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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Feb 18, 2019 - 07:17pm PT
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Gaby on the sharp end
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Feb 18, 2019 - 07:41pm PT
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sand and limestone yanqui?
two three days ago i walked hard andlongtime to finish first human power ascent of a benchmark not visited (afaik) in some 60 yrs since the helicopter FA.
if you ask me it was worthwhile, injured reserve list and all. and those sweet midwinter fresh filled tinajas!
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Feb 18, 2019 - 07:46pm PT
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No creds for the 4 legged part of the FA team?
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Feb 18, 2019 - 08:06pm PT
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he got bullied into high camp duty due to recent snow and uncertainties of routefinding/tech difficulty. and he is 93ish indog years, about 2 deep in dog beers, etc
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Feb 18, 2019 - 08:10pm PT
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Clearly Max is an old stud.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 18, 2019 - 08:42pm PT
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Bunch of fukkin old tards... sorry, trads... Pictures of stupid rocks and ice that you climbed.
Ex-Supertopian Bruce Kay and I both almost sent the orange route at the gym this afternoon.
Yeah, choke on that!!!!!!!!!!!
And then we went to a pub and solved all the world's problems over just a single glass of beer.
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Feb 19, 2019 - 03:38am PT
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sand and limestone yanqui?
Some sort of volcanic rock in Patagonia. For aficionados of insane choss routes, there's a three-pitch 10a unprotectable chimney with loose rock that I doubt has ever been repeated. We're sticking to stuff that's been cleaned and bolted.
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kpinwalla2
Social climber
WA
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Feb 22, 2019 - 06:32am PT
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"Weeping Wall" near Bluewood Ski area, Blue Mtns. WA - best conditions in years.
Climber(and 7 Summiteer): Brien Sheedy
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7SacredPools
Trad climber
Ontario, Canada
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Feb 22, 2019 - 08:17am PT
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 22, 2019 - 03:18pm PT
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Kipiwalla, What are those things on his wrists????
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Feb 23, 2019 - 07:30pm PT
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Started up a new area. Great rock! Andesite hard as steel, no cleaning needed. GU 5.FUN Bluebird day shirts off.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 24, 2019 - 07:47pm PT
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Isa was attending a bee keepers class on Saturday but the sun was out and the rat needed a meal . A bit of winter hikeing at The Lake seemed to be in order. Ben hikeing P2 the rat seemed to be satisfied so I fired in an anchor and rapped from the top of p2.. seemed like it was getting a bit too warm ;) Dimitry raceing the sun
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Feb 24, 2019 - 07:58pm PT
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Nice ICE dude.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 25, 2019 - 03:57am PT
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It was pretty sweet. I wish I had topped out and just gotten it done as the conditions were good but it was a big step up not so much in grade but in the combination of grade and situation for me bouldering and really busy at the cliff. It was a lot to process. I was just super stoked to get to the stance below the cave in good shape. Put an anchor in and just let it soak in. Wow. that was really cool. I know I can do the crux but I am pretty satisfied right now and ready to go down... maybe next time...
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Feb 25, 2019 - 04:22pm PT
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One day you gotta take me out on the ICE. I have dry tooled in Japan but that's it. ?
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 25, 2019 - 05:22pm PT
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Jeff, it is getting a bit late in our VT , NH season to be super reliable for a trip??? It could be great for 3 more weeks but it could also melt out quickly. Usually by the 2nd week of March most of the really cool bigger harder climbs are done. The tail end of the season will be mostly lower angle stuff in the shade. The big climbs in Quebec hang in there a bit longer and are actually much bigger and harder than most of what we have here . Unfortunately they are 10 and more (often much more)hours north of us and I don't know my way around up there at all. But yes I would love to climb ice with you.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 25, 2019 - 05:27pm PT
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I also have no doubt you can follow harder than I can lead almost immediately.. One of my friends guided the 5+ Remission (it was in and he wanted to do it) with a very strong rock climber for their 1st day on ice.. The actual climbing is not so hard . Its the head game that takes most people awhile to acclimate.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Feb 25, 2019 - 06:29pm PT
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Next season then! I really want to go. When I went dry tooling in Japan I ripped holes in my pants with the crampons lol!
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 26, 2019 - 03:27am PT
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the real reason I was wearing gaiters for so many years was to protect my pants... I just ditched them about a month ago and it does lighten up my feet a bit and we know that grams count! I have caught my pants a few times and almost tripped and died but I save a few grams ;) this is a cold week but the sun did big damage sat afternoon.. next weekend will be good but what happens after...????? let me know when ahead of time and I will make plans to be available. The most important item is mountain boots that fit. I have extra crampons and tools. also need to have a good winter layering system and extra gloves.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Feb 26, 2019 - 04:01pm PT
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I'll have to rent boots.
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