dyno_merchant

trotter sucks...he can only climb 14b!

long live "ego" grades. i'll go back to smith when everything goes up one full number grade so that i can feel like i'm cool. until then i'm off to do laps on "sweet pain" barefoot and naked with a watermelon tied around my waist!

quote: Originally posted by erik: it did this time. rumpola!

quote: Originally posted by trask: ...thankyou Dru, for those words of wit, now I must run to take a shit. ...if the log roles over we'll all be dead.

quote: Originally posted by gregm: yeah dyno my boy, i've dropped too much baby batter in these parts to keep track of it all. so how ya doin ya little bastard? and do what your mom tells ya to, ya hear. your not my dad!!!my mommy told me that tom cruise was my old man. my mommy also told me that she gave you a new york taco but that was it!

say what!

quote: Originally posted by erik: get a map and look for yourself. i can't possibly hold your hand the whole time.....my mommy kicked me out along time ago and told me to do my own adventures and and explore the world for myself and anyone looking for a free ride is a bum...... i gave you all you need, just watch the propery lines.....dey got guns and no teef..... it doesn't hurt to ask... [ 01-24-2002: Message edited by: dyno merchant ]

thanks andy-good beta so i don't cruise down there for nuthin

I did not realize that there was a soap opera based in B.C. what channel is it on?

quote: Originally posted by erik: THE WATERVILLE PLATAU HAS MANY GRAINTE AND BASALT GLACIAL ERRATICS. wheres waterville, snoop?

dru, where are people bouldering around hope? 6 or so years ago we climbed some routes there but never saw that many good boulders laying around (i wasn't looking for boulders though) are there people putting up sport routes there? i remember bushwacking up to an awesome overhanging granite wall that was 50 to 100 feet tall and didn't see any routes on it but it had potential for tons.

quote: Originally posted by mikeadam: A Touche' damn it! that's my dad, you bastards!!!

quote: Originally posted by Heinouscling: I've been told Skaha has soft grades. I might say this about the older routes but the newer ones did not strike me as easy. Especially on "Claim it all" wall. -Heinous true...but isn't it weird that the older routes there are the softer graded ones. is seems that in most areas the oldschoolers totally sandbagged people. at skaha, did they want to boost all the vancouverites egos!

I'm pissed gregm, my mom never gave you rights to use her picture!!! dude she's such a milf!

dru, have you been bouldering in washington much? am i dreaming or does washington have a ton of catching up to do if their best area is Leavenworth? B.C. bouldering is so much better!!!

So i figured it out...don't train hard. instead, find the "softest" graded routes and send them. right? so where should we go?

quote: Originally posted by Dru: try emailing fivepointproductions@hotmail.com thanks what else does this video show... squamish bouldering or other stuff

quote: Originally posted by Heinouscling: So, how do you all feel Smith is rated, compared to other areas, such as RR? -Heinous i find that smith climbing is generally less secure and more sketchy. at red rocks, skaha, jacks canyon etc. the holds are more positive and the clipping stances less awkward so you feel more secure. oh yeah the fact that they all have soft grades could have something to do with it. climbing at smith is @#!!@*# hard!!!

quote: Originally posted by Dru: Brian Goldstone's No Strings Attached bouldering video [ 01-24-2002: Message edited by: Dru ] where can i get this video? thanks for the info

I agree that "sweet pain" rated 12a is overrated. It is probably 11+ (that's what everyone says except the guidebook). It was also my first 12a and i was psyched. if you want more to do more 5.12s that are really 5.11 go to jacks canyon in arizona. that place will make you feel like a champion!

offwidth climber, it seems there has got to be a winter bouldering area somewhere between the coast and you! We just have to find it! By the way is there any great bouldering in northern idaho?

quote: Originally posted by Peter Puget: Not sure when you left the area but some of the areas east of Mt Vernon have been visited with greater frequency than in the past and some new sport areas have also sprung up. i left b'ham about 5 years ago but visit for 2 or 3 weeks every summer or fall. there are a few areas that i have heard that have sprung up while i was away. a couple are near big lake area. one has a rad looking overhanging sport wall with hard routes to do. the other was more mixed and trad. theres also roserio which has an overhanging sport wall near desception pass bridge. looks cool with possible 5.14 the bat caves have seen action. sport and trad mostly. on trips home each year i have dabbled there and there's some cool problems and many still to do. probably about 60 problems done so far. i also started developing a new area up there this last fall. up near haystack mt awesome free standing boulders (40+ climbable boulders/guessing) only went up there a few times but awesome potential in a semi alpine setting. great rock. the few problems i had time to do were amazing. (one that stood out)i did a 45 degree overhanging arete problem on one of the housesized boulders that was a spectacular V5.

quote: Originally posted by willstrickland: You know it works both ways though. For trad especially. I found that climbing with someone who was leading about a number grade or more BELOW me made me get better real quick. I ended up with all the harder leads and couldn't pass anything off to a stronger climber. i agree, getting with stronger climbers helps in bouldering and sportclimbing in many cases but for trad you could get hurt pretty fast if your jumping onto routes that are to far above your ability. and in general your main goal is to have fun so you shouldn't be getting all crazy about pulling super hard if it's scaring the shit out of you, putting you in dangerous positions or plain not fun.

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