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remote control carnivore posted:Trad free solo is the only "pure" form of climbing 
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As someone who lives in a van and climbs too much, there's a shocking number of women who think it's frickin' awesome. It's wierding me out.
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Oct 12, 2018 13:55
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Yeah who the gently caress would jump off a bouldering wall deliberately? That's pre dumb.
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Oct 12, 2018 19:31
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Lol one of my local gyms has sand and gravel as the flooring.
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Oct 12, 2018 22:54
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Nah it's in Victoria, very old school though. Glad to hear it's not the only place helping gym rats actually respect a ground fall.
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Oct 13, 2018 04:50
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Endjinneer posted:My first expedition TL;DR: Wait, why did crevasses stop you? Nobody brought a probe or glacier travel gear? Also what took out the bridge (and how'd you end up getting out?).
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Oct 13, 2018 20:53
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"So how about a season of mixed climbing and ski mountaineering ascents in the Rockies this winter? ", says the text from a kid ten years younger and infinitely bolder than I am. Can't turn down an invite like that. 
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Oct 17, 2018 05:58
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I'm really glad that idiot got like $1500 for a silent partner on EBay last month, because the market was suddenly flooded and now I've won one for slightly more than retail and can finally pursue my solo-aid alpine bigwall dreams.  Tactical Lesbian posted:humblebrag time: did a lead class & took the test to get certified in my gym this weekend, and apparently it's "very rare" that someone doesn't hesitate to take that first lead fall on purpose and isn't scared by it whatsoever Crippling depression is how and why I got into rock climbing, and now that I no longer have it I find myself with a crippling fear of heights + hanging off gear belays making GBS threads myself in terror and doing rope access for my day job. I may have beaten the suicide but I guess my brain got the last laugh in the end? Rime fucked around with this message at 03:35 on Nov 15, 2018 |
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Nov 15, 2018 03:31
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Pretty sure Tommy Caldwell roped gunned his 4 year old up 9 pitches on The Nose last weekend, if I'm recalling my Instagram correctly. So yeah, it's a matter of dedication to the craft above all. Speaking of, I'm going to be working in a remote camp 3 hours from Toronto for the next six months. How can I train without any rock or gyms so that I am not a limp noodle when I return to BC? 
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Nov 16, 2018 14:15
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Kasumeat posted:Yeah this is the real issue Oh yeah, nothing says fun like 12 hour days on the shores of lake Huron in January and then coming home to my cramped unheated minivan.
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Nov 16, 2018 20:53
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I'm sitting here LMFAO pretty hard that Sudbury has a better, larger, and more modern climbing gym than the gross cramped places we've got in Vancouver. Training problems solved. Thanks for the offer though Toronto goon, I'll hit you up if I come south.
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Nov 20, 2018 15:24
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Verviticus posted:the bouldering gyms in/around vancouver are really good. not sure about other kinds of climbing though Hive North Shore is great, everything else is worn out, overcrowded, and reeks like feet. The gym in downtown Victoria is absurdly better than anything in Vancouver, like wow.
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Nov 20, 2018 20:22
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Teaching anchoring classes made me realize how many things there are to consider. Like holy poo poo, trying to fit all that in to 8 hours in a digestible fashion + practice time is brutal.
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Nov 27, 2018 05:20
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Canadian Shield report: Looks like there'd be great bouldering here if it weren't freezing and covered in snow. Gym in Sudbury is great. Dunno why I was worried about getting out of shape when I'm climbing 418' ladders multiple times a day. 
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