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why don't you go climbing with him yourself and find out?

no I climb with Dru a lot I did a road-trip with a strange guy and over the course of 5 days we talked less and less to each other until we spent a couple of days exchanging bitter monosyllabic grunts. Then we had it out about what a horrible time we were each having and ended up eating a nice Thai dinner in J-Tree and watching LOTR#1 and getting along fine. Lots of interpersonal tension is just misunderstandings which can be easily resolved by actually telling others your concerns ... that's like Grade 10 Guidance and Life Skills class you learn that right? Climbing situations can have the additional challenge of people being not only socially sketchy but also safety sketchy ... that takes some finesse to deal with sometimes but can be a great learning experience for becoming self-reliant. My most disappointing group dynamic climbing experiences have not been with people I don't get along with, but rather with people whose company I enjoy greatly in the city but are just incompatible as climbing partners.

you just planning to boulder up there D32? or you maybe thinking of doing some routes? We should keep in touch

I suspect there was an error in units there, or perhap adrenalin fueled hyperbole. 20 feet of snowpack ripping out to ground sounds more reasonable. A few years ago I think the whole snow face of Mt Slalok above Joffre Lakes pulled out in one big springtime class 4/5 . I wouldn't be surprised if a few more of these big ones come down in weeks to come. Definitely be wary of glide cracks and warm temps.

if all these stories are 'best told over a few beers' then why start a thread about it at all . this topic had potential but has become a disappointing thread which I will only rate 1 star.

I think I can burn you Mind Bomb, if you can wait until I dig it outta storage ... a rather prescient album: "Islam is rising, the Christians mobilizing. The world is on its elbows and knees. It's forgotten the messages, now worships the creeds."

so when you are faced with a vertical crack and an Alien just cock your head over 90 degrees and voila! A horizontal crack

CASBC Bulletin - May 2003 updates on Lower Malemute closure, falcon closures, Horne Lake closure etc.

It's the Roman Chimneys The easier option above Bellygood is to finish up the Upper Black Dyke. adventure-bolted .10b I think. I haven't done any of it.

gate flutter maybe

second picture there yo, shiz is meant to be versatile and multi purpose. I'd never buy one but some people like FLASHy things ....

what about this thingmajig? link

yeah ... like half of BC. It's a holiday weekend here. Expect crowds.

"trad is simply much, much harder than sport" gimme a break. it's all climbing. if you are weak at some aspect of it maybe you should practice that more.

Ken Ussay Thatigin?

obviously if the 'holds' are far apart then having extra reach helps. But I think an advantage to being shorter on slabs is that there is less leverage between your points of contact and your centre of gravity, also smaller fingers and feet can use more intermediate holds to good effect. dunno ... I'm pretty short but I have found many slab cruxes fairly cruisy where my taller friends have struggled a bit.

why do you think this?

you're funny and make me laugh. I wish I could put your picture in my scrapbook surrounded by paper hearts and butterflies.

who are such good friends you can't be bothered to list them by name like the others? yer a dork and quite deluded Buffy Season 3 was the best

even I don't remember the name of that route, as if anyone else is gonna figure it out... new picture

both shows have been pretty suck the last 2 seasons, even by their own low standards.

TRASK

woo check out Alasdair cranking. 'course he's scottish and doesn't know from jamming

St. Vitus was the first scrubbed route or some other guidebook contrivance. it was done in what like 1975? most of the sub 10 apron classics date to the early and mid 60s.

9+ means harder than 9 ... could be 10b or 11a or 15e I rate all climbs 4th+