even for those of you who don't project...just curious how many times you have taken a ride on a route....
back home, we had this route we always warmed up on, so I am betting I have climbed that thing 70-80 times. any traddies out there that have climbed bedtime for bonzo like 100 times? anyone have a favorite route at the red they have sent 50 times?
in redpointing, I think I spent almost 25 goes before sending something...
another route, that I never sent, I have tried already 20 times and finally gave up...
when do you folks call it quits on a route?
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Positive vibes brah...positive vibes.
I have at least a 100 laps on a short 5.10 by my house even though I've had a hell of time with it since my bike wreck 11 months ago.
Most laps for a red point, 11 for my week ass to get up super pinch and I had a few trad routes I lapped earlier in year working on gear and rehab before I red pointed them. Mostly that was out of mistrust of not just my gear but abilities.
Most laps for a red point, 11 for my week ass to get up super pinch and I had a few trad routes I lapped earlier in year working on gear and rehab before I red pointed them. Mostly that was out of mistrust of not just my gear but abilities.
"there's a line between self improvement and self involvement"
"Dogs are nature's pooper scoopers ."
"Dogs are nature's pooper scoopers ."
ale8one - 300+ times,
chainsaw - 200+ times,
kick me in the jimmy - 200+ times
the 12a at darkside (name i forget) - 100+ times.
and many other routes with many repeated sends.
they are warmups. i usually do a few laps on the warmup. over years, this really adds up. for instance, i may actually have done ale8one more than 400 times as we used to huck laps on it at the end of the day (usually in my wingtips). now i have changed up my style so i do fewer pitches per day, and interestingly i have gotten stronger.
and re: quitting, i usually know within a few burns if it will go. if i don't think it will i quit then, otherwise, everything i have projected has gone down (excepting my current projects which should go). Aiming low really helps here. Only once, has a route taken more than 20 tries, and god i was getting sick of it. However i never thought of giving up. like aiming low, not giving up is really helpful. 8)
chainsaw - 200+ times,
kick me in the jimmy - 200+ times
the 12a at darkside (name i forget) - 100+ times.
and many other routes with many repeated sends.
they are warmups. i usually do a few laps on the warmup. over years, this really adds up. for instance, i may actually have done ale8one more than 400 times as we used to huck laps on it at the end of the day (usually in my wingtips). now i have changed up my style so i do fewer pitches per day, and interestingly i have gotten stronger.
and re: quitting, i usually know within a few burns if it will go. if i don't think it will i quit then, otherwise, everything i have projected has gone down (excepting my current projects which should go). Aiming low really helps here. Only once, has a route taken more than 20 tries, and god i was getting sick of it. However i never thought of giving up. like aiming low, not giving up is really helpful. 8)
Does 10 times count? When I was only a sport climber I used to climb tourist trap at Torrent so many times with diffferent friends....thats probably tied with Mr Bungle for sport routes. I have done prob 10 burns on Enviornmental Impact...since starting my adventure into trad climbing
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anticlmber
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I have a hard time getting back on routes that I've sent that are at or near my limit-- I usually have this nice mental image of how perfectly everything went as I redpointed the route, and I'm kind of sentimental about replacing good memories with mediocre ones. Kinda silly, but I've gotten a little better about it in recent years.
There are some routes that I got on well before I was strong enough to send them, and over the years I'd get on them a few times each time I was at that crag, so there are a handful that I gave over 10-15 goes. Stay the Hand and Mercy the Huff are examples. If I'm seriously focused on a route and it's near my limit, I usually know if it's going to go - like ashtray said - and it's usually 5 or fewer tries. More than that, and it becomes another "when I'm at the crag" project that'll probably go after a number of tries over the course of a few years. I'm just too psyched on trying new routes to stay focused on one for more than a few days.
There are some routes that I got on well before I was strong enough to send them, and over the years I'd get on them a few times each time I was at that crag, so there are a handful that I gave over 10-15 goes. Stay the Hand and Mercy the Huff are examples. If I'm seriously focused on a route and it's near my limit, I usually know if it's going to go - like ashtray said - and it's usually 5 or fewer tries. More than that, and it becomes another "when I'm at the crag" project that'll probably go after a number of tries over the course of a few years. I'm just too psyched on trying new routes to stay focused on one for more than a few days.
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ah come on lurkist....I am searching for inspiration and meaning.
Yasmeen, does that mean you are climbing no where at your potential? didnt' sharma take like 50-75 burns to do realization?
is it true that if we beat a route in the ground, then we can do any grade? I think not, but others differ.
Yasmeen, does that mean you are climbing no where at your potential? didnt' sharma take like 50-75 burns to do realization?
is it true that if we beat a route in the ground, then we can do any grade? I think not, but others differ.
Positive vibes brah...positive vibes.