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Yeee! Bethy! And after only 5 months of rehearsal! So....do you get extra points if you're a gurl? confirmation of the fact that you are a total fuckin' bitter old fool...

La Sportiva News Beth Rodden Redpoints Meltdown- 5.14c After 5 months of working it out, Beth Rodden has redpointed the first ascent of Meltdown (5.14c). Meltdown is the world's hardest traditional rock climb done by a woman. Yosemite National Park, California. This news is so new check back to see the write up!

14c crack ffa: Beth Rodden

what did you say? I can't hear you...

oh my gosh that is so funny! Women aren't that bad, are we? UMMM...once yer hooked up YES...

all replies were directly related to the idea of climbing with a SO you made it personal here Go mark those labs, the kids need to study them for the upcoming tests RIGHT ON...

and halifax...most of us are speaking from our viewpoints/experience... no one's calling you a pussy-whipped wank for climbing with your so, so don't get all defensive... oh...and it does totally matter when kids are involved...you can say what you want but 90% of women change when they have kids...my wife is not the same climbing partner she was pre-kids...and i've heard this over and over again...

no kids in that family...

i think climbing can act as an amplifier for the state of a relationship, good or bad. there's also: "Why are you going climbing w/ your buds but not climbing w/ me?" "Is it because I'm not good enough?" "Is it because you don't love me?" and "Why do you get to go climbing when I have to stay home to take care of [house/kids/dog/whatever]" and "When I'm sick you should stay home with me and take care of me instead of going climbing" ... damn gary...did you just get married?

I've had my wife threaten to take me off belay for yelling at her to give me slack...WTF?!!)$*( absolutely no point in climbing w/ SO's...she's a wonderful wife and person in every other way...but as a climbing buddy, no thanks...

i dunno...my kids have waaaaay more committments than i had at that age... more homework, more this, more that... its tough to be a kid today...imo...

have kids?

hmmm...your second category is about 99% of the time...

he's only 8... i do make him do chores though...

for cams, i use the colored zip ties...zip and snip around the stem

climbing w/ s.o. = no point

i would not recommend these to someone who doesn't have their footwork down though...They are not built tough so will not hold up to sloppy and thrashing footwork...they are truly a high performance slipper...

$40

My oldest just got a pair of the 5.10 mini mocs yesterday...these things are awesome...My guess is that they are fragile but should climb really well. The leather is thin, almost glove like and they are soled with rand rubber (very thin). The best part is they are scaled down anazasi toes as opposed to the normal "kid" shoe (think bulbous but comfy toe box). They should climb face pretty damn well... He'll probably outgrow them as fast as he tears them up... Its awesome to see the climbing industry following the ski industry and outdoor industry in producing quality high performance equipment for kis. Not just crap... can't beat the price either...

hb offsets...

well said...you know if it came from Metolius its heavy duty...shoot half of their "test" stuff outperforms all the others...

nope...thought about it...played ball as a kid...decided that my kids have more things to do than time to do it...

actually two of 'em...apparently taped subliminal messages do not work...

Thank your lucky stars. It could be far worse. He could be a sport climber. I snowboarded for 16 years before ditching the board and buying skis. So, don't give up hope! yeah...but you're a freak...