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Relic
Social climber
Vancouver, BC
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Apr 23, 2012 - 02:43am PT
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Friends, kids, dogs, views, beautiful problems, grillin, sleepin under the stars, meeting Chinchen, losing and growing skin, making breakthroughs, glory climbing, encouraging friends, stoke, sending, failing....
...loungin in hot springs
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 21, 2014 - 03:56pm PT
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
Mar 21, 2012 - 10:33pm PT
I don't understand: could the OP rephrase the question?
Lol love the legend!!!!!!!
Bob- even the Hinterlands constitute traveling.
Hope you're well buddy.
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altieboo
Social climber
Das Blase
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Jul 21, 2014 - 04:25pm PT
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How about how far will you hike for a boulder??
I think I top around 3.5 miles or so... Sent, so there's that.
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Jul 21, 2014 - 04:51pm PT
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When you travel to Argentina, friendly locals point the way to boulders
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Jul 21, 2014 - 05:00pm PT
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Yep,2 hours,Pennsylvania.No real rock near me.or ,3.5 hours Snowy Mountain boulders ,Dacks
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Jul 21, 2014 - 05:15pm PT
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i just travelled to my basement.
well, i travelled to cvs first, for ibuprofen, beer and cigs.
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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Jul 21, 2014 - 06:19pm PT
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Well, I didn't really until about 1962. Shades Mountain in Birmingham.
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sandstone conglomerate
climber
sharon conglomerate central
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Jul 22, 2014 - 05:33am PT
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Cooper's Rock, WVA. Endless boulders in the Daniel Boone National Forest. The grittiest of gritstone, like bouldering on emery boards. The sins of Morgantown also await.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where
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Jul 22, 2014 - 05:34am PT
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Define "travel"....;-)
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Jul 22, 2014 - 06:03am PT
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Randisi,been plenty, Moshannon ,Elk and Tioga SF.2 hours south of me.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Jul 22, 2014 - 07:22am PT
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I have "found" literally tons of rocks along mountain bike trails from State College north towards Wellsboro over the years.Some really cool undeveloped stuff.
When I go to existing stuff,It is Blue Run Rocks,Mt .Gretna,Fork Hill Boulders.
I have been to Bear Rocks over in Moshannon a few times.
Those are the Endless Mountains and there are many Rocks and Crags about.
Not to mention World Class Mountain biking.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jul 22, 2014 - 07:34am PT
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Ya mon
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7SacredPools
Trad climber
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Jul 22, 2014 - 08:24am PT
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VG is awesome!
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Jul 22, 2014 - 08:49am PT
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I admit it.... we have been going on trips with only pads for pro...
for this...
this
and that
Sort of fun, no ropes, pins, or bolts, just wandering around in the Josh Trees.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 22, 2014 - 08:53am PT
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I DON't boulder precisely BECAUSE I do travel.
In 1973 John Bragg, Steve Wunsch and i were finishing the summer guiding in the Tetons. We had already bought plane tickets for Patagonia. Wunsch had been working on a Gill problem along the shores of Jenny Lake. He came off a half a move from sending and severely twisted his ankle. Steve had to bail on the Patagonia trip and found himself engaged in a lengthy fight with the airline to recover some of his ticket purchase.
I was now fully involved in alpinisim and reasoned that bouldering mishaps weren't going to keep me from going offshore. I continued soloing reasoning that in bouldering you were supposed to fall but when soloing you couldn't fall.....this was all before pads.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 22, 2014 - 09:17am PT
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You'll have to climb with me Randisi in order to find out. I'll admit that Wunsch was more precocious in that arena than i was but I certainly didn't embarass myself.
Nearly all climbers bouldered bitd....it was something you did when you weren't roped climbing. There wasn't the segmentation there is today.
I was living for my next alpine trip and Wunsch's mishap made me cautious. Now my caution derives from the fact that I have reached an age where by bones might break instead of bend.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Jul 22, 2014 - 09:33am PT
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I boulder as little as possible and never travel for it.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 22, 2014 - 09:48am PT
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It's a date Randisi....I'm off for a nice long day hike in the San Juans.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Jul 22, 2014 - 11:05am PT
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Mark Powell told me a story......
He and Kamps, both being teachers, would go on summer road trips together.
Mark said that Kamps had the infuriating habit of pulling off of the road and driving off into the distant landscape just because he saw some big boulders over "that a way".
The Father of Bouldering?
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Jul 22, 2014 - 11:46am PT
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Great thread, & yes I do.
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