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jkrueger

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  1. She sounds wise beyond her years, and has a great attitude in general. She is out there climbing and loving it -- nothing wrong with that.

     

    In her response, she comes across as rather humble and accepting of her talent for what it is on a personal level, which is a refreshing contrast to the egos here who trashed on her to begin with.

  2. bunglehead said:

    Question: should you know how to construct an anchor when you start trad leading?

    Most of the popular/easy trad leads have chains or trees to anchor from, letting one concentrate on learning to place gear. But you should definitely have a clue about building an anchor before it becomes necessary.
  3. rbw1966 said:

    What genera of Slayer goes best with no-doz?

    Reign in Blood, South of Heaven, and Seasons in the Abyss should all do the trick. It's hard to yellowsleep.gif with that kind of music blaring.

  4. minx said:

    jkrueger said:

    minx said:

    where's angelina jolie. she's the hottie!

    Is Angelina less of a hottie now that she's shed her bad girl image in favor of being a single mother?

     

    just as hot as ever!

    Well, of course you would say that. thumbs_up.gif
  5. E-rock said:

    I started a discussion that had to do with some of my personal observations, a discussion I was encouraged to start by some of my friends. However, you turn things into personal attacks and insults that have nothing to do with the discussion.

    I was wondering what happened to the Ratings discussion... That was a valid and interesting topic. Lame.
  6. E-rock said:

    The point of the Yosemite decimal system is that 5.10a,b,c or d at one area is supposed to feel the same as those same grades somewhere else.

    That's all well and good in theory, but 5.10a Smith nubbins is nothing like 5.10a friction slab is nothing like 5.10a columnar basalt is nothing like 5.10a granite crack.
  7. Soft grades exist to make one feel like a climbing god. Conversely, the smackdown exists to humble those with inflated egos. It is a tenuous balance. yellaf.gif

     

    Ratings are subjective, and as such can only be considered as suggestions of perceived difficulty -- your own mileage may vary depending on personal style, technique, strengths, weaknesses, and experience.

     

     

  8. Going around the roof on the 2nd pitch of Spiderman at Smith looked intimidating for a mere 5.7. Anticipating a possible whipper, I took an extraordinary amount of time to set two perfectly placed and expertly equalized cams. I psyched myself up, committed to the moves, and then laughed at the extent to which I had built a psychological mountain out of a mole hill.

  9. slothrop said:

    jkrueger said:

    Revelations.

    Bring a small stopper (#6?) if you want to ease the runout to the first bolt.

    Ease the runout -- where's the fun in that? evils3d.gif

     

    I think it's called Revelations because on your way to that first bolt you find out whether or not you are truly a 5.9 Smith leader. If so, you're ready to move on. A testpiece of sorts, one might say.

     

    Conveniently, once at the top of Revelations you can set a TR for Irreverence (10a).

  10. Trask said:

    doof, the ONLY reason I'm posting as incubus iS because trask is currently banned. otherwise, I'm just trask. I don't use multiple avatars. Of course this is silly too, why not just let trask come back. You've made your point and shit.

    But I saw Son of Caveman slinking around just yesterday. Besides, didn't you say goodbye for about the eight-millionth time yesterday? rolleyes.gif
  11. Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said:

    Dru said:

    first kiss on kiss of the lepers

     

    5 pitch fully sportified 5.8

     

    follow line of bolts for 5 pitches to the summit. walk down. take helmet for when partner breaks off nubbins onto your head.

    that sounds fun thumbs_up.gif thanks Dru wink.gif
    Yeah, I was wishing I had a helmet. Luckily, Dru has bad aim and I was able to dodge the debris he rained down on me. yellaf.gif

     

    The third pitch is a traverse to the left, so don't get suckered by the bolts to the right (but Dru just said that). Other than that, fun and easy. thumbs_up.gif

  12. matt_warfield said:

    RuMR: Don't you mean "right" of Karate Crack? If so, you are probably talking about a second pitch to Cinammon Slab, of which there are several options.

    That's what I thought, too... Cinnamon Slab is an easy 5.6 crack; if you don't have trad gear, that ledge can also be reached via Ginger Snap.

     

    I saw people on that route the last time I was there. The double-rope rappel looked fun! Is there a walk off?

  13. Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said:

    I seem to be having dificulty remembering... what was that whole free speach thing??? wave.gif

    It doesn't apply here because this is a privately owned and operated website. As such, those in charge are the ones who decide what stays and what goes. That they are willing to allow and put up with as much as they have here is a statement to their tolerance and willingness to conduct an open forum for the exchange of ideas and thoughts.
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