alexbaker

I am in the market for a new tent. If you or someone you know has had good (or bad) experiences with a tent that you think could influence my buying decision, I would be happy to hear about it. Thanks in advance, here is some info which could help: 1. If it has mesh I would like the option to zip it up w/ full fabric. I've had bad experiences in dusty areas (creek) with mesh. 2. I will be using this tent in car camping situations 75% of the time. Probably 20% backpacking and the other 5 maybe in the snow. 3. 2 person 4. Money is pretty important. 400 bucks seems like the most I would spend. Perhaps more under special circumstances, i.e. a single wall which does great in rain and is super durable. 5. Single wall would be rad, but I live in the northwest and I wonder if they do good in the rain? 6. The simpler the better. In general I can't stand features, gadgets and gizmos. I still use a phone from 2001 and sharpen my pencils. Thanks all Alex

Hey cord man it was cool to meet you the other day. I talked with some dude on Saturday that said mescalito felt like C1. I think he said he posts as bigwalling or bringmedeath or something. ...good luck! Alex

i'm retarded

Wow I actually think I have a useful response here: I have dislocated my shoulder several times. One time it was out for well over an hour. It has been nearly seven years since my last time. No surgery! Give it plenty of time to heal right and do the exercises your doctor told you to do. I gave mine a solid 2 YEARS of rehab before going back 100%. I still have to be careful and know my limitations. The moral of the story: take your time, do it right, no surgery. I climb a couple days a week, with plenty of hard (for me) bouldering. Alex

I have rapped a fair bit with an 11mm/8mm combo. It worked fine. The 8mm of course wants to slide a bit quicker but I wouldn't stress it. Anyway, that's my 2 cents hope it helps.

Cool. SA ?

What an awesome guidebook. Here's my two cents after a first glance: 1. The FFA of the first pitch of Bubbas is Chris Van Leuven, not Leuren, as the guidebook has typed. 2. Bubbas second pitch is not A3+ by any stretch of the wildest imagination. C2 most likely. 3. The fish is .13c now? Not that I've climbed it, but those who try usually seem to talk about how it's hard even for .13d ! In general, it's the best guidebook I've ever seen. Comprehensive w/ descriptions!!! Alex

Ivan, what el cap route? (just interested for curiosity sake)

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Nice work doing it clean. Now the real question is how many total pieces did you place on the pitch? If I remember right you can get by with one nut off the belay and one cam under the roof, the rest being bolts, and one rivit? Alex

Did you manage the second pitch clean?

Nice. I almost went with but the 'deplorable rock' guidebook description scared me off. So I have 2 questions: 1. How shitty is the rock 2. Does it/did it go free? Alex

I climbed with Ivan once, and wouldn't hesitate to do it again. His tr's are the best thing about CC.com. Excuse the sideways shitty video, I was hiding the camera. [video:youtube]

Wow old thread. Thanks for the responses. Anyway, I would suggest around .11b, being consistent w/ Ozone. One of the best of the few I've touched at Ozone though. p.s. I'm a self admitting wussy sport climber, kevbone. Alex

The only place I've seen arrows was at Beacon. Not sure of the route, we did free/all->Dod's then went left up a nice looking corner. There were arrows all over the last pitch. 5 or so. I thought it was funny, but ended up not following them. Alex

I know him. Does the Climb Max crew have a favorite type of beer? See you tomorrow. Alex

I'll trade a blue ascender for a gri-gri...

how much for a gri-gri?

Still looking for a ride from PDX... bakerjohnalex@gmail.com

I would love a ride. Split gas etc. I could even use a partner maybe. Alex bakerjohnalex gmail

I'm looking for a ride from PDX. Of course split gas and such. Let me know! Alex bakerjohnalex@gmail.com

Mattan, you could email me at bakerjohnalex at gmail. I wouldn't recommend Aconcagua to anyone interested in getting into climbing. If you want to suffer in a really expensive way though, I guess Aconcagua works. Alex

Ivan, the last word in your post should be plural. Alex

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This pic does not look like an alien to me