Dean Potter, Death, and My Dad - 2004-08-16 by rcecil

the death of my father caused me to cross paths with a climbing giant
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Psychotic Reaction - 2004-07-26 by valenzuela

Champe' Rocks West Virginia
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Red Rock Rendezvous - 2004-06-08 by livinonasandbar

Life doesn't get better than this!
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New Rumney Routes - 2004-06-04 by honeyhiker

Updates for additional routes in Rumney.
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In Praise of No Hands Rests - 2004-04-17 by admin

Don't ya love em???
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Extreme Art: Rock Climbers as Emerson's American Poet - 2004-03-28 by maculated

This is a 20 page treatment of the Valley's golden age climbers and the literary output they generated. Goes a long way to explain the whole "something big" about climbing that you can end up feeling. If you like Emerson and Thoreau, don't miss this.
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Fantasia in the Life of a Climber - 2004-03-28 by gjdesormeauxii

A short essay on one of my climbing excursions and one of my stepping stones to improvement.
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Minorities and Climbing - 2004-03-14 by michael

There are those that claim there are no minorities climbing, and there are those that claim man didn't land on the moon either....
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Sandstone Showdown - 2004-03-07 by drkodos

An indepth look at one man's fascination with a single rock type. Argument as to why sandstone is the only rock type to be considered the best for climbing.
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Rumors, Lies, and Innuendos - 2004-03-01 by michael

There you, minding your own business and suffering with your project when an old skool master comes along for the spray....
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All About the Climbing - 2004-02-23 by coldclimb

The answer to the age-old question of "Why on Earth would anyone ever do that?"
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A Need to Climb - 2004-02-16 by coldclimb

Thinking of climbing during downtime is often quite painful. After a long campout in the mountains in June of 2003, I stuck this one together, wishing I was still in the hills.
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The Devil Went Down to Cali. - 2004-02-16 by coldclimb

I don't recall exactly what prompted me to do this, but one night the urge was there and I managed to choke out my own version of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia."
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Getting Physical - 2004-02-15 by michael

People claim to climb because of the feelings it brings out. The question is who are you feeling?
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Would you use this book - 2004-02-11 by angry

A fictional foreword to a guide book. This came about becasue I get pissed at all the worthless and annoying guide books I own.
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To Climb, To Live - 2004-01-31 by livinonasandbar

Musing of a middle-aged gent...
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Individual and proud - 2004-01-27 by hardgrituk

A story on non-climbers views on climbing and how to change their mind
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The Last Mountain - 2003-12-25 by apoorva

Fiction. I hope it's cool to post fiction here?! I'd appreciate feedback. Its an alpine climber's motives and his conflict with the 'on-ground' world, and its potential end.
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UNDERSTANDING - 2003-12-25 by fjielgeit

Rock climbing equipment has evolved to an increadible elevation. Example, shoe rubber. This essay is a brief look at this technology.
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Climbing Dhak Bahiri - 2003-12-12 by chakvaa

Dhak bahiri is one of the difficult treks in the Sahyadri ranges. It has a cave in the mountain and u have to climb a straight mountain wall to reach the cave.
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Into Thin Hair - 2003-12-12 by slavetogravity

Every climber has a cause to embrace.
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The Climbers I've Met - 2003-11-18 by hangdoggypound

Here are a few personal stories about the types of climbing folk I've run into while cragging. I hope it's entertaining.
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Letting it all hang out - 2003-10-05 by dyingtolive

a story about my bad time at a climbing gym
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Simple - 2003-09-20 by crag

A recount of my first weeks of climbing, 1981 Seneca Rocks WV
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Therapy - 2003-09-11 by crag

Just a week after the horrors of 9/11 I needed a break from the media so I took to the rock...
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