Climbing Stoke

[priapism]

jtree?

Nah. Close, but just a small lookalike crag in Angeles NF (Fictitoua tree on mountain project)

[ex-powderbroker]

visited weir today, that place is heinously old school and put a severe dent in my ego for a first day of the season. didn’t get to do much (just marie 4 pochées) because of the logistics in the group but i am suffering from a winter of closed gyms and trying to layback steep cracks cause you can’t jam is shit.

here’s a buddy crushing the second pitch of something or other



and a bigger view of the wall from the phone showing the first pitch

[ex-powderbroker]

exploratory mission to a 2 pitch 5.8 crack inside this badass cliff. not the arete outside which looks like a ten gym climb with a sharp and featured edge. will be back!

[subtle plague]

The boulders look like potential.
We've also been out on some granite.
I can only get my baby skin up to task if I cheat with antihydral.

[ex-powderbroker]

The boulders look like potential.

FA land if you ever come out this way

[tgapp]

Got on a classic 9(+) that I had put off for years because of a somewhat dangerous reputation. Boissal's comment convinced me it was safe (it really was), and I'm glad I hopped on it. Always stoked to onsight something too.

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[ex-powderbroker]

very nice, getting it done!

[subtle plague]

Out on the blocs again. Sandstone thus time.
Nice shield. 7C /v9 I didn't send because I'm fat, was sick for a week and on antibiotics. Good excuses are way better than training hard.
And I had a minor discomfort from the left crimp. Ouch.

[yeahman]

Got on a classic 9(+) that I had put off for years because of a somewhat dangerous reputation.

9+ and 10c are two grades at a trad crag that really give me pause. Nice job.

Great pics all.

[tgapp]

9+ and 10c are two grades at a trad crag that really give me pause. Nice job.

Great pics all.

At City of Rocks the real scary grade is 10d. I've redpointed a handful of 11a's, but there are 10d's that I'm not sure I'll ever get on (Brown Flake, Harvest, Scar Tissue). Back when Reid Dowdle and crew were developing that crag, 10d was about the hardest that anyone could imagine it seems like, and those grades have stuck around even now that many consider Brown Flake (10d) to be much harder than Interceptor (11a) or Crack of Doom (11c).

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[ex-powderbroker]

little ego boost flashing this rumney-style overhanging 4 bolt 11a today.

short and exactly suited to me, perfect. i should really stay away from slab for my mental health.



started out below freezing but then the sun came out and it was so nice.

[tgapp]

little ego boost flashing this rumney-style overhanging 4 bolt 11a today.

short and exactly suited to me, perfect. i should really stay away from slab for my mental health.



started out below freezing but then the sun came out and it was so nice.

looks stout and bouldery, well done!!

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[ex-powderbroker]

thanks mang, happy to see this thread getting bumped again.

where’s boissal with the check in?

[ex-powderbroker]

short session at the outdoor gym. here some guy shaking out on another soft 11 i had just done and recommended.

ego = fluffed



farm country cliff. i’ll take it.

[tgapp]

man I could use some sort 11s right now

or some soft 10s

got my ass kicked on a hard 10c with a tough, diagonal overhanging hands w/no feet crux. here's my buddy in it.

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[subtle plague]

That looks like jugs to the moon.

But placing gear when you're leading can be tiring.

[ex-powderbroker]

that looks mental!

[stealurface831]

Got in a gym for the first time ever these last few days and I gotta say, it fkn sucks. So many strange folk. So many strange sights. I was asking one of the route setters if he knows any good rock around here. “Nah, I’ve never climbed rock.” I laughed but he was serious. I saw a cat today with a man bun wearing leopard print tights and a bro tank top. Kicking myself for not getting a pic.

Still, it feels good to get on a wall for the first time in well over a year. Can’t wait to send some routes in the linville gorge area once I get back into climbing shape.

[yeahman]

Yah tgapp, almost looks like some fist crack or wider action in the photo, narrowing to hands. 5.10 fist cracks have kicked my ass a couple times, most notably Fisticuffs in Joshua Tree. That thing is rated 10b, and I'd been leading solid Josh 11b on that trip, and Fisticuffs absolutely humbled me. I didn't even lead it and I still had to hang, it was so strenuous. Cool looking climb in your photo though, you'll get it next time!

[ex-powderbroker]

Got in a gym for the first time ever these last few days and I gotta say, it fkn sucks. So many strange folk. So many strange sights.

my gym is full of 20 year old smoking hot girls, it can’t be all bad! i wish i discovered climbing as a teen...

but you’re right, linville gorge looks sweet. i think i have a Climbing from 83 or something with a multipitch 5.8 on the cover. would love to get down there someday.

[stealurface831]

my gym is full of 20 year old smoking hot girls, it can’t be all bad! i wish i discovered climbing as a teen...

but you’re right, linville gorge looks sweet. i think i have a Climbing from 83 or something with a multipitch 5.8 on the cover. would love to get down there someday.

I must be going to the wrong gym because it is full of 20 year old guys that look like ugly girls.

There are some awesome climbs in the gorge for sure. That route you are talking about I think is The Daddy but I could be wrong.


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[Supermoon]

Yeah, you must be.

As a very casual climber who climbs 99% indoors I prefer the less “core” gyms because I don’t like the crimpy, tight problems and like the bigger moves, bigger holds, generally more fun problems at the less core gym in town. You also get a lot less bro-brah bullshit which is more inviting to a more diverse crowd.

[ex-powderbroker]

I must be going to the wrong gym because it is full of 20 year old guys that look like ugly girls.

There are some awesome climbs in the gorge for sure. That route you are talking about I think is The Daddy but I could be wrong.


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couldn’t find it but here’s looking glass and the new.

i gotta get there some day. get to chattanooga and the red also. seneca. it would be a cool trip.





where are you based out of again, nashville?

[stealurface831]

couldn’t find it but here’s looking glass and the new.

i gotta get there some day. get to chattanooga and the red also. seneca. it would be a cool trip.





where are you based out of again, nashville?

Looking glass looks absolutely sick. Hoped to climb the falls this winter but it never came together. When our ice is in, the climbs really are something else.

I’m in Hickory, NC.


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[abraham]

Looking glass looks absolutely sick. Hoped to climb the falls this winter but it never came together. When our ice is in, the climbs really are something else.

I’m in Hickory, NC.


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