texplorer

Hey Rudders, You should not open your californian infidel mouth about things which you do not know. Now I don't know what kind of climber you are. You could be a .14 cranker or a 5.8 trad guy who looks down upon anyone who clips because obviously you have more skills. Yes, Potrero is about clipping bolts. I personally am not about clipping bolts but I can tell you one thing. In a month or so I will be a strong mother pulling some hard routes at the Creek and yes Yosemite! That's right loser I love trad but I actually felt my fingers while climbing this winter. . .did you fingers go numb or did you even climb at all?

I have learned alot from visiting this site. I have learned about moondancing, how to chop bolts, and about smoking out in the hut on Rainier. These have all helped me immensely in furthering my climbing career. This site deserves a five rating. You are just complaining because you haven't learned the nuances of becoming a fine NW climber. Just sit back, sip a big Lucky Lab Stout, and type in when your feeling arrogant and cocky and you too can one day become a "sprayer"

I bet Fred drinks white gas!

that's a stupid quote rudder

Sadly Will I did get that route. It shouldn't have been on my all time tick list but it was fun. Spaceboyz, Snot Girlz, Yankee Clipper, and Black Cat Bone are all fun multi-pitch sport routes there at Potrero. Several are more than 10 pitches and all you need is 15 quickdraws. An interesting type of climbing though. Rockfall is a major concern there as I learned.

remember Matt PP:There are climbers and then people who climb. What are you gonna be? A) Climber: no job, no girlfriend, 10,000 dollars of gear in the back of his nissan, and stoned. B) Person who climbs: decked out in newest Prana gear, reads R&I on weekend trip to Smith to pull pockets on Heinous cling while his hottie girlfriend belays him with her pink painted grigri.

Since we don't have a section for trip reports and if we did it probably wouldn't have a section for Mexico so .. . .here it is. While it was precipitating up in the lovely NW I was down at Potrero Chico, Mexico for a month enjoying warm dry weather, Corona's and yes Mr. Strickland even a little mexican swag. A good time is to be had by all there. I was there for a month and saw not one piece of gear. Yes, I climbed with snotty crankin girls in spagetti stapped tops, pulled off watermelon sized pieces of limestone on myself and others, and enjoyed a nice case of Montezuma's revenge. Yes, we actually had to wait out the middle of the day because it was just too hot to climb. I tell you it's tough being a sport climber. Hauling all those quickdraws maybe 15 minutes up to climb or sometimes even further. Sometimes I just can't take the fear that overcomes me when my feet are at my last bolt. ah the humanity of runouts!!!! The sites and fun don't end there however! No, No, you can visit nearby Monterrey of 5 million people and no pollution controls. It feels just like your favorite smoky bar complete with choking air and lots of shady looking people at every corner. I had great time but I hear July and August are the best times to go. Supposed to be no climbers there at that time for some reason. huh go figure. Anyway good to be back in the US even if it is Texas for now.

Was there really a need to recant this story here? Mysic, you are a dork.

You mean my pink lycra tights won't work well down in the caves?

point taken . ..Touche

Have you lost control of your bowel movements this winter dps?

I would be there but I´m in sunny, warm, dry, El Potrero Chico. You guys have fun and drink a pint for me.

Damn, Patagonia sounds like fun. Right now I´m another cc.comer in far locales. The weather has been in the 80´s down here in Potrero Chico. Yes, I admit it´s all sport . . .but there´s 15 pitch routes where all you need is 14 quickdraws and its not raining. Good luck Wallstein, I just read greg crouch´s new book and he said you can wait for weeks for one day of good weather down there.

There is too much "getting in touch with your feelings" talk on this post. Just go climb. Be bold and when fear knocks on your door embrace her. For fear is life and without it life is boring. I have turned back on climbs from prudence but never from fear. PS. many good points amongst the earth talk crap on this post. Carpe Diem

Yes, it's nice to see a small bit of info being distributed amongst the flurry of spray. Great beat RP. I'll have to try the sandy headwall this next year.

warm weather in Mexico!

You're all gear whores. -Buy a jacket that you think is good and wear it until your Beckey's age. Otherwise your just a lemming following the advertising dollars to mountain trendyness.

Kevin, I know a girl that was in an avalanche on the Cooper Spur already this year. She was very lucky and didn't follow the normal fall line over the elliot glacier. It was a small slide but she went down over a thousand feet and she was gagged on the snow. It you do go, be careful at the top of the route as you ascend up one of the upper shoots to the summit.

I have a few thoughts on this subject. 1) Return on training for technique will achieve greater gains than anything more than basic fitness 2) Remember the more muscle you put on from doing all these "combo" exercises like deadlift and such adds to how much your body has to pull up the wall. 3) I can hang onto a bar all day but reduce it to a crimper and we have a totally different story. Unless I'm doing a long overhanging workout I never get the forearm burn anymore.

Arc'teryx is proud to introduce its new signature line shoe - The Kobe Bryant Thin Air's are in complete with waterproof zippers, an aveolite liner, and vibram soles! Now you can play basketball and climb Everest in the same shoe.

I have seen them in forrest park in Portland less than a 1/4 mile from downtown. I don't know what your counting as the west side of the state but you can hear them often from the grasslands campground near Smith.

A gear store. . . in Ames, Iowa???? Do you guys have alot of killer ice around there?

Just heard today that Arcteryx was bought by Adidas.

Damn,That was a freakin pro response hairbee. You sound like you know what your talking about. For the record I can do 26 pullups, 0 one-arms

I have proform too carolyn and I got the rages. I liked them for the reasons mentioned above ie. smaller grip, cheaper. I am a beginner at vertical stuff but I couldn't tell a ton of difference between the two and I felt the non-carbon fiber would be a little more durable and tough for someone like me who'll be bashing the crap out of them. I'm headed to Utah soon to swing em. Yippeeeeee