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Post by 512OW »

Yes, PURE CLIMBING is wonderful, and when you rope up again, you'll see how great it is to PRACTICE often.
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Post by charlie »

"What are you doing?"

"Practicing."

"What are you practicing for?"

"More boldering."
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Post by marathonmedic »

Epic, epic, epic. Took the gf outdoor climbing for the first time. Note: She's only been climbing in the gym about 6 times. We went to Great Wall Saturday to do La Escalada. After fighting the crowds we were able to get her on it. 3 hours and many tears later, she reached the top. All she could say was how much she sucked. All anybody else around could say was admiration for her perserverence. Sunday we went to Global and I got to see my first wild orchids. (Major moment for me.) 3.5 hours and even more tears to get to the top of Eureka. Again, major determination here. Quite impressive. Many thanks to Moya for the use of her Grigri. FYI, you can't buy one in the Gorge right now, I tried.

But the epic continued all the way home. At the bottom of the exit ramp to end the 3 hours on the interstate, the oil light comes on. I'm looking at the red light on the dash and the red light on the stoplight and starting to wonder if I should risk it when the dash light goes off and the other turns green. I pull into the nearest gas station and check the oil to find a dry dipstick. Not good. I wonder how long it's been like this. Three quarts later (@ $2.50+ a pop) we're driving the last 45 min home. On a whim I decide to check the oil again when we get home to see if there is any sign of damage to the rings. The dipstick is dry again. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? This seems to be serious. I walked around the back of the car and found out why the dipstick was dry.

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This isn't looking good.

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Hmm. Maybe I should look under the car.

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The next morning I dump a few more quarts in so we can limp it to the shop. I pull in about 5 minutes after her just as they're putting it up on the lift. The mechanic calls me over to have a look at the hole in the oil filter. Apparantly I'd kicked something up off the roadway into the filter that left a gouge about .5" long and .25" wide. He said he'd seen it happen before. $4 for a new filter and a splash of oil and the car is fine. I don't think you get much luckier than that.
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Post by dipsi »

Marathonmyrunningmentormedic wrote:
I don't think you get much luckier than that.
Well, it reads like you're pretty lucky in love there! :D
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Post by marathonmedic »

yeah. She puts up with quite a bit from me.
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Post by ynot »

We kept looking for you at Global. I was hoping you would try Vision.We had 2 racks for you to borrow from.
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Post by marathonmedic »

We got caught up doing Eureka. Sorry.
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Post by marathonmedic »

Vision would have been a lot of fun, though.
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Post by Spragwa »

Wow man, great luck. I'm glad y'all are safe and everything worked out.
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Post by diggum »

No doubt! It's great when it works out like that.
Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha
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