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Hummerchine
Trad climber
East Wenatchee, WA
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Jan 19, 2017 - 07:01pm PT
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That WAS awesome!
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The Frog
Trad climber
West Allis WI
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Jan 20, 2017 - 07:49pm PT
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This year my wife and I decided to do 100 outdoor climbs. (She's 65, I'm 72 & started climbing when most climbers still used pitons for pro.) We climbed in 13 different locations, from Upstate New York (Moss Island) to California (Joshua Tree), Seneca Rocks to Devil's Tower, and did 102 pitches all totaled. Most of the climbs were one pitch and pretty mellow-I did do one pitch of 10A at Devil's Lake, but the rest were 8's and under. About 1/4 were leads, a fairly even mix of trad and sport-sport routes have been one thing that's let me continue leading; I don't have to build an engineering route for pro while hanging from a couple of fingers. And we even discovered a new and beautiful climbing area in Pennsylvania, Shaffer Rocks, just a couple of miles off the Appalachian Trail, in the middle of a wonderful forest and quite a ways off the beaten path.
An interesting side note-one of my younger climbing buddies, when told of our 100 climb goal, said, "Cool-10 climbs a day, 10 days." We did have to explain to him that we weren't 29 anymore. Another buddy, much closer to our age, said, "Great-a climb a day for 100 days." We were somewhere in between.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 20, 2017 - 08:17pm PT
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Well done Froggie!
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Meraki
Boulder climber
USA
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Jan 21, 2017 - 04:08pm PT
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Recently I was looking for all sorts of climbing blogs, reading records of climbукы. I found something. Look here about the cost of such expeditions, to see the most famous mountains in the world.
It's really amazing. I am also interested in this topic!
Would you like to visit these mountains?
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 21, 2017 - 07:53pm PT
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Here's exactly how I plan to do my Grand Teton ascent.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Not.
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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Jan 21, 2017 - 09:30pm PT
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If you have a version of that with a girl in a bikini, please post.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 22, 2017 - 05:18am PT
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I felt for the poor guy with the camera! Truly not, Teewinot!
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 22, 2017 - 10:05am PT
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If you have a version of that with a girl in a bikini, please post.
Close enough?
[Click to View YouTube Video]
I'm planning on clothing more suited to my age, gender, and desire not to mar the view---Ms. Edwards is somewhat easier on the eyes.
Plus, I don't ski.
Plus, if I did ski, I'd probably need both hands fully occupied with ski poles.
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melski
Trad climber
bytheriver
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Jan 23, 2017 - 03:58pm PT
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first thank you Survival. For all the. DEAD acation and nomination. For. Gezzerhood. The fact that after your eyesight and hearing head south then its your mussels being secondary to the Brain. And that is the good news considering the other factors. So the question at any. Age is why. And the answer remains the same. Its about the views. Happy birthday. Fred. Peace and love. And dry rock. ?
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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Jan 23, 2017 - 04:05pm PT
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Weird
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melski
Trad climber
bytheriver
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Jan 25, 2017 - 10:14am PT
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Ya. John. I. Know complain to someone who cares
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Jan 25, 2017 - 11:57am PT
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Sitting home with a bad head cold, I finally watched that vid in the OP.
Fantastic!
My enthusiasm for climbing has never waned. I don't care what kind of climbing it is, I just like to get outside and climb. And when I can't get out, like over these past few weeks of constant rain, the gym provides some relief for the pent up desire to go up and up.
Climb forever, yes!
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Jan 25, 2017 - 01:30pm PT
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complain to someone who cares
That's me, for one.
Hail to geezers and to puppies.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 25, 2017 - 04:22pm PT
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I did that to get out of my car today... After bouldering
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Jan 25, 2017 - 04:28pm PT
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Jaybro, you're the best. Hope someday we can climb together.....:)
Where are you in February/March? CA ?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 25, 2017 - 06:44pm PT
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Moab, Lynne. Come on out! You have your choice of two different coaches with your name on them!r
We can climb a tower!
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Patrick Oliver
Boulder climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Jan 25, 2017 - 09:30pm PT
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In 1986 I had dinner in northern Italy with Ricardo Cassin. He was quite up there in years and told me how his wife complained about his leg lifts as he lay in bed alongside her. He always trained.
I am, in essence, an old man now. I often deny it. For example, people say my hair is gray. But when I look in the mirror I see blonde. Bob Culp who lives still in Boulder, is ten years my senior and continues to guide and climb.... I love that e.e. cummings poem: "above all you shall be young and glad, for if you are young whatever life you wear it will become you, and if you are glad whatever's living will yourself become." Pretty much describes some of my friends on this thread, Rich, John....
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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Jan 25, 2017 - 09:52pm PT
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Welcome back, Pat.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 26, 2017 - 05:27am PT
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Hope all is well Pat!
As for becoming an old man, we might console ourselves with the observation that it is a privilege not granted to everyone...
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