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Postby gazedo » Mon Mar 12, 2018 1:42 am

VHGisdead wrote:was planning to have a fun day of bouldering and drinking beer near home last week but it rained unexpectedly so we had to bail to the hard sport crag (Little River Canyon) and a wall where it stays dry basically all the time. Place is sick. Unfortunately the warm-up at this spot is 11a and I'm not a strong climber but the good news is that the 11a warm-up is an awesome route and close enough that I should be able to get back to it and try to send it at some point.


sorry for losing track, are you not in nyc area anymore?
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Postby vhg » Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:24 am

Ah no, I meant parents' home. I'm still outside of NYC. Haven't climbed around here yet but hoping to soon
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Postby gazedo » Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:09 pm

VHGisdead wrote:Ah no, I meant parents' home. I'm still outside of NYC. Haven't climbed around here yet but hoping to soon


seemed like a tough winter for outdoor climbing in the northeast
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Postby gazedo » Sun Mar 18, 2018 5:19 pm

really been flailing on everything i try to climb recently. :|
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Postby Muad'dib bin Stiltzkin » Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:16 pm

in my hometown in southeast PA for the spring and summer and an old, good friend of mine and I both independently got into sport climbing while I was away, been great reconnecting with him and planning trips together even if the weather hasn't been cooperating :D

I'm thinking about going to the new river gorge to help with their trail maintenance event in may to meet people and learn more about the crag, hopefully get some climbing in too
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Postby gazedo » Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:33 pm

new blood, old hat wrote:in my hometown in southeast PA for the spring and summer and an old, good friend of mine and I both independently got into sport climbing while I was away, been great reconnecting with him and planning trips together even if the weather hasn't been cooperating :D

I'm thinking about going to the new river gorge to help with their trail maintenance event in may to meet people and learn more about the crag, hopefully get some climbing in too


That all sounds awesome! Climbing is the best!

Leaving for Moab tonight. Stoked for some sandstone even if California granite has turned me soft. Going to get so pumped! Haven't been on a rope for almost 6 months!
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Postby something sensible if » Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:14 am

did some traversing today just to get back in the swing of things after not climbing for a few months because i messed my shoulder up, and i am hyped. probably still gonna get PT for my shoulder whenever i get my health insurance set up at my job.

saw a dude doing, like, solo aid trad climbing with the loops that you put your feet in. haven't seen anyone do that at that spot before.
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Postby gazedo » Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:35 pm

this is a pretty great use of time lapse:

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/264661267[/vimeo]
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Postby gazedo » Tue May 01, 2018 12:52 pm

net bouldering!

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Postby vhg » Fri May 04, 2018 9:29 am

going to the Gunks tomorrow? Just gonna follow but even that will be a new experience for me
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Postby gazedo » Fri May 04, 2018 2:39 pm

VHGisdead wrote:going to the Gunks tomorrow? Just gonna follow but even that will be a new experience for me


sounds hot. but i am a baby when it come to conditions.
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Postby vhg » Fri May 04, 2018 9:16 pm

Ha, didn't mean to use an exclamation point. Weather looks OK. Hopefully won't be climbing much that's too conditions dependent.

Fully expecting to be out of my element though
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Postby vhg » Mon May 07, 2018 5:36 pm

Joe Kinder is being dropped by his sponsors for using an alt Instagram account to cyberbully Sasha Digiulian, and I guess Courtney Sanders too
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Postby gazedo » Mon May 07, 2018 7:27 pm

VHGisdead wrote:Joe Kinder is being dropped by his sponsors for using an alt Instagram account to cyberbully Sasha Digiulian, and I guess Courtney Sanders too


La Sportiva dropped his ass too.
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Postby vhg » Mon May 07, 2018 7:30 pm

ugh. Supposed to drive to the New tomorrow but I have to be back on Friday and thunderstorms are forecast for Thursday. I don't think I can justify an 8-hour drive for one day at the crag
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Postby gazedo » Wed May 30, 2018 2:41 pm

Yes, everything is right in the climbing world again!!!! Caldwell and Honnold absolutely smashing Gobright's Nose record. Prediction: with Reel Rock there in the Valley and a real chance for Honnold to put Gobright away for good, I bet they go for a few more laps in the next couple weeks and go sub 2 hours! Really enjoying this Honnold - Gobright rivalry. We need more real feuds in climbing that are not just privileged white guys being jerks (re Joe Kinder).
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Postby vhg » Wed May 30, 2018 2:48 pm

love to take hundred footers and get right back on the horse
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Postby Muad'dib bin Stiltzkin » Thu May 31, 2018 9:49 am

Went to the NRG and Miguel's for the first time, hoooo boy that was fun
steepest climbing and biggest whips I've done outside
gotta work on that ARC training though cause I get pumped way too quick
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Postby gazedo » Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:58 pm

new nose record at 2:01:50 (which includes dealing with a stuck rope)!!!
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Postby branzino » Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:41 pm

That's nice to hear, especially in light of the recent tragic news from Yosemite
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Postby vhg » Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:52 pm

wow
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Postby vhg » Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:54 pm

it's been pretty brutal to read the reports trickling in of the Freeblast fall. Lotta introspection from big timers on the supertopo thread.

This is pretty hard to read https://www.climbing.com/news/eye-witnesses-recount-tragic-accident-on-el-caps-freeblast/
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Postby gazedo » Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:15 pm

The cut rope at least makes some sense to how they fell all the way to the ground.
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Postby gazedo » Wed Jun 06, 2018 12:55 pm

1:58 on the nose!
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Postby vhg » Wed Jun 06, 2018 1:07 pm

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Postby vhg » Wed Jun 06, 2018 1:10 pm

I never saw this before, speed records are nuts

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Postby gazedo » Wed Jun 06, 2018 1:27 pm

I am just waiting for Alex to replace Tommy with Adam and go 1:40
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Postby something sensible if » Wed Jun 06, 2018 4:50 pm

im sorta idiotically hyped that honnold has been completely sober his whole life
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Postby gazedo » Wed Jun 06, 2018 5:20 pm

something sensible if wrote:im sorta idiotically hyped that honnold has been completely sober his whole life


yeah, if you don't count his addiction to adrenaline. dude is definitely constantly seeking the next high.
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Postby Muad'dib bin Stiltzkin » Mon Jun 18, 2018 3:31 pm

What is everyones local crag? I'm in PA and the local spots aren't exactly going to be on the cover of a magazine but I'm happy they're in the arew. Better than nothing

anybody here climb at birdsboro in PA? it's slowly becoming my go to spot cause it's the closest sport crag around me. It's an old quarry and super chossy with lots of glue on olds and the rock is glossy as all hell, but there's some fun stuff. very chill environment and locals too. surprisingly climbable in the summer when you've got shade
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