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Thanks!

wow Josh! Thank you soooo much

The gallery was fun back in the day when there were less photos. Get rid of anything standing in your way to make posting photos easier. I may actually write a TR again.

I'd love it if you bought the book off Amazon.com to give it a positive review. I'm having trouble getting the word out, probably because it's a 2nd edition and I'm very busy and poor with school. I would love some suggestions for marketing it. I think it's a great book and I'd want to know about it. Is it too expensive? edit: okay i'm going nuts...already posted the exact thing previously. duh. Well mods, feel free to delete this...

nice jorb!

what is this for again? I must have missed something

Using an online fall force calculator for a 150 lb person equaled a 15kN force for a 2' static fall above an anchor. It should make sense that something going over a tigher bend would reduce its strength. Thus the warning. It's totally situation dependent. Most scenarios would not have you loading your tether like that. Using your belay loop is fine as long as you periodically check the nylon and move the knot around every so often. Tethers should really only be used as a quick way to stabilze yourself at the anchor. If there is a situation where the leader or belay could generate a high fall factor, use the rope to tether in as well.

Hero shit!

I was gonna submit a photo of climbing it but apparently 5.5mb is too big? Jon! Upgrade, yo!

Glad you guys did that! I could never convince anyone to go along for that one. Very very cool!

I'd really love a positive review on Amazon - kinda hard to market when I'm in school 80 hours a week (getting my PA degree in NY right now).

Hope you enjoy it and thanks!

I'm telling you T9 oil is the shit

That read like a Nigerian email. Are they doing Mad-Libs now where you can customize the topic?

T-9 oil is the best

One of the best kept secrets and one of the most pain in the ass areas to get to. Nice

thanks! It's up on amazon.com now

So I wrote the 2nd ed to "Climbing Stronger Faster Healthier: Beyond the Basics" from scratch and managed to produce a 700+ page book. The 2nd ed. is WAY better than the first. Hope you like it! -Mike Link

I have and it totally sucks. What worked for me was getting lots of milage on cruiser terrain on quality rock. Certain anti-depression medication also helps with anxiety. Lexapro is a good example.

Did my altitude info get put in it? I'm not expecting it to be, but just curious! Glad to see it done, I know how it feels. My new book should be available around the same day!!

Tips for training at work

+2 for microtraxion over minitraxion +3 for microcender if passing gear on fixed lines +4 for not jugging and sleeping in

ha! pretty much

The Edelrid Slider locking biner is also a great locker, so low profile it can fully rotate through a GriGri or through a bolt hanger. It does get crusty after a lot of time in the desert, and I bet it blows on ice routes though.