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tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
User error? Sharma did put up 15a in Anasazis. There are a variety of things that could be going on. Both shoes are relatively flat. The Mythos is a much stiffer shoe. What type terrain are you having trouble on? Steep? Vert? Slab? It is harder to toe-in in a flat shoe on steep terrain, but I'd expect you'd have the same issue in the Mythos.

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tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
Drive elbows down and knees in?

Edit: Oh and spend a week at Indian Creek each year.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite

Why? Are you concerned with weight? If not, then cams are way more versatile.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite

After you place one for the first time, be sure to kick it. Totally reassuring.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite

armorer posted:

Portland climbing

If the weather is good on Mt Hood, check out French's Dome.

Edit: Broughton sucks. Fun goes to die there. Carver requires the purchase of a pass (private land). Don't bring dogs to Carver.

tortilla_chip fucked around with this message at 17:46 on May 2, 2013

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
Anyone heading to Ten Sleep this weekend?

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
You know what sucks? Breaking your ankle on a warmup.

But seriously, build a stick clip. It's like $20 for a painter's pole, alligator clip, and two hose clamps.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
Once you chop a rope into the sub 50m range use it for the gym? I don't see a compelling need to buy a rope specifically for gym use.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
BJ Tilden once told me finger strength couldn't be trained. To be fair, we were drinking at the time.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
Does Boreal even distribute outside the EU anymore?

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite

turevidar posted:

Does anyone have recommendations for preventing and dealing with callouses? I've been sanding mine, but it's tough to get the ones at the base of my fingers without tearing up my palms.

I glue sandpaper to a dowel that I chopped down to 6 inches or so.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite


1/3 of the way up Shelter from the Storm at Arrow Canyon, NV

tortilla_chip fucked around with this message at 19:25 on Feb 23, 2015

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite

Endjinneer posted:

Nice! What's the deal with the quickdraws on the routes either side of you? Are they crag swag or in-situ or something?

Some of the routes are fixed, some just happened to be up at the time.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
What's the RMA number? I can check in with the QA folks and find out what's up.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usee0F_Ya98
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Owz-XX4Kk8

Excerpts from Neil Graham's technique video. Kind of cheesy, but worth a watch.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite

spwrozek posted:

doing it all by feel.
Aka short roping the poo poo out of your climber

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
Stick clips: nothing more embarrassing than breaking your ankle on a warm up

Build your own stick clip. You need a painters pole, 2 hose clamps, and an adjustable spring clamp.

tortilla_chip fucked around with this message at 17:50 on May 14, 2015

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite

Al's Diner (My first 5.13!)

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajYFniMZtJjgk0hlM7SN28GCdEFe42Hw

Here are some AMGA videos that might be of use.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite

tortilla_chip posted:

Stick clips: nothing more embarrassing than breaking your ankle on a warm up

Glad you're ok

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite

Keldoclock posted:

Portland, OR climbing

I was never very impressed with the local climbing options in Portland. Frenchman's Dome should be in season at this point, it was my favorite area while I was out there.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
drat I love the fall. Maple finally has some friction.

Scoops AKA 51


tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
No that was like pitch 8 for the day. I was pretty fried.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
Yes... it is Maple after all.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
They hate their necks and have never belayed anyone on a project suss go in Pipe Dream.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite


Finally got the invite to Poptire. Utah > Colorado.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite

Had a good weekend, cleaned up an old project at the crag where I grew up. Clipping the chains on Girlymon.

tortilla_chip fucked around with this message at 17:03 on Nov 10, 2015

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
Kalymnos is terrible. Do never go.

tortilla_chip fucked around with this message at 08:32 on Nov 18, 2015

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite

armorer posted:

Are you there now? I just left this morning!

Ah bummer, maybe we ran into each other like goons in the night. I've been at Grotta and Panorama mostly.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite

Entering the crux on Orion, a very fun 7c+ at the Odyssey Wall, Kalymnos

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
How is the road up to the Homestead? Do you still need a 4x4 with rear lockers to get up?

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
The merits of cardio training for climbing are often debated, however in my experience a decent baseline is useful for recovery on endurance style routes. I think it's the Anderson brother's RCTM that says that running/biking adds unnecessary weight in the lower body (for climbing specific performance).

Rowing is good for building strength and stability through the shoulder girdle, as well as in the rhomboids which are often neglected by climbers.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
80m is the new hotness.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
Front > Momentum


We've been getting some storm cycles but depending on the weather usually one of Joes, LCC, or Castle Rocks is typically in.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
Sharma sent Sprout in his flip flops for a warmup before onsighting the rest of the Pipe Dream cave. I hate that he is so drat pretty too.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
Sounds like a TFCC issue... good luck!

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite

Mons Hubris posted:

Just signed up for a Meetup to go outdoor toproping for the first time at Pilot Mountain in NC next month. Quote this post when I fall off a mountain.

Can't be any worse than Tinder dates on Steort's Ridge.

tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
They say Sessions is the best 12 in the Uintas and it's probably true.


tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite

Mr. Crow posted:

endurance?

Treadwall, but it's hateful.

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tortilla_chip
Jun 13, 2007

k-partite
Best flash of the year! A true American Beauty

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