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the 2nd pitch lead in full wi6 was even more scary actually

leading it mixed w/o bolts was one of the proudest stepping stones in my climbing and this is bullshit

The clinic at my school is having a canned food drive for the month of December. 3 cans = free wednesday appointment for established patients (7:30am-1:00pm). 6 cans = free new patient appointment tuesdays and thursdays (1:30-6:30pm). Please come check it out, I need lots more patient visits to graduate. Give me an email if you have any questions. See ya there, Mike Layton

i take it back, the little guy doesn't actually hurl. lame.

Anyone else been getting replies to photos posted in the gallery via their email accounts? I've been getting tons of replies by anonymous users (only viewable by clicking the link on the email, not on the photos in the gallery) commenting on different pharmaceuticals I may be interested in on my various photos of surgery, gore, and contusions. oh and sweet new puking gremlin! Thanks, i can't wait till i actaully go climbing to post a tr with it.

don't park illegally for crown point, the gate is now perma-locked. do some extra walking instead of closing access for the hordes.

i don't get out enough to look at a copy of those mags, somebody sum it up for me please

Makes sense, i'm surprised they even bothered to do a study -joints get nourished via movement. A similar study was done on knee arthritis and running - no link was found, in fact just the opposite. Get moving before you get old and decrepit. On the flip side, there are PLENTY of other injuries climbing does increase the risk of, like broken bones, death, and tendinitis.

not a whole lot you can do with bursitis. ice and try not to bump it on anything for a while.

glad it helped!

I hear they are more roomy, but my wide ass feet didn't fit the super alpinista vasque makes either. Check out and see what Scarpa is selling these days. They fit wide feet usually.

careful with the steroid injections, it can severely weaken the joint capsule, not a good thing if the tissues are already compromised.

Sounds like bursitis. Ice it and pad the area to protect it. Kinesiotape works wonders for that (if i'm right...don't know for sure actually). Go see someone to properly diagnose it.

I wasn't trying to get too detailed on that, concidering he hasn't had a proper history or physical, so I said maybe and used a vague general term. But here's the low-down Spain-injury to a ligamentous structure Strain-tear of muscle fiber Tendinitis-tear of a muscle tendon Tendinosis-microtrauma or dengeration without inflammation to the tendon. Paratenonitis-inflammation of the paratendon sheath. Key signs to differentiate these are location location location, pain with active resistance, pain with passive movemetns, pain only at end range, crepitus, creaking, snapping, popping, warmth, redness, swelling, point tenderness, onset of pain. It's almost impossible to completely and accurately diagnose the difference, it's more of a histological differentiation you can see on a slide, or hopefully an MRI. Either way, the treatments are very similiar.

oh, and der! stretch it before and after

Sounds like you've gone after it a bit too hard. Try warming up with light curls for both biceps and tricpes, and wrist extensors/flexors. At best you have a little micro tear in your triceps or the very early stages of tendinitis, at worst you're developing lateral epicondylitis. Just be sure to warm up, no ballistic motions with your arm (like dynos), and stop when it hurts. Ice ice ice. You can try taping or adding a loose strap around your elbow to take some of the tension off. Don't ibu the crap out of it, try bromelain instead. Get it massaged, try and get your elbow adjusted by a chiro, strengthen your triceps and wrist extensors after the pain is mostly gone away.

gatorade and a run

Kevin, Your photos are beyond beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Eat your heart out John!!!!!!!!!!

Mark Twight's "Extreme Alpinism" is the best one out there.

Another example of how a cool sounding name can overhype a route. If it was called "easiest climb while off route on the willis wall," I don't think folks would spray so goddamn much about a moderate climb. Maybe we'll see your patented "......" of blood on the slope below.

i'm moving to denmark

see ya there

wayne I have some pictures for you from my pickets adventure. I remember talking w/you about skiing back there, you going this winter. fun!

thanks

yo, what does the "this" of "check this out" refer too?