Cobra_Commander

The fact that your hands can start sweating watching someone on a tough lead tells you that it is a mental game. Chalk's great as long as you are aware of using it, and know when it will actually help and when you're just using it as a delay tactic before committing to some moves.

I don't consider that wimpy or otherwise. Everyone has to choose for themselves what's an acceptable risk. Certainly, I'd feel pretty dumb getting injured on a "sport climb". It's amusing to watch people try to stuff a camalot in that flaring jam at the start though.

The first moves off the ground have some character, but after that it is full on jugs (for beacon). I used to think the first bolt was poorly placed, but now I think it's perfectly placed. Just when you start thinking things aren't so cool and your belayer starts throwing packs over rocks, there's the first bolt, just within reach.

I would fill a hot tub waist-deep with cold molasses and wade around in it for about 6 hours while breathing through a straw.

does that thing have bluetooth?

haha, yeah I'm not totally opposed to chalk like Joseph. I believe it has its place and I use plenty of it in places. Just not on a 5.10 juggy clip-up in cold weather. Bill, that last photo could easily represent the amount of chalk on that thing right now.

Not sure if you are on here, but whoever was climbing Winter Delight last weekend needs to chill out with the chalk. I'm usually pretty much a live and let live kinda guy but this was disgusting. I'm not sure I actually touched the rock. It was cool and windy all weekend. You didn't even need it. It makes the place look like crap. I'm starting to think bolts, even far-apart bolts attract this stupidity, as everything else is pretty clean. Also, watch for a sizeable wasp nest to climber's right on 1st pitch of dod's. There is also a grip of poison oak on the wall on blownout direct. If you throw your rope to rap off the anchor it will land in it, guaranteed. It is easily avoided climbing the route though.

I've spent a Labor Day weekend there and it was quite manageable. But you're definitely chasing shade. If you get caught on some of the slab climbs when the sun hits it can be absolute brutality. West side routes are often steep and juggy, while east side routes are often the old time run out slab rigs. Enjoy

Your tauntaun will desiccate before it reaches the first marker. The guidebook is Bingham's City of Rocks. Be sure to get the latest edition. The ranger station in Almo has a copy with a bunch of handwritten corrections as well.

I bet they smell bad and are jolly too.

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It's the fucking Russians, that's pretty much all that needs to be said. Did you see the crazy shit they put up on the Dru around the time of that huge rock avalanche a few years ago? They're all psychos, it's in their culture somehow. That's why they get stuff done where others can't. And also why they die with regularity. There was an interesting documentary on when the American astronauts had to work together on Mir. Pretty eye-opening on what's considered acceptable risk in our culture.

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Quoted for truth. Listen to Marcus. Or roast your own, it's cheap and easy.

Not that it should keep you from using it, but an interesting "revolving door" story.

Did you know none other than Donald Rumsfeld, a powerful Reagan supporter, was CEO of the company when it was approved? The FDA head (who disapproved of allowing aspartame on the market) was removed on the first day Reagan was in office. Aspartame was denied for 8 years prior. The new FDA head approved aspartame within the year, then quit immediately after and went to work for the sweetener industry. And then it was owned by Monsanto. Hmmm. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy

I hope the citizens of the state of Connecticut all got a chance to watch this.

Max Blumenthal asks some college republicans just this question in his previous entry: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-blumenthal

I apologize for my posts about the shit catapult

exactly. shit catapult from 50m is the appropriate response.

there appears to be a disparity between this photo and photos from pub club.

I suggested this. I still think some face feces would stop 'em cold.

You can always throw turds.

I'd listen to kk, I think he restarted a router once.