How many days did you climb in 2012?

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phylp

Trad climber

Millbrae, CA

Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 22, 2012 - 03:16pm PT

There was a thread back in January, asking people to predict how many days they thought they would climb - OUTSIDE ONLY, not the gym - in 2012. I've searched and searched but I can't find it.

I wonder how close people came to their estimates.

I had 26 glorious mountain and high desert days this year. I wish it could have been more but I had a couple of minor injuries that kept me from a couple of trips. Still in all it was a good year, and I'm hoping for more good days in 2013.

Phyl

Borut

Mountain climber

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dec 22, 2012 - 03:22pm PT

There are 8 days left and I plan to be out climbing...

2012 didn't amount to much. I started being active around the end of the summer and did quite a lot of cragging, no walls.

Ed Hartouni

Trad climber

Livermore, CA

Dec 22, 2012 - 03:22pm PT

37 days,
68 routes (17 FAs)
116 pitches

(so far... we've got more than a week left!)

Wade Icey

Trad climber

www.alohashirtrescue.com

Dec 22, 2012 - 03:36pm PT

6 days. kill me now.

healyje

Trad climber

Portland, Oregon

Dec 22, 2012 - 03:41pm PT

Well, you weren't alone. After a reasonable 2011, I got in a couple of days very early in 2012, but between work and a medical crisis in the immediate family the year went entirely tits up and no more climbing ensued. Did get in a couple of days of distance swimming which was nice and I have higher hopes 2013 given things are easing up on both the work and medical fronts.

mtnyoung

Trad climber

Twain Harte, California

Dec 22, 2012 - 03:52pm PT

101 days so far ("indoor" isn't climbing). This year many, many of them were spent on guidebook research.

And, if weather allows, I'll get five more in at Joshua Tree after Christmas.

phylp

Trad climber

Millbrae, CA

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 22, 2012 - 04:00pm PT

Hey, Locker, anyone who can climb 5.31459 is a Real Climber in my book. Don't sell yourself short!

Jebus, sounds like a wonderful year!

Ed, your precision should not have surprised me, but it did! I tallied my days up by looking back over the paper calendar I still use and seeing when I was away. So I probably should have said 26 plus or minus 2 since my memory of specific days is not perfect.

John Butler

Social climber

SLC, Utah

Dec 22, 2012 - 04:01pm PT

30ish

:-(

Studly

Trad climber

Dec 22, 2012 - 04:07pm PT

Over 250 days. Got to keep on rocking.

The Call Of K2 Lou

climber

Squamish

Dec 22, 2012 - 04:18pm PT

Somewhere just north of 100 days. About 20 of those days included extensive exploration (read: thrashing through the bush) and I didn't count the 20 or so exploration days that didn't amount to a bucket of warm piss.

BruceAnderson

Social climber

Los Angeles currently St. Antonin, France

Dec 22, 2012 - 04:23pm PT

65 days outside, but hope to get a couple more before 2013.

thekidcormier

Gym climber

squamish, b.c.

Dec 22, 2012 - 04:28pm PT

My guess is a bout 200 days where i climbed atleast one 5th class pitch probably close to 500 guide book pitches over the coarse of the year..
This years goal was to climb atleast one pitch every month which i obviiusly obliterated.

caughtinside

Social climber

Oakland, CA

Dec 22, 2012 - 04:33pm PT

354 pitches. Not sure what that is in days... lots?

Jebus, heal up and stay safe.

MisterE

Social climber

Dec 22, 2012 - 04:35pm PT

About 80 total this year - not great, not bad.

Trad climber

Calgary

Dec 22, 2012 - 04:37pm PT

Maybe 30 and every day was fun
I met Cosmic twice this year but both times he was busted up. Hopefully the 3rd time we can rope up

Jaybro

Social climber

Wolf City, Wyoming

Dec 22, 2012 - 04:37pm PT

A small amount, esp after last year, but it picked up in a big way toward the end. And it ain't over yet! Small total means the FA 's and 5.12's are a higher percent and stand out more. I'm really glad I don't record it like Ed, or I'd be depressed!

Maybe fifty days

Edge

Trad climber

New Durham, NH

Dec 22, 2012 - 04:49pm PT

I had a good year overall. I got outdoors a total of 27 days which included 112 pitches and 21 first ascents. I only had to go to the gym 4 times.

Our crew started developing Longstack Precipice in the Lakes Region of NH. I had climbed at the crag in the late 70s when I would ditch high school, and put up 8-10 lines back then. Due to questionable access the cliff sat undeveloped until late last year, but now boasts 60 quality climbs of which I have the FA of 22 of them.

The cliff is about 1/3 mile long and up to 170' tall with routes ranging from 5.5-5.12, almost all of exceptional quality despite the fact that it is still cleaning up a bit. This has been called by many the best crag in central and southern NH.

Many of the routes were established ground up, but others were prepped top down by scrubbing and adding only necessary bolts. This is NOT a sport area, although there are a few all bolted climbs.

The pic above is on 'Way of the Peaceful Warrior" 5.9+. The one below is after rap scrubbing "Earth and Sky" 5.9 PG.

I also bagged 4 FAs on Humphreys Ledge, and another 4 at the newly developed Halls Ledge in Jackson, NH.

Highlights include late nights at Longstack Precipice, climbing via headlamp and walking out under the full moon to howling coyote.

I got to repeat a bunch of North Conway classics that I hadn't done in 15-20 years like the Hotter Than Hell-Inferno link up. I was also asked to help judge the USA Climbing Adult Bouldering Nationals in Colorado Springs last February, which is always fun.

With all of the new route development and time scrubbing, I didn't get on as many pitches as I could have, so I didn't push the grades as hard as I would have liked. Still, I managed to onsight lead a handful of .11s

I was waylaid from March - May with an injury, and developed a mild case of achilles tendonitis mid Summer which I am treating with RICE and managing until I shut down for 6-8 weeks to let it heal, probably Jan & Feb.

The big news was that we finally sold our house of 18 years, and have moved into a rental for the winter. My wife and I bought a 27' RV and a Tundra to pull it, and when my son graduates from UMass in May we are hitting the road for a 3-4 month, open ended cross country road trip. We plan on hitting all the National Parks out west, and eventually relocate to the Front Range of CO, my lifelong dream. We want to be near Boulder, but not necessarily in Boulder, as we have family near there and my daughter just moved last Summer to Denver. I can't wait to climb with her again.

We fly out to Denver for 11 days over Christmas/New Years, and I hope to get out to Clear Creek Canyon for some (shudder) sport climbing while we are there, so my numbers for 2012 should go up.