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jstan
climber
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Aug 24, 2010 - 01:39am PT
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Lynn:
An 18 year old male noobie has maybe 200 bad boulder falls in him before he is SOL.
You have
10?
Thinkaboudit.
Edit:
My post garnered negative comments.
Most of them from guys now using walkers.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Aug 24, 2010 - 02:01am PT
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it needed to be done.
that's all there is to it.
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
Transporter Room 2
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Aug 24, 2010 - 07:50am PT
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Quite so. Understand the feeling.
I've been that guy. Good on ya, Lynne!
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Damn this looks high
Boulder climber
Temecula, Ca
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Aug 24, 2010 - 08:34am PT
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Any pics of the adventure or the boulder? Sitting here, 400 miles south, I need something to live vicariously through...
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Aug 24, 2010 - 08:36am PT
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You go baby!!!:)
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Aug 24, 2010 - 09:54am PT
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Marv, get a grip, if you KNEW Lynnie you'd know just how dumbass yer statement is!
Peace
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Doug Zeissner
Social climber
Buena Park, ca
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Aug 24, 2010 - 10:35am PT
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Lynnie-
As someone who knew you BITD I continue to be amazed at your journey as an indivisual of character and strength. I understand the elation of the moment and its transformation that will stay with you.
It was always inside of you you just had to let it out. Now don't go hurtin' yourself......
Doug Z
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426
climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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Aug 24, 2010 - 10:43am PT
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Lynn:
An 18 year old male noobie has maybe 200 bad boulder falls in him before he is SOL.
You have
10?
Thinkaboudit.
I have about
one...even with pads...
My landing gear is all fouled up, incipient knee issues since I was young and a busted ankle this year. It's fun to go out with the kids but I've gotten to the point that I don't like to spot highballs anymore, have seen too many bad diggers and taken a few...
Still, good on ya LL.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Aug 24, 2010 - 10:50am PT
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memo to Lynnie: Buy a good bouldering pad and always use it. Have a spotter at all high-ball times. Any chance of hitting your head--wear a helmet, or have someone spot your head in particular.
Bouldering can be lots of fun and very rewarding, but also capable of rendering you to my status: "Brokedownclimber."
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Aug 24, 2010 - 10:56am PT
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I like high-balls
and highballs
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froodish
Social climber
Portland, Oregon
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Aug 24, 2010 - 11:16am PT
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There's no logical end to that road, so make sure you're mindful to draw your own lines.
Cheers,
-S
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Aug 24, 2010 - 11:21am PT
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Gongrats Lynne!!!
very cool.
hope this doesn't mean we'll be seeing you taking on V6's OTD and XX for survival.
remember...
you can do anything you put your mind to.
simply put.. you have to
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scuffy b
climber
Eastern Salinia
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Aug 24, 2010 - 12:15pm PT
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Great going, Lynnie.
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hooblie
climber
from where the anecdotes roam
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Aug 24, 2010 - 01:37pm PT
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ya, she's with the band, man.
effusive behavior, it's right there in the contract.
she pegs our meter one way or the other, so just be glad she pulled it off.
i know i sure am, ;^)
wheew ... YAY!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 24, 2010 - 04:05pm PT
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Back in Lee Vining, getting ready for a bike ride. Thanks for all the comments and concerns, Guys. Some of Yo know me and understand why I posted this Thread.
Don't be hard on Marv. He has a different perspective. I'ts allowed on this forum. All of us have to be careful of becoming self absorbed. It's an every human weakness.
G. Davis kinda hit it on the head. Being outdoors, really outdoors, can present a person on any given day with challenge and/or danger. With my almost complete lack of a good sense of direction.....hiking into the wilderness alone could be deadly for me until I learn more.
I guess we all need to measure the personal challenge, see if it's worth it, and then go for it or not.
No pics because I wanted my spotter fully engaged. :D I did take a pic of the rock afterward as a sweet memory.
Edit: Elcapinyoazz......guess you might call mine a lo ball :D
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scuffy b
climber
Eastern Salinia
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Aug 24, 2010 - 04:47pm PT
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Furthermore, maybe it was a joke.
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TripL7
Trad climber
san diego
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Aug 24, 2010 - 04:58pm PT
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Go girl! Show em' how it's done...Lynne' style!
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TripL7
Trad climber
san diego
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Aug 24, 2010 - 05:05pm PT
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"self-absorbtion..."
Sounds like marv has long since reached the saturation point!
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JOEY.F
Social climber
sebastopol
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Aug 24, 2010 - 05:11pm PT
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Hey Lynne, psyched for you. Had a similiar 1st highball experience in Tahoe recently. So fun I did it 2 more times. But in the back of the head, "what if a hold breaks..." Fun and scarey, eh?
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Aug 24, 2010 - 05:21pm PT
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+1 for the tales of caution. Bouldering claims a lot of ankles, and ankles rarely come back 100%. There are some sad stories among my friends of never being able to run again - ever. Plenty of hard and rewarding boulders with safe falls. Bring lots of spotters, lots of pads. High balls are for those out there several days a week all year long who are also a little nutty. Good luck.
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