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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 18, 2018 - 03:39pm PT
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There is more to life than climbing. Screw that, ha ha!
Get out there and carry the torch for us, Eee-Yonnn-Keeee !!!
And don't forget to post up the pics!
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DanaB
climber
CO
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Apr 18, 2018 - 04:48pm PT
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Just got back from climbing an hour or so ago. On-sighted several 11as, and a 10b, couldn't do another 11a or a 10c. I can tell you what I felt/thought, I'd struggle to give an answer or a conclusion. Maybe the facts do that.
I really enjoyed what I did, and it was fun finishing things that made me work.
As always, the movement of climbing felt very, very good.
Maybe I can do those unfinished routes another time. If not, there were at least 5-6 others that looked great.
I'm closer to 67 than 66. I'm going to keep climbing and continue to try challenging routes.
If I can't, there are other things in my life.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 18, 2018 - 05:18pm PT
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Hey thanks everybody! I have seen the light. Turns out, I was a bit of a hacky-sack prodigy in my youth (before there were rules). I'm thinking, hacky-sack doesn't require the forearm strength of climbing. Hacky-sack may be my salvation.
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L
climber
A place where Blue is the new Black...
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Apr 18, 2018 - 05:21pm PT
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Hacky-sack may be my salvation.
I just peed my panties.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Apr 18, 2018 - 05:49pm PT
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I was a bit of a hacky-sack prodigy in my youth
Please translate.
5.11 hacky-sack? Above? Below?
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 18, 2018 - 05:52pm PT
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I just peed my panties.
That means a lot to me, L, as I am a fan of your comedy.
Tarbuster, I know that you would still be at it like me, but climbing at a higher level, no doubt.
Tom Patterson; thanks for your post. I really hope that we can climb together at some point.
Chief; read what Tarbuster wrote:)
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Apr 18, 2018 - 06:39pm PT
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Great thread man,there are more in your camp than I would have thought.
Cheers
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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Apr 18, 2018 - 06:47pm PT
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I was 5.10c at best at hacky sack
too lanky, and just not quick enough
5.11 hacky sack kicks ass!!
in an 80's kind of way
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Apr 18, 2018 - 08:05pm PT
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Careful with 5.11 hacky sack. You can pull a groin or throw out a knee.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 18, 2018 - 08:59pm PT
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Hacky sack.....better than jeeping but just by a whisker.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Apr 18, 2018 - 10:23pm PT
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Can still lay, sit, stand, walk, and turn on a really hard cranked-down 10mm. Juggling, however, is probably way, way out the window and gone.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Apr 19, 2018 - 03:19am PT
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Labels.....
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Apr 19, 2018 - 04:04am PT
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More like stickers I think.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Apr 19, 2018 - 06:34am PT
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FRED WOLF: MY GRANDMOTHER, THE BEAUTY QUEEN
When she was like 17 or 18 years old, she won a beauty contest back in Pennsylvania. She ran like three miles a day; she jogged; she swam six, seven miles a day. She was in really good shape, and she won a beauty contest. She was a good-looking woman. Now, she's 93 years old and really let herself go.
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Tom Patterson
Trad climber
Seattle
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Apr 19, 2018 - 08:39am PT
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Tom Patterson; thanks for your post. I really hope that we can climb together at some point.
Me too, Greg!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 19, 2018 - 08:46am PT
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clinker:
Fred = Frederica?
Best post in the thread so far!
Would like to know more about her.
Got any pictures? (I know, thread drift, sort of, but not really: WTF)
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
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Apr 19, 2018 - 12:31pm PT
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My two cents, eeyonkee... Move to the ocean (Pacific coast, the closer to Big Sur the better) and take up scuba diving. It's extremely adventurous, it connects you to nature uniquely, and you'll be diving 5.11 in no time! Happy diving!!
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F10
Trad climber
Bishop
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Apr 19, 2018 - 12:41pm PT
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I can relate Greg. The 10’s are still fun but solid 5.11 has faded. At 62 I want to try and stay healthy while having fun.
You’ve done some amazing climbs and have inspired me. Keep on climbing and do what makes you happy.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Apr 19, 2018 - 01:04pm PT
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Hey Tarbuster. That post is attributed to a comedian, Fred Wolf. I thought it was a funny take on aging. Cheers!
Jon
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 19, 2018 - 01:07pm PT
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^^^
10 four, Jon.
Still the best post in the thread!
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