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  1. Dear Santa,

    In light of previous years I have been relatively good this year and so am asking for a few things.

     

    - New set of Hybrid aliens

    - A new rope

    - Less political banter to wade through on CC.com

    - plane ticket to argentina

    - new partners for Vegas

    - body of my early 20's

    - girl friend to score a great job (& achieve sugarmomma status)

    - enlightenment to the intricacies of 1 inch rachet jams

    - mini-swage crimper (for replacing alien trigger wires)

    - getting a chance to climb at beacon again

  2. -irrelevent photos of ourselves sending our proj's at "The Creek"

     

    -a project? I rarely project, this was no exception, in fact it was an onsite if your into that sort of thing

     

    -irrelevant? Ruby's Cafe=small gear, my pic=small gear

     

    OK-helmets might not be just for paranoids (I even wear them in certain situations) I feel that if you progress at a rational pace, know your abilities, place gear correctly, and watch where the rope is in relation to your feet there are rarely situations in which you will need a helmet while cragging.

     

    Just for you DH - another irrelevant, helmetless photo

    362Jake_old-E.jpg

  3. There are alot of dumbasses on this site that either don't climb or are paranoid safety freaks (they probably climb with helmets too)

     

    I was just at Indian Creek over the thanksgiving break.

     

    I have noticed since the new guidebook came out last year there has been a marked increase in the numbers at IC and the numbers of people at previously seldom visited cliffs. We will probably see alot more of these "decking" stories as more inexperienced people show up at the creek. I don't think I drove past the donelly/supercrack area when there weren't 20 cars there.

     

    In my opinion the rock is softer in some places but properly placed cams should still hold well in the creeks parallel sides. As for the "slip" marks on the overclimbed supercrack buttress climbs I think those are likely also caused by incorrectly placed cams as well.

     

    Gosolo's Indian Creek and the one I knew even a few years ago was a different place. It was a time where you would walk up and down a cliff and find a crack that "looked good." Sometimes it would be a gem and sometimes you would get your ass kicked. The picture I saw a few weeks ago was one typical to Smith where climbers with shiny new cams stared into the guide and tried to find particular climbs to tick off.

     

    It is understandable that a place with such clean cracks and beauty would eventually have a guidebook. Perhaps the desert will have the last laugh though as it spits out those not schooled at the University of Indian Creek.

     

    I am glad the dumbass didn't get hurt. Ruby's cafe is a quite difficult climb.

     

    Here's a fine desert climb called Deseret Moon. I have nothing bigger than green alien/ blue tcu in while pulling the crux. No helmet, no nuts, no tricams, no falls. The crack on the face above goes for about 60ft at perfect hands size.

     

    362Desert_Moon_Crux_1.JPG

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