TT Rock Climbing Club

“dam! That is SO COOL!”

“yikes!”

“Is that top roped? Or is he leading? No way would you get me on that. Watch out below... I gotta hurl!!!!”

“He's leading - yee haw!!”

“take it to rockclimbing.com, if you interested.”

“Yeah, he lead that. That's a huge feather in your cap my friend. It's hard to believe that your first climb was this part April at lil ole Rick's Rocks. And Noooooooo, I am not leading it next time. Maybe next spring if my nads grow a ton.

DC - rockclimbing.com is a great website with a very active forum. GM and I are both registered there. Some of those guys are pretty harsh though, and can make a TT flamer look like Will Rogers.

hmmmm, that reminds me... perhaps some links to our favorite rock climbing websites may be in order.”

“Here's some climbing websites that I visit. Feel free to share your favorite climbing sites.

Mountain Project.com
The Gunks.com
Rockclimbing.com
Tradgirl.com”

“speaking of....

www.mountainproject.com - very good site for route info - especially for the CO Front Range.”

“beat ya to it. neener neener neener.



But then again, you're the one that told me about that site.



I take it back. reneen reneen reneen.”

“There's a cool sequence on the crux that Gowser shot while belaying.

It's bad enough that the belayer is taking pics but DURING the crux? LOL!

I laugh because the guy belaying GM is very very experienced and I'm certain he had GM 100% safe. Only when I knew GM had a solid stance and not moving did I take pics while on belay. Even then I had a death grip on the brake (and a few wraps around my leg) while taking a pic with the other hand.”

“ahhh, the ole 'wrap around the leg' trick, eh?

lol

If my son looked down and saw me with a camera he'd probably throw up on me! LOL

pennsy.... tradgirl.com? rock climber porn?”

“next time out i swear i'll remember my camera. gotta figger out how to get pics while holding the belay
Roam Around

Now ya know. ;o)
The wrap around comes in handy on rappels when your partner (not saying names) tosses the rope in a tree and then you have to untangle it.

Ever do a hip belay, Roamy? I don't recommend it but when you get to the first pitch on lead, build the anchor and get the belay device ready for your following partner..... oops... where are ya belay device? It works but never ever let the rope get close to the skin. The rope burns are finally starting to heal.


Rock porn. LOL! Hey, when you visit the gunks and see all the hot climbing women, you'll be singing bow chicca bow bow.
last edited: 7/05/07 6:17:18 PM”

“If ya got a couple minutes, check out the Munter Hitch. It's a quick way to set up a belay when you drop or forget (it happens) your belay device.

http://www.chockstone.org/TechTips/MunterHitch.htm

NOTE: The biner needs to be reversed. The picture shown is incorrect.
last edited: 7/05/07 6:39:47 PM”

“Umm, that's just a random pic I found, Davey.

And without further ado...

http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/559767288WGPyjh”

“i am off to the rock gym to beat myself up. i am struggling with a 5.9 route that i can only get up about 2/3 of the way... "dazed and confused". i am also going to climb an arch on lead that goes up (easy climb) then upside down and over back down the other side. i generally fall but one of these days i'll make it... i tend to think too much and you just have to move in one slow steady motion... the longer you think the more tired you get until you can't get over the hump.”

“That's what I used the rest of that crazy climb, mtnsteve, after giving him my ATC.”

“Handy knot. Knowing how to do an old school hip belay isn't a bad idea, just a pain to use, LOL.

Climb on!”

“Just a pain to use
Pun intended I gather? ;o)
But yes, GM saved the day by lending me his ATC while he muntered.

Good luck Jimmy! Lete us know how you did.

Woohoo, cool pics GM! I really liked the pics of HE from "Last." Kewl. That start of P2 looks insane.

glad the hornets didn't get ya. You've had enough of that for the year, eh?”

“I now have the munter mastered. Who wants a belay from my sofa?”

“It's hard to believe that your first climb was this part April at lil ole Rick's Rocks.

I have you and Crazypace to thank for that.

And Noooooooo, I am not leading it next time. Maybe next spring if my nads grow a ton.
Pennsy
6:42:29 PM
7/05/07

Obtain some gypsy tears and they will protect you. I'll be happy to second you whenever you're ready.”

“very tired but a good workout... some of the guys that are going on my RRG weekend trip were there. counting me there will be four going to the gorge for a weekend of climbing. outstanding!”

“sounds like it'll be a way fun weekend Jimmy!

Pennsy, as for the hot climber chicks..... go west young man.... thou shalt not be without viusal stimulation.”

“hey Pennsy, can you help Lyra and me move on the 28th? We need to belay the couch and chair over the balcony.”

“Hey pennsyknotmaster.... can you tie a one handed clove hitch?

;)”

“Party at The Dorks Of York House??”

“How 'bout a one handed bowline?

I've won coffee and lunch a few times with that little trick. Though it only to work with people that actually know what a bowline is.”

“I used to could do that... I'll have to figure it out again now. Thanks!”

“:)
Hint
Think immobile or broken arm crevasse rescue.

K, I'm off to the Gunks again. I should just move closer to reduce all this commuting ;p”

“Hey GreenMonkee!

you suck!

;)”

““How 'bout a one handed bowline?

I've won coffee and lunch a few times with that little trick. Though it only to work with people that actually know what a bowline is.”
GreenMonkee
3:00:49 PM
7/06/07

Shucks, I learned that in Boy Scouts about 1965.
Its how I "reference" the correct knot.”

“Saw this post over on mountainproject.com

figured it was worth spraying about.
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It's easy:
Step 1) Put your Rope in a box

Step 2) Put this address on the box

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Step 4) Sleep well at night knowing that you've thought outside of the box, kept more garbage out of the landfill and made some children very happy. Karma, ain't it grand!

If you have any questions, contact: climbing@sterlingrope.com
last edited: 7/07/07 11:51:25 PM”

“Something else you can do with your old ropes.....donate them to your local Boy Scouts, Fire Department or Rescue team, with the understanding that they are to be cut up in 5'/6' (or what ever) pieces for knot tying practice.

Where I work, we get requests for rope for knot practice all the time. These groups are usually thrilled to get old rope for free rather than buy new rope to be cut up into pieces.

Oh yea, keep a few pieces for yourself ;-)
last edited: 7/08/07 12:05:41 AM”

“my local gym will do this but they insist on cutting up the ropes (fine with me!) they know people well enough to know that they might not actually do what they say they will do to save money.”

“Good point. We will often turn on the hot cutter and let them cut it at the shop.”

“Any central Indiana climbers/ backpackers out there? Its been awhile since I've had my climbing gear out (years).I usually head out west 1 or 2 times a year to backpack the wilderness areas, but would really like to get the climbing gear back out.Looking for some new climbing partners.Any one got game?”

“they know people well enough to know that they might not actually do what they say they will do to save money

Well heck, I've been climbing with one of those for 3 months now. So it's a tad frayed....
;o)

Hey pennsyknotmaster.... can you tie a one handed clove hitch?
Maybe (k)not but I can tie a figure 8 follow through with my toes.


Check this out. The online version of Climbing Mag has a nice article and great pic of the Gunk's High Exposure route, the one that GreenMonkee did last week.
Climbing Mag article on High Exposure

Who climbed this past weekend? I know the Monkee hit the Gunks again (he called last night to rub it in) and did 4 new leads. I won't be climbing for another 3 weeks :o( unless you count Rainier next week.”

“Hey rodknee - if you can't find anyone here that climbs in your area, check out the midwest partner section over at rockclimbing.com

RC Midwest Climbing Parteners Forum”

“I didn't get to over the weekend - planned on an afternoon outing but thunderstorms rolled in :(

But, I'm scheduled to go after work Wednesday.”

“Cool article, Pennsy, thanks.
I guess climbing it on the 4th with no crowds, lines or noise made it extra special.
Buyakasha!

I'll start working on some brief reports to go with the pics posted above and I have some new pics from last weekend to upload.

Rock on, my peeps, we's be pimpin. TT RCC in the hizzy. Don't ya forgizzy.”

“Reported by Alpinist:

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/ALP20/newswire-peru-siula-chico-west

Spanish alpinists Jordi Corominas (49) and Oriol Baro (27) made their mark in Peru's Cordillera Huayhuash by sending, in alpine style, the unclimbed west face of Siula Chico (6265m) via a committing 900-meter line (VI ED3 AI5+R A2) in May.

-------------------------------

Simon Yates (from Touching the Void) was turned back on that face a few years back.”

“Alpinist is great - this crack is incredible!

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/ALP20/newswire-la-zebree-ouellet”

“Sweet!! I love that pic of Robitaille dangling with just a few fingertips in the crack.

GreenMonkee will probably want to do that now. Shiznit.”

“what is pinkpoint and redpoint for us climbers?”

“pinkpoint is where you climb a bolted route after the quickdraws have been set.

redpoint is where you would climb a bolted route and place the quickdraws as you climb.

at least that is how i understand the terms.”

“Rev - pinkpointing is climbing a route that has been pre-protected. Meaning, someone placed protection on the route beforehand, probably by rappeling. The climber clips in to the protection as he climbs, saving him/her the effort of placing the pro. If the climber hangs onto a piece of protection, he is no longer pinkpointing, he is hang dogging.

Redpointing is climbing the route and placing protection during the climb.

One step further is "on sight" which is climbing the route and placing pro without having seen the route before.”

“or what Jimmy just said. I haven't done a sport route yet, but I would say his explanation is correct.
my explanation is my interpretation for trad climbing. Of course I could be all wet, still being a noob and all that.”

“don't count me out of the noob club... like a lot of ppl on this board i have more vocabulary than experience.”

“Some of us lack both... >:?)”

“Redpoint - To lead a climb without falling or dogging after a number of attempts. This is different from onsight, where the climb is lead without falling or dogging on its first attempt.

Pinkpoint - To red-point a climb where the pro and runners have been pre-placed.

Flash - To lead a climb with no falls or dogging and with no previous attempts on the climb, having recieved beta beforehand and/or seeing someone else climb it.”

“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_climbing

An ascent is considered a red point once a climber has attempted a given route and failed to climb it on the first attempt, but succeeded on a subsequent attempt while placing quickdraws.

An ascent is considered a pink point once a climber has attempted a given route and failed to climb it on the first attempt, but succeeded on a subsequent attempt while climbing on pre-placed quickdraws. In some climbing communities, a pink point is considered to be a red point. In other climbing communities, this term has been abandoned entirely. ”