Sherri

Is that the same as saying someone is "a bubble off level?"

If I could climb WITH someone other than myself, I'd be a better climber. "O River, I fall below the level of myself, too--but how happily you do." A. Thomas

That should be stopped immediatley!!! unless they are the high cut short shorts! They call those "boy shorts." They get my vote.

Is it the side effects of the tegretol you are concerned about in your climbing activities? Or the potential for seizures? I know a climber who takes anti-seizure meds with no adverse climbing-related effects. Not Tegretol, though--had a bad ride on that horse. Ditto on A.E.'s advice about steering way clear of the alcohol, though. Not only do they mess with the meds effectiveness, but for some forms of epilepsy(JME in particular) alcohol lowers the seizure threshold... Bad news for more than just climbing. skull

A Prehistoric Pickle? Was there a Vlassic Age?

I know where you're coming from--if I'm not doing SOMETHING which physically challenges me, I just don't feel "alive"--but the necessity for truly listening to your body cannot be underestimated, unless you want to put yourself on the path to a chronic injury cycle. If you see being healthy, or "normal" as a fine line, that could be a red flag. Rules #9 and 10 of Being Human: Life will give you lessons. They will be repeated until you learn them.

Say WA?

Ummmm...I'll pass.

He shouldn't have stopped with the heart. Ewwww.

Score for the good guys!! Nice work.

Hats off to you both for doing what needed to be done so that you both lived to post about it. Thanks for sharing...I still have goosebumps!

Go Kitty Go! We're pulling for both of you.

It's a nice place to spend the afternoon...rock's ok, routes' ok, but the views make it all worthwhile. I've heard it can be a little frustrating finding your way around the maze of paths there. Grab a copy of the guidebook at the little grocery store(Lake Erie Grocery) just as you turn onto Heart Lake road. They sometimes keep it behind the counter, so you have to ask for it if you don't see it. Good luck,

***hugs***

Hardcore all the way, baby! Way to go for it!

Word!

Carpe Diem, E! Way to show us homebodies what we're missing out on! Sherri

PM'd you.

Ditto on the foam roller recommendation. To that, I'd add rolling on a tennis ball or racquetball for getting into the deeper muscles and specific areas of tightness or trigger points(if you find a spot that is "exquisitely tender," you've probably found a trigger point.) Walking and elliptical machines heavily involve the hip flexors and TFL(tensor fascia latae), tightening and shortening them over time, so that even rest does not undo the problems that constant use has created. Gotta get in there with that tennis ball or theracane to release them. Without releasing them first, stretching can be counterproductive, and you may not be getting all the potential benefits of the yoga. I don't have any sort of medical background, but I exercise heavily and have learned(the hard way ) what it takes to keep things working so that I can do the things I want to do. Amazon.com sells The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook that is a fantastic, do-it-yourself guide to understanding and treating this sort of thing as well as everything from finger pain to toe pain. You could probably google it to get more info, too. Take care,

Olympic Mountaineering pulled up stakes a year or two ago. k.rose probably knows more about the details than I, but their departure left a gap in the community that has yet to be filled by its like.

Now THAT's some climbing. Nice work, K.!!

I wanna see the priddy pichers!

Sweet! PM'd you.

Does anyone know if the Elwha Wall gets enough sun this time of year to make it a good option for these 50-degree sunny winter days? If it stays damp and shaded, I'll hold off on checking it out till later in the season. The latest Olympic Mountain Climbing Guide seems to have enough beta to get started out there, but I would love to connect with some folks who are personally familiar with it and possibly do some climbing together there. Most of the grades are above my leading abilities for the moment.

The inscrutible relationship between our psyche and anatomy might make such an arrangement somewhat dissappointing for the abductor. Only if she made the GUY wear the lingerie and serve the espresso.