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Oct 9, 2023 I’m currently in postulant training to become a buddhist monk and am working on sewing my robes. Even though much of the winter will be spent in the forest, most of… View Message

Apr 19, 2023 Heading to Slovenia via train from Berlin this summer, I’m thinking about hitting a line or two in the alps while I’m there, but nothing particularly wild. I’… View Message

Feb 7, 2023 haven’t had the chance to try them on in person but wanna try them out regardless. if you’re familiar with mastias and solutions/miuras, what’s the sizin… View Message

Jul 6, 2022 Aaron Liebling wrote: Good plan.For anyone else reading this, the north ridge of Stuart (and especially the complete north ridge) is *nothing* like Tenaya.  Tenaya is… View Message

Jul 6, 2022 slim wrote: Dude, looking at your ticklist - if it was you and another equal partner i would give you less than 50/50 of pulling it off. It looks like you kind of epiced on… View Message

Jul 6, 2022 i’m hoping to climb the north ridge of stuart in a few days, but will be with a fairly inexperienced partner and am wondering how convenient a bivy en route would be. Ask… View Message

Jun 26, 2022 Yuri Rodea wrote: It counts for you. There are climbs of every grade, well idk about 5.13 or above, that are TR only.Even if you personally feel like your TR send wasn't as… View Message

Jun 23, 2022 bump because i posted this at a dumb time  View Message

Jun 22, 2022 i know i know they’re not that expensive but i’d rather give new life to a used one than buy new. if you have one laying around let me know. thanks! View Message

Jun 18, 2022 I’ll be in the seattle area (and semi-mobile, so flexible) and trying to get to the Abhayagiri Forest Monastery in northern california some time in mid/late july, dependi… View Message

Jun 18, 2022 I’ll be in the seattle area and trying to get to the Abhayagiri Forest Monastery in northern california some time in mid/late july, depending on what opportunities to tra… View Message

Feb 2, 2022 Anything in the cirque of the towers. So so isolated View Message

Jan 10, 2022 Obligatory: I have and use a climbing helmet and am being somewhat facetious with this post.That being said, I just got a hockey helmet and was thinking that I needed to scratc… View Message

Dec 6, 2021 From my friend whose ticks I regularly check for this sort of nugget of wisdomIf v2 is someone’s limit I’d wager spacklehead is damn near impossible View Message

Nov 29, 2021 Mark Regier wrote: I think picked and kicked-out 5’s are easier than virgin WI 4. Number of recent ascents are more significant to me. Something like a “heat ma… View Message

Nov 29, 2021 Honestly while you're getting into it, just get the cheapest ones you can. Used and abused is your best bet. Once you branch out and climb with more people that let you try out… View Message

Oct 22, 2021 I’m shocked that I can’t find any threads about this online, but I’m really curious about how everybody keeps their shirts tucked into their harnesses. Every… View Message

Oct 15, 2021 Having a prophetic last name such as mine come true View Message

Oct 9, 2021 Old lady H wrote: Post a link to a stupid video with nothing to do with anything.The point of that video is that it‘s an instruction manual for something nobody wants… View Message

Oct 9, 2021 À la this video, what, in your opinion, could be the worst theoretical ascent stylistically? For the sake of confining our definition of ascent, let's keep it human-powe… View Message

Oct 5, 2021 Figured I’d throw this up before ice season starts. I’m hoping to find a mentor for this upcoming ice season. As of last year I was starting to break into lead… View Message

Sep 17, 2021 Gumby King wrote: Okay you can stop bragging or send some of this rain to the south west.Take your smoke back and you might have a deal View Message

Sep 17, 2021 Whoever has been making it rain every single weekend since august needs to chill  View Message

Aug 28, 2021 I just keep a list of contacts in my phone. Stuff like "Tobias Yosemite" and "Mike Safe Harbor". Keeps them just a search away whenever I'm in an area and need a partner. Any r… View Message

Jul 29, 2021 I agree with ilya f in that most of these predictions arent actually predictions, they're just noticing trends already happening. Y'all are playing it too safe. Here are my ima… View Message

Jul 23, 2021 The figure-8 has been weighing me down, ruining my otherwise raw sending power. Considering switching to a clove hitch on the belay loop for max performance View Message

Jul 23, 2021 Warning: "if you decide to piece out" offer. Interested in the hooks View Message

Jul 21, 2021 Help, I’ve tried a bunch of tools but none are as good as those sweet, sweet quarks. Thanks! View Message

Jul 21, 2021 It’s pretty reasonably priced at the Yosemite village grocery store View Message

Jul 12, 2021 Certainly not the hardest, but an interesting contender: mountainproject.com/route/1… View Message

Jun 29, 2021 Howdy! Wondering what the look in tuolumne/Lee vining is for AT&T. If it’s trash like I’m expecting, any pay phones or the like out that way? View Message

Jun 26, 2021 Howdy! I know it’s hot in the valley but I’m super keen on getting some experience on big wall style climbs. Comfortable/efficient with easy aid, decent follower (n… View Message

Jun 22, 2021 In the area this upcoming Monday through the end of July and stoked to get out climbing with folks familiar with the area. I'm a confident 5.10- leader, comfortable on easy aid… View Message

May 15, 2021 The type you have to bring if you’re going backcountry in the daks. Thanks! View Message

Mar 15, 2021 Trail running can be very rewarding and a great way to scope out potential climbing areas for the future View Message

Mar 13, 2021 I disagree with removing the railroad spike. Just because it's a temptation doesn't mean it should be chopped... especially because it's possible to get down from it cleanly, t… View Message