft of elevation gain. Needless to say I haven't seen alot of boulderers up there.

Who all here has climbed at the Menagerie? I climbed there this weekend. Was just curious as to what are some of your recommended climbs there.

Watched a world class track meet on Sat and climbed at the Menagerie on Monday. Overall a satisfying weekend but I'm goin to Yos in 2 weeks!!!

Slacklining is very hard on the ankles especially if you bust the slackline like I did and the biners nail you in the foot.

Try Susan sommers new Phalange-Flex 2010 and build up your sausages. Then you can totally cut your feet free ending your shoes sizing woes.

PASSIONATE CHOSS is also 80 proof for those times when smelling good isn't the only thing on your mind.

After the smashing success of the REI's ROADTRIP fragrance, MEC is getting into the outdoor scent market with PASSIONATE CHOSS. This unisex fragrance is sure to be enjoyed by men and women who love putting up routes that will never be repeated. They have infused essence of maple leaf with tuk sweat, sun bleached webbing, and Kaukulator shoe scents. Each bottle also contains a few flakes of piton rust for spice. Whether your going out for a night in the pub, sleeping with a partners wife, or trying to impress a committee at the american alpine journal you'll smell like you spent the last three nights on a cold, cramped bivy ledge.

The African Snaffle says, "Roll that beautiful Snafflehound footage!"

Fear is the path to the dark side... fear leads to anger... anger leads to hate.. hate leads to suffering. "If once you start down the dark path, forever it will dominate your destiny" --Yoda

1 puffy marmot jacket (complete w/ duct-taped zipper) $50 1 pair of Carhardt pants (Knees stylishly worn through) $25 1 half eaten Horsecock $3 Looking and Smelling like you've been on the road for weeks -Priceless

I have seen WW crank down some serious shit and then seen the "livin the life" guys spray about some "sick" 5.9's. I think that being a WW encompasses a great many people. There are those who climb 2-3 times per year, those who climb every weekend, and those who climb every weekend and workout in their garage in the evenings during the week. All fall into the def. of WW but can have vastly different skills. Having climbed for over 6 months last year and be relegated to the rolls of the weekend warriors I know that your passion doesn't wane - only your bank account. Thankfully student loans help me put off the enevitable four letter word of disdain but at some point we all become W. warriors. After all, would you want to be the 50 yr old single guy/girl that is a bad ass climber with alot of experiences. Before you answer remember all that you have is a few cool pics, memories, and alot of old gear. No family, no nest egg, no retirement plan. Unless your a trust-a-farian your destined to at least some time in the Weekend Warrior status. And even if you do have money most people want to have some life outside climbing. So there you have it. The reason why we are WWer's (in my humble opinion). PS screw FOTH.

Do you hear a faint "See I told you so."

That North Ridge looks like a bitch to get to but looks like the most fun route on the mountain..

AP-Press Team Snafflehound came out of nowhere to win the coveted PPP race this year. Says one contestant from the 3 time champion team , " I was about to start the race and then I felt a sharp pain in the back of knee. It seemed I had been clubbed by a large cylindrical piece of sausage. When I turned around I saw someone running away with the word SPRAY and a chipmunk logo or something on their shirt." Later in the race most of the front runners were dumbfounded by a bizarre event of which has never been seen before. After reporting hearing strange music thousands of cat size furry animals came from out of the forest and gnawed contestants clothes right off of them. One team, Team Snaffle, seemed to be oblivious to the onslaught used the moment to take the lead which they did not relinquish for the rest of the race. Upon victory they were observed toasting beer and summer sausage and taunted the other teams with vulgar uses of their 2 foot long summer sausage celebration dance.

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Yea, but watch out if you fall. Some of them can be a cheese grater.

That looks like basalt. That cling on dude looks familiar. . . is that pebble hail I see.

Lay backing is poor form for crack climbing. tch tch

It's all about the feet FS. One foot in the crack and the other on the face to the right. Up higher I could see how being a shorter person might make it difficult to chimney up in certain sections but nothing a little good technique practice couldn't change.

My def of a testpiece: An asthetic classic line with hard but characteristic moves and protection for the grade. The route need not be incorrectly graded but should be stout and provide a good variety of moves and techniques necessary to be able to climb all other routes at that grade. Obviously there are few 5.9's, for instance, with .9 chimneys, ..9 friction, 9 OW, .9 face, and .9hand and finger cracks all in the same x amount of feet. Once you can lead a true test piece you are probably ready for the easiest climbs of the next grade that have similar type climbing on them. Some of my fav trad examples Yos- Steck Salathe 5.9 Beacon Rock- Free for Some .11a " "- Free for All 5.8 Leavenworth- Damnation Crack 5.9 Index- Godzilla 5.9+

I generally agree that good technique saves your hands. Of course when pushing your limits your form usually begins to wane. I guess the ultimate is to be able to climb hard enough so that your HANDS never get chewed up. Fingers on the otherhand are quite different. All climbers I know that climb the harder grades (5.12+) tape at least their fingers in some form or another at times. I even saw the rockstar Potter and his rockstar wife both taped up at the Creek this last spring. There is a macho thing on CC.com which I am a proponent member of, which will ridicule you for using tape but in reality I too tape in certain situations. If tape is aid then so are sticky rubber, chalk, compasses, watches, altimeters, and for that matter any kind of pro. Note: I will disavow any knowledge of this post if you try to bring it up again in this or any other post. -back to spraying.

Lynn maybe a sporto, but she can climb the nose in a day and there's not too much sport climbin on that bitch.

Greetings Caveman, Glad to see the original avatar back in action.

They always announce those falcon nesting closures but the falcons seem to always nest there despite the signs. I am with the falcons on this one though. Tell em to fight the man. PS those perigrine eggs are tasty.