Discussion Topic |
|
This thread has been locked |
philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
|
|
|
Dec 21, 2007 - 11:08am PT
|
I have two.
Turning 5ive-0h in Eldo climbing with friends representing over 420 years of cumulative climbing experience. Admittedly Jorge skewed the curve having started out with hob nailed boots and hemp rope. It was a great time.
Climbing Dream weaver in good alpine conditions with only a single mountain axe. Chopping steps like the old days. Topped out with my good friend Stephan and spread my Mother's and step Dad's ashes to the winds. Glorious day!
|
|
Redwreck
Social climber
Los Angeles, CA
|
|
|
Dec 21, 2007 - 08:09pm PT
|
Pulling out of a several-years tailspin of an imploding marriage, a move to a new town, coupla job changes, and general torpor to finally haul my ass off the couch and do some remedial bouldering at Stoney Point last weekend. It wasn't much, but after not climbing anything in what seemed like forever, it was pretty sweet.
|
|
Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
|
|
|
Dec 21, 2007 - 08:12pm PT
|
Stony IS sweet.
Good 'nuff fer Kamps, then good 'nuff fer you & me.
I used teh bust out there usual like, for redemption's sake.
|
|
Redwreck
Social climber
Los Angeles, CA
|
|
|
Dec 21, 2007 - 08:27pm PT
|
Oh yeah, I liked Stoney and look forward to going back. Not dissing the place at all, just dissing my not-too-inspired efforts there. But it felt goooooooood nonetheless.
|
|
knucko
climber
|
|
|
Dec 21, 2007 - 08:50pm PT
|
Unfortunately this was not the best year for climbing. too much work. the best climbing moment for 2007 happens to be the best climbing moment after 19 years of climbing! I finally topped out on El Cap via the shield. what a great experience after two other tries on the nose that did not work out well.
but the best moment in 2007 was finding out that my wife and I are expecting our first child in February. Not enough climbing but still a great year!
|
|
oldcragger
Trad climber
Truckee,CA
|
|
|
Dec 22, 2007 - 01:47am PT
|
Best moment/image:
Belaying my son following the crux pitch of On the Lamb.
michael
|
|
Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
|
|
|
Dec 22, 2007 - 02:08am PT
|
|
|
James
climber
A tent in the redwoods
|
|
|
Dec 22, 2007 - 02:08am PT
|
Moments: the middle of Cowabunga, top of Grenade Launcher, pulling over on The King, hitting the finger bucket of Cellblock, mantling the rounded top of Gimme Back My Bullets yesterday, running around Castle Rock, Zebra Zion Seam at Smith, the Rostrum Berkeley to Berkeley in fourteen hours...
|
|
climbrunride
Trad climber
Durango, CO
|
|
|
Dec 22, 2007 - 02:49am PT
|
Mtnmun - yer daughter's HOT!
LarsJohansen - besides being injured and not climbing most of the year, my worst climbing moment of '07 was not climbing with you.
My best moments were threefold:
Coming back from injury too soon and toproping at the overlook at Summer SushiFest with Mark Miller, Radical, Kuan, Tom The Cop, Brian, Mike. & Moria, etc.
(oops - forgot to take my camera to the crags)
Climbing for real again at JT SushiFest and hanging out with great folks.
Leading again at the East Animas crags in Durango.
|
|
Phil_B
Social climber
Hercules, CA
|
|
|
Dec 22, 2007 - 10:16am PT
|
Dang Marty!
That picture sure isn't the best one of me. Jude has the deer in the headlights look too.
|
|
Phil_B
Social climber
Hercules, CA
|
|
|
Dec 22, 2007 - 10:24am PT
|
Here's a pic of me from earlier in that day:
[imag]http://www.pcboudreau.com/images/Phil_Sunset.jpg{{/img}}
That was a very good day. Got in some good climbing with new friends.
Even though much of my mind was on climbing, most of my best images are from the world of whitewater:
I hope to get out more next year and hit real rock much more often. Thanks a lot Terri for getting this thread started.
|
|
happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 22, 2007 - 10:29am PT
|
Don't worry, Phil - This ought to even things up a bit.... ClimbRunRide's new name is ClimbRunRideEmCowboy!
|
|
andy@climbingmoab
Big Wall climber
Park City, UT
|
|
|
Dec 22, 2007 - 12:16pm PT
|
I didn't climb very much this year and was a lot more in to whitewater and fly fishing, but I did get 4 desert towers done. Two of them were FAs, and one was my first FA of a tower. Even though it is a small obscure tower, the route was great and I really enjoyed it.
|
|
guyman
Trad climber
Moorpark, CA.
|
|
|
Dec 22, 2007 - 01:32pm PT
|
A pretty lame "best" but here you go.
Last February, at "NJC"...yikes!
Getting injured and doing the rehab is getting old, but if you hang around long enuf in this climbing game, as most of you know, it will happen. Anyway I had been working up through the grades for a year (all of 2006) and the quad/knee was still giving me a hard time. The doc's told me that I should be OK around the first of the year.
I was getting ready to try a route that had just "denied" my two friends. Up walks "Tripper" and his entourage. He announces to his crew..."look that is a old trad, he has been climbing longer that any of you have been alive! See that belay device, that is a stich plate!...
he still uses one...ha ha ha" ( I do like Jack, we go way back ) So now I have my very competitive friends and Jack's crew all watching me. I could delay no longer it was my turn to climb. So
I proceeded to "Flash" the root in style! Peer pressure is a good thing! After that the knee stopped hurting all together (except for cold rainy mornings)and lots of other climbs have gone down in 07 but that was the "best moment of 07 for me".
thx....guyzo
|
|
The Doctor
Social climber
Da Bronx
|
|
|
Dec 22, 2007 - 03:53pm PT
|
Hey everyone, yes it is/was a memorable year for climbing and non- climbing. Boring stuff first. I sent my hardest rock climb ever and it was a first ascent. I call it Topical Rush. I failed over 50 times on an even harder project,still haven't sent, but I learned a lot. Pennsylenvy and I did a memorable 5 hour ascent of the Rostrum at the Face Lift. More importantly I attended every sushifest from St. George to Indian Creek, and I met Mal, PMB, Mark Miller, Radical, The Blinny's, Mighty HIker Happy, Crimpy, GoatBoy, Jaybro, Kuan, Ed, Prod and Crista, Bluering, Holdplease2, Todd. G, Phil B., Marty and Tom the Cops, and I ate a whole lotta sushi. My apologies to all my unnamed friends, this was a stream o conciousness post. However my favorite moment may have been when I read Riley's post on this thread. No matter how old and crusty you get it still feels good to be appreciated for no reason at all. Thanks everyone, see you in '08. The Dr.
|
|
divad
Trad climber
wmass
|
|
|
Dec 23, 2007 - 09:17am PT
|
Bumpity bump bump...bump.
This is too good to not keep near the top for another week.
Posted at this time for "as the children of the sun begin to awake".
|
|
Jaybro
Social climber
The West
|
|
|
Dec 23, 2007 - 05:12pm PT
|
Talking to Roy about what a rare moment it was, in the full moon, 9 degrees, maybe midnight, with a full wasabi/tequila buzz was memorable -style bump
|
|
Anastasia
Trad climber
California
|
|
|
Dec 23, 2007 - 08:47pm PT
|
Bump!!!
Great thread.
|
|
marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
|
|
|
Dec 31, 2007 - 02:52pm PT
|
Belay-slaving for my uncle as he completed a "birthday challenge" in JT: 55 "laps" (he'd lead a pitch then TR it into submission) on ten separate routes, 5.7 - 10d.
Showing my wife around Zion.
Seeing Sonic Youth perform Daydream Nation with Tom and Rosalie from Bishop.
Getting back into the Palisades a couple times.
Eating my weight in pie at the Park Cafe in East Glacier.
Cragging under blue skies in the Bugaboos.
Talking poops with old dudes here on the Taco.
(old photo, but you get the picture)
|
|
Jaybro
Social climber
The West
|
|
|
Dec 31, 2007 - 03:42pm PT
|
Looks like you hada good year, Marty. Are there recordings of that Daydream Nation event?
-I hadda work, or something.
|
|
|
SuperTopo on the Web
|
Let us know!