New to climbing..need help

[Tryman]

wow...!!!!!!!

So many responses.

Thanks to all. Truly.

To the one who asks, I plan on doing the east approach summer of 2012. The east buttress might be a little more than I want to take on at this point.

I look forward to getting to the RRG soon. Let me further de-code the suggestions, and I'm sure I'll be back for more suggestions.

[dustonian]

It all depends on the route. Whitney has tourist hiking trails to the top with nothing remotely technical as well as Grade V-VI big wall routes with mandatory 5.11 R. Are you looking at doing the East Face then or what's your plan? The East Buttress is a much better route IMO, although the East Face has some great exposure.

[Tryman]

Thanks.

I'm looking to do the east face. It's been about 8 years sicce I climbed the Grand and have done no climbing since then.

[caribe]

Thanks. I'm looking to do the east face. It's been about 8 years sicce I climbed the Grand and have done no climbing since then.

I have a philosophical problem with your approach. Climb because you love it. Don't go climbing to do <train for> one feat and then return <after fait accompli> to being a worthless bag of fat. Show up at the crag get on beautiful route X and tell the world you are doing it to climb some other vision of perfection in your mind. It just seems shallow and lacking any real commitment.

[Tryman]

Thanks for your insight and advice.

I'm recovering from a traumatic accident a few years ago and the loss of my wife & children. After years of rehab I'm now near-ready to climb again. I've been able to bike & run, now I want to be a bit more active.

But, when I need someone to bring me "back to Earth" and be a total buzz-kill, you will be the first I contact.

Namaste

[krampus]

[climb2core]

Ha ha ha haahahahahahhahahhahahhahahhahhahahhhahahhahahhahhahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edit to add:

Tryman, sorry for your loss. Laughter intended for the 5.10 trad climber sucking his foot.

[caribe]

Dead loved ones and coming back from a severe injury . . . you have my condolences.
Now back on topic.
"training to climb Mt Whitney and it has some technical components"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuaS8G4r ... r_embedded#!
Dude, you'll be walking up a mountain on a path. Looks like a lot of hiking with weight and slow-pace running on hilly terrain would be a better training approach than climbing on a rope.

[climb2core]

I think that video is from the Western approach?

[Tryman]

@caribe

The east approcah is rated a 5.6 with some technical components in fact. I'm aware I can do the Mountaineers approach, or even some easier, but I do want to do some scrambling and roping. I'm a novice climber, but I don't apologize for that. I just want to do this climb, and then more if I'm capable. At my age, this will be about as much as I can handle at this time.

All that said, I care neither for your feigned condolences, advice, or "opinion". I need none of them. I surround myself by wickedly cool people, which pretty much leaves you out, Dude.

Cheers