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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jul 18, 2012 - 08:04pm PT
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//Anyone generous enough to share some advice about how to quit obsessing about how/when I'm going climb again so I don't lose my ability to earn a paycheck?//
It's possible that some here know a thing or two about balancing work, family, and climbing. Some more successfully than others.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jul 18, 2012 - 08:09pm PT
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Who's the sandbagger now?
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 18, 2012 - 09:02pm PT
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Ron, I had to put my newly purchased climbing what-nots IN THE CAR so that I physically couldn't keep fiddling with them. And what do I think about every 5 minutes? Nope.
Sox just hit a 3-run homer and I'm thinking about ROCKS. Ha! Back-to-back home runs, and I'm considering sitting on my hands so that I don't grab my keys and make a run for the car.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jul 18, 2012 - 09:21pm PT
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You're doing it all wrong!
Gear is for fiddling with!!
You are the Dolts kid fer Gosh sakes
Go get that gear
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Am I going to hell for this? lol
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Jul 18, 2012 - 11:28pm PT
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hahaha, fiddling with gear is a great diversion. After 30 years of fiddling it is not out of my system. I just bought 3 Omega Link cams on craigslist, they are fine fiddling material, got them on the coffee table right now, even non-climbers like to fiddle with them.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jul 19, 2012 - 12:01am PT
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don't worry about the pullups
I've never been good at them, you learn to use what you have.... and the more you use, the more you have.
There is no cure for obsession... imagine listening to the 3rd game of the 2007 World Series on your car radio which you're bivouacked next to on a climbing trip.
What's more important? Climbing? or the BoSox in the Championship?
(and it is nice to see the team coming together, at least the offense after the break!)
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2012 - 09:22am PT
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What a relief it was last night to bring my new treasures back in the house. Ooooooo! Nifty gadgets. Lots of knot practice, too.
Ed, I took my younger bro to game 2 of the 2007 WS @ home - I figured it might be my only chance, so bit the bullet and picked up some tix on StubHub. It was an incredibly tense game, definitely the quietest I've ever experienced @ Fenway. Very happy memory to be sure.
Oh, and that one-armed pull-up idea? That's for the birds or more bird-like folks...lol. I'm built quite solidly (think Mac truck), thank you very much. At least genetics dished me looser tendons & ligaments, so I don't break easily. ")
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2012 - 11:38pm PT
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TWO lousy chin-ups is STILL all I can squeak out...T W O!!! Expletive-squared!!! Granted, no cheating allowed & I start from a dead hang, but is three too much to ask?
How am I going to wrestle (I mean HUG) No. 46 if I can't even do three chin-ups?!! Oh, the shame...
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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OK, if you can do two pull-ups from a dead hang, please have the kindness not to be throwing out challenges to pull-up contests at the FaceLift. No need to embarrass anyone, eh?
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john hansen
climber
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You have to remember that climbing is about foot work too. It is better to move your foot up six inches then to hang on your arms doing pullups.
Always take the baby steps if you can, the more wieght you keep on your feet the less your arms have to work.
Always use your legs before your arms.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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^^^^^
???? Sensible advice ????
how BORING
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 4, 2012 - 01:15am PT
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Grin. MH, I don't have a competitive bone in my body. My frustration with the chin-ups is that I seem to be going in the reverse in the strength department.
Cognitively, I get the legs before arms idea (true in many other sports, your power comes from the ground and big muscles tire less easily than the finer ones), but I seem to have an issue with sticking to the rock unless I use my shoulders/arms. The blood drains right out of 'em and I'm back to where I started. Figured the chin-ups would help my arms adapt to reduced circulation. My completely uneducated guess is that I'm doing something back a&&wards...no doubt I'll get schooled but good in Sept., eh? ;D
Haven't found anyone to climb with yet in the Boston area, alas, hope springs eternal...
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 5, 2012 - 07:07pm PT
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First time in a harness and the Muppet was instructing ME where to put my hands and feet. What a hoot!
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Prod
Trad climber
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Haven't found anyone to climb with yet in the Boston area, alas, hope springs eternal...
Have you tried Mountainproject.com? Try posting a "looking for a climbing partner" in the Eastern States section. I know there is a website that focuses more on that area but can't remember the name right now.
You should have no problem finding partners, especially if there is an indoor facility in your area.
Good luck,
Prod.
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 5, 2012 - 11:06pm PT
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Hey, thanks, Prod! Will check the site out. For now, just taking advantage of free climbing on the wall at the local REI. ")
Still don't get why my legs refuse to listen, but I suspect it's a reptile brain thing -- just haven't climbed enough to override the natural instinct to cling to the rock like a life ring. lol
Otherwise, I'm utterly, hopelessly hooked.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Actually them reptiles got it down; hold on loosely but never wrestle with 46.
Hey, speaking of holding on loosely, who put the harness on the munchkin?
Good thing she still has a foot on the ground.
Just back from OR. Only stopped in for a few hours today but still got to chat with Jello, the Kloeberdanz Kid, Hot Henry, ElCap Pirate, and lots of other people who apparently, judging by their reactions, have never seen a zombie gun with a tactical scribe.
So Lila, you don't need to be able to fire off chin ups to get a few of these good folks to take you up a couple of 5.6s between your duties at the Face-off.
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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thank you for posting up!
an amazing and inspiring story!
my son's mother was adopted in Santa Barbara and was never able to find out who were her birth parents, so i have some understanding of the feelings involved
we are all brothers and sisters...
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 6, 2012 - 09:01pm PT
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Python Ron... ") Really glad to hear you had what sounds like an excellent visit (nothing like raising a few eyebrows, eh?!). And you are spot on that the Muppet's harness wasn't fully tightened down -- this was actually intentional because she didn't like the harness much at all (the rope even less) -- and I wanted her first experience to be a positive one. My only goal was to get her excited about the prospect of scrambling around on the rocks. Guess it worked, because the first question out of her mouth this morning was: "Can we go look for little rocks today, Mum?" Practically knocked me flat. How lucky can one person be?
Tom C.: Thanks very much for the warm welcome. Really enjoying your thread on intention and awareness.
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 9, 2012 - 12:29pm PT
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Hi All!
Just a quick note to say thanks so much for all of your encouragement and support, without which I would still very much be invisibly alone on this journey. Instead, during the last six months you've shown me how very connected indeed, we all are, and for this I am ever grateful.
I'm all packed for the Facelift (a first, not being much of a planner - lol), and am so excited to see Yosemite and to take part in such an amazing volunteer effort. Also planning to attend the Oakdale Climbers Festival in October, so if I don't see you at the Facelift, I hope to see you there.
In gratitude,
Audrey
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Fumbling towards stone
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You are packed already????!!!!! That's impressive. I am just in the early stages of thinking about thinking about planning to pack. Ha ha!
Agree that you need not worry about pullups, the legs are where most of the action is at and while that may be counterintuitive at first, it becomes natural with experience.
Love that name... Audrey is my daughter's name! :-)
See ya there!
Eric
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