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    Phil Patz: a dear friend lost

    in Climber's Board

    Posted · Edited by Dima

    Dear friends,

     

    With great sadness, I inform you that our dear friend Phil Patz passed away in a scuba diving accident on May, 25th 2009. This leaves a deep hole in our hearts as we have shared so much with Phil. We are still in denial of the news, because of Phil's constant safety consideration and his larger than life spirit. He was always laughing even in the face of danger.

     

    phil_palisades.JPG

     

    Many people in climbing community knew him, so I am passing the word around in case you have not heard.

     

    The funeral is on Tuesday July 7th, 2009 from 5 - 7 pm at

    Salata - Gurnee Funeral Home

    4190 Old Grand Ave, Gurnee, IL - (847) 244-1155

    There is a service to follow at 7pm.

     

    Thank You

    Dmitriy Litvak

    dmit.litvak-gmail

    Road trip starting end of april: need partners

    in Climbing Partners

    Posted

    My car is small, but plans are big :)

    I am going to be on the road for 2-3 months, starting end of April.

    I am driving from Chicago to Indian Creek, Utah on April 22nd.

    I will stay in IC for a week.

     

    Thereafter, my plans are opened and partner/place dependent.

    I am heading West and North.

    Possible sequence is Red Rocks, Yossemite, Oregon/Washington,

    Squamish, Alaska (?), Devils Tower in Wy, RMNP Colorado (Longs peak).

     

    So, I will need partners. The only issue, as mentioned, I have a 4-Door Honda Civic. It is a little claustrophobic :)

    Ability-wise, lead upto low 5.10 on trad and low 5.11 sport (day and place dependent). Do some ice, but prefer more rock.

    Don't have aid experience, but willing to learn. Followed the Nose.

     

    Mail me directly if u r serious.

    I have gmail.com account.

    My id is dmit.litvak

    Thanks :)

    McHale expedition pack

    in The Yard Sale

    Posted

    Selling McHale exp. pack Super Inex CM Alpine II Bayonet.

    http://www.mchalepacks.com/packs/detail/SU_InexCM_alp2.htm

     

    Used lightly 3 years; in original clean, bomb-proof condition. Good for approaches too, can be folded into alpine pack with Byonet stakes out (though a bit heavy for alpine).

    Pack is primarily ment for expedition climbing, which I do not do a whole lot.

     

    picture:

     

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    except the front is black, not grey.

    Asking $300 (paid around $700 orig)

     

    Will email my measurements to interested.

    for serious reply, email dlitva1@uic.edu

    Accept returns if shipping is paid. Based in Midwest.

    falling apart hands

    in Fitness and Nutrition Forum

    Posted

    I do tend to use lots of chalk. I think some of it's mental. I don't rest enoungh sometimes but I must keep on.

     

    I think chalk becomes necessary when you start to sweat (not always from fear).

     

    As to the load, I am totally with you. I feel terrible sometimes, if I don't change my dimension once in a while. But it pays to take breaks if you love it enough to want to keep doing it for a long time!

     

    The book by Udo Newman and Goddard recommends at least 6 weeks a year of complete rest and to take care of the problems while they're small (Chinese proverb).

     

    Also if you train too much w/o rest, it may actually impede your progress (see the charts). Periodization also helps.

     

    Per glucosamine: I overdosed this week taking twice the normal daily thing. It really reduced pain in fingers. Should help with the skin, but it does not eliminate the problem, the only solution being to rest. Pain comes back after hard day.

     

    I saw in one article that it's best to take the sulfate derivative of glucosamine as it's also major building block of tissues (unlike HCl). Sulfate should not create a prob. with gases: those come from undigested food in the gut from bacteria living there. Bacteria eats not sulfate, but sugar. Chemically there is no way for acid to interact with sulfate to make gas!

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