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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Your contributions are much appreciated DM.
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Oh man, so nice Dan!
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telemon01
Trad climber
Montana
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Front range climbers going to Summit County to climb rock! good work Mike and Jack! Things have changed but the draw to high altitude remains
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MisterE
Gym climber
Being In Sierra Happy Of Place
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Sep 10, 2015 - 05:03pm PT
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Damn I miss that rock - thanks for the stoke!
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Sep 10, 2015 - 05:35pm PT
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Isa and i had a nice little road trip to NY monday:)
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Sep 12, 2015 - 05:55am PT
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Just arrived back from a great Wind River's trip to the East Fork Valley.
It was my 3rd time up the Golden Dihedral route, and my last. Seems to have gotten harder, over the years.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Sep 12, 2015 - 06:53am PT
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WOW! that is you FA as well? very nice!
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 13, 2015 - 05:35pm PT
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Nice steve!! who did you go in with? We climbed in Boulder Canyon today at Castle Rock. My brother Dan wrestling with a Robbin's 5.10 offwidth through the big roof on Castle Rock. We also did Cussin Crack and Skunk Crack
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Sep 13, 2015 - 05:59pm PT
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Put up some more new stuff.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Sep 13, 2015 - 06:02pm PT
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New River Gorge.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Sep 14, 2015 - 08:27am PT
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Some 5.12 rig NRG.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 14, 2015 - 11:44am PT
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AArt 16th ascent in '15
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Sep 14, 2015 - 11:52am PT
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Summer V Lake NRG
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 19, 2015 - 05:46am PT
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The direct route on 16,500 ft. Mt.Kazbek in the Caucasus. The last 2000 vertical feet is easy to moderate ice.....but falling is NOT an option.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Sep 22, 2015 - 03:29am PT
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Isa and i are gimpy and limpy. Isa has a tear in her shoulder and i have a bum knee so we have been keeping it slabby or easy. Went to the Tunbridge fair and ate lots of junk food then crashed at Isa's house. Hopped in the new camper van and headded to NH. a short hike allong the RR tracks brought us to accross the Universe. 700ft of slab. We hiked back to the van and realized that neither of us had any other obligations for sunday. had not planned on staying over and no kitchen in the new van yet but enough other essentuals. a quick dip in the river and an over priced restarunte dinner and then off to our secret riverside camping spot Quick morning swim and thee a lesurly stroll up Endevor annother quick skinny dip and its time to head back to VT and the inevitable monday morning work....
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Sep 22, 2015 - 03:59am PT
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Woot Woot!! thank you for all the stoke y,all gettin'after it !
Now here is a thing that many would like to see and hear about
Hey you! Yeah you if you're in the vicinity? NRG?- so close to the Gunks or New Jersey,
(just a bit north of the Mason Dixon line)
You could come steal about thirty firsts from me they all clock in at 5.10 or harder.
Many lines of 12 and things I'll never free. Or ever climb cleanly .
Come on big dude - see your way to come stomp this Gnome in person.
Then we can both drop in or call some hoser named Clune,
Lynne will have the contact - you seem game to climb - and then we can go shake this Trademan guy's hand. He is my hero although you are a close second.
#ballcupmuch?
#Gottimetoclimb?
Jaybro, don't be on that when the wind is blowin' ’o the vibrations-!
This is gettin' stupid I have now posted all sorts of small rock hell. There is wide, overhanging, slabs(not so much) - the areas need climbers (with chalk) that's all that is missing.
Find Danbury CT route 7 on a map from the big mall it is a two mile drive to the best of the climbing. Wooster state park so it can be bolted.
This is roadside craggin' at its best and there are volleys of gun fire from across the street where there is an active gun range - got ammo?
It is all free no fee climbing
and so better than the Gunks - the rock is clean and lead able on trad gear if that's not
News in Connecticut what is?
Anyone?
To the cat on here named Fear? Do you even climb outdoors? :) if this
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Honnlove
Boulder climber
Maple Ridge BC
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Sep 24, 2015 - 02:41am PT
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Well it's a bit late, but last week I had a little adventure. Thirty years ago I read Basic Rockcraft, did a tiny amount of climbing, and forgot about it.
Then a while ago I started watching Alex Honnold videos. And I got to thinking that I may be 57 and fifty pounds overweight, but I'm not quite dead yet, either.
So last week I was on my usual tramp in the woods and for the first time I realized that the boulders along the trail might offer some climbing. Never looked at 'em that way before.
About the third one I looked at was interesting. I thought I could do it.
The last move had a lovely foothold I couldn't get my foot up to. But I saw Adam Ondra grab his foot and place it by hand so I figured that was legit. Both hands were on big horn with plenty of grip.
And I discovered what commitment is. Either it works, or you're off. Was I strong enough to mantle up and get my weight on the foothold? Could I stay on if I failed?
One hellaceous grunt and heave and I was up. Standing on the peak, my remaining hair swirling in the high altitude winds, I looked down at my hiking partner and was very surprised to find the top of his head was a good ten feet below my feet. Giddy with hypoxia, I pondered the empty spaces far below,down past the the endless rock face to the trailhead some fifteen feet below. I knew I had to get down. Death comes quickly to those who linger at altitude.
So I walked off it, which was only slightly more challenging than an equivalent length of sidewalk.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about the whole episode was that my hiking buddy thought I had completely lost my mind and had taken a risk comparable to, oh, say delivering a package of nitroglycerin by wingsuit.
Most fun I've had in years.
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