RuMR
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what's a "pro" climber? BAWAHAHAHAHA
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Raindawg- T-A=0. I will pay you $200 if you free climb while placing gear on lead on Numbah10. And yes, your ascent will have to get verified. Basically, I am calling your bullshit.
Really glassgowkiss? You might want to read a bit more carefully before calling people out. Raindawg never made any claims about free climbing related Numbah10:
"Numbah 10" which can be climbed clean on aidIt was implicit in his statement. He has made claims like this of other routes...
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ahhh man, haven't been on here in a loooong time...
Same old crusty farts (Dwayner, Chirp)...
Funny thing, i've been climbing a little bit more as of late. Was up at Si this weekend, and it was CROWDED. CROWDED with people all having a good time, being courteous and supportive.
The bolts made it accessible to a lot of people who otherwise wouldn't have been able to enjoy it. There were families, teens,kids, old fokkers etc. It was a great use of resources for a living, breathing city to enjoy over a splendid, albeit hot, weekend.
The day before we were at Index and had a great time there. Didn't clip a bolt, wasn't crowded (pretty hot) and was fabulous. Both styles of climbing can coexist with mutual respect.
Dwayner and Chirp, you both smack of elitism. Don, you still haven't sent Chronic despite claiming that you could given the time. Still waiting for the proof...talk is cheap and you are tiring.
Rudy
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This is clearly a common sense thing. Obviously not all crags are appropriate for dogs. If I bring my dog I usually don't need to leash her but if she is bothering anyone or wandering I will. I keep a close eye on her and try to be very respectful. A 100 per cent of the time leash law would not only be unnecessary but would be impossible to enforce.
I've been cragging for about 20 years now, some as a dog owner and some not, and only remember a couple times where dogs have been a problem. I think it was dogs, who were leashed, barking or growling at people.
In my experience, most people enjoy encountering my dog at the crag. Last time at Index she entertained a curious toddler for hours and was much appreciated by his parents.
I understand dogs can be a nuisance to some but for those of you complaining here because a friendly dog came up to you to say hi, you are acting like a whiny little bitch.
I have no problem with well mannered pooches. Its kind of like people...
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Having had crag dogs now for the last twenty years or so I can give two cents on this one.
I have been a bad dog owner in the past. Off leash, not picking up shit, eating things, napping on ropes...........
Now, bitches be leashed. Shit bags used. Ropes are still nappy places.
My dogs get to be at the crag. I try to avoid the really popular areas.
On that note, here are some tips for the non dog owners.
Just because my dog is at the crag, you dont get to pet it.
Please leash your dogs! OR have excellent voice control and know where they are at all times. This is rare.
Control your kids! Like West Sidas, dogs are unpredictable and not always friendly. Caveat Emptor, All Dogs Bite! Its true.
Just like your annoying snot nosed brats crying, dogs bark. Get used to it or go away.
I will do my best to control my beast, leash. You should not set your pack full of food down beside them. In this order my boy Cooper will piss, eat, and eventually fuck your pack. So, be mindful of your shit. I was there first.
Your a tard, I don't give a fuck if you were there first....if your dog pisses on, or eats my pack, I'm gonna kick it in the chops. Seriously, wtf?!? and I like dogs...(I don't care if he humps it).
Maybe a better solution is I dump your pack out, and trade with you? Or maybe i'll just take a wizz on yours?
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Imagine someone brought their toddler to the crag and the child ate your sandwich, stepped on your rope and gear, licked your hand when you weren't looking, knocked rocks on people below, dug up a bunch of native plants, shit on the ground close to the crag (and left it), chased squirrels and birds, bawled inconsolably while the owner was up climbing, and slept on your gear or in the middle of the trail.
Then imagine the parent ignored most of these behaviors and said, "Don't worry, he's friendly" when asked to control the child.
You'd think the parent was a selfish, inconsiderate @%#$, and you'd be right.
Why should dog owners get a free pass?
Even on leashes, dogs detract from the experience of other climbers/hikers/users in many ways.
Solution: Non-service dogs should be left at home. Just like National Parks.
This is spot-fricking-on...
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Is that you Bob? Shoot me a text...
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Similar thing happened a few years ago when Juli Wurm blew away the entire US field, including Puccio. But she was much better known and is a cute female and they interviewed her. Bottom line: US climbers other than Puccio don't hold a candle to the folks who compete in the World Cup comps.
No Rad...different issue here. Woods was pissy because of the new scoring system didn't favor him. The one top that Mohammad had was worth "more" because no one else could do it.
Julianne beat Pooch under the old scoring system.
The WC guys are not "better" than woods...Muhommad is not a top notch WC guy...Woods is as strong as them but doesn't have a ton of comp experience...
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Totally agree Bob...funny, had he been a "big name" Woods probably wouldn't have pouted like a babe...
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I'm belaying!!!!!!!who is belaying him? I would think the best belayer in the world would be my mom. That would be the only person who I know would not be distracted.awesome job!
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Poor Dupre on his tenacious winter solo ascent of Denali.....he didn't have the opportunity to order up some "Aussie Tape" when his fingers got all tender! And not even some back-up when his (non-existent) partner was pushing pitches ahead with some sort of anonymous belayer! And his gurlfren didn't even greet him at the summit! Poor Dupre! Should have been on El-Cap!
Bitter poop...errr...bitter old has been pope...my bad...
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I'm very proud of his attitude and work ethic. It'll be interesting to see where he goes in his life.
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Damn. Congrats to you and your son Rudy! Seems like it was just yesterday when we used to heckle you at the New. My how time flies.
Thanks Billy! And to think all these years I was laughing at you clowns at the NRG. Guess it's perspective!
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To be candid, a lot of Europe was not present. For example, Poland was a no-show and Germany sent no delegates. Still the Austrians, Japanese, Koreans, Russians, Swiss, and British, among others, were there in force are monsters...
This is the best that the US has ever done.
One other local point of pride is that 6 delegates of US Team are Vertical World members. Of the 3 medals brought home, 2 of them were VW, both silver (Sid took a silver in speed). We had 3 top ten finishes, and one top 15 finish.
There is not one other team on the planet that has done this...ever.
These boys and girls had just lost a coach 4 days before they departed and had to struggle with that while there.
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Hey Gene/Clee
The shoes were from the Ruanas (me). There are still a TON of them in the seattle vw gym. Call and ask what they have to save you a trip.
They are all high performance shoes for little peeps. Several of the pairs have actually climbed 5.14 and almost all of them climbed 5.12-5.13 but they all have life left in them.
I was paranoid about running out of fresh shoes, so I'd stock up on them when I found them in small sizes.
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The lower your blood glucose and glycogen stores dip, the more you burn protein, not fat.
it seems this idea is a bit misguided, based on both my readings, personal experience with fasting and caloric restriction, and common sense.
from my readings:
the body enters ketosis after the depletion of glycogen stores, i think after two or three days under normal circumstances (link in previous post above regarding ketosis). almost all tissues can utilize ketones for energy needs. the brain is a bit different: although most areas can utilize ketones, there are small areas needing glucose (can't remember which areas; tiny cells). this glucose need can be supplied through gluconeogenesis, which requires all of 20 grams of protein (please verify!). this would be a net protein loss of 20 g per day during a complete fast, which would equate to what, a pound of protein loss every 20 days? seems a touch low, but.... another consideration in lean tissue sparing during fasting/low cal is the increase in growth hormone during fasting: here's one study link. another study, i'm sure you can google it, showed a 2,100% spike in GH after a 48 hr fast, if i recall correctly.
point being, the body protects lean tissue. duh.
personal experience:
i've done a 7 day water fast, and an 8 day broth and juice fast, and multiple shorter fasts. during these times, guess what disappeared? that's right, fat off my body. did i lose strength ie. muscles? i won a climbing comp on the 7th day of my juice fast (~200-300 cals a day).
common sense:
is it reasonable to think that humans, along with every other animal, aren't biologically equipped to handle periods of caloric deprivation? nonsense! and, is it reasonable to think that during these periods of caloric deprivation, the body would utilize its lean tissues for its caloric needs, the very lean tissues it needs in order to locomote and find more calories? that's silly! of course it won't. it'll utilize fat reserves, damaged tissues, other wastes, anything and everything except the tissues necessary for the survival of the organism. if the body didn't do this, we wouldn't be around as a species. it's not like this physiological aspect has changed during the last 10,000 years of humanoid domestication....
anyways, that's my two cents on this subject. from both personal experience and a hell of a lot of reading.
and to reiterate: the fastest way to lose fat is to stop eating, period. any other claim is just silly nonsense.
Couldn't agree more...
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5.13's?
I was once told by a self-absorbed, pretentious and presumptuous prognosticator on this here web-thang that I'd never be capable of climbing 5.13.
Well....anything's possible now that I know how to Donkeylock to a figure-pi!
and...you still haven't proved me wrong...
I will gladly tell you one more time...YOU can't climb 5.13...
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DAMN...Did anyone notice that the past two climbing area controversies were apparently Russian affairs?First the spray painted climbs up at Leavenworth, and now this. Must be a cultural thing.
If you guys could stop doing this stuff, it would be great, mmmmkay?
To avoid generalization, we need to grant Ivan red passport and take away my US passport first.
I will make sure the cliffs are free of dust if you restrain your lovely kids from shopping in the local gunshops...
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There was this kid named Rudy Campodonica in High School who had a substantial learning disability. Poor kid got caught by some jocks in the locker room shower chocking it, and from then on he was known as Rudy Campobeatica.
Now, every time I hear the name Rudy....
whatever, Pat O' Butterball...
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trashheap == cliff claven
a connoisseur of factoids!
Climbing Training - Conjugate Periodization
in Fitness and Nutrition Forum
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Great write up Sol!