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jumaringjeff
Apr 15, 2005, 8:17 PM
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remember I'll be rigging rap lines for pictures so bring all yer cameras.
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harshklimber
Apr 15, 2005, 8:19 PM
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yeah, i'll be there. might be there on sat too. MAYBE. kinda wanna check out bish bash falls.
stones in tow, for Rob and TD.
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the_pirate
Apr 15, 2005, 9:01 PM
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In reply to: bring all yer cameras.
all of them?
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harshklimber
Apr 15, 2005, 9:30 PM
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yes, all of them.
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jakedatc
Apr 15, 2005, 10:34 PM
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In reply to: yes, all of them.
i hope Jeff learns some sort of haul system ..that could be a lot of cameras
and yes TD.. it's honestly not nearly as bad as i thought it would/could be.. the people in my area are nice and fun so it's pretty casual
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tcollins
Apr 16, 2005, 12:06 AM
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In reply to: and yes TD.. it's honestly not nearly as bad as i thought it would/could be.. the people in my area are nice and fun so it's pretty casual
Dude, I was totally joking, aka just picking a store with lots of guns :shock:
Bish Bash falls, close? Isn't that in W. Mass? Near Alander Mtn? Not even close.
We should get you a map. :lol:
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jules
Apr 16, 2005, 12:34 AM
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Dammit, how come no one every goes to Rumney when I'm looking for partners?
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jakedatc
Apr 16, 2005, 12:48 AM
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haha TD .. we have about 2 dozen or so types of guns from 22's up to 12g shotguns
oh shush jules i'm climbing with you monday.. :P
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jules
Apr 16, 2005, 1:07 AM
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I am not sure about Monday.
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jakedatc
Apr 16, 2005, 2:13 AM
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o... well lemmie know by sunday eh?
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robbovius
Apr 16, 2005, 2:54 AM
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Kath, if you decide to come out this way sat, call my cel and let me know, so I'll know to come out, otherwise I'm going to be covering the extension on my climbing wall, which I framed up today. That shouldn't take more than a couple hours though. maybe 3, if I dawdle,
You'll all have to come check out the attic wallie's majesty after CR sunday. I'm quite pleased. Tonight I climbed on it for almost two hours, my hands feel shredded.
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jakedatc
Apr 16, 2005, 2:57 AM
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hey rob.. if you only have "be available" duties tomorrow night i'd be up for stopping by after work(5:30ish) to at least check it out maybe set something interesting to work.. pm me.. i'm psyched its working out for you
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harshklimber
Apr 16, 2005, 3:37 AM
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word, i gotta get my brakes done in the AM, and then I'll be free. I fear i wont be able to go, but if i do, it'll only be mid-late afternoon. i'll call ya.
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robbovius
Apr 16, 2005, 2:18 PM
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Jake, I'm headed to Pam's this afternoon/evening around then and so won't be around, but if you wanna come by tomorrow after work to check it out that's kewl.
Kath, if I don't hear from you I'll just see you at College tomorrow.
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nurocks
Apr 16, 2005, 3:56 PM
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In reply to: Dammit, how come no one every goes to Rumney when I'm looking for partners?
Sorry, I was there Friday. We climbed well "below" you though. A .7, .8 and .9 at 5.8 crag. We walked to upper vader to find a ton of people 'nubier' than us and kept walking as somone explained to how to thread your rope throuogh chains when quick clips aren't there.
After that, I decided I wanted to do my first multi-pitch and Jimmy Cliff was close. Clip-idy-do-dah it was. There were a total of 4 in our party and we had three ropes. We used two and broke into two teams of two. The only thing that made this "interesting" was that we only had 11 draws. I decided to lead the pitch, have josh second me, but leave all the draws. Then have Piotr pink-point the pitch and have Kendra clean it.
Alone this was a great plan...or so I though. The only problem was when I reached the bolts at the end of P1...they weren't where I thought the would be from the ground. They weren't near the BIG TREE/flat spot, but on a little ledge 15 meters short of it. This ledge was not conducive to 4 people. Luckily, Piotr brought the two lengths of webbing that I told him to leave in the car. Were were able to anchor Josh and I at the bolts and Piotr and Kendra hanging 3 feet below us. Kendra gave me the draws back and I lead P2 and we repeated the process. The top was much more spatious than the frist belay.
Things learned in this endevour:
1: 5.3 was a good grade for my first multi-pitch lead.
2: Getting to the anchors and having them be not where you though they would be isn't cool.
3: Rope management, even on this EASY climb is important.
4: The view kicked ass.
Can anyone tell me what I did wrong, or should have done, or could have done better?
FWIW, all the belay's and anchors were redundant and everyone was always attached with two locking biners. oh yeah, it was Kendra's second day on the rocks, but after cruising a 5.8...we figured she could make it up a 5.3.
Jason
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flexdex
Apr 16, 2005, 5:42 PM
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Climbing sunday, where?
Seriously I will show!
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jakedatc
Apr 16, 2005, 9:41 PM
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Jason sounds fine to me.. you hit a snag and dealt with it in a safe manner.. for multi pitch everyone should have a sling to attach themselves or be able to attach themselves with a clove/fig8/overhand on a bight using the rope to a n anchor.. that way if the ledge is too small you can move a bit
rope management takes practice.. which.. i stll need to practice.. hehe ask jer when i get flustered at a belay and give up on it..
Rob if i remember to throw my shoes in the car tomorrow i'll call you when i leave work.. i should go to CR right now but i'm tired lol
Jake
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jumaringjeff
Apr 17, 2005, 5:13 AM
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In reply to: planning on heading over to CR around 10am
10am??? Aw fuck. Shouldnt have had that last round...
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harshklimber
Apr 17, 2005, 5:49 AM
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you're tellin me...
dan - college rock is the place to be. be there or be square.
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esp71
Apr 17, 2005, 6:26 AM
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Hey there Mass climbers. I was at Den Rock today( Sat) and found a rope neatly coiled at the base of desperado. I picked it up and left a note there, so I thought i'd leave a message here to. PM me with a description of the rope and I'll get it back to you.
Eric
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robbovius
Apr 18, 2005, 10:24 AM
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good times at CR yesterday w/Jeff, Kathy, Pie, Dan, Shippie. good to meet kath's friend Erin, and then Frank. Jeff glad to see you up on the rock, glad the finger's healing.
Took many laps on all the variations of Send Money, and got talked into leading "Excersize..." again. happy to show off the home wall later with celebratory beers in hand.
Jeff I'll post up some of those pics you took with my camera. some didn't come out, dunno why. crappy cam.
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jakedatc
Apr 18, 2005, 11:05 AM
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off to rumney to climb with LosBill and other CR folk then hopefully Jules will meet up in the after noon
/me cheers for Sapphires roomie running her first marathon today.. ALLEZ! really long ways. homard? hehe
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flexdex
Apr 18, 2005, 11:07 AM
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My back is sore .... WAAAA
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robbovius
Apr 18, 2005, 2:24 PM
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A few pics from yesterday at CR, taken by Jeff, using my crappy but still functional vivitar 3350. jeff unfortunately about half of the pics you took got hugely overexposed...like I said, crappy camera.
anyway here's a couple of harsh on "Send Money".
struggling at the crux:
http://www.rockclimbing.com/...p.cgi?Detailed=52529
easy stance a couple moves below:
http://www.rockclimbing.com/...p.cgi?Detailed=52530
...and a couple of me repeating the lead of "Excersize Left to The Reader", flexdex belaying.
First clip:
http://www.rockclimbing.com/...p.cgi?Detailed=52531
Firing for the top.
http://www.rockclimbing.com/...p.cgi?Detailed=52532
Man that was a good day ;-) good peeps, good vibes, good climbs. Jeff, last weekend of june, I have a window of opportunity for away climbing, like camping overnight away. just FYI.
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harshklimber
Apr 18, 2005, 2:32 PM
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awesome rob! thanks for posting!
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