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Wow, that's an impressive jump in only a matter of weeks, way to go Wes

Wes from Tick list, 2K4 wrote:... Now I just need to go up a couple full number grades on my routes, and 4 V grades, and I am set.

2 V grades down and a month to go Wes! If you keep this up during your Southeast bouldering tour and Hueco you'll send those V8's this spring without any problem. Keep it up!

Spragwa wrote: Can you say V-6? Way to go Wes. You rock!

WOW!!!!!

Well, it was a cool problem, but nowhere near V6, more like a kinda easy V4. LRC is infected with the softy syndrom. Cool problems, just not as high a number as the guide says. Some of the V3's and V4's would be V1 or V2 in Rocktown or Hueco.

The best part of the day was knocking out 10 problems v3 or higher in the couple hours I was there.

It is always cool to hear about people pushing their limits, and it sounds like this weekend was a great weekend of climbing for a lot of people.

Oh, and Steph, you can do Stay for sure. Just work on that lock off power, and it is all you.

Wes

Did your dog take a doo, or maybe even two poo's?

climbhigh wrote:cause its a climbing site and talking about walking the dog would get boring.

So, a little spray about my puppies... They had their first crag day today and did a great job. A little bit of barking at first, but they clamed down, and after a bit of playing, fell asleep for most of the rest of the day. Highlight of the day: They walked well off of the trail to take a dump. That is something you just can't teach - that is a natural crag dog kinda thing to do

It is more work though, and I can see where if there were just two people around, it could get tricky. But, at least we are off to a good start.

Wes

Man I gotta spray about the pups too. They pulled down some 5.sic napping most of the day. Heck I think they slept right through Wes' send of Gung Ho!

Heh heh, your adventure planning is going to change now! You'll always be figuring how to bring the dogs along.

I've been involved in some dog tossing (fastest way to pass up a rat terrier) and puppy hauling (up a sandstone slant in a backpack with a rope) in the desert.

A great memory I have of Bubbah (my big old dawg) in his younger days is of when a group of us climbed out of Grand Gulch. We were easily 100 feet above the valley floor when he jumped up to me six feet above him. If I hadn't caught him (he landed perfectly) he would have slid off the steep slope and been gone (I was braced so the other dogs could be handed to me so I could pass them back). I guess after they had handed two other dogs up to me he said, "Screw this, I'm next." Dogs never cease to amaze you.

Do you mountainbike, Wes? If not you should start once they get big. Dogs love it because you can finally move nearly as quickly as they do. Riding trails with them will be a joy.

Damn good send pups! And not too bad for you either, Wes...

But really...
HELL YEA, Wes! That's a bad ass send for sure! You da man!!!!!!!! Woo hoo!!!!!!!

Wes wrote:Highlight of the day: They walked well off of the trail to take a dump. That is something you just can't teach - that is a natural crag dog kinda thing to do.

Excellent! Now if we could just teach the gumbies at Roadside to do the same. There are few things worse than smelling urine or feces while you're trying to climb.

Alan Evil wrote:I've been involved in some dog tossing (fastest way to pass up a rat terrier) and puppy hauling (up a sandstone slant in a backpack with a rope) in the desert.

I read this three times until I understood it then couldn't stop laughing! I can picture it's little legs waving in the air as it sails upward and then back down again!