Dru Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 This particular dreamy line had a 10 minute approach from the drop off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Trollin' for Luke again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 7, 2004 Author Share Posted July 7, 2004 some of the best problems are more than 5 minutes walk from the parking lot! Â i mean they pay money to fly mountain bikes into the alpine for video shoots- why not mats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distel32 Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 that boulder does look pretty sweet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 If you had an opportunity for a heli-ride to anywhere in the Cascades or various assorted ranges in BC and you chose to go bouldering ... Â you deserve a hot sausage enema. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 7, 2004 Author Share Posted July 7, 2004 Bouldering is fun. Admittedly there was this sweet three-pitch-high, 500-meter-long cliff 10 minutes uphill from the boulder in question - but in general it's a sad group of climbers who, on getting flown into basecamp, would refuse to send all the problems on the local boulders in between summiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Fuck that. I'd rather put the time and energy into a line on the 500 ft. cliff than wanking off on contrived rubble. Boulderings for drinking beer after work when you don't have time to go real climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 7, 2004 Author Share Posted July 7, 2004 "bouldering is the synthesis of all skills needed for climbing" - Ron Kauk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 "bouldering is the synthesis of all skills needed for climbing [in Yosemite Valley]" - Ron Kauk  Kauk's a burnout hippy from So Cal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 7, 2004 Author Share Posted July 7, 2004 Â "Lets go bouldering while we waitfor this rain to end" Jeff Jackson "Bouldering?" Scott Cosgrove "Yeah, you know - bouldering. A form of climbing you can do without ropes or protection." Kurt Smith "Are you insane? Out here a broken ankle could be fatal!" - Cos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 "bouldering is the synthesis of all skills needed for climbing [in Yosemite Valley]" - Ron Kauk  I could be wrong, but unless you are Peter Croft you will probably need to set at least a few pieces of pro and maybe make an anchor or two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bittertrad Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Let's face it, people. Those who hate bouldering hate it because they are weak and suck at it. That's why they alpine climb, trad climb, etc. That's sure as hell why I do it. There's nothing wrong with being weak and shitty at bouldering. But don't try to make it into some elitist virtue; admit your shortcomings and give props where props are due. I'm more inspired by climbing multipitch trad 11s way high on a big rock, but only because trad 5.11 - after years of deluding myself into thinking I am better than a run-of-the-mill traddy - seems to be all I can do. My ego isn't so snivelliing and weak that I have to tell myself I don't boulder because long cracks are cooler or harder than climbing v10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distel32 Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Let's face it, people. Those who hate bouldering hate it because they are weak and suck at it. That's why they alpine climb, trad climb, etc. That's sure as hell why I do it. There's nothing wrong with being weak and shitty at bouldering. But don't try to make it into some elitist virtue; admit your shortcomings and give props where props are due. I'm more inspired by climbing multipitch trad 11s way high on a big rock, but only because trad 5.11 - after years of deluding myself into thinking I am better than a run-of-the-mill traddy - seems to be all I can do. My ego isn't so snivelliing and weak that I have to tell myself I don't boulder because long cracks are cooler or harder than climbing v10. Â oohhhh yeah. now thats a good post! Â yeah I got my ass kicked trad climbing last weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 10, 2004 Author Share Posted July 10, 2004 mileage. who gets more rock mileage under their belt - a boulderer sessioning on a 15 foot high problem for a couple of hours or a party climbing a 20 pitch route in a day ? Â or as jack fieldhouse once told me referring to something on mt. dickson "i hiked 4 hours up this ridge to a two move problem and then hiked another 2 hours to the top" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashw_justin Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 I think bouldering is awesome. It's the quickest (and safest!) way to get good at doing really hard moves. But I think it lacks depth, and a sense of adventure. It's also a discipline in which you pretty much expect to fall A LOT, which is just not acceptable in contrasting modes of climbing, such as big trad routes. Â Plus you can boulder all day and kick all kinds of ass but there's neither an amazing alpine panorama at the end, nor an 8-mile stumble back to the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szyjakowski Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 bouldering is practice for "real climbing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distel32 Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Plus you can boulder all day and kick all kinds of ass but there's neither an amazing alpine panorama at the end, nor an 8-mile stumble back to the car.  both not true  plus when doing highballs you learn not to fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 10, 2004 Author Share Posted July 10, 2004 bouldering is practice for "real climbing." Â thats like saying that masturbation is practice for sex. i bet all the wankers tell themselves that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashw_justin Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Plus you can boulder all day and kick all kinds of ass but there's neither an amazing alpine panorama at the end, nor an 8-mile stumble back to the car.  both not true  So you're telling me that you've done an 8-mile approach to a boulder problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Plus you can boulder all day and kick all kinds of ass but there's neither an amazing alpine panorama at the end, nor an 8-mile stumble back to the car.  both not true  plus when doing highballs you learn not to fall. Face it, Luke, the VAST MAJORITY of boulder problems lack exactly what Justin was saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoboy Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004  "Lets go bouldering while we waitfor this rain to end" Jeff Jackson "Bouldering?" Scott Cosgrove "Yeah, you know - bouldering. A form of climbing you can do without ropes or protection." Kurt Smith "Are you insane? Out here a broken ankle could be fatal!" - Cos  In the Cirque? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 10, 2004 Author Share Posted July 10, 2004 yeah i just found that article again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szyjakowski Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 bouldering is practice for "real climbing." Â thats like saying that masturbation is practice for sex. exactly right, both forms really don't satisfy the inner fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 23, 2004 Author Share Posted July 23, 2004 i just spent the last two days heli-cragging and heli-bouldering  cork boots are aid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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