Climbing Stoke

[zion zig zag]

^^^You can actually feel that flake flex when you do a big lie-back on it. Or at least I could in my head.

Edit: damn, Google photos is amazing. Actually found a photo of my buddy leading out on the flake from 10 years ago. I couldn’t lean out enough from the belay to get the flake in the pic.

[Dantheman]

^^^You can actually feel that flake flex when you do a big lie-back on it. Or at least I could in my head.

Hah, I can believe it. A minute or two farther up the trail I heard the leader whooping loudly as he topped out.

[::: :::]

sorry if this isn't the right place
i was just stunned by this 360 vid promo for Free Solo
click on it and go full screen on whatever your largest device is
https://youtu.be/FRGF77fBAeM

[ex-powderbroker]

totally the right place for me, can’t wait to see it

[yeahman]

Likewise, I can't wait to see it. Saw this ABC news story about the movie..

[zartagen]

Watched it last night. Was totally gripped for the footage of the solo. You've gotta see it on the big screen. So worth it.

[viglio]

Agreed. We saw it opening night at the Mayan in Denver, absolutely mind blowing. Even knowing the outcome, it's a sweaty palms, heart pounding ride. Well done Jimmy, Elizabeth, Alex, et al. Definitely a big screen event, although will definitely watch it again when it makes its way to the internetz.

[Dantheman]

For those who have seen it--Yay or nay on taking my 8 y.o. to see it?

[ex-powderbroker]

haven’t seen it but that sounds like a rad theater experience for a kid.


got in some climbing in peak fall today before it started pouring.




fun in the rain anyway

[Dantheman]

haven’t seen it but that sounds like a rad theater experience for a kid.

That was my thought, but it is rated PG13. If it's just a few f-bombs I'm not too concerned.

[whatsupdoc]

Serenity - Sons:

[Meadow Skipper]

sorry if this isn't the right place
i was just stunned by this 360 vid promo for Free Solo
click on it and go full screen on whatever your largest device is
https://youtu.be/FRGF77fBAeM

You gotta go see it - the bigger the screen, the better.

I’d say it’s totally okay for dtm’s 9 yo, just a little intense even when you know he lived.

[hutash]

Great movie, and of course great climb, but hat's off to Jimmy Chin and crew for some great footage.

I'll admit I got a little bored with the reality show drama, but being "real reality" it was pretty cool to see his thought process through the whole project.

[::: :::]

i built a climbing wall for the kid a ways back at our previous house...basically with the idea of it as kid indoor entertainment. The boy was about 7 then and showed little interest. We moved and sold the wall along with the property, but I kept the holds thinking maybe I'd do something at the new house. After just storing them for years, I sold the holds to detrusor last summer (i think? or was it a whole year now?...anyway...).

The kid, now 13, has now been going to the bouldering gym for the last 6mos and now wants to build a wall in the garage...he's spent the whole day today (and last night) researching holds and the diy info and drawing layouts of how it could work. He's been working on his arguments for why we should have one even tho we have two climbing gyms within a few miles of us.

[subtle plague]

Nah just get a beast maker + app and say he can go bouldering in the gym. (only get the thing if he knows what he's doing... Not for beginners..)

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[subtle plague]

I did my first V10/11 last weekend. Nice line, nice name. John Rambo 7c+/8a FB in the Swiss MurgTal.


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[subtle plague]

Padding the landing was the main difficulty.

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[ex-powderbroker]

sick pebble wrestling, congrats

[subtle plague]

Thanks. I also enjoy the trad climbing pics everyone posts.

Here is a another one. A fun 7a (v5?) on the alpine meadow. A bit nicer setting than John Rambo.

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[ex-powderbroker]

i’m liking the bouldering. any bay area people want to spend a few hours at indian rock next weekend?

[ex-powderbroker]

great weekend of sunshine and snow. fucking a climbing in the cold is hard but at least no one is around.








bonus for these tamarack trees and little frozen snake trying to find his way home

[powdork]

Can't say enough about the bouldering at the Acorns in Woodfords. It's a bit approacheriffic but every time I think I'm gonna bring the crash pads back down I find another zone. Plus, fall.

[subtle plague]

Nice pics. Some of that looks fairly highball.

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[powdork]

lots there in the thirty foot range. all mostly V0-V5.

[LeoK]

I did my first V10/11 last weekend. Nice line, nice name. John Rambo 7c+/8a FB in the Swiss MurgTal.

Strong!

Also good for the Murgtal that it is so dry this summer.