Hanger

Right on. Will have to check it out. Stoked that my truck smells like climbing gear again

Well handled gents 1st offense: a stern tongue lashing regarding local ethics 2nd offense: a terrible 'accident'

Ex-lean ‘n mean weekend warrior/ current full-figured suburbanite seeks PRG climbing partner I’ll gladly provide a solid belay for your 5.13 test piece(s) (beta available upon request) if you’re willing to tether yourself to a sandbag or two and catch my 200+ lbs as I squeal ‘n peel off 5.6-5.9’s Schedule’s currently wide open. Bio: 10+ years experience, have led up to 5.10b trad/5.11d sport, have climbed in NH, TX, UT, NV, AZ, CA, OR, & WA. With that said, I haven’t laid hand to stone nor plastic in well over four years. Best regards, Robert

It has been howling up here...rain blowing sideways...power outages...it's ugly

Keeping up with the posts on the various climbing sites, I know this...that if, God forbid, I ever end up in a similar situation...your words of hope and warmth will play over and over again in my mind. Cheers, Robert

I'm available 'at will' -Robert

Our thoughts and prayers are with them

way too many to list... Most of the three (or more) star routes (below .10b as I haven't been on anything harder there.) At each grade, I'd say these are my favorites: 5.4 - The Bong 5.5 - Right On 5.6 - Fote Hog, SW Corner 5.7 - So many at this rating it's difficult to choose, but as silly as it is, I still dig Overhang Bypass .7+ - Double Cross w/ WOTWS a very close second 5.8 - Tons of great routes here too! At Your Pleasure...check it out. 5.9 - High Strung is still my fav at this rating w/ Direct South Face a close second 10a - Way too many at this rating...Ball Bearing is a kick, but Dangling Woo Li Master is waaayy fun 10b - Did Illusion Dweller as a night climb (awkward down low), but Caught Inside On a Big Set is tops. Spent close to 8 years climbing there off and on and barely scratched the surface.

JL's at least as big as me...guessing 210-220(or was, haven't seen him in a couple of years)...was cruising .11's like it was that time of day Though, I'm sure what his 210-220 is made of is much different than mine. Sure, I could still pull .11's...if you put a 4 in front of the decimal

It's what makes my pants tight Length just makes me walk stiff-legged

At just below 6'...at 204, I was pulling .9's...at 165, I was pulling hard .11's moving into .12's STWR (strength-to-weight-ratio) At my current weight, I'd need the strength to pull the rock over on top of me

I'm wide open during "business hours" on the weekdays http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?username=hangerlessbolt;

Hey hey hey...don't make us move that hunk of rock across the river...cuz we'll do it!

That's gotta suck...esp the schlep out

Bummer...I had no idea there was a Butte cleanup this weekend. Spent the weekend working in my garage. Donated a couple of truckloads worth of stuff to GoodWill. Got the gear room fairly well sorted. Got all of our tools organized. Got the bikes up. Got the dive gear up. Sharpened the tools and 'pons.

Also known as a "Nerd Gate"

If you want to preserve the route…and the environment…do away with guidebooks. No names…no ratings… Let each climber find and enjoy the adventure for himself. (With that said…feel free to PM me with the beta…I pledge to respect the FA’s style)

"My question and proposal was spurred by a comment made by Ivan" That explains it. Any advances in the project?

As far as I’m concerned, the locals are usually the ones responsible for developing and maintaining their “home” crags. As a visitor, I respect their ethics and offer to assist in preserving those ethics to show my appreciation for their work. I would hope that they would do the same for me and mine.

Damn it...there goes my "cut & paste" routine

A pure ascent is leaving your helmet, harness, and rack in the truck. Everything else is compromise.

/giggles like panda

It's already happening... Resource the Access Fund ...the Nelson Rocks Preserve...Friends of Joshua Tree...etc Rock climbing is one of the fastest growing sports in the world... along with it comes the good and bad. It may be time to take up a less popular sport like tazer-tag

I find it entertaining that some climbers believe that by being the first person to ascend a particular line on a rock…they have somehow staked their claim on that line. To most folks…including many climbers…this is as ridiculous as surfers staking claim to their local breaks. Climbing areas are becoming increasingly regulated by forces outside of the climbing community. Perhaps after all of the popular areas have been regulated, these arguments will subside. FA’s will become less of a guide by which to maintain established routes. Climbing “boards” will be created to handle development disputes and requests will be made to increase the safety of popular routes. More than a traditionalist…I am a realist. The problem with the traditional bold style of climbing is that bumblies are going to get on my 5.8x death route and die…when that happens, undesirable attention is going to be drawn to that climbing area and the way bureaucracy works is that instead of coming up with a solution to the problem…they’ll just get rid of the problem. No climbing area/ no climbers/ no climbing-related deaths. The answer…compromise. All I had to do to avoid the situation was slap a 5-piece in the middle of the 20’ runout between the terminus of the crack and the slung tree. Climbing is no longer limited to the stoney-eyed, hairy-chested warrior…these days, she’s clothed the latest in Prana-wear and whatever style shoe five.ten has come out with for the Spring season. If I want to help protect climbing for future generations…I have to take into consideration the future generation of climbers.

Did you use the A: or the D: drive? It's my understanding that the D: drive only takes dollar bills