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near Chewleh? called boyscout rock. Crumbles in your hand is the word.

word is nothing yet. only a few days of cold weather.

yeah thanks donn for trying to get me in trouble, by the way where did you stay friday night we never heard you come in til 6am... Thanks again Bryan and Laura Everything was GREAT!!

I of all people see benifits in training climbing and in the gym but I felt this blurb may give some insight that you can do 100 pull up but still need to climb alot..I mix crossfit with a a few hrs a week drytooling in the winter with a few specific exercises to ice climbing thrown in.

here is one of the best answers I have found, that to Gravsports.com : Example: In 1992 I became convinced that good climbers were strong climbers, hence I needed to be strong. After spending months in the weight room I could do a one-arm pull up with 25 pounds in the other hand and many other stunts that definitely made me very strong. My climbing improved perhaps a letter grade or two, which was positive. I then went to France, where I won several pull-up contests, often by miles. Some of these climbers were pathetic, barely able to do ten pull-ups, and these were the best in the world! Then I noticed that I was getting my ass kicked in the competitions, finishing low in the field despite being stronger than most anyone there. At the crags the French were climbing much harder routes onsight than I was capable of climbing with a lot of falls. Something was not right. One night in a bar a top euro climber was expounding on why the French were so good: "We have the best rock in the world. We climb more than anyone else. And we have the best wine." In one sentence he restructured my entire world view of climbing: To become a better climber you simply must climb more. A week later I watched Francois LeGrande onsight a route harder than anything I had ever climbed. Francois had never touched a weight, but god could he move. I resolved to learn how to move. After six months of doing nothing but climbing and studying climbing movement, I onsighted a route harder than anything I’d ever redpointed. So forget weights, strength, supplements, learn how to move and your body will develop the strength necessary for the movements. Comments from Will Gadd at gravsports.com

vail isnt too far, cant remember the name of the local shop.

rc.com SUCKS.. goobers..

sounds like hyalite has a lil more to go but Twin falls looks climbable. Ice in Canada is reforming the best so far.

mmm the humerus...epicondyle... watch over training when training for lock offs, some people get medial epicondylitis (climber wise) from training for ice/mixed locking off can put alot of strain if not strong or once your tired so its something to work on but when form starts to lack stop. just my 2 cents

mmmm. let me guess......

what routes?

it was good to meet ya Powderhound.. Hopefully the ice survives this warm spell.. Saw some fellas on Zack Attack on sat. looks fun.!!

gravsports.com montanaice.com

squamish..

maybe a christmas-newyears canmore pub club..

anyone interested in getting out tuesday evening - sunday night?? Edit: found a crew but if anyone else interested pm me. hotels are cheaper with more people and lots of booze.

I think I will buy some tools with my new Credit Card, thanks John.....

its a long way for you to drive for a lil ice. banks lake has a more to choose from, here is a most arent even a full rope length but let Kurt or I know if you need more beta. I would drive 2 hrs more and do gib wall!

is there a region you are thinking of? google search should turn up a bit

give scarpas a go and maybe some lowas. Scarpas are great for wider feet, they have 2-3 models that would suit you

I see Gary's #2 too often.

thanks chad

did ya get out Chad? pics

wow, sad news. He was a nice dude. My best to his family