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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 31, 2013 - 02:50pm PT
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be realistic, it's not a leap year. Mine are:
Stay injury free and healthy enough to climb 150+ days.
Go for a big new alpine line i've been looking at in Patagonia next Nov/Dec. Might be my last chance with advancing age taking a toll.
At least one exotic, offshore rock climbing trip....the short list (South Africa, Yemen, the Pyrenees, China, Slovenia).
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Yak-Chik
Trad climber
Phoenix
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Dec 31, 2013 - 03:01pm PT
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sometimes I feel stupid for wasting multiple days traveling
just to get in a day climbing at an exotic local.
Do the math, 5 days of climbing is better than 1 day plus 4 days
traveling sitting next to coughing people on airplanes and busses.
Ok well maybe not always worse.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Dec 31, 2013 - 03:17pm PT
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Injury free # 1
Keep my great partners/friends, have more adventures with them and meet a few more good people.
Put up several QUALITY FAs and FFAs in Sierra and hopefully in Yosemite Valley itself.
Go to Patagonia to climb with Donini if I am VERY lucky.
Do the Salathe, Shield or some route I have not done on El Cap. NIAD would be cool too.
Send 4 fingercracks 5 month ago I thought were impossible. Butterballs, Pinky Paralysis, 4th pitch on the Rostrum, and Espresso Crack (Bishop).
Improve slab climbing/thin face, and get stronger.
Rostrum/Astroman/Ribbon Candy without takes or falls would be insanely awesome.
Full Palisade Traverse, some traverse I don't think was ever done, and Sun Spot Dihedral on The Hulk. Ice Nine, East Face of Mt. Morrison, Black Kaweah, Harding Route on Keeler/E Face Direct on Whitney. Western Front on Russell. 3 routes on Picture Peak. I can go on and on and on about stuff I want to climb...
Learn to aid solo
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Dec 31, 2013 - 03:32pm PT
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Climb 2 or 3 days a week (and exercise in between!). Lose about 15 lbs (which will help the climbing). Climb Earth Angel, Coyote Tower and Epitaph (Sedona). Climb some stuff in Red Rocks (Refried Brains, Yellow Brick Road, Birdland, etc. Explore my local crags (joshua tree)and seek out places I have yet to visit. Do a few first ascents if possible. Start to see if my 9 year old is ready to go out climbing and mountain biking with Dad pretty soon here. Visit some So. Cal. areas I have yet to visit. (El Cajon Mtn., Valley of the Moon, Vasquez Rocks,etc.) Take a few multi-day trips to Ariz. to climb. Want to go the Shuteye this summer for a week or so. Climb a few routes on Tahquitz that I have over-looked or ignored. Pretty much just keep the ball rolling, hang w/my homies, take my friends climbing that I promised I would take climbing. Enjoy the outdoors with my family and friends;..Mellow goals of an aging climber....keep it simple......and maybe free climb the Dawn Wall before Tommy and Chris.......( I still need to climb the Cottontail in the Fishers, Texas Tower, Monster Tower in Canyonlands.....I need to get busy, huh...)..
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Dec 31, 2013 - 03:33pm PT
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i want to deck out at the gym on the auto belay and sue for early retirement,
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 31, 2013 - 03:46pm PT
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I'm going to take it one climb at a time. Calculus Crack in Squamish seems doable for me and then I will go from there.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Dec 31, 2013 - 04:00pm PT
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Ahh yes, spraylord opportunity.
Been thinking about this a bit and have it somewhat narrowed down, realistically though I will be stoked to pull down 200 days if I'm super lucky!
I'm calling my list ideas though, goals get me too wrapped up in an end result & can cause pressure, or need for results as opposed to enjoying the ride (or inevitable whippers in this case).
More sport climbing
*stupid fleeing heifer
*archives
*stupid animal
More bouldering
*no troublems
*black slabbath
*as good as it gets
*the master plan
*chicken lips & as#@&%es
*few FA projects in the bluffs
More hard, single pitch gear climbing
*onsight attempt of sentry box will happen this year
*the oracle
*king of rock
*flight of the challenger
More multipitch
*will do freeway finally
*redpoint borderline-high plains
*rostrum
*if the stars align- the nose
More traveling
*would love to go overseas but realistically will be lucky to do a few short trips around BC, maybe a week or 2 in Utah in the spring & hopefully some time in Cali between sept-nov. Bugs would be rad too but we will see.
More running/cardio
*black tusk before work one day
*run from my house to chief, solo Buttface, 100 bps in the forest after, run back home.
Finishing the rest of the pitches on the chiefs challenge & maybe trying to do them all in a day.
Woah this list is probably a tad ambitious, but it's nice to have ideas so long as u keep them fun & don't put to much pressure on yourself :-)
/end spray
Wishing all of u the best of luck with your climbing goals/ideas!!
Go crush in 2014!!!
Edit-
*climb with Wayno at Squamish
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Dec 31, 2013 - 04:06pm PT
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Great thread already Jim.
1. Rehab my knee and climb plastic thrice weekly during the wet season so as to be strong and confident come spring.
2. Complete a twenty year goal to climb Third Pillar of Dana (.10b) with Macronut in August
3. Climb a cool High Sierra route with Hudon in Spring. He hasn't been on many of the Sierra classics. West Ridge of Conness maybe?
4. Hobbit Book on Mariolumne sometime in Fall
5. Get an old high school buddy back into climbing. Matthes Crest maybe in Sept/Oct.
That would be a great 2014.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Dec 31, 2013 - 04:16pm PT
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3. Climb a cool High Sierra route with Hudon in Spring. He hasn't been on many of the Sierra classics. West Ridge of Conness maybe?
SW Face of Conness if you are going with Hudon! OR Red Dihedral on The Incredible Hulk. RD is not very sustained but an awesome experience on a cool peak. You gotta do that one Scott if the knee is feeling better!
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xtrmecat
Big Wall climber
Kalispell, Montanagonia
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Dec 31, 2013 - 04:18pm PT
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Put an ElCap route to rest that has haunted me. Best part of this is a great friend and wall newb's idea, and we haven't had time to spend together in over a decade. May our fingers get worked to the bone.
Burly Bob
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PatCleary
Social climber
Rohnert Park, CA
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Dec 31, 2013 - 04:18pm PT
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Ice climb more, and convince my mind that being above good gear is okay. Stone Groove, Lunatic Fringe, Red Dihedral and Serenity and Sons free. Hotlum Glacier on Shasta and a winter alpine ascent of Mount Washington.
And run a marathon.
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slabbo
Trad climber
fort garland, colo
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Dec 31, 2013 - 04:20pm PT
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After a hip replacement, heart failure and 3 MI's..I still here.. Hit Red Rocks with Trundlebum...f/a's with Bob D'A.. and with any luck some of the more "moderate" routes in the Black
And live to see 2015
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Dec 31, 2013 - 04:26pm PT
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Climb some stuff I haven't climbed before.
Climb some stuff no one has climbed before.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Dec 31, 2013 - 04:27pm PT
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i imagine ill continue the search for the rare and edangered 5.3Ds in places to never be revealed in location cept to choice individuals and only after being blood sworn to secrecy.
This is why I like my crazy conservative brother. I will go for solitude before number EVERY TIME!! Besides, 5.3d is some of the most rad sh#t EVER!!!
I will be back with some actual 2014 desires later.....
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 31, 2013 - 04:35pm PT
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Jaybro, when you've reached a certain age, climbing stuff you have climbed before can be a worthy goal.
Vitaliy, i'm doing some scouting in Patagonia next month....stay tuned.
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Radish
Trad climber
SeKi, California
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Dec 31, 2013 - 04:38pm PT
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Happy New Year to all of you! I've been working on my Blog http://southernsierraclimber.blogspot.com/ and hope that it will give some of you new ideas and desires to go to new places and climb some Classic lines and put up some FA's. Please remember that we need some mid grade climbs to inspire those who can't climb really hard stuff. Hoping to get lots of climbing days in and injury free for sure! Old age is calling but I ain't answering!
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WyoRockMan
climber
Flank of the Big Horns
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Dec 31, 2013 - 04:41pm PT
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Staying injury free is of course #1. Hard to do the list without.
My to do list for 2014:
-A minimum of 4 trips to the Tower. (One Way Sunset and McCarthy WF top the extensive to do list.)
-At least one trip to Custer State Park/Rushmore.
-Finish the "proj" in the Bighorns.
-A sushi fest. Voo!
-A Winds trip. (Mitchel N. Face Center and whatever else tickles the fancy.)
-Fremont Canyon trip.
-Finish anchor replacements in Tongue River Canyon. And a few new clippy clips.
-High on Boulder and Smooth Emerald Milkshake in Cody.
-A Hyalite trip
-Start my 6 year old daughter on roped outdoor climbing. (Actually this is the only "must do")
-Have fun. A lot of fun.
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Grippa
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Dec 31, 2013 - 04:43pm PT
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Be able to walk 5.10 anything, and 5.11 on good days.
Solo aid something in Zion.
El Cap!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Dec 31, 2013 - 05:01pm PT
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Good Question!
January - get in some kind of decent shape after weeks of Holiday company and partying.
February to Mid March - Enjoy whatever Ouray,CO and surrounding areas present. :)
End of March - Big Cosmic/Lynne Super Topo Shindig.
April/May - So Cal, Europe or whatever opportunity may come my way.
Summer - Eastern Sierra
I've never been a tick list kinda person. Will work on that in 2014.
Who knows what the rest of the year might hold? Life is an adventure I try to live and enjoy a day at a time and thank my best friend for all my blessings. Joyfully, Lynne....the not really climber, climber. :))
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Dec 31, 2013 - 05:06pm PT
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Oh, I'll climb plenty of stuff I've climbed before. I'm just not putting that, in the goal category.
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