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Looks "fun"!!!

Congrats you guys!

the reason your getting trolled is that your asking for information that is easily googleable and is posted in lots of guidebooks and your asking where u should camp in a a forest by the road and it's cascadeclimbers and your welcome.

I'd love to get out with you Rad (and Brandon!). I'm a Si newbie and am psyched to spend lots of time there this year. My ticks list are always exceedingly ambitious but I feel it's the best way to stay focused and remind myself that there is no limit.

A lofty list: goals for the new year.

Nice!

Interesting thread. It would be informative to have these posters state full names of people for those who aren't in the know.

that is pretty cool.

Just to clarify, Kimmo is the high caliber rock crusher, i've simply been able to maintain my rock fitness while in nursing school (not an easy feat).

I understand what Mike is saying about fad exercise equipment and the recent popularity of rings but I cannot fathom getting a workout even close to a complete ring series with that other equipment. Oh man, i'd prolly help if i got on that rig more than 3x/year. I have heard about this high right foot but I haven't been able to figure out that sequence. I do a big move to the R crimp with low feet, hold the crimp, move the left foot a bit, then a hard, slappy, compression move with my left that I can't quite hold. It'll go, but i've been told there is a much easier sequence.. Leavenworth bouldering videos to get you psyched for a ring workout (get your crush on): [video:vimeo]17479586 [video:vimeo]32357268

I don't train rings to achieve any type of particular ring skill (iron cross, muscle-ups, etc). Yes, I have noticed dramatic and quick improvements in compression based, core-focused climbing (bouldering, bouldery crux's like that 13 at nason..still not sent but improving). I was drawn to the rings because I determined that I had very poor compression strength (something many of the hard boulders in Ltown require). They were recommended (by some strong climbers) as the best way to improve on this weakness and no doubt it worked. I sent the hard compression based projects I had and 2 years after beginning, i'd say that compression is now one of my strengths. In that constant shift in focus to my weakness's, rings are more of a maintenance workout for me now. Once a week only and I don't mind missing a week here and there. Two many ring workouts at the wrong rep load and you will gain some muscle mass (most likely it wont hinder you on the boulders but it could on a rope..). I like that ring workouts are body-weight exercises and the neural training/recruitment that comes from those type of motions. It's the hardest way to do dips, push-ups, fly's: mainstays of my PRehab to stave off overuse/imbalance injuries. I've also noticed an improvement in my skiing/boarding as I feel more able to control my body/core/tension when charging tight, techy ski lines.

Those look solid and reasonably priced.

I made mine very cheap using tips from this thread: Crossfit forum They work great and cost about $12. Mine are secured to rafters in the garage 18 inches apart. They are fully adjustable using a cam buckle fixed to the rings and one inch webbing fixed to the rafters. Note: black straps on top are not part of the setup but are used for leg lift exercises. GET STRONG!!!

Here's a couple starting points for you: Jeremy Blumel article on pg 31: Squamish Climbing Mag I do rings 1-2x week and go through 1-3 sets of the following exercises: Around the World (Skin the cat) Archer Pull-ups (each arm separately) Reverse Push-ups (horizontal pull-ups) Muscle Up's L Sit to failure Dips/Weighted Dips Fly's Forward Fly's Push-ups I started ring workouts to improve my compression strength and core strength for bouldering with dramatic and very quick results. Will Gadd has claimed it's the best non-climbing training for climbing. I'll position my ring workout near the end of a weekly microcycle. Say I've climbed/trained 3-4 days in a row or 4 of 5 days or I have a mandatory break from climbing coming up i'll finish that cycle with a ring workout super-seted with shoulder mobility lifts/exercises and campus boarding. BE CAREFUL!!! All of the above exercises can be made easier of harder depending on your abilities and strength. Best to start out as easy as possible, learning the correct form for each exercise. I add weights to make them harder. To make them easier I'll do the exercise on my knees, with 1-2 legs on a chair, or with bent knees depending on the workouts. My reps will change depending on the cycle i'm working on and the exercise. In general, less reps for climbing specific exercises, and more reps for over-use/balancing exercises. I'm often quite worked before I even start my ring workout and am very careful to shorten up my workouts as needed and position them so that I have 36-72 hours rest post ring workout. The quivering shoulder instability will go away with time as you strengthen the small often weak and under-worked shoulder stabilizers. Good luck!

Nooooo. Wenatchee is too far. 11worth! A co-op could work well in LTown, but there is no way a full fledged climbing gym would work anywhere but Wenatchee.

Very cool you guys. Congrats!

not nearly as cool as you guys's recent stokeage. oh wait.... Thanks for the stoke Colin!

I keep telling my friends if they were ever interested in starting a climbing gym, Wenatchee is the place and now is the time. DO IT! I can't see any other locale on the east side of the mtns working if that's what you're getting at. a wenatchee gym would be a big hit.

Great job you guys!

Musta missed this one the first time around. AWESOME job you Rad-Dads!!! Rad and I had been trying to give this line a go for a couple of years but time, weather, and freedom never gave us a chance to give'er. Even cooler that you got Brandon out there. You dudes are some pretty inspiring papas! Well done. So Rad (AKA Mr. SW Face of Sloan), any chance of some quality 11 or 12's going up on that face?

I'd be interested in seeing someone leading 5.12+ - 5.13 on them. All my friends that lead hard trad grades have given up on trying to make them work. Leading the nose in a day just doesn't compare to placing solid gear in hard placements from marginal stances. Again I'll leave it up to JH to provide all the answers. I dont post on here to be called clueless by a man who's never met me. I post on here to provide psyche, info, and motivation. Done.

Joseph is right i'm clueless. I'll let him answer for me (he has all the answers, just check out the Oregon forum).

For small cams I say ditch the Master cams and ideally go with a set of each: tcu's-gray to orange, new aliens (fixefader or totem) blue to red. Master Cams blow.

C4's are the gold standard. The best range at the best weight. Start by buying yourself a .5, .75, 1, and 2. Wired Bliss are heavier with less range.