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I don't know about you, Klenke, but I think the Beckey Route is one truly 5.6d rock climb. Many a party has been caught unprepared for what they found there. I saw them in the parking lot and I said it then: "right on" Dryad!!! (

Right on Brian and your third, too.)

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iain said:

blasting people for "sewing it up" on their first alpine trad lead is pretty lame.

My post statement "obnoxious?" Oh, give me a break. If that statement would be obnoxious to you then I imagine you don't have many friends, Iain. It's called a lighthearted jab, something not to be taken seriously. rolleyes.gif

 

Ah, wait, I see you changed the word to "lame." Okay, that's acceptable. But "pretty" lame? Aiblins.

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ncascademtns said:

See Catbirdseat,

It wasn't all that hard in your boots was it.

Leave the rock shoes for the gym and be a man!

I havn't worn my shoes in years.

 

Good Job Dryad! thumbs_up.gif We have taught you well.

So you aren't climbing hard, eh? rolleyes.gif

 

5.9 trad in Boots.

Well rolleyes.gif I do take me shoes to Exit 38, but that doesn't count for us alpine climbers.

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ncascademtns said:

Sphinx said:

ncascademtns said:

See Catbirdseat,

It wasn't all that hard in your boots was it.

Leave the rock shoes for the gym and be a man!

I havn't worn my shoes in years.

 

Good Job Dryad! thumbs_up.gif We have taught you well.

So you aren't climbing hard, eh? rolleyes.gif

 

5.9 trad in Boots.

Well rolleyes.gif I do take me shoes to Exit 38, but that doesn't count for us alpine climbers.

What 5.9? I wanna see someone climb the Gendarme on Stuart in boots. If you do I'll buy you a beer.

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Sphinx said:

ncascademtns said:

Sphinx said:

ncascademtns said:

See Catbirdseat,

It wasn't all that hard in your boots was it.

Leave the rock shoes for the gym and be a man!

I havn't worn my shoes in years.

 

Good Job Dryad! thumbs_up.gif We have taught you well.

So you aren't climbing hard, eh? rolleyes.gif

 

5.9 trad in Boots.

Well rolleyes.gif I do take me shoes to Exit 38, but that doesn't count for us alpine climbers.

What 5.9? I wanna see someone climb the Gendarme on Stuart in boots. If you do I'll buy you a beer.

 

Catbirdseat can cover me on that one.... I hope. rolleyes.gifrolleyes.gif

I don't like the shoes and I never bring them with me.

I have learn to climb without them.

Great for gym and sport climbing but that is about it.

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I vehemently disagree. Shoes are essential for many hard alpine rock routes.

 

Wait, what's your definition of 'boots'? I was thinking LS Eiger/K2 type boot. Do you mean light hiking boots? Or maybe high-top sticky rubber 'boots'? tongue.gif To each his own, but I still think that shoes are better than boots for rock. wave.gif

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catbirdseat said:

Dude, you go climb the gendarme on N. Ridge Stuart in boots and Sphinx and I will each buy you one of those 32 oz Sloop flagons of ale.

 

Thanks Catbirdseat, that really helped. madgo_ron.gif

We better stop this. You guy might put me to the test.

Seriously, learning to climb without shoes is a good thing, not that shoes are a bad thing.

That is just how I work.

 

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