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quote: Originally posted by Dru: Although really a more appropriate name would be Mt. Szechuan Potsticker cause that is what it looks like if you squint. canadians crack me up ... and make me hungry!

Hope this wasn't already posted ... Climbers hit by lightning atop Grand (My apologies if it was!)

quote: Originally posted by b-rock: sometimes this comes easier or harder depending on a lot of factors - how tall you are, how short you are, yeah; a v8 for one guy might feel more like a v14 for another. when you hear about "pro" boulderers being able to pull v10, they might have only pulled 4 or 5 of them; it doesn't necessarily mean they can just walk up to any v10 and send it. aside from trying to conquer very classic problems, their secret is to find the ones they *can* conquer.

thanks for the topo! (i've been wondering about that route!)

quote: Originally posted by iain: Isn't it Ha Ling now for obvious reasons? i really don't see anything wrong with the original name, but yeah; i think it does have a "more pc" name now. after pitch 1 you can combine the rest into 50m pitches (and 19-21 into one 60m pitch). got my own helmet, thank you.

i would like to go do this climb ...

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: You might as well move to Squamish. I think I have been rock climbing there 3 times ever. tell me the way and i'm SOOO there!!! i've been so many times i've lost count ...

the last four times i went to squamish i had at least a couple of people rave to me about this route. apparently it's already a classic!

is that a challenge? i can lead 5.9.

cool. so, who wants to climb this with me sunday or monday?

what's the 5.9 a0 pitch involve? i've yet to do any aid climbing ...

quote: Originally posted by Dru: Squamish is a spring and fall destination...it is primo alpine climbing season right now. thanks for sharing your opinion. when's the primo mixed alpine climbing season? not that i'm done with the sport climbing yet ...

quote: Originally posted by vegetablebelay: Every week? Go find a mountain there's two mountains pretty near there that i'm dying to revisit ... just got to wait for the snow to adorn their flanks. besides, once i've climbed everything up there i'll be ready to go somewhere else.

like cavey said (sort of) ... golite gear is superb for what it's made.

heh, heh. i like the "one biner for pro (squamish mutipitch slab route)" comment.

quote: Originally posted by jkrueger: If you read the fine print on the box, you will see that Chris Sharma is not actually included with the shoes... dammit all to hell!!! and i thought i'd finally found the PERFECT shoe ...

i found the right size anasazi lace-up, but i think i want the velcro. any hints on how much smaller to go? (i'm used to the super-stretchy mythos so i'm nearly clueless here!)

um. yeah. thanks for the words of "wisdom" ...

i was at work. (duh!) i wanted to thank michael for making my typical weekend dream come true yesterday. (and by that i mean climbing in squamish of course.) out of the three partners for two days i had lined up, only one of those partners came through. (the rest of you suck!!! )

there's a difference between getting pumped and getting a workout. why is gym climbing any different to sport climbing outdoors than the husky wall is to climbing on real boulders outdoors? hmm??? (some of you just aren't getting it!)

dude, i want your job!

that only works if you're in the sciences. most grad students don't get paid to go to school. i certainly didn't get paid to go to law school!!! (i'll be paying for that for YEARS to come ... )

uh, for number 3, what should you smear it with?

quote: Originally posted by gapertimmy: sometimes they have these playground toys at costco complete with climbing walls, jon and I often sit start on em i bet those cutie pie 6-year-olds really get a kick out of that!