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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Dec 25, 2012 - 02:32am PT
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Sending good vibes your way. I have to escape the grey monsoon so I may make a trip down to Red Rocks. I'll let you know if I am coming down. It won't be before Feb. or March. Hope to cheer ya up. All the best man!
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 25, 2012 - 02:35am PT
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Thanks for the post G.
Right now, I am indeed concentrating on my movement, my feet..breathing. Putting my lead head back where I want it to be. Today was a wonderful crag day; the next trip I will probably do a light multi and play with my trad gear.
The Nose is a long way off for me, I have at least 6 walls on my list before that one. I haven't decided on what I want to do for my first true El Cap attempt, but I have a couple on the Column higher on the tick list. And that's if I even want to do a wall after my first one; no way of knowing till I get there. I do know that the mechanics and trials of the wall call to me very strongly.
For me, the Nose is a lot of things. The "prestige" of it is pretty far down the list.
So many of the pitches are so amazing, and I would love to climb them for the pure asthetic of the pitch. The Stovelegs, Texas Flake and the Swing, the Great Roof. Changing corners. The pictures I see of individual pitches draw me more then the whole.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 25, 2012 - 02:36am PT
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Thanks Plaid! Would be awesome to see ya, and climbing would be great.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Dec 25, 2012 - 11:09am PT
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VC, do you do any strength and conditioning? Could be really useful for you to get healthy, I do kettle bells and they help with long days, keep me fit etc. A short program like that 3 times a week might be a better investment in success (combined with a happy healthy diet and a day or two a week climbing on rock) than spending hours in etriers.
I used to be a 210lb big wal theorist... flailed at walls because they are physically exhausting. I practiced all the dorky little tinkering things, heading, hooking, jumaring, leading, whatever... didn't matter because I didn't have confidence that my body could keep up with my goals. I don't know what kind of limitations your health places on your activities but if you want to climb walls, you want to be really fit. All that hauling and jumaring taxes you physically, which taxes you mentally, which affects you emotionally, which... yeah you get it.
One time it took me 2 hours to jug a 200' line. No jokesies.
One summer I spent a few months climbing at tahquitz, lots of terrain, up to 5.9, hours and hours a day. No aid practice. Climbed my first grade VI that year, pretty easy too. Chuck yourself in the furnace and see what the crucible shows you.
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Chinchen
climber
Way out there....
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Dec 25, 2012 - 12:38pm PT
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Go bouldering!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Dec 25, 2012 - 01:12pm PT
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Stuck here in Ouray ice climbing by default. In early Jan. I will be looking for a good weather window to come to Vegas. Let's do a climb.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Dec 25, 2012 - 01:22pm PT
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I was ice climbing....yuk! Happy Holidays to you and Donna....see you soon.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Dec 25, 2012 - 01:31pm PT
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Tricky....but i only have to get one to work.
Heading out for some skiing today, ten inches of fresh snow.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 25, 2012 - 02:10pm PT
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Hey Jim! Sounds like a blast in Ouray.
I sent you a message when you were here a few weeks ago, guess it didn't get through. See you on the next trip for sure!
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