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gav
Jan 10, 2006, 9:27 PM
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Hey there, I'm an Aussie climber who has been here since early Nov and not climbed... I'm looking for climbers to hook up with in the spring/summer. Yes its early, yes I'm desperate.
I've brought a trad rack with me and it's in the corner mocking me...
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jred
Jan 10, 2006, 10:09 PM
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Stop in at the Great Wall in Whistler and I should be able to hook you up. peace. jesse
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tattooed_climber
Jan 11, 2006, 2:44 AM
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no worries dude.....jsut post up in here (even if last minute) and you'll find a partner...my 'partner' is still in the rockies for another year so i'll be whoring myself in squamish to strangers or people off the site here.....aid and trad...
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remi
Jan 11, 2006, 7:55 PM
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I THOUGHT that was you tottering around in your high heels in downtown Squamish last week.
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gav
Jan 11, 2006, 8:52 PM
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Don't knock it till you've tried it, heel hooks never felt so good...
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remi
Jan 12, 2006, 3:22 AM
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How long are you in Whistler for? It'll probably be possible to steal days here & there until spring time & the real fun starts. Can you get down to Squish fairly easily?
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gav
Jan 13, 2006, 1:18 AM
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The bus service is good but a bit slow, I can get there by 8am and get turned into a pumpkin by 9pm. Although I try not to climb in the dark. I mostly get Sun,Mon, and sometimes Tues off work.
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remi
Jan 13, 2006, 8:28 PM
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Yeah I work Mon-Fri shovelling sh*t at the insurance factory, well I'll keep an eye on the weather & maybe some Sunday we can get out there. Maybe one of the 'under-employed' climbers can climb with you Mon-Tue.
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gav
Jan 18, 2006, 11:32 PM
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20 question time...What time of year does it dry out here? Do the crags seep a lot? How stiff are the grades? Whats the climbing like, it looks awesome. Also I brought all my kit except for a rope so what are you crew out there using? Is the rock sharp, is getting bounced on ledges an issue, where is a cheap outlet? Some of these questions will call for generalizations but any info would be good
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remi
Jan 19, 2006, 4:55 AM
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In reply to: 20 question time...What time of year does it dry out here? Do the crags seep a lot? How stiff are the grades? Whats the climbing like, it looks awesome. Also I brought all my kit except for a rope so what are you crew out there using? Is the rock sharp, is getting bounced on ledges an issue, where is a cheap outlet? Some of these questions will call for generalizations but any info would be good
Probably March the weather gets consistently better, some of the north facing crags seep, the wind dries a lot of the other stuff out. Don't know about grades, I've only climbed such 'pure' crack & slab routes in Squamish so I can't compare. The climbing is nice but gets a bit repetitive, crack slab crack slab repeat. You don't need rps or anything, some bigger stuff is useful, one 60m rope seems standard.
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gav
Jan 20, 2006, 12:40 AM
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Thanks Remi, bring on March then! I should be suitably fat and slow by then to get spat off heaps of great routes...
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