texplorer

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

The Badge of patheticism

I go every mon/wed and like that crowd better than the tues/thurs bunch. I would go climb with ya but I am about to leave. OH, and I would just go start belaying. They don't even know who's belay certified anyway

Is he kinned to a Mr. Hugh Jass

Here's some easy things you can do to prepare for that alpine climb you been eyeing.1) Run a marathon2) Stay up all night after the marathon3) Get in the shower, turn the lights off and the water on as cold as it gets.4) Take a box of dead batteries and drop in two good ones. Spend at least four hours in the shower trying to find the good batteries and place them in your Zipka.5) In the morning drink a six pack and 3 gus ( this is to simulate the hypoxia) and go to your nearest climbing gym and solo up all 5.7-5.9's. (the gym attendants yelling and attempts to pull you off the walls is designed to simulate the effects of high winds)6) Finish up with an easy 10 mile downhill run. Other suggestions include:-dragging your hands on the asphalt while driving-taking a wire brush to your legs and arms-picking a fight with the biggest guy you can find and then let him beat the holy s#$% out of you If you have any more suggestions I would love to hear them!

I just wanted you bastards that always lurk in the Who's Online page to get confused.

Oh and don't attempt them unless your a freak of nature too.

Dan,I agree with Courtney but just to add a little more. I would start with three days a week after your hardest climbing sessions doing a lat pull workout. Do three sets of 40 reps for 2-4 weeks. After that drop down to 8-12 reps at a higher weight for a week or two and start doing pull-ups. Finally, start changing your workouts up. After six weeks start splitting your workouts up into "power" days and "endurance" days. If you can already do 3 sets of 8 or more pull ups then you can skip the lat PD's. Finally, I have found the "typewriters" excellent for climbing. They are an advanced exercise however and you want to make sure your back is really strong. Make sure you do them slow and in control.

I'm fighting a hangover this morning. Does that count?

I'll be in the old purple/black TNF mtn lght jacket a little after 8:00.