boadman

I second the Ergo. I didn't like the snugly either, too complicated and uncomfortable. The wraps all annoyed me, but my wife liked them.

Or apple pie? It would be really hard for me to decide between being able to onsite 5.13 reliably and never eating apple pie again. Really hard.

I'd like to be 180, 205 now. Realistically, I'll probably only get down to 190.

If the route has gone free, leave your hammer at home.

If you don't like TRing, then you don't like climbing.

One small point - The new fixed draws are much more subtle, visually, than the rainbow of nylon that was replaced. I doubt that the average hiker will notice them from the trail.

Looks pretty awesome!

That's a pretty awesome app, thanks.

Do you have an app that you use to search multiple craigslist cities or something?

Yeah, but helmets like my old petzl one offer zero side or rear impact protection (because they rely on the space between the strap and the helmet) to cushion a blow. There are bike helmets with rigid outer shells that seem pretty similar, or even sturdier than climbing helmets like the Petzl Meteor. For instance, the Nutcases, or the Berg helmets. They also seem like they'd be much better for side and rear impacts. I'm honestly not worried about retiring a bike helmet if I get hit in the head by a rock and getting a new one. I'm more worried about taking a wierd fall and bonking my head on a rock, actually. I bet there are more climbing fatalities associated with head injuries from falls than with rock fall. Oh yeah, and I searched for helmet and didn't find much.

I had a security guy claim my belay biner could be used as brass knuckles. I think he just wanted me to let him take it. It was a nice petzl one.

I wish insurance covered it, seems like it would be cheaper than the annual glasses money.

Why do climbers buy climbing specific helmets? Is it just a habit? Is there anything special about them? It seems like a lot of bike helmets are cheaper, and would work just as well, or better even than the old rigid plastic ones.

Wow.

It was actually nearly bone dry out there yesterday, although it was pissing down rain most of the day so who knows how it is now. Even propaganda was mostly climbable, just a few wet holds at the top of the streak. Cold though, very chilly on the finger tips.

I think that riding a bicycle to Patagonia would be super proud, and pretty fun. Just take shoes and a harness and a little camping gear with you and stop at every climbing area you can find on your way south. Learn to dumpster dive. Maybe catch a ride to Cuba on a sail boat. Get work here and there as you run out of money. Learn Spanish & see the world at an intimate pace.

The top of megatherion will be soaked. The only "climable" routes will probably be Abo & the stuff off of Chronic. Maybe the two routes to the left of megatherion. Has anybody checked out the quasi newish/rediscoverd cave at 38 this time of year?

I've seen people base jump off of the chief and the upper town wall at Index. I've heard of people base jumping off of Baring too. I will never do it, but it definitely seems like it would be pretty awesome. Who hasn't wished for a zipline down from the top of Slesse or the north ridge of Stuart?

Size?

actually, the slings on the dragons are the skinny ones that will wear out pretty quick. It would annoy me to have to re-sling my cams every couple of years.

VW Tacoma > SG > Everything Else for Bouldering Roped climbing in a gym is pointless. I'm excited to see how the new gym (Seattle Bouldering Project) turns out. The plans on the face-book page look pretty awesome. Sort of like the spot in Boulder.

I always just wire motorcycle batteries together in series with a long extension cord and leave the batteries hanging from the previous bolt. Way more holes, cheaper, and they last longer.

I'm always shocked at the difference between people's internet & real life personalities. I'm often surprised at how personable intertards are when you're chatting with them face to face. Where's the disconnect? Generally I think that a zero response policy to idiocy is the best approach. It works with my 4 year old, at least.

Some friends at work have brought in King Boletes, Chantrelles, and some Matsutake to share. It's been fun, and made me think about learning enough about them to be confident enough to pick them myself. There are more mushrooms out this fall than I've ever seen, as far as I can remember. Must have something to do with the wet spring and fall.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/spo/2047824687.html I see climbing holds up on craigslist pretty regularly. They're usually pretty cheap.