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looking sketchy there...

Social climber
Latitute 33
Mar 21, 2012 - 01:44pm PT
Looking Sketchy. Where did end up? Indian Rock?

Munge, I wish.

No, took a taxi to Mission Cliffs and had the airport shuttle pick me up from there. Still, far, far better than sitting in a conference room all afternoon.
murcy

Gym climber
sanfrancisco
Mar 21, 2012 - 02:08pm PT
Coincidence! I just clicked on your avatar photo. We were bouldering at MC at the same time yesterday.
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
Mar 21, 2012 - 02:15pm PT
right on to that. good use of time, nice Sketchy!
looking sketchy there...

Social climber
Latitute 33
Mar 21, 2012 - 02:48pm PT
I was the older, overweight, out of shape guy with thinning hair who was struggling on the V0s. Nothing like the guy on the photo-shopped avatar picture.

But, I'm making a come back!
murcy

Gym climber
sanfrancisco
Mar 21, 2012 - 03:14pm PT
I was the other middle-aged guy---graying, glasses. Nice to almost meet you, and glad you got in a workout!
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 21, 2012 - 03:35pm PT
Ed is so busted.

JEleazarian

Trad climber
Fresno CA
Mar 21, 2012 - 04:49pm PT
I can't say that was my intention, but it's sometimes turned out that way. I do remember Robbins coming to Berkelely a few times "just" to visit Indian Rock, and I admit that when I'm in the Bay Area, I will go out of my way to do the same.

John
S.Leeper

Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
Mar 21, 2012 - 05:04pm PT
about an hour or 2 is the furthest, unless you count the time I went to HP40 on the way to a wedding in Atlanta...
Paul Brennan

Trad climber
Ireland
Mar 21, 2012 - 05:10pm PT
Occasionally, but i usually feel like a trip is missing something without tying on. In bishop at the moment though, and the size of the boulders has made that less of an issue!
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Mar 21, 2012 - 08:28pm PT
oops, I've been outed by splitter!

ok, in something like 44 seasons of climbing, I traveled to Woodson (twice, actually) to boulder/toprope

so I guess, in a word: infrequently
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 21, 2012 - 09:05pm PT
V0OW!

drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 21, 2012 - 09:33pm PT




A bouldering roadtrip...yawn.


giegs

climber
Tardistan
Mar 21, 2012 - 10:02pm PT
I'll spend lazy days traveling just hoping to find boulders that might not even exist.
splitter

Trad climber
Hodad surfing the galactic plane
Mar 21, 2012 - 10:06pm PT
Why are we debating the Non-differance.

Because Ed was in denial!

But he has confessed and has seen the light! ;)
bvb

Social climber
flagstaff arizona
Mar 21, 2012 - 10:33pm PT
I don't understand: could the OP rephrase the question?
skywalker

climber
Mar 21, 2012 - 11:57pm PT
Hell yeah I've done a few bouldering road trips!

Twice on spring break in college we traveled from West Virginia to Heuco Tanks. First time there were 4 of us and so fun the second there were 9. We had 4 people in the van I was traveling in and we each took a gas tank shift which was about 6 hrs. Got there in about 36!

We had the best time! Both getting there (tornadoes, girls showing some skin, weird exits/stores for gas.) All at the age of 19ish and 21ish. This was before guides.

Some of my best memories from college!

Bouldering is climbing too! With a two year old its most of what I do these days in terms of shoeing up. Don't diss it...

Cheers!!!

S...
dogtown

Trad climber
Cheyenne, Wyoming and Marshall Islands atoll.
Mar 22, 2012 - 02:50am PT
No, should I? and if so where should I go?
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 22, 2012 - 02:14pm PT
It's all relative, I guess.

45 min to Rat Rock
11 hours to Buttermilk Country

The pebbles at the Milks are big enough to warrant wrastlin', not merely pinching.

Plus you end up getting hundreds of feet of downclimbing in in a day.

Friends, kids, dogs, views, beautiful problems, grillin, sleepin under the stars, meeting Chinchen, losing and growing skin, making breakthroughs, glory climbing, encouraging friends, stoke, sending, failing....
That's what it's all about for me, and sounds like every other climbing trip to me. ...
Minus the rope.
femaleexpat

Mountain climber
Sactown, CA
Mar 22, 2012 - 02:54pm PT
I travelled 700 miles just to climb Mt. Tyndall (14er) solo - does that count as bouldering ?
The Wedge

Boulder climber
Santa Rosa & Bishop, CA
Apr 22, 2012 - 11:30pm PT
Cool there I am sending the rucus.
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