Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted December 18, 2002 Posted December 18, 2002 So, anyone have any road trips planned for the holiday season? Someone's gotta be stoked on going somewhere; let's hear it! Quote
Greg_W Posted December 18, 2002 Posted December 18, 2002 Not the holidays, but I'm headed to Vegas in February for work and play at Red Rocks. It may be cold, but should be fun. Quote
Necronomicon Posted December 18, 2002 Posted December 18, 2002 Big trip is planned. Me and your mom, taking off. She's all excited. Quote
Greg_W Posted December 18, 2002 Posted December 18, 2002 Necro - I see you haven't opened the gift I sent you. It's a 2-liter bottle of SHUT-THE-FUCK-UP!! Enjoy. Quote
Dru Posted December 18, 2002 Posted December 18, 2002 "No matter what conditions are like elsewhere, it's ALWAYS happening here!" Quote
allthumbs Posted December 18, 2002 Posted December 18, 2002 hey necro, look for a lump of coal from the trask family Quote
erik Posted December 18, 2002 Posted December 18, 2002 just got back from one!!!!!! had a great time... Â specialed, wallstain and i are headed to the can rockies!!!!! day after.....climb some ice.... Â Â Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted December 18, 2002 Author Posted December 18, 2002 Have you ever been, Greg? Whatcha gonna climb down there? Quote
Peter_Puget Posted December 18, 2002 Posted December 18, 2002 California bound. Will try to go climbing a day or two. Hope the weather improves! Quote
Greg_W Posted December 18, 2002 Posted December 18, 2002 Nope, never been. Haven't really climbed sandstone, save Peshastin; so, I'm kind of excited. Have a few ideas on climbs to do, but always welcome input. Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted December 19, 2002 Author Posted December 19, 2002 Will you be sportin' or traddin'? Or both? Quote
COL._Von_Spanker Posted December 19, 2002 Posted December 19, 2002 In response to Poster: Greg_W Subject: Re: Road trips? Â Not the holidays, but I'm headed to Vegas in February for work and play at Red Rocks. It may be cold, but should be fun. Â When will you be there? I'm going to the big V January 30-feb 2. Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted December 19, 2002 Author Posted December 19, 2002 Elaborate, elaborate! Come on, Puget, make us jealous! Where you headin'? The Big Ditch? Bishop? J-Tree? Huh? Huh? Where you goin'? Quote
Greg_W Posted December 19, 2002 Posted December 19, 2002 I mostly trad climb. Â Col., I'll be in Vegas from the 3rd - 12th; climbing the 8th - 12th. Quote
MntnrMichael Posted December 19, 2002 Posted December 19, 2002 Road trips are for spring/summer. Quote
Dru Posted December 19, 2002 Posted December 19, 2002 Mike theres a reason you got 1 star right there: dogmatic statements like "Road trips are for spring/summer". Â Ever hear of THE ROCKIES, ICE CAPITAL OF THE UNIVERSE???? Try climbing PolarCircus in spring/summer. Quote
COL._Von_Spanker Posted December 19, 2002 Posted December 19, 2002 Summer road trips? I would much rather climb in 40 degree weather at Josh or Red rock canyon than 112 degree weather. Â Â Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted December 19, 2002 Author Posted December 19, 2002 Or, for that matter, ever hear of Red Rocks, where it's sixty mofuggin' degrees in December and sunny like Malibu? Damn straight, homie! Road trips are for getting the hell out to someplace new or someplace different from the norm, to better weather or better conditions, for music- and caffeine-fueled epic drives, for days of climbing, and all manner of other goodness. But for Spring and Summer only? You're hosing yourself and good if you stick to that philosophy! Â Now go pack the car and get the hell outta here, and don't come back til you've racked up at least 2,000 miles and some raw fingertips! Scoot! Quote
Jim Posted December 19, 2002 Posted December 19, 2002 Outta here now! Off to Bend for a couple days of work - and get in a couple of pitches at Smith. Then to Montana to tele-ski and search for ice. Belieze in February, JTree in March. Quote
iain Posted December 19, 2002 Posted December 19, 2002 are you sure you don't have a government job? Quote
MntnrMichael Posted December 19, 2002 Posted December 19, 2002 I see a distinct difference between a road trip and driving to a climb. Quote
catbirdseat Posted December 19, 2002 Posted December 19, 2002 I'm going to Joshua Tree. Never climbed there before, unless you count the camping trips I did when I was 7 years old in Y Indian Guides. We used to scramble all over those rocks in our Vans tennis shoes. Somehow none of us got worse than a skinned knee. It should be fun and interesting. Quote
ryland_moore Posted December 19, 2002 Posted December 19, 2002 I see a distinct difference b/w the two as well Mtnr Michael. Usually a drive to climb is a weekend, but if I am spending vacation time or a week or so that either you have to drive for long hours for or fly in a plane, I would count that as a road trip. Doesn't have to be in warm weather. Excellent ice to be had up in BC during Feb and I probably would not "drive to a climb" for that but "ROAD MUTHA-FUCKIN' TRIPPIN'" for that one. Ideally, I dream of an endless summer (or endless winter for you tele/ice climbers out there) - one continuous road trip around the world climbing in both hemispheres and dirt-bagging it for a solid year. Anyone wanna dream with me! Or better yet, pay for me to go with them? I'll bring 5 of you with me if I win Powerball tonight. Stay tuned.... Quote
sk Posted December 19, 2002 Posted December 19, 2002 PICK ME!!!!! I WANT TO DIRT BAG FOR A YEAR ALL OVER THE WORLD (sigh) Quote
RedMonk Posted December 19, 2002 Posted December 19, 2002 come with me muffy i'm dirtbagging it all over europe...startine in amsterdam the 28th new years in amsterdam here i come!!! Quote
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