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notapplicable
Mar 1, 2010, 4:04 AM
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FTW!
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johnwesely
Mar 1, 2010, 12:50 PM
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Gmburns2000 wrote: johnwesely wrote: notapplicable wrote: johnwesely wrote: notapplicable wrote: johnwesely wrote: notapplicable wrote: johnwesely wrote: Going to Laurel Knob tonight. Going to climb tomorrow. 1200 feet of granite, here I come. DAMN I want to make it back to Laurel Knob!! Be BOLD but safe. Have fun. We got our butts kicked. We tried to climb seconds even though the groove was a waterfall. I took a fall on pitch two when a foothold kitty littered. Needless to say, we did not finish. The entire approach was through 10 inches of snow, and we had to take off our shoes to ford a shin deep creek. A really good adventure. I was wondering how wet things were going to be with the runoff and all. Sounds like some good North Carolina style fun. It was a lot less wet than I was expecting, but enough to shut us down. I think a more experienced party would have been fine. Don't feel bad, the one time I went, I didn't summit either. Cold temps, wet conditions and a partner with the flu turned out to be precisely the wrong combination. Clearly outmatched, we backtracked and got thoroughly horrorshowed on Big Green. It was pathetic really. We ended up backtracking even further and nursed our wounds at Stone Mtn. instead. Not one of my more inspiring trips. Funny thing is. This weekend I climbed slab that was much harder with even less gear, and I wasn't sketched at all. I was totally mentally on in Red Rocks - first outdoor climbing in months and first in several months without an injury. then I got sketched in the gym the next week.
Climbing is weird.
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johnwesely
Mar 1, 2010, 12:50 PM
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Agreed.
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johnwesely
Mar 1, 2010, 12:51 PM
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notapplicable wrote: johnwesely wrote: notapplicable wrote: johnwesely wrote: donald949 wrote: Lazlo wrote: We're planning on going to shasta to ski this weekend, but the forcast is 30% rain/snow on one site and on another it's 30% snow. Are we go no go for launch? What do you guys think? I'm down for it, but I don't know if it would be good for the boys. This will be the second time for the younger. Thoughts? Builds character. Do it. Character is overrated. Your 1 star status is no longer a mystery. That was sooooo last week. I wasn't around much of last week so, yeah.
Oh well.
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johnwesely
Mar 1, 2010, 12:51 PM
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notapplicable wrote: johnwesely wrote: notapplicable wrote: johnwesely wrote: notapplicable wrote: johnwesely wrote: notapplicable wrote: johnwesely wrote: Going to Laurel Knob tonight. Going to climb tomorrow. 1200 feet of granite, here I come. DAMN I want to make it back to Laurel Knob!! Be BOLD but safe. Have fun. We got our butts kicked. We tried to climb seconds even though the groove was a waterfall. I took a fall on pitch two when a foothold kitty littered. Needless to say, we did not finish. The entire approach was through 10 inches of snow, and we had to take off our shoes to ford a shin deep creek. A really good adventure. I was wondering how wet things were going to be with the runoff and all. Sounds like some good North Carolina style fun. It was a lot less wet than I was expecting, but enough to shut us down. I think a more experienced party would have been fine. Don't feel bad, the one time I went, I didn't summit either. Cold temps, wet conditions and a partner with the flu turned out to be precisely the wrong combination. Clearly outmatched, we backtracked and got thoroughly horrorshowed on Big Green. It was pathetic really. We ended up backtracking even further and nursed our wounds at Stone Mtn. instead. Not one of my more inspiring trips. Funny thing is. This weekend I climbed slab that was much harder with even less gear, and I wasn't sketched at all. There will be days like this my momma said...
Mine didn't
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Lazlo
Mar 1, 2010, 2:08 PM
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notapplicable wrote: Lazlo wrote: i can't wait to hit the back country now. I'm sure my new love will be ski mountaineering. I have a soft spot for winter mountaineering any way already. Climb up, ski down?
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Lazlo
Mar 1, 2010, 2:10 PM
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notapplicable wrote: Lazlo wrote: NOAA Weather wrote: ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET.... gOOd times!
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Lazlo
Mar 1, 2010, 2:11 PM
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That's amazing! I love it!
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Lazlo
Mar 1, 2010, 2:16 PM
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TR will follow soon.
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Lazlo
Mar 1, 2010, 2:16 PM
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Soon as in in the next week or few.
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kachoong
Mar 1, 2010, 2:25 PM
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notapplicable wrote: kachoong wrote: notapplicable wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: Lazlo wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: MDDFTW!!!! ugh? meeting Double D FTW! Closing a bit of the PCI gap eh? I missed Magnus when he was over here but I'm headed to Austin for work from the 8th to the 15th. Perhaps I'll run in to Kachoong. Next month? Could be possible... we may be busy that week though... Yeah, I'm headed down in a few days. It's gonna be a week full of putting names to faces, working and training. Not exactly a good time for all but I've never been to the "Hottest State" so I'm not gonna complain too much about a free ride. I don't even know what part of Texas you're in. Are you familiar with Austin? Any worthwhile bouldering near by?
Sounds like a worthy journey... unfortuately it won't be too hot when you come down. I guess in Austin it may be ok round this time... perhaps a day or two in the 70's if you're lucky... or it could go the other way.
We're about 4 hours drive West of Austin. I've heard there's bouldering at McKinney Falls... may want to check out erockonline.com for info. Never been there. There's lot of other places too I've heard... check out this guide. http://www.erockonline.com/pdf/TLBintroweb.pdf
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kachoong
Mar 1, 2010, 2:29 PM
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Lazlo wrote: notapplicable wrote: Lazlo wrote: NOAA Weather wrote: ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET.... gOOd times! yep.
Cozy!!!
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Gmburns2000
Mar 1, 2010, 3:00 PM
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notapplicable wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: notapplicable wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: notapplicable wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: notapplicable wrote: Greg. Dude. Holy earthquakes in Chile Batman!! Where you headed anywhere near Concepcion on your trip? not really, though I was going to visit it at some point because it is a main city. I'm still planning on Santiago, but I have some research to do now to ensure that things are OK (i.e. - safe and / or I'm not walking into a shit storm where there's a lack of housing). I heard Chile has officially asked that "unnecessary travel" to the region (possibly the entire country) be discontinued for the time being. I doubt that will last for more than a few weeks but it's possible that a large portion of the country will be so wrapped up in the relief efforts that security and accommodations will be compromised for some time to come. Hopefully not but that was one hell of a quake. Yeah, we'll see. One of my contacts recently told me that Santiago was fine and that folks are pretty much heading to work on Monday. Intl flights started landing at that airport today. Gonna wait to hear back from a few other contacts, though. I have a few weeks anyway (stupid MA takes six weeks?!?! to get through a subsidized COBRA application. WTF?!? So, yeah, I got some time. it's nice though. My dad set up my grandfather's governor's desk (the grandfather who died while I was in Argentina in Nov) to write on. When I saw it set up I was astounded at how comfortable / inspiring it looked. I'm not one for contrived sentiment either. It just looked / felt right. Been productive today, so happy about that. Six weeks? Fuck that. Things sound promising on being able to go forward with the trip though. Which is good news. So, you mentioned something earlier about "the move". Are sticking around Mass. until you leave or are you headed back out west? I moved out of my apt yesterday and am now in Maine at my Dad's. Didn't know the earthquake had happened. Everyone who helped me move told me about it, but I thought they were joking around. We had the news on the TV and it never came on, so I really thought it was a joke. Then I heard it on the radio. Will be in Maine until COBRA is sorted out. Then I'll figure out what is going on in Chile (safe? practical? etc...). If I can go in a few weeks, then I'll go. if I can't, then I'll see what Jeremiah is up to in April. He is busy in March. In fact, he'll be in N Carolina in march for some climber training thingie. Good way to cut costs in the interim and you can still get plenty of work writing done. BTW, how does it feel to be unemployed? Pretty damn fine I bet.  Oh and if you're still around when my brother and I come up for our spring Gunks trip, I'll hit you up. It's likely to be late April or sometime in May though, so you'll probably be gone by then.
It's funny because I don't feel unemployed at all. I feel as if I'm a writer. I AM a writer, so I'm employed, just not making any cash at the moment.
Yeah, if I'm around then I'll totally scoot down there to meet you guys. Probably will be too late, but there's always a chance.
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donald949
Mar 1, 2010, 9:25 PM
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notapplicable wrote: donald949 wrote: johnwesely wrote: No ones PCs are being Ied. In related news I was in meetings all day yesterday. The second one was 7 hours long no shit. Although they provided lunch, ham sammies. Actually wraps. My brain went numb just thinking about a 7 hour meeting.
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donald949
Mar 1, 2010, 9:26 PM
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notapplicable wrote: donald949 wrote: ...3 bolts in 100 feet. blow the 3rd deck 80 feet type spurt climbing. Yes please!
On slab
ie, no gear.
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donald949
Mar 1, 2010, 9:28 PM
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Gmburns2000 wrote: notapplicable wrote: donald949 wrote: notapplicable wrote: Lazlo wrote: I started posting on another forum site recently. (I know, I know; insert comment about abandonment, mutiny, or cheating here) and come to find out, internet dwellers aren't anywhere near as nasty as they are here on the knob. I posted the exact same question on Telemarktips that I had asked here and got amazingly helpful answers! It was so refreshing. Mmmmm, friendly and helpful people? Sounds kind of creepy to me... They're prolly a bunch retarded bastards over there. Going on about how their telemarketing turns are all the shit and what knot. How they earn their turns, back country bullshit, bla bla, bla. Like 2000 feet of verticle some kind of big deal. They can just kiss my wife's new shaped skis.  GIVE EM HELL CLETUS!! wow - how'd I even miss this?
I think you were in Vegas...
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Gmburns2000
Mar 1, 2010, 9:42 PM
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donald949 wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: notapplicable wrote: donald949 wrote: notapplicable wrote: Lazlo wrote: I started posting on another forum site recently. (I know, I know; insert comment about abandonment, mutiny, or cheating here) and come to find out, internet dwellers aren't anywhere near as nasty as they are here on the knob. I posted the exact same question on Telemarktips that I had asked here and got amazingly helpful answers! It was so refreshing. Mmmmm, friendly and helpful people? Sounds kind of creepy to me... They're prolly a bunch retarded bastards over there. Going on about how their telemarketing turns are all the shit and what knot. How they earn their turns, back country bullshit, bla bla, bla. Like 2000 feet of verticle some kind of big deal. They can just kiss my wife's new shaped skis. GIVE EM HELL CLETUS!! wow - how'd I even miss this? I think you were in Vegas...
yeah, but I thought I was ACUN.
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donald949
Mar 1, 2010, 9:50 PM
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notapplicable wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: Lazlo wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: MDDFTW!!!! ugh? meeting Double D FTW! Closing a bit of the PCI gap eh? I missed Magnus when he was over here but I'm headed to Austin for work from the 8th to the 15th. Perhaps I'll run in to Kachoong.
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donald949
Mar 1, 2010, 11:57 PM
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strong werk
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donald949
Mar 2, 2010, 12:00 AM
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Gmburns2000 wrote: donald949 wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: notapplicable wrote: donald949 wrote: notapplicable wrote: Lazlo wrote: I started posting on another forum site recently. (I know, I know; insert comment about abandonment, mutiny, or cheating here) and come to find out, internet dwellers aren't anywhere near as nasty as they are here on the knob. I posted the exact same question on Telemarktips that I had asked here and got amazingly helpful answers! It was so refreshing. Mmmmm, friendly and helpful people? Sounds kind of creepy to me... They're prolly a bunch retarded bastards over there. Going on about how their telemarketing turns are all the shit and what knot. How they earn their turns, back country bullshit, bla bla, bla. Like 2000 feet of verticle some kind of big deal. They can just kiss my wife's new shaped skis. GIVE EM HELL CLETUS!! wow - how'd I even miss this? I think you were in Vegas... yeah, but I thought I was ACUN.
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Lazlo
Mar 2, 2010, 5:28 AM
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Lazlo
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Lazlo
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