RRC Archives

Sport: Resurrection, took lots of work and when i sent it, it was totally unexpected.

Trad: Triple-S at Seneca, I was pretty scard to lead it, having never gotten it clean on second.

Bouldering: Strength In Numbers at the Sads, Bishop. It's kind of high ball and it took many pads and spoters for me to get the balls to commit to the top out.

BBBB - because it schooled me the first time I tried it. I was fairly new to climbing and got in way over my head. The first fall I ever took and the first fall ever caught by my belayer. It was tense. I was trying to make the clip and had slack out when I fell. Did a sort of upside down whipper. It was years before I went back but went back I did.

yo finney......is your fave redpoint still climbin in and out of HF's anus? I'm back from cali....in chi-town now.....leave for indiana in the mornin....back at the red by the weekend......don't leave till thanksgiving

i heard finney's favorite feeling redpoint is when he covers his hands with glue, dips them in sand, and then sits on the head rest of a chair precariously balanced...naked of course...beating off like a big hairless monkey that chants, "LIFE IS PAIN MOTHERFUCKER! BLEED YOU BITCH!". that's just what i heard anyway.

Best redpoint:

Sport: Dynabolt gold. Not my hardest route, but I can finally climb 5.10 again without peeing my pants.

Trad:
two routes. 1) War Emblem. Cool FA cap'n static and I did a few years back. Mostly because I diddn't think I could do it, but I did.

2) Return of Geoff Beene. Only reason: Hardest trad climb I onsighted.
Oh, and the route was cool.

Come to think of it, I was climbing with cap'n static then too.

Keep on whippin' your sorry rear into shape & then maybee we can go out on some new sending adventures

Bishop's Terrace in Yosemite. I was so scared and intimidated until I onsighted it. I had seen pictures and it was like my perfect climb. One 165 ft pitch of hands and fingers and fists with no face holds. Just perfect crack. When I was like 30 ft from the top I ran out of gear and was getting nervous but I heard the Yoemite bus going around and the announcer was like look at that guy over there climbing. I finished up and every thing just felt right. I don't give a damn about numbers and to me that climb has meant more than anthing else I've ever done. Eventually I want to do something that repeats that feeling but it will be hard.

Static- I'm finally getting into gear. I've been getting on 5.10's, I did africa and got on 'little t-bone'. I took 4 or 5 lead falls this weekend, and diddn't scream like a little girl even once. One more month and I'll be back in shape.

wolfman- I actually had the same thing happen to me on that climb, minus the bus.

scenic cruise. very interesting. pleasant views.

Wild Gift was my best redpoint, that sure is one satisfying line.

Also, Rebar at Solar Collector is probably my favorite trad redpoint. That is such a great line.