Burn a thon

Post by **the lurkist** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:46 pm

I am living proof that you can siege a route into submission, and still give it to Dave Hume. The shame is still too fresh.... I have to go now...

Post by **512OW** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:48 pm

I would guess that I've done the Inhibitor at least 50 times. Maybe quite a few more...
I just went and did it again a couple of months ago, after not climbing it for years. Felt like lunch with an old friend...

Piggie... I too disbelieve that we can't just beat a route into the ground and climb any grade. Then again, I can't force myself to spend more than 2 days or 7 or 8 goes on a route... and even that is a new thing I'm learning.

Post by **Like This** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:03 pm

Yasmeen wrote:I have a hard time getting back on routes that I've sent that are at or near my limit-- I usually have this nice mental image of how perfectly everything went as I redpointed the route, and I'm kind of sentimental about replacing good memories with mediocre ones. Kinda silly, but I've gotten a little better about it in recent years.

I'm the same way. 8)

Post by **krampus** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:23 pm

I agree yas. I would absolutly hate to fall on a rout that was at my limit the first time I tried it, then I would have to project it all over again.

Post by **rjtrials** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:35 am

Like This wrote:
Yasmeen wrote:I have a hard time getting back on routes that I've sent that are at or near my limit-- I usually have this nice mental image of how perfectly everything went as I redpointed the route, and I'm kind of sentimental about replacing good memories with mediocre ones. Kinda silly, but I've gotten a little better about it in recent years.
I'm the same way. 8)

Not me! I love getting back on ex-projects. It is fun to remember all the fun times. Re-sending is not the important thing, if the climbing is fun, enjoy it! Besides, aren't ex-projects supposed to one day become warm-ups??

RJ

Post by **pigsteak** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:17 am

ow, what woudl be the dif between 50 goes on a project, and 50 goes on the inhibitor?

Post by **der uber** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:18 am

I've gotten 20 in and given up, but I was getting sick of the climb.

I have at least 15 'for the send' runs on another climb, and although I don't think I will send it next time out, I'm looking forward to getting back on because it's such a sweet line. In fact, as long as I can get a buddy to climb there I will probably be game to flail on it all season (hope it doesn't come to that though!).

I agree totally with ashtray, that aiming low is the way. With that I have been able to go through a project in 1-3 days. I'm trying to aim higher at the moment, hoping it won't backfire.

Post by **matt** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:02 pm

Pigsteak,

Just out of curiosity, was the back home route you refer to Group Therapy.

Post by **pigsteak** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:05 pm

matt,

yup. one of the best 10's anywhere, would you say?

Post by **mcrib** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:15 pm

I've tried eightball roughly one hundred thousand times. Still like it though.