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organic
Sep 9, 2004, 5:23 PM
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So who is heading to Hound Ears for the Triple Crown? Did you purchase your admission yet? I am super excited and have been training hard for the past 3 months or so hopeful I give myself a good showing, if not I heard I will have a great time anyway. This is going to be my first ever comp. what a way to start eh? who else is going and are you ready?
PS. I am flying anyone flying with their bouldering pad or do they charge extra?
See ya' Oct. 2nd
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neuroshock
Sep 9, 2004, 7:07 PM
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i'm going, still haven't gotten psyched yet...too far away, got a couple trips to go on before then.
i'm flying too. last year i flew with my pad and there wasn't any issue.
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andy_reagan
Sep 11, 2004, 4:08 PM
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I'm going. Really excited. I remember climbing at hounds ears a couple years ago (I wasn't avidly climbing at the time) and I thought even then that the place rocked. I can't wait to see it again now that I actually know a good bit about the boone area bouldering in general.
Super pumped, good showing or not, Organic, it ought to be a great learning experience (my first comp as well).
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gentry
Sep 11, 2004, 4:15 PM
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I know southwest allows bouldering pads to be checked.. i think they all do. ..some might try to charge you.. but you can get around that..
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gremlin
Sep 11, 2004, 4:29 PM
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I'm going, and am definitely pumped.
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lordjim
Sep 11, 2004, 5:51 PM
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Well I'll be there to. I was training hard till my gym closed and then tweaked a tendon. I don't care though. I'm just stoaked to head there.
M
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ladsquared
Sep 23, 2004, 6:23 PM
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what up organic and neuroshock!
good luck at the comp guys! i just recently incurred a finger injury, so i won't be at hound ears, but i will be at the hp40 comp. i'll be driving there (looking forward to the 10 hr. drive)
pull hard!
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nrvna963
Sep 28, 2004, 8:20 PM
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im there
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gremlin
Oct 4, 2004, 7:34 PM
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So yea, I had an absolute blast, even if I didn't get anything.
1 damn problem that I worked on for about an hour(and should have sent 3 times, but kept blowing the topout) kept me from getting second, which was a bit of a bummer, but it was still a great weekend. I'm definitely looking forward to the other 2 comps, and will be back at Hound Ears for sure next year.
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theasiansender
Oct 5, 2004, 9:06 PM
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so, because i'm fairly new to bouldering competitions, what exactly is sandbagging?
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madriver
Oct 5, 2004, 9:19 PM
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In reply to: so, because i'm fairly new to bouldering competitions, what exactly is sandbagging?
...it's usually indegineous to low lying river valleys where flooding is a problem. They fill burlap bags with sand during times of flood to hold the rising water back....
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gremlin
Oct 6, 2004, 2:20 AM
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Mmmm...in general, sandbagging is climbing in a lower division than you really could just to win stuff. For instance, if I was able to climb V3's and 4's rather consistently, I have no place being in the Novice catagory(V0-V2). However, I have sent 1 V3 to date(and that was at Hound Ears after a lot of working it), and thus have no qualms about competing as a Novice, even though I'm pretty solid on most V2's.
The same would hold true if you can send V6's and 7's...you shouldn't compete in Intermediate, which is for V3-V5 climbers.
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edge
Oct 6, 2004, 12:21 PM
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In reply to: so, because i'm fairly new to bouldering competitions, what exactly is sandbagging?
Here is a description from the Philly Rock Gym, and their solution to the problem:
In reply to: What is Sandbagging? Sandbagging a Difficulty Category is entering a category which is easier than your top ability. For example, if you have red-pointed a couple of V3s and you choose to enter the Men's Novice category, you would be considered to have "sandbagged" that category--you should probably be in Intermediate. At the Midnight Burn, we ask that competitors enter a Category which reflects their best abilities at that time. To help prevent sandbagging, the PRG has a scoring policy which allows us to move competitors up a Category in certain cases. Each Category has a Benchmark Score which represents the highest point value reasonable for that category. Any competitor who sends two or more problems worth more than the Benchmark for their Category will be automatically bumped up to the next Category.
Basically, it is when someone enters a competition category that they know they can win in order to collect the prizes. It is more sporting and honorable to enter a category where you push yourself and your competitors.
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organic
Oct 6, 2004, 1:03 PM
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Amazing comp. it was my first competition and the Triple Crown rocks! I am going to try and make the HP 40 one if school does not interfere. I had so much fun, the bouldering at Hound Ears is amazing and I even was able to ride the Jaws 3-D bus on the way back!!! YEA! hahaha. Triple crown rules!
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suprdude22
Sep 6, 2005, 2:37 AM
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I might be ready, but Im not sure. I'm psyched, though. There are going to be a TON of us from Florida, esp. Gainesville. I think we have a convoy of like 12 people. Watch out for Camp Florida, the Shenanigans will ensue. Lata.
Mike
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gremlin
Sep 6, 2005, 3:51 AM
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Sorry hoss, you're a year late.
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neuroshock
Sep 22, 2005, 7:03 PM
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less than 2 weeks to go, who's going?
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hillbillywannabe
Sep 23, 2005, 3:53 PM
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what is the typical entry price for a comp like this? spectating is usually free right? do you think they would let me go (tp spectate) if i volunteered to do something over there?
i am wanting to go the L.R.C. leg
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clausti
Sep 23, 2005, 3:59 PM
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In reply to: what is the typical entry price for a comp like this? spectating is usually free right? do you think they would let me go (tp spectate) if i volunteered to do something over there? i am wanting to go the L.R.C. leg
not sure about little rock city, but houndears is a very special, provisional access. to spectate you must register as a competitor, as the land owners will only allow a designated number of ppl on the property, and the organizers must be able to account for every person.
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stonefoxgirl
Sep 23, 2005, 4:00 PM
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JEALOUS!
Can't go this year but Good Luck to all!
Climb safe, have a hella good time at the
awards/dinner, crag, camp ground!
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stonefoxgirl
Sep 23, 2005, 4:03 PM
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Clausti,
In the past you had to pay for admission whether you were a competetor or a spectator. There are only a certain number of people allowed to participate. Check triplecrownbouldering.org for info I could be way off, this was 2 years ago.
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glyrocks
Sep 23, 2005, 4:08 PM
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fuck houndears
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