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climber's blues..

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 2:47 pm
by Paul3eb
"saturday: a couple of thunderstorms"

should we start building an ark? am i allowed to start crying yet? any rainy-day crags people would recommend other than torrent, military, or roadside? does solar collector stay dry enough? i'm taking a friend down on saturday and i'm sick of him going to the same crag everytime (he insists on always going to torrent, military, or roadside.. he won't explore).

i guess the bright side is that days like these must inspire writers and poets in their own nostalgic ways..

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 2:48 pm
by charlie
HP40.

Or get a kayak, life rolls along just fine when you diversify.

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 2:52 pm
by rhunt
I've never gotten wet at the lode or the darkside. All the routes in the shady grove will stay dry.

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 2:53 pm
by Paul3eb
hp40 is facing tstorms on saturday also. and everytime i go down there (four days now) it's too wet to climb. as for diversifying.. you should talk to my mom. she was lecturing me earlier today on how i should diversify my interests. ;)

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:18 pm
by Meadows
Everything was SOAKED the other day, including all routes at Torrent and R.S. (even that boulder problem to the right of Stay the Hand).

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:24 pm
by 512OW
There are NO OTHER RAINY DAY CRAGS than millitary, roadside, and torrent.

All of you stay there.

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:37 pm
by Paul3eb
don't worry 512OW, he doesn't do trad. a sad fact that i'll trying to influence if just a little this weekend. but he probably won't be butting in too much into your crags anyway

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:52 pm
by meetVA
i thought fortress was a rainy day crag...

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 8:28 pm
by Paul3eb
yeah, i understand it is but i know last time it got pretty busy plus it's all trad.. there'll be no way i could get marc (the kid i'm climbing with saturday.. i think) to do trad all day. i'll be lucky to get him on a trad route

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 8:30 pm
by lordjim_2001
Just don't tell him where you are going till you get there. Then keep the keys on you so he can't tie you off and steal your keys and car.