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leaverbiner
Oct 13, 2003, 9:15 PM
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The spotter is Al . . . lives in Mammoth, fromt he Philippines (sp.?) . . . the problem is on Grandma Peabody in the buttermilks
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climbhigh2005
Oct 13, 2003, 9:50 PM
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not to far! LOL I LOVE bouldering, but I'm a big baby about going to high... its not going high that scares me, its the coming down... the guys at my wall are always making me go pretty high, and then they like tickle me when I'm up there and make me jump down... It drives me crazy because I dont lik falling that far, but I'm getting better... they jump from like 15 feet with no prob... but I'm like 2 feet AAHHHHH
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xxxboulderinxxx
Oct 15, 2003, 12:04 AM
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I took an eat off of a V5 on the cube in Red Rocks, i was about 30 feet up...thank god for good spotters and even better bouncy Metolius XXL crashpads....i left with a couple broken ribs and some bad cuts and bruises....i think i was lucky,,, :roll: :roll: :roll:
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realization
Oct 15, 2003, 12:30 AM
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30 feet ? sounds pretty lucky to me.... :shock:
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soma
Oct 15, 2003, 1:46 AM
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Uhhhh... dude.. your only like 17 feet of the deck. Wheres the photo of you at the top??
Dave
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boulderinemt
Oct 15, 2003, 2:54 AM
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i'd have to say about 50-60' off the deck...its a really easy route i do when i'm training...really long traverse that goes into a place big enough to eat lunch on overlooking the river....its awesome up there, but ya squirt yer arse off the ledge, your lookin at a long fall into a shallow river lol
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xreverendx
Oct 15, 2003, 3:06 PM
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i guess my tallest boulder is about 25-30 feet. it was only V1 though. I have buildered up about 40ft before though.
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leaverbiner
Oct 15, 2003, 3:47 PM
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In reply to: Uhhhh... dude.. your only like 17 feet of the deck. Wheres the photo of you at the top?? Dave
Here ya go smartass!
http://groups.msn.com/RobLsHomePage/bishopphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=184
The photo used to be posted here but it is dark and didn't get much for votes so I deleted it and saved rc/com's bandwidth!
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barefeetnochalk
Oct 31, 2003, 2:22 AM
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one friday i'd been drink for 14 hours (noon to 2am) and walking home seen what i thought looked like a sweet buildering problem round the back o the pub (a three story building) next thing i know im 9 meters up this drain pipe, pissed as, in running shoes, sweating it up and wondering what the F**k to do. thinkin to myself "sort it out pedro" i climbed the remaining metre and a bit and topped out onto the roof, found the fire escaped and climbed down, only to find the owner who politely told me to "get the fuck outta here".
i probably woodnt climb that high unprotected again though...
highballs = bigballs = dumbass
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gemiller
Oct 31, 2003, 2:53 AM
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anyway im a wuss 20 feet probably.. somewhere around there...
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enanubis
Oct 31, 2003, 3:33 AM
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I would say about 25-30 ft, it was the scariest climb I have ever done.
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muncher
Oct 31, 2003, 4:23 AM
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For me probably around 20 feet. The difference between a highball and a free solo is all in your approach. With a solo falling is not a consideration at all, with a highball, you do actually plan for the even the you may come off. You might want a spot or two and a bunch of pads just in case.
The top bouldering hight is therefore however high you are prepared to fall. If your not prepared to fall, it's not bouldering.
Just what I reckon anyway.
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ronamick
Oct 31, 2003, 5:43 AM
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As far as I'm concerned, bouldering is unroped climbing. I guess if you wanted to try and seperate it, you're bouldering when you're not carrying a rope, but whats the point? Climbing is climbing. My own terms for ropeless climbing:
Minimal danger due to the height of the route (you can always break your back or sprain an ankle) is bouldering
When a fall is probably going to cause serious injury it's highball, high bouldering or otd (off the deck)
When you die if you fall, it's free solo.
I can tell you no more.
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lollipopchic
Oct 31, 2003, 6:59 AM
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I feel like such a wuss compared to everyone else!! I've only bouldered at most as high as 5m. But I did fracture my foot in a bouldering fall... which has made me a lot more cautious.
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