RuMR

Define “experienced.” I personally know Mounties who have been climbing 10+ years (and apparently are thus “experienced”) who I’d never ever share a rope with; they’re only still alive because they’ve been lucky. dude...i agree with most of your points but you are getting out of line on this post...back the hell off...

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but gary, their policy of having former students (with minimal experience after their first round of classes) teach new students is just asking for trouble...couple that with inflexible dogma about how things MUST be done and you are really courting disaster... The other thing that i have serious issues with, is that they are so damn focused on the technicalities (wrong word) of climbing that they don't teach the actual act of climbing very well...maybe if they spent a wee bit more time on this aspect of climbing (how to climb, and this is really where last year's class is woefully unprepared to teach this years class), we would see less of these "slips" on 3rd and 4th class terrain. Dirty harry is not far off the mark about 5.4 technique being the protection for 5.4 climbing...don't fall, you won't get smucked. several posters mentioned that (NOLSe i believe) that getting prepared on single pitch but harder terrain before venturing ontto multipitch is a good way...i agree Also, and i hate to sound like a punk so don't take this the wrong way, but some people just should not be climbers...just cuz you got the dollars does not mean you'll make a good climber...

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What's a goad? Did they rename the bridge to Bea? Your back gonna be up to hauling all the weight too?? Cuz that's the only way i'm going up that pile of dung!

a fat woman, no less...

whatever, maybe if you are a fat fuck ...i use fist jams in #3 cracks, i ain't a chick and i know how to climb cracks...

I think Potter shoulda bolted the hell outta that boulder problem, screw those bigwigs...oh wait, my bad, wrong thread

man, what is wrong with you people?? Jeezus, GO CLIMBING...give skiing a rest...

will i see you there??

so...lemme get this straight...you didn't inhale, right? B U S T E D A H Y P O C R I T E

i was kinda thinkin' the smoke bluffs...(but not burgers and fries) but it will most likely be an absolute ZOO this weekend...

hmmm...elementary?? Nah, i just don't know much about anything...i'm just a poseur expert = ex spurt...

oh, and kix...save it about the bouldering...

nah, just a normal canuck weekend...they don't work anyway...

awww...don't start with me...or you will be attacked mercilessly by an entire herd of anklebiters...

i know that...and that too... Anyway...i didn't ask about that stuff...

..lookin' for recommendations on areas that have both easy cracks and faces with a high density... kids are seven y.o. and have no problem hiking to the areas... werd up, let's hear it from the canuck contingent!

how's the wing doin? Are you giving yourself more rest???????

no...not her

...i can only handle one or two in my current state of conditioning... has crist been showing up??

don't make me come down to the redmond gym at lunch today and rage on all the V0- problems!!!

cool...thanx...I'll go pick up the 38 guidebook... These are 7 years and under kids... We may be going to squamish instead...

yeah....someone snapped that pic a couple of years ago...i've only put on 10 or so more pounds since then... anyway, back on topic...suggestions???

whatever upchuck...they would be offended if i didn't rip 'em...