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wanderlustmd
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chossmonkey wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: I was looking for the specifics. Did he drop them while re-clipping to the harness... unclipping the biner after placing a nut....did he just freak out and drop them all in sheer terror (  ) jk I almost lost a whole set of nuts once when they almost all dumped off the biner. I don't remember if they caught on the nose or if they were all lined up on the gate and it opened and I somehow stopped them. I just remember being in an awkward position and grabbing them and almost losing everything but the biner.
I did the same thing once, that's why I asked. Luckily, I was only like 10 feet off the ground.
We all drop stuff. It happens. Sucks when you loose stuff because of it, though.
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wanderlustmd
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chossmonkey wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: chossmonkey wrote: Why did you sling your first piece so long and why are there so many pieces in 6'? Ouch. Its a legitimate line of questioning isn't it?
The first, sure.
The second is just mean!
He was about to run it out for 50 of 5.12X and was building a nest of pro for all you know....yo!
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wanderlustmd
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chossmonkey wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: I was looking for the specifics. Did he drop them while re-clipping to the harness... unclipping the biner after placing a nut....did he just freak out and drop them all in sheer terror ( ) jk I almost lost a whole set of nuts once when they almost all dumped off the biner. I don't remember if they caught on the nose or if they were all lined up on the gate and it opened and I somehow stopped them. I just remember being in an awkward position and grabbing them and almost losing everything but the biner.
BTW, what did you do this weekend?
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artm
May 27, 2008, 7:00 PM
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chossmonkey wrote: Oh.. HI ART!!!!
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artm
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chossmonkey wrote: the_climber wrote: Bouldering aside, I find it doesn't feel right to not have a helmet on. So, yes, you get used to it. I'll agree that I feel kinda naked when I start up a route and find out I forgot to put on my helmet. That doesn't happen very much since if I am going to wear a helmet it goes on when I get to the cliff (sometimes on the approach) and doesn't come off until the end of the day.
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wanderlustmd wrote: epoch wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: obsessed wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Dr_feelgood/P5240017.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Dr_feelgood/P5240018.jpg[/IMG] Me watching my nuts tumble to their new owners. Nice shirt doc. You are stylin! And who was taking this pic? Was someone climbing right beside you or what? do you feel a little less masculine without your nuts? Did you just drop the biner when you were trying to unclip one of the nuts? btw, what route is that? His nuts dropped on Thin Air. I had my camera, but did not pull it out once during the day. Should have, but didn't. I figured it was....that's a great route, too bad it's always mobbed. I was looking for the specifics. Did he drop them while re-clipping to the harness... unclipping the biner after placing a nut....did he just freak out and drop them all in sheer terror ( ) jk
Well, when you are on route before 8 AM on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend it makes things go quicker. Too bad neither notch nor I had ever climbed there, cause we detoured to the far left end of the Barber wall before we both had the epiphany that the route was waaaay in the other direction. We still were the first up Upper Refuse. I'd like to get back there, as I enjoyed the rock very much. Though, hopefully I'll be feeling a bit better the next time out. I have a few harder lines in mind.
I think doc dropped them due to the incessant need to hold his arse to keep the shite from filling his panites. He didn't seem to thrilled to ask if I or notch had a spare set of nuts for him to borrow.
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dr_feelgood
May 27, 2008, 8:43 PM
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epoch wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: obsessed wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Dr_feelgood/P5240017.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Dr_feelgood/P5240018.jpg[/IMG] Me watching my nuts tumble to their new owners. Nice shirt doc. You are stylin! And who was taking this pic? Was someone climbing right beside you or what? do you feel a little less masculine without your nuts? Did you just drop the biner when you were trying to unclip one of the nuts? btw, what route is that? His nuts dropped on Thin Air. I had my camera, but did not pull it out once during the day. Should have, but didn't.
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dr_feelgood
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chossmonkey wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: obsessed wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Dr_feelgood/P5240017.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Dr_feelgood/P5240018.jpg[/IMG] Me watching my nuts tumble to their new owners. Nice shirt doc. You are stylin! And who was taking this pic? Was someone climbing right beside you or what? do you feel a little less masculine without your nuts? Gotta wear the red shirt for the pictures. Duh. And the start of the third pitch where my nuts dropped starts with a 6' traverse. Why did you sling your first piece so long and why are there so many pieces in 6'?
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dr_feelgood
May 27, 2008, 8:51 PM
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wanderlustmd wrote: chossmonkey wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: chossmonkey wrote: Why did you sling your first piece so long and why are there so many pieces in 6'? Ouch. Its a legitimate line of questioning isn't it? The first, sure. The second is just mean! He was about to run it out for 50 of 5.12X and was building a nest of pro for all you know....yo!
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May 27, 2008, 8:53 PM
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dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: obsessed wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Dr_feelgood/P5240017.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Dr_feelgood/P5240018.jpg[/IMG] Me watching my nuts tumble to their new owners. Nice shirt doc. You are stylin! And who was taking this pic? Was someone climbing right beside you or what? do you feel a little less masculine without your nuts? Gotta wear the red shirt for the pictures. Duh. And the start of the third pitch where my nuts dropped starts with a 6' traverse. Why did you sling your first piece so long and why are there so many pieces in 6'? Thanks for the critique majid.
HAHAH
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dr_feelgood
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epoch wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: epoch wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: obsessed wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Dr_feelgood/P5240017.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Dr_feelgood/P5240018.jpg[/IMG] Me watching my nuts tumble to their new owners. Nice shirt doc. You are stylin! And who was taking this pic? Was someone climbing right beside you or what? do you feel a little less masculine without your nuts? Did you just drop the biner when you were trying to unclip one of the nuts? btw, what route is that? His nuts dropped on Thin Air. I had my camera, but did not pull it out once during the day. Should have, but didn't. I figured it was....that's a great route, too bad it's always mobbed. I was looking for the specifics. Did he drop them while re-clipping to the harness... unclipping the biner after placing a nut....did he just freak out and drop them all in sheer terror ( ) jk Well, when you are on route before 8 AM on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend it makes things go quicker. Too bad neither notch nor I had ever climbed there, cause we detoured to the far left end of the Barber wall before we both had the epiphany that the route was waaaay in the other direction. We still were the first up Upper Refuse. I'd like to get back there, as I enjoyed the rock very much. Though, hopefully I'll be feeling a bit better the next time out. I have a few harder lines in mind. I think doc dropped them due to the incessant need to hold his arse to keep the shite from filling his panites. He didn't seem to thrilled to ask if I or notch had a spare set of nuts for him to borrow.
And how did you know I had shat my pants? I used plenty of Axe spray afterwards?
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dr_feelgood wrote: Yeah I was about to pull... you see... my jesus' nut...
You pull on Jesus' nut?
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May 27, 2008, 9:01 PM
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the_climber wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: Yeah I was about to pull... you see... my jesus' nut... You pull on Jesus' nut?
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chossmonkey
May 27, 2008, 9:16 PM
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wanderlustmd wrote: chossmonkey wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: I was looking for the specifics. Did he drop them while re-clipping to the harness... unclipping the biner after placing a nut....did he just freak out and drop them all in sheer terror ( ) jk I almost lost a whole set of nuts once when they almost all dumped off the biner. I don't remember if they caught on the nose or if they were all lined up on the gate and it opened and I somehow stopped them. I just remember being in an awkward position and grabbing them and almost losing everything but the biner. I did the same thing once, that's why I asked. Luckily, I was only like 10 feet off the ground. We all drop stuff. It happens. Sucks when you loose stuff because of it, though.
I did drop a draw a couple of weeks ago. Other than the micro fractures its still fine though. I mostly drop biners and draws. I did drop a whole set of nuts once, but I haven't made that n00b mistake (knock on wood) since I was a n00b.
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chossmonkey
May 27, 2008, 9:20 PM
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wanderlustmd wrote: chossmonkey wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: chossmonkey wrote: Why did you sling your first piece so long and why are there so many pieces in 6'? Ouch. Its a legitimate line of questioning isn't it? The first, sure. The second is just mean! He was about to run it out for 50 of 5.12X and was building a nest of pro for all you know....yo! 
I like to get a good piece right off the belay too. Just seemed counter productive to be slinging everything so long though.
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chossmonkey
May 27, 2008, 9:30 PM
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wanderlustmd wrote: chossmonkey wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: I was looking for the specifics. Did he drop them while re-clipping to the harness... unclipping the biner after placing a nut....did he just freak out and drop them all in sheer terror ( ) jk I almost lost a whole set of nuts once when they almost all dumped off the biner. I don't remember if they caught on the nose or if they were all lined up on the gate and it opened and I somehow stopped them. I just remember being in an awkward position and grabbing them and almost losing everything but the biner. BTW, what did you do this weekend?
I was a wreck on Sunday when we went out. I think I climbed way to hard, way to many times last week and didn't give my body a chance to recover.
It wasn't a long weekend for us anyway. We are waffling about where to go this weekend. We were going to go to the Gunks, but I don't think either of us is really climbing on gear all that well right now. The last time we went out it almost turned into a travesty due to both our mental issues with long falls onto hard surfaces. It would be better if we both climbed gear with other people for a while. The weather is looking spotty too. We are also considering Rumney, the New, and the Red if Bec can get Sunday off.
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May 27, 2008, 9:32 PM
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artm wrote: chossmonkey wrote: the_climber wrote: Bouldering aside, I find it doesn't feel right to not have a helmet on. So, yes, you get used to it. I'll agree that I feel kinda naked when I start up a route and find out I forgot to put on my helmet. That doesn't happen very much since if I am going to wear a helmet it goes on when I get to the cliff (sometimes on the approach) and doesn't come off until the end of the day. I feel the same way about my pants...
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chossmonkey
May 27, 2008, 9:34 PM
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obsessed wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: obsessed wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Dr_feelgood/P5240017.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Dr_feelgood/P5240018.jpg[/IMG] Me watching my nuts tumble to their new owners. Nice shirt doc. You are stylin! And who was taking this pic? Was someone climbing right beside you or what? do you feel a little less masculine without your nuts? Gotta wear the red shirt for the pictures. Duh. And the start of the third pitch where my nuts dropped starts with a 6' traverse. Why did you sling your first piece so long and why are there so many pieces in 6'? Thanks for the critique majid. HAHAH
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chossmonkey wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: As for the sling, I carry my slings over my shoulder, therefore they are always extended. That seems like a silly reason to sling everything long.
Probably helped that I didn't place that much gear on the rest of the pitch due to the my nuts dropping.
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chossmonkey
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So I'm trying to decide if it would be worthwhile to import my truck to Canadia.
It seems like a lot of hassle and rather time consuming. Its old and chugs gas.
But its paid for.
We could buy a lot of gas for what it would cost to by a different car.
And I love my truck. Its been good to me.
We wouldn't get much for it if I sold it. Its been rode hard and put up wet far to often. But its still a great work truck. But I really don't need it for work anymore.
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In other news:
I get to go turn my head and cough in a couple weeks.
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dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: As for the sling, I carry my slings over my shoulder, therefore they are always extended. That seems like a silly reason to sling everything long. Sure does. I didn't have any rope drag until about half way up the pitch when it started to get really slabby, so something must have worked out ok. Probably helped that I didn't place that much gear on the rest of the pitch due to the my nuts dropping.
It just seemed odd, assuming that the belayer took the picture and the rope is just making a big loop between the two of you. Doesn't seem like the piece would do much good.
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epoch wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: epoch wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: obsessed wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Dr_feelgood/P5240017.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Dr_feelgood/P5240018.jpg[/IMG] Me watching my nuts tumble to their new owners. Nice shirt doc. You are stylin! And who was taking this pic? Was someone climbing right beside you or what? do you feel a little less masculine without your nuts? Did you just drop the biner when you were trying to unclip one of the nuts? btw, what route is that? His nuts dropped on Thin Air. I had my camera, but did not pull it out once during the day. Should have, but didn't. I figured it was....that's a great route, too bad it's always mobbed. I was looking for the specifics. Did he drop them while re-clipping to the harness... unclipping the biner after placing a nut....did he just freak out and drop them all in sheer terror ( ) jk Well, when you are on route before 8 AM on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend it makes things go quicker. Too bad neither notch nor I had ever climbed there, cause we detoured to the far left end of the Barber wall before we both had the epiphany that the route was waaaay in the other direction. We still were the first up Upper Refuse. I'd like to get back there, as I enjoyed the rock very much. Though, hopefully I'll be feeling a bit better the next time out. I have a few harder lines in mind. I think doc dropped them due to the incessant need to hold his arse to keep the shite from filling his panites. He didn't seem to thrilled to ask if I or notch had a spare set of nuts for him to borrow.
You've never climbed on Cathedral before?!
I want to tick some stuff on the barber wall myself before I leave.
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chossmonkey wrote: artm wrote: chossmonkey wrote: the_climber wrote: Bouldering aside, I find it doesn't feel right to not have a helmet on. So, yes, you get used to it. I'll agree that I feel kinda naked when I start up a route and find out I forgot to put on my helmet. That doesn't happen very much since if I am going to wear a helmet it goes on when I get to the cliff (sometimes on the approach) and doesn't come off until the end of the day. I feel the same way about my pants... I thought surfers wore shorts all the time?
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