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monkeyface1982
Jan 5, 2004, 10:22 AM
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Mine was completeing my first 20 on lead that only took me 6 months of scattered climbing time to patch together...and my wonderful 6 mt fall that i did for the hell of doing it , and i can watch it over and over and over again....lol...good fun to see after a few beers
happy climbing all,
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flamer
Jan 5, 2004, 7:54 PM
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Climbing El cap for the first time- Lurking fear.
Climbing the WFLT onsight in 9hrs.
Getting the solo onsight record(time) for Blitzen ridge in RMNP
Climbing The Scenic Cruise.
Looking forward to this years adventure's...they start tomorrow!!
josh
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fredo
Jan 5, 2004, 7:56 PM
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Excercising some of my own climbing demons and finally leading some classics in the area. Most memorable route was Elmo (10c) mix of bolts and gear for 85 arm pumping feet!!
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micronut
Jan 6, 2004, 3:43 PM
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Got up the Fishook Arete on Mt. Russell in good time, and spent an amazing week in J-Tree this fall with my brother, 30 routes in 5 days climbing.
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gunked
Jan 6, 2004, 5:10 PM
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Moving to the Gunks from the Bay Area!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D
-Jason
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merock
Jan 6, 2004, 5:13 PM
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Timewave Zero in Potrero, 23 pitches.
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daggerx
Jan 6, 2004, 7:14 PM
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Freeing welcome to ole kentuck in the red.
DX
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rockhound71
Jan 6, 2004, 7:55 PM
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Finally started Trad climbing after 2.5-3 yrs of Sport. Led two 5.8s in Squamish my second time out. Woohoo, I've got the Trad bug!!!
Casey
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alikb
Jan 8, 2004, 1:54 AM
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Definitely the highlight of my year was spending the summer in the Valley. The most memorable part of the trip was spending time in camp 4, meeting people, making new friends and just living in such a beautiful place for so long a time. The experience definitely changed me as a person (hopefully for the better!).
If I were to chose a specific climb it would probably be doing the regular route on half dome in a day. It was a very surreal experience and was the last climb I did in the valley. On the day of the climb we actually slept in :!: at our bivy below the face, which meant we didn't have enough time to return to the Valley floor that day. Normally this wouldn't have been a problem, except for one thing: my bus home (where I had to start school in three days) left at 9:00am the next morning! So, the next morning we ran down the death slabs, and got to camp 4 at 8:45 and were amazed to find that some friends had packed up my tent and all my other gear (huge thanks to Tommy and Jamien). This left me enough time to have a quick pop-tart breakfast and walk over to the YARTS stop at a much more leasurely pace than before.
Sorry for rambling on for so long, I guess it really was a special climb for me.
Alik
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dynamicpanda
Jan 8, 2004, 2:09 AM
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3 major things...the first being a monthlong camping/climbing trip into the Northwest Territories last summer. From this trip I learned many things about myself and what is important in my life.
The second was a 10-day trip to J-tree over New Year's. During this trip I learned alot about trad climbing and had an all around great.
The third is the love for my home and the mountains around it that I gained through the two trips that I just mentioned. I cant imagine wanting to leave the Boone climbing scene for any other now that I have had a taste of other areas.
After my first year as a serious climber, I feel like the sport has developed me into a better person.
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cologman
Jan 8, 2004, 2:10 AM
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Climbing Revertical Sanctuary on the Diamond with my daughter
Climbing Scenic Cruise in the Black Canyon
First climbing trip ever to Yosemite after 30+yrs. of climbing! :lol:
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vt_tradclimber
Jan 8, 2004, 2:43 AM
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4 day trip in acadia....8) ....only sport climbing twice...3 day climbing trips every weekend. I love climbing.
TRAD FOR LIFE
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hosh
Jan 8, 2004, 3:04 AM
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I got married in 2003, which was very cool. I started climbing at the beginning of this year, which was also very cool. But my climbing highlight? I'd have to say my first outdoors leading at a spot in Texas called Paradise on the Brazos with a guy named Viet. That was a dope trip, yo. Hey, if any one is from Texas, you should check that area out...
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climbs4fun
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Jan 8, 2004, 4:15 AM
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Leading my first trad route!
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zacrobinson
Jan 8, 2004, 4:18 AM
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Wow it was a great year...
Started climbing
first Outdoor trip along with first lead
Sent Prototype at Reimers Ranch after taking a few 20-footer's from the anchors
climbed at Garden of the Gods
met tons of awesome people
already in '04 I have
taken the family climbing to ease my mom's fears
sent T-Roofic at Reimers (now I need a new project)
and I am going to Arkansas on Friday for a long trip
I love college life.
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thinksinpictures
Jan 8, 2004, 5:31 AM
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Sweet jeezus, it seems like 2003 was a great climbing year for almost everyone.
Me?
The good: I got a lot stronger this year. I also learned a little more about my limits. A partner threw me on a sport route that was a lot harder than I thought I could send, but I got the onsight. Awesome.
The bad: All of the progress and strength building culminated in an end-of-year tendon injury though, so I've got to take it easy for the first bit of 2004. While I nurse myself back to full climbing health, I'm making an effort to read/practice up on my self-rescue technique.
The ugly :wink: : Goal for 2004 - Trad. Well-rounded is this year's theme.
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timstich
Jan 8, 2004, 5:34 AM
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Did a bunch of great, long multi-pitch routes in the Potrero where I was doing most of the hard leads. Black Cat Bone 5.10+. Stopped letting route numbers keep me from getting on a line. Got on Liposuction (5.12) and had a remarkablely fun time. Had to cut the project short because of moving out of state.
Moved to Colorado and immediately got to Eldorado and started leading trad again. Having a blast with that and am getting comfortable ratcheting up the difficulty of pitches I'll attempt to lead (5.9- currently). Can't wait for a warm day in spring to come. Actually I'll take a sunny 50 degree January day this weekend!
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strongerthanyesterday
Jan 8, 2004, 6:13 AM
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Come to think of it, there was also a zen moment, and flow that really stood out this year on the second pitch of a route in the tahoe area. Those moments of clarity in the sun totally flowed. That stands out for me as a highlight of 2003.
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dynoguy
Jan 8, 2004, 6:33 AM
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My climbing high light of 2003 occur in september at Devil's Lake. Oddly enough I was belaying my partner up a one pitch climb that ended at a cliff top. As I was belaying him five or six turkey vultures swooped through the air. The cool part was that I could actually look down at them as they flew. It was this exact moment that I true realized how much I love climbing and how important it is in my life. I felt to be at once mastering my enviorment and becoming part of it. This may not sound as exciting as climbing El Cap for the first time, but it meant alot to me. Think of it as a "personal epiphany"
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catbiter
Jan 8, 2004, 6:36 AM
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Topping out at Seneca for the first time. Hey, someone just peed in my pants!!!! Kidding, it was a blast.
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vicum
Jan 8, 2004, 6:41 AM
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Doing my first multipitch trad route on chrismas eve.
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diodesanddihedrals
Jan 8, 2004, 6:43 AM
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After four attempts of solo aid, I bagged my first route. sweet
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hema
Jan 8, 2004, 6:56 AM
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My first leader fall on bolts and also my first trad leader fall. I also managed to top-rope purely my fisrt 5.10 and hope to lead it this spring.
I also managed to send my nemesis, a long lasting boulder problem V3.
And I did my first proper Ice lead and solo.
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reno
Jan 8, 2004, 5:21 PM
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Moving to Colorado, and meeting my new friends: tracyroach, MtnGeo, kcrag, Skibabeage, just_me, amber_chk, atg200, Flamer, Shorty, phaedrus, timstich, et al.
It changed a year that started out really lousy into a fantastic year... thanks for everything, my friends.
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petsfed
Jan 8, 2004, 5:31 PM
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Either my trip to St. George last March (aside from the war starting on day 3 "Have a snickers, welcome to World War III"), which was a week of climbing perfection without any concerns like work, school, girlfriend, anything, just climbing. That or when I got up on (and failed before the crux of) Lucille at Vedauwoo after leaving Sinks Canyon that morning. Those were perfect days/weeks.
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