RuMR

what are you reading? "how to repress Dr Phil and Dr. Atkins in 10 easy steps?" He's reading "How to do Laundry whilst knitting knickers"

hey...Tyson and harkness will be in france about that time...give him a call..

I routinely climb w/ folks that weigh more than 50# of my weight...rarely do i see the need to anchor myself while in the gym... Pay attention, pull in loose slack as the climber peels...then pop into the hit...no one has ever decked on me while i've been belaying...

No way! You'll pull the wall down!!

Bob...if you are in a 5.9/5.10 rut, the next level is hard...its like bench pressing...your max is 220, then 220.5 is gonna be fuck-hard! How long have you been climbing??????????? Well, if you've been climbing for 4 months, a book like Horst's isn't such a bad way to improve...its got a system approach, and breaks down a lot of different areas...again, remember, its targeted to total rank beginners... (i know the guy...he's a dork in real life, we climbed in the same areas in the late 80's/early 90's and he's a shameless self promoter)

210!!!! JEEZUZ!!! You should go climb offwidths and get out of hand cracks!!! HAHAHAHAHA

YO! The best crack shoe out there for hand cracks (ha, everyone's got a different opinion) is a blown out moccasym...emphasis on blown out! You want your toes to be flat, w/o the slight toe down bend that you have for good sport climbing performance... Screw the board lasting...moc's are where its at...they've got a smooth upper surface so there's no material (like a reinforcing area around lacing holes) that will "bite" your foot when its inserted and torqued in the crack...and the toes have to lie FLAT... Plus, they are super fast to slip off at belays, you can even just pop the heel off for instant relief if you need it!!!! One thing that sux though is walking off in them...but that's where a pair of tevas work!

I JUST FUCKING SAID TAHT!!!! don't you people READ???? me laughing at you-->

deadlines... I might try to sneak out Thursday...

As a creature of habit, I always tied in the same way -- that being consistently to the same side of the belay loop. Had I alternated which side of the belay loop I tied in through, I probably wouldn't have a harness that was theadbare on one side of the belay loop and pristine on the other. Kinda like rotating your tires. Hey Jas...i wrap a loop of duct tape over that point on the leg loops...kinda like hardfacing on a bulldozer blade...sacrificial material...harnesses last a LOT longer... Funny comment "why do they call it a belay loop!?"

whoah! SKETCH!!!! Any buddies w/ you? Don't tell me you were down there solo!!?!?!?!?!??!

what can i say? I'm stupid now and i was really really stupid when i was 21...

ahhhh....bob (glassgowkiss) woulda loved it!!

HA! That's how i did it...didn't know anything about it, figured it couldn't be that bad and totally wobbled through it... My belayer was sketching REAL hard...but at least he was clipped to the skeleton surfer anchor...

Ok...Mr. Authority on Smith... Slit your wrists is actually .13b and THE BLADE is a nasty .12a... Oxygen has always been .13a/b or b...average it w/ Times up at .12d and they check in at 13a TacoChipz is nasty...

I dunno...i'm sitting here looking at J-dawg...he's fat, and his bmi says he's not...so maybe its busted the wrong way!!

ummm peter...WHY DON'T YOU ANSWER YER PM'S??????????????

uhh...not trying to start a war here, but wouldn't a couple of nice fat bolts be better than a pin, no pin, woah a new pin, dammit its gone, oh look a new pin, ad nauseum?? pretty soon theres gonna be a big fat HOLE there...

Looks like you guys all got bouted on the 5.7!!!

PUSH ME

hahahaha...i think my hand is in that slot! and yes...there's a small nut placement right after finishing the crux...

There's killer gear right at your ankle/foot for that section, then you are at the jug...don't need the pin...although it was nice...

actually they can be supported by experimentation on species like fruitflies that have short life cycles...

AHHH...life rears its ugly face ...i haven't actually touched real rock since early november...kids get sick, work sux, holidaze...oh, and don't get me started on this flippin weather crap!!! shoot wanna get out here for a spell...