cman
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to me the most exciting part of climbing is exploring new terrain. the harder you can climb the more is open to you. i don't want to accept my limitations b/c then a lot of routes i want to do would be closed to me.
i don't think we should confuse excitment with spraying. pushing your limits, whether it is 5.9 or 5.13 is the most exhilarating part of climbing, and people should be exicited when they succeed.
just cruising in your comfort level, while fine for some people, gets pretty boring to me.
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damn it shredmaximus you stole my line.
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cascadeCLIMBERS.com eh?
you have to CLIMB up before you ski down.
Bouldering at gold bar.
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It was the most awesome sale i have ever been to. There was only 6 of us there when the store opened and we pretty much got all the best stuff. i can barely concentrate on work, i just keep staring at all the new stuff i got.
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the kautz cleaver or headwall?(something like that) offer some good looking descents without too much creavasse or broken up skiing. i went up to the FF a few years ago in early july and it was way too sun cupped to make any turns. it is in good condition in spring, above will probably suck
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you've never fallen outside of the gym?????? you need to get on harder routes than.
i ment this year, i have only gotten outside a couple times so far. BTW nice grammar
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go for sport climbing before bouldering. get on some hard climbs to increase your strength and mental stamina for hard moves. get on something steep and take a fall or two.
i am currently trying this strategy so i will let you know if it really works. i haven't taken any falls, outside of the gym, but i plan to. seems to me like all the best climbers i know push it and take falls, when it's safe.
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gasworks is also a good place to set them up. i tried the 6 footer in vain while my friend strolled across the 40 ft.
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i think raw material is definitely needed. i think the majority of climbers, myself included, could never climb one no matter how much they trained.
it is more likely that young climbers, i.e. teenagers, could train/climb tons and get to that level.
even a one move wonder has one hellish move.
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if you don't ski go for snowshoes. if you can ski at all or are interested in learning go for skis. as a skier i hate snowshoes, they are slow and limited in use.
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Amazing all this discussion on a sunday
But seriously, all you have to do is look around this site for a couple minutes to see exactly how many people spend their workday. It seems like while computers have increased productivity they have also increased diversions. i know i have wasted plenty of time looking around the internet, posting on cc.com
is it possible that people just worked all day without distraction back in the pre-computer days?
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nice, i have always wanted to ski that. how far up before you hit snow?
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something about groomers, or grommers as you call them.
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This is just another way to screw us. It is guaranteed that if you buy this thing you will go somewhere that is will not work and you will have still have to pay for parking. just park down the road. fight the power.
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actually Vancouver, or Squamish would fit your criteria perfectly.
have you thought about bellingham, wa? it's a cool town, not too much rock though.
or leavenworth might be good, lots of rock and alpine
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i'll be there friday through sunday. anyone throwing a party at the grasslands?
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Cascade pass area had good terrain for a ski traverse, see the snoqualmie pass ski guide book, not sure of the exact name, about the forbidden tour. Plent of other skiing/climbing up there.
Plenty around baker to keep you busy.
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last spring he told us it would be out by late summer, we though he ment '03 but maybe he was talking about '04.
But seriously i have heard that new route development has caused him to delay the printing. also i don't know how the vantage guide book is selling, costs them a lot of $ up front to print the books.
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seems like there is a huge jump from S5- to S5. 45 degrees is steep, yes, but the difference between 45 and 55 is huge. at 45 you can actually carve small turns, given the space, while 55 is full on jump turn and much more pontential for getting out of control.
of course if you straight line it the difference is negligible
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for the slideshow, it was killer. Great pics from baffin island, tetons, utah and AK. also an incredible picture of what it is like to try to bootpack in 7ft of fresh powder in NV.Baffin island looked incredible, aparently there is great kite skiing up there too.
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great pics, looks like a killer trip!
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The pictures are excellent, the little dots on the cams are not exactly a huge innovation.
Check out the pic in the bouldering crash pad section. it looks like some dude is taking a super highball fall and the caption is something about a crash pad, but under closer inspection the guy is on a rope.
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looks crazy. if it works well it could be awesome.
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I have had fun other there, it does have pretty decent terrain. the only downside is that you have to do lots of traversing, plus hiking or sidestepping, to get the good fall line runs. that combined with the long slow lift means that you don't get that runs in.
I went to crystal yesterday and it rocked. it was a little warm but the snow up high was deep it filled everything in, even got a few airs in with some super soft landings
Speaking of guides..Si?
in Rock Climbing Forum
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i am sure that BB and others spend tons of time and money to make these places what they are today. just because they are not world class areas doesn't mean we shouldn't give people a little respect for their hard work. How much of your own time and money have you spent there?
Seems like too often climbers expect perfectly maintained crags without giving any thought about the time and effort donated by a few to make it that way.