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Re: Sport Climbing Season

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:08 pm
by dustonian
Training sux. No shame in climbing 5.12 for 20 years!

Re: Sport Climbing Season

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:14 pm
by One-Fall
pigsteak wrote:lee, the latest issue of climbing had a letter write in that fits you to a tee..the guy says that he might need "help" as he finds himself liking training more than actual climbing. he goes on to posit that training will become a discipline it and of itself much like bouldering or sport climbing..people will now be able to say 'oh I am a trainer" and it will be its own subset and discipline.
While I do enjoying training (prolly too much), what keeps me motivated is the line that is just out of reach. The one that is so beautiful you lose sleep over it.

Just found me a new one.

Re: Sport Climbing Season

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:17 pm
by Andrew
One-Fall wrote:
pigsteak wrote:lee, the latest issue of climbing had a letter write in that fits you to a tee..the guy says that he might need "help" as he finds himself liking training more than actual climbing. he goes on to posit that training will become a discipline it and of itself much like bouldering or sport climbing..people will now be able to say 'oh I am a trainer" and it will be its own subset and discipline.
While I do enjoying training (prolly too much), what keeps me motivated is the line that is just out of reach. The one that is so beautiful you lose sleep over it.

Just found me a new one.

and...

Re: Sport Climbing Season

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:44 pm
by pigsteak
interesting.....I am not sure I can honestly say I have ever lost sleep over climbing or a route.....

new cliff line on the other hand....I have pretty much decided I am a developer and no longer a real climber.

Re: Sport Climbing Season

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:52 pm
by climb2core
pigsteak wrote:interesting.....I am not sure I can honestly say I have ever lost sleep over climbing or a route.....

new cliff line on the other hand....I have pretty much decided I am a developer and no longer a real climber.
It took you THIS long to figure that out?

Re: Sport Climbing Season

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 8:26 pm
by One-Fall
Wheatley, Sugar Magnolia. Your style. Save a few days to help me out on it. There is good karma in it for you. You need some after all those sand bags.

Re: Sport Climbing Season

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:41 pm
by allah
Hahahahahaha!!! Are my draw still on that route One-Fall? Lol

Re: Sport Climbing Season

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:00 pm
by One-Fall
allah wrote:Hahahahahaha!!! Are my draw still on that route One-Fall? Lol
Yeah, but not for long :)

Re: Sport Climbing Season

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:05 am
by pigsteak
do we need to send c2c out first to make sure it is bolted and equipped properly?

Re: Sport Climbing Season

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:34 am
by dustonian
One-Fall wrote:Wheatley, Sugar Magnolia. Your style. Save a few days to help me out on it. There is good karma in it for you. You need some after all those sand bags.
Sweet! Team Wheatley can replace the bolts then ;)

Beautiful line Kenny... thing was getting gangbanged this fall.