Point Rank: # 2,159
Total Points: 201
Last Year: 2
Last 30 Days: 0
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| Areas are worth 15 |
| Routes are worth 10 |
| Photos are worth 5 |
| Comments are worth 1 |
Where has Bob Rotert been climbing?
18 people gave this user's contributions a positive rating.
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I started climbing in 1971 in the Southeast/North Carolina. After going to school at Western Carolina and living in Cashiers, I moved around every couple of years to different climbing areas. North Conway/New Hampshire, SLC/Utah, Boulder/Colorado, Southern California, and finally setting down roots in Colorado in 1987. I have lived here since then and can't believe how much fun I have had and how fast the past 20+ years have gone by. What a great place to live if your a climber.
I've been climbing for 40 + years now total and still love climbing as much today as I did when I first started. I really enjoy all types of climbing. I enjoy trad as well as sport, and I have done & I am relatively proficient in all forms of climbing from cragging to big wall climbing, as well as waterfall ice and alpine climbing. In those 35 yrs I have been fortunate enough to be able to climb all over the US and many places internationally.
I have climbed up to 5.13 back in the 80's when it was at the top of the grades, but now climbing well into my 50's, I don't seem to be able to pull down nearly as hard as I use to. Maybe I have reached the stage in life where it is better to focus on the joy of climbing instead of athletic performance. At least that's what I tell myself when I get smacked down on routes I used to be able to do without too much effort.
I do still have the passion to try & climb hard and can "on sight" climbs up to about 5.12- on a good day, when I'm feeling very fresh and saucy, the rock is crisp, I have good beta, the moves are obvious and not very strenuous, and gravity index for the day is very low. Or the climb is soft for the grade. LOL \;o)
I really enjoy meeting & getting out with motivated people who share the same passion I have for climbing & adventure. Those people help motivate me to continue to climb as much & as hard as I can. It is a joy to get out & climb with people that are doing some of the climbs I did years ago for their first time. I guess I find it a way of vicariously re living many of my past experiences. It has been interesting to live long enough now, to be able to watch climbing evolve and I am impressed and amazed by the achievements and abilities of the previous and the new generation of climbers. |
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