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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jul 16, 2014 - 03:36pm PT
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You know Phantom X, there are dating sites, right?
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goatboy smellz
climber
लघिमा
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Jul 16, 2014 - 03:56pm PT
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Is this the new secret booty thread?
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Phantom X
Trad climber
Honeycomb Hideout
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Jul 16, 2014 - 04:20pm PT
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Great thinking Jaybro! We lure her in with a date with Donini (sorry Ed) and I'll sneak up from behind with a gunny sack. Yes!
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 16, 2014 - 04:28pm PT
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Hmmm, maybe it IS the footgear with me. Thanks, Ed! I'm always looking for that "extra-edge" that can also serve as an up 'til now excuse if you've never tried it before... Dingus is on the right track. We need some corn-fed American boys and girls. Pamela has the talent and grit. We need more, however.
Phantom X is thinking outside the box. I like that too.
As I said in another thread, let's just be thankful that East Germany dissolved and it's not THEM that we're dealing with. We'd likely have a totally different strategy involving subterfuge and the like.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 16, 2014 - 05:36pm PT
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Climbers without borders. Anytime climbing and nationalisim have mixed it's been a bitter brew. Maybe the lads success will motivate someone to train as hard with the same kind of focus.
Yeah....we have nicer teeth over here, all the better to smile with after a little sand is kicked in the face.
Ran into those guys in Moab and they sure seemed to be having fun.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jul 16, 2014 - 05:53pm PT
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I dreamed this up.
Remember the old Lowa ski boots with the air bladder and the squeeze bulb?
What's needed is some similar bladder-adjustable Wyde-Bootz that take up the slack as a crack widens. The bladder expands on the outside of the rand, not inside the boot.
There are kinks to work out, and it would be embarrassing to drop your air bulb and get stuck.
But that is opening the door to direct aid and to the dreaded asterisk.
It's a good thing wide cracks are so much fun, with the hair-balling and ego-crushing, etc., is all I gotta say.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 16, 2014 - 06:03pm PT
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Climbers here are disadvantaged by the plethora of wide cracks. The paucity of good cracks and the chossy weather in GB force climbers into creatively designing training apparatus that seems to have worked.
They will show you their designs but then they'll have to shoot you.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jul 16, 2014 - 06:24pm PT
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Sic Grug on 'em!!!!
Yeah, the real team, Pam & Grug!!!
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thebravecowboy
climber
in the face of the fury of the funk
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Jul 16, 2014 - 06:31pm PT
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Three words, and I am moving less than an hour away.
Vee. Dau. Woo.
(I am obviously ready to take on the wideboyz, just switch over to bangers and mash, hit the 'Voo, and do some laps on a crack machine. How hard can it be?)
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Jul 16, 2014 - 06:37pm PT
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I agree, an American should up the ante. Then the Wide boyz can come over and work on it and speaking english properly.
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Jul 16, 2014 - 07:24pm PT
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God bless the lunatics who love offwidth.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Best line ever at 1:14: "I invert off of a flared hand and the side of my head, which is awesome! I always wanted to do that."
WHO THE F*** WANTS TO DO THAT?!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jul 16, 2014 - 08:17pm PT
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Three words, and I am moving less than an hour away. Medicine bow?
Centennial?
Laramie is too close... Cheyenne and you drive slow?
Wheat land and you drive fast?
Best line ever at 1:14: "I invert off of a flared hand and the side of my head, which is awesome! I always wanted to do that."
Who the F wants to do that Aww come on everyone wants to do that!
Er,
Don't knock it till you've tried it!
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jul 16, 2014 - 08:33pm PT
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Americans are simply lagging behind in the ow medium . . . this is the realm of the working class. Not too many blue collar hardcore dudes that can afford the lifestyle.
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Enty
Trad climber
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Jul 17, 2014 - 04:20am PT
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I guess one of you Yanks could come over and onsight The Indian Face.
That should restore some respect.
E
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Lasti
Trad climber
Budapest
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Jul 17, 2014 - 05:11am PT
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Back in 2008 Jorgeson, Honnold and crew went to the UK and sent big on gritstone. No first ascents IIRC, but a few firsts (e.g. first ground up ascent of an E9 route) and and a few seconds (e.g. second ascent of the Cratcliffe Groove) showed that the 'Mericans can crush on the WideBoyz' home turf.
I think what is difficult to get our head around is the fact that Tom and Pete could climb all these horror OWs without years upon years of climbing OWs of increasing length, difficulty etc. But do not be fooled by the paucity of renowned OW in the UK, they did exactly that on what they could find and in the meantime trained with a focus bordering on insanity.
If others are willing to do the same, are as talented as them and have easy access to good ole' US OWs, I am sure they will WIDEN our perception of what is possible.
Lasti
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jul 17, 2014 - 07:43am PT
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I agree, an American should up the ante. Then the Wide boyz can come over and work on it and speaking english properly.
Lol.. You mean they could teach you guys how to speak english properly?? Lol
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Jul 17, 2014 - 10:06am PT
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What are we gonna do about the Wide Boyz (as Americans)
 An American would join in the fun with the Wide Boys. Or else just sit back and watch and maybe try to sell you a seat next to them....
I would not be pretentious about it. I would get off my ass and focus on the bigger picture if I wanted to be considered equal to the Wide Boyz.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jul 17, 2014 - 10:16am PT
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What's wrong with getting your ass kicked by Brits anyway?
(I say your tongue in cheek, because I could give two flying fux about wide sh#t personally.) Stay out of that sh#t or nail around it!!!
They've been tough as nails for a long time, and they're our brothers after all.....
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Jul 17, 2014 - 10:27am PT
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Just adopt them. That way it's all in the family. Of course, have to give their mum's visitation rights...
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