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We will be there 10/15-16. This weekend I'm lazy.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Did they give you extra time for your moustache?

Isn't the bite of the Brown Recluse one cause of this? mmmm... Rotting flesh...

Real men use midgets.

I want to give y'all a warning - A Boealps class will be at Mirkwood on October 15-16. There's plenty of ice for everyone and we are a friendly group, but if you were looking for a private night in camp, you won't get it. If you are there, say hi. I'm the tall guy with beard and earrings.

The rack changes depending on the climb. Bestest pieces ever - Larger Metolius astro nuts. I can hro them at a crack and they stick. Leeper cam hooks are the shit once you learn to trust them. I cary a set of the regular and a set of the wides. From there small cams in the fingertip sizes.

I'm in ever-wett right now and It's looking pretty damn good. But F_ck 'em anyways.

I'm f_ckin working and you are all out climbing. Bastards.

Quit showing off your pussy and get back to work

I'm seconding NOLSe's take on the G14's. They rock on ice, but they are heavy compared to most other options. If I could do it over again, I would have bought Sarkens instead of the G14's. The G14's rock, but you definitely feel the weight on your pack for the long alpine approaches.

Repriced to 6.53 each. WTF?

I thought this was about Beckey.

I was up there last weekend with a Boealps class. Yes, most of the slings were removed. Yes, we left new ones. A set of nuts and a set of hexes is more than enough for the route.

The hate is strong with this one

I don't plan to nail into the trees. I was going to lash the boards on. No climbing on the trees either. I will check out the books thanks

I've been drytooling around my shed for a while now, but it's not taking the wear so well. I've decided to make a dedicated structure. My plan involves setting a series of 2x4's or 4x4's across two trees in my back yard and using that as a frame for other stuff. The trees are about 20' apart, both have sturdy branches about 6' off the ground. I was going to start with just the frame and use it for traverses, eventually adding other vertical boards with hunks of 2x4's for holds. Has anyone else made a dry-tooling "wall"?

A friend has one - posts as counterfeitfake. He seems to like it a lot.

Mental note - don't spray to famous climbers about strange gear found on route.

Next time check out Ten percent and Stern Farmer. Love thy micronuts

The operative terms are "slightly overhanging" and "clipping the chest harness"

I think the concern lies in pulling the piece not breaking anything.

This may be a bit out there but here goes: The best way to get in shape for moutnaineering is to go climbing. Put on a pack and go for a hike make some ill-fated atempts. Get to the hills and walk up something. There is no substitute for the real thing.

You should have cut their rope in half and pushed them over the edge to teach them a lesson. Seriously - We all learn in our own way. I definitely advocate classes or a mentorship type situation, but that's not for everybody. Could these guys get hurt or killed doing what they are doing? Yes. Will they? Probably not. It's called dumb luck. Read the biography of any number of famous climbers and their formative years were spent doing the same stupid things.

I don't like most of the electrolyte products because they don't work for me. This one probably works because of the increased sodium content. I usually eat boullion cubes, but this is so much tastier. No, my friend doesn't make them, but I do like the idea of supporting a local business. I'm just wondering - are you a nutritionist?