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W I D E Talk / Re: Wide climbers in the Moab area

« Last post by rSin on August 22, 2023, 08:20:02 pm »

wish i was closer
was always quite good at the wide


R & I late 80's ran a fiction about chasing FA's of such route back at the time
the story didnt end well but the sentiment was first rate...

good luck nick


what have you got for a wide rack so far?

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W I D E Talk / Re: Wide climbers in the Moab area

« Last post by The Chimp on August 12, 2023, 03:14:11 pm »

Wish I could help you, but I'm up in Canada!

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W I D E Talk / Wide climbers in the Moab area

« Last post by Nick on August 12, 2023, 10:22:22 am »

I'm looking for someone to train and climb with that lives in the Moab area.
I have several projects in mind but would like to find someone stoked on wide climbing to project with.

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Trip Reports / Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time

« Last post by rSin on August 10, 2023, 08:08:58 pm »

you know
if you swing out past arms reach you can feather in your efforts and the bird watchers wont notice so easily

those bird watchers really know how to bring the hammer down.

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Trip Reports / Re: This is ancient history, but the wide exists in the mountains too.

« Last post by rSin on August 10, 2023, 08:04:00 pm »

how many bigbros did you have with you?

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W I D E Talk / Re: Stupid Question

« Last post by rSin on August 01, 2023, 10:17:43 pm »

if you were working on an old 30's and earlier home build up close to the mountains under wilson; altedena pasadena sierra madre monrovia, something, duerte

those where all framed with redwood and its boards are all spot on their name.


i suppose theirs an issue of cracking them as your cam press at the wood.
what way would you align the woods grain in use??

shit,
fuck all that,
build your blocks outta plywood

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Climbing SPRAY / Re: Grivel Dark Machine X

« Last post by rSin on August 01, 2023, 08:34:09 pm »

the dry tooling i was thinking id wear rock shoes
anyone doing it that way?

way back i scouted this old rail tunnel just up from manitou springs,
endless potential for manufactured climbs
the way they blew the rock out left alot of room for interesting climbs despite the tunnels shape being routine

anybody know the bolted route up that prow you cant miss driving the canyon right there?
never found the time.

dry toolers have now developed some of that tunnel
im told every 'hold' you reach with your tool theres a fat hole drilled there to feel around for and land it

no idea if its true,
but you see their comps...


[edit just read this article first time, their wearing rock shoes. good. crampons really trash the place when its dry]


https://gripped.com/video/watch-dry-tooling-at-the-ghetto/

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Climbing SPRAY / Re: Grivel Dark Machine X

« Last post by rSin on July 22, 2023, 07:40:50 pm »

curious as to how you break down 'swing'

there are the compass points plus up and down. theyre your constrained to mabe 100degrees

i got a beat lower arm leaves me no pronation or supernation.
locked in shake your hand how you doing

no pain mind you
luck fuk this blowout doesnt feel the weather...

lived in colorado off and on bunch of years

exposure to theres got me thinking about places here in socal arent ripe for drytooling sport route development...

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Climbing SPRAY / Re: FFA's in the Sierra Nevada

« Last post by The Chimp on March 28, 2023, 08:50:56 am »

Haha! Good one!

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Climbing SPRAY / Re: FFA's in the Sierra Nevada

« Last post by Maven on March 28, 2023, 08:27:58 am »

I have done dozens in the Sierra Nevada. Anybody else?

Details!

And none for me. Just not had the opportunity or time.

Maybe I should clarify...First FAT Ascents.

(Not fat anymore)