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the_climber
Jun 3, 2010, 5:43 PM
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Hey Shawn. Definitely show up at the pub on a Wednesday night when you can. Even "bolt clipping sport climber(s)" are welcome. No guarantee a couple of us won't try to make a Big Rock Traditional drinking Trad climber out of ya..
We're pretty easy to find and get along with.
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dowww
Jul 6, 2010, 9:44 PM
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I am now officially a criminal in Canada. My first bust came about ten years ago for not wearing my seatbelt as a passenger, threatened with serous time as I had no id on me either, even though I was not driving. My latest bust (of many) was today for not wearing a helmet on my wifes moped going all of 40km in Canmore (so much for trying to be green, back in the 3/4 ton diesel)...of course in Utah (conservative Mormon country), I can and do drive my Harley down the interstate at 120km, no helmet required....live and let live.....all I can say is that obviously most Canadians would be shocked at what real crime is....lol, just imagine a cop pulling me over on my bike, truck, whatever in Vegas after a climb at Red Rocks for seatbelt or helmet violations.......they just don't have the time, CA, NV, UT, CO, nowhere do I get busted for this kind of stuff. So the "Queen" requests my presence once more at her "bench" eh? $300? Mark, I might skip bail on this one buddy...better get the best of the rest of me this summer.
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the_climber
Jul 21, 2010, 3:28 PM
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Juan Chamorro, aka the "Spanish Fly", somewhere on pitch 1008 on the SW Face of Mt Cory
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the_climber
Aug 20, 2010, 12:46 AM
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Headed to the Okanagon next week. Biking and boozing for a week then climbing and boozing for a week... hey, vacation is vacation. Any lurkers who ending up in Skaha between Sept 1st and the 7th feel free to drop a line. PM, or Email
Anyone (Lurkers or otherwise) looking to check out Abraham Columns in the Vernon area send a PM or Email before Wednesday.
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binrat
Sep 10, 2010, 5:25 PM
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21 years, wow is all I have to say.
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the_climber
Sep 10, 2010, 7:20 PM
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binrat wrote: 21 years, wow is all I have to say.
That was my reaction too.
Photo's are delayed due to a vacation "oops".... Beer + Laptop Keyboard = Bad
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the_climber
Oct 5, 2010, 5:16 PM
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Reports of Grant and some volunteers improving 4km of trails in the Ghost...
One more step towards year-round access up to Claw Creek!
Raise a beer on Wednesday at the Pub to the Yorkshire man with the ice problem.
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the_climber
Oct 5, 2010, 5:24 PM
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Important upcoming dates in other local events/news:
Night of Lies - OCT 29 - Canmore
Calgary Outdoor Expo and Festival - OCT 30, 31 - Calgary
Reel Rock Film Tour - OCT 30 - Calgary (Plaza Theater) See me for tickets.
Ski Film Night (Calgary Outdoor Festival) - OCT 31 - Calgart (Plaza Theater)
Ice Season - OCTOBER - Front Ranges of the Rockies - Likely stating at Ranger Creek and Orient Point in the Ghost <--See Grant for ongoing updates.
And,
Banff Mountain Festival - OCT 30 though NOV 7 - Banff
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ljtuck
Dec 6, 2010, 6:02 PM
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Here's some event spam for you...
In case you guys are interested, we're selling tickets to the Best of Banff Film Fest World Tour Calgary shows now. Check out http://www.mountainfilm.ca for details.
Also, Knuckle Basher is coming up February 11, 12, 13. Mark it in your calendar. We're still working out the details. Info will be at http://www.knucklebasher.com whenever we get around to putting them up.
Les
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the_climber
Dec 7, 2010, 12:54 AM
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Great updates Les!
Heading out tomorrow to the Ghost for a fix. Climbing with an old friend from back in the day! Long time since we've roped up, looking forward to it.
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the_climber
Dec 9, 2010, 12:42 AM
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binrat
Jan 11, 2011, 4:32 PM
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Nice Rigid stem friend.
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the_climber
Jan 11, 2011, 9:08 PM
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One of many.
What can I say, when it works, ya don't mess with it.
I did get one of those Dragon cams last summer... as a replacement for my old #3 Camalot, thanks to Juan! Seriously, the comic relief was worth loosing the cam and the replacement was worth the bivi.
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the_climber
Jan 11, 2011, 9:10 PM
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2011 Winter Beer Review is this Friday through Sunday.
Location: BVX Camp in the Ghost.
Unfortunately it's BYOB this year... might be good for my climbing though, I should be relatively hangover free on Saturday and Sunday. 
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binrat
Jan 13, 2011, 1:59 PM
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the_climber wrote: 2011 Winter Beer Review is this Friday through Sunday. Location: BVX Camp in the Ghost. Unfortunately it's BYOB this year... might be good for my climbing though, I should be relatively hangover free on Saturday and Sunday.
Hey have a good trip.
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lovesclimbing
Mar 25, 2011, 10:19 PM
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Hey climber what route is that on mt cory?
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the_climber
Mar 26, 2011, 6:23 PM
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We climbed a variation of the SW Face and Cory Crack. Linking up some more interesting climbing than simply climbing CC. I would say the crux pitch as we climbed it was about 5.10a A0 (1 Hook).
As for that pic... I believe it's taken somewhere on Cory Crack about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way up the face. The face is a little longer than quoted in Green Bible (Glen's book of lies).
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lovesclimbing
Apr 26, 2011, 2:38 PM
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Am on breakup right now and looking for climbing partners for ice, rock, alpine, even just a couple of hours up in greasy lakes
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the_climber
Apr 29, 2011, 6:46 PM
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Going craging somewhere on Monday (rock). Not sure where yet. Planning on being back in Calgary for dinner and Voting.
I'll post up when I figure out where I want to go.
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lovesclimbing
Apr 30, 2011, 12:14 AM
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Kool
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the_climber
May 2, 2011, 1:00 PM
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Voting in an hour (or 3 more cups of coffee) then we're heading out.
Headed out to Kananaskis. I'm thinking either Wasootch, or Lorette Slabs if I can convince Juan to cross the river... he's a little shorter than most, rivers are proportionately deeper.
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the_climber
May 2, 2011, 1:45 PM
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The Spaniard just bailed (might have to call him a Mexican next time I see him), still headed out for some roped soloing. LClimbing, check your gravsports PM's for contact info.
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the_climber
Sep 19, 2011, 12:52 AM
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Road trip starting next week!
Heading to Devils Tower and the Needles for a Birthday Road Trip. WWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't have too much fun waiting for the ice to freeze up in Alberta without me. Hahhahahahaha!
If you're really looking for ice, I hear Shooting Galley has seen a couple accents already with "somewhat ok" conditions. Which likely means better conditions than my fist 3 days of Ice last October, so you should be able to find some pro and likely belays too.
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