Rock climbing pics!

INsr5runner · 08-20-2004, 08:16 AM

yay! finally got a cd full of pics from my friend (yes I know I need a digicam).
ANYWHO, just thought I would share for the few that rockclimb, or at least enjoy the pics!

Me on the krux of Creature Feature.

just after the roof

Sent!

Brian on To Defy The Laws of Tradition

Nate on To Defy

My two friends who are brothers, and crazy strong climbers

Justin on Mercy the Huff a 5.12 B!!!

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EWAYota · 08-20-2004, 10:26 AM

those are good photos. awesome sport to be in, but im not gonna lead climb! not for a while at least.

4Hummer · 08-20-2004, 10:27 AM

Wicked.

I climb aswell... But I dont know about a 5.12B Man thats hard.

Havent been oout much this year, But now I have the itch

Haston · 08-20-2004, 11:49 AM

I used to climb at a high level back in the early 80s. That was when there was but a single climb rated above 5.12 in the entire country, a huge overhang out in Yosemite that was put up by the guy who invented Friends. I'm not sure where ratings have gone since-- although I did read how Tommy Caldwell recently freed a sustained series of 5.14c pitches on El Cap. I think today's climbers are far more technically proficient but somehow less adventurous than our forefathers. Equipment is *so* much better (and safer) than it was when Chouinard and Robbins and Frost and Harding et al were putting up first ascents in the 50s and 60s. I did one 5.11 in my lifetime, but the scariest lead I ever did was on Wolf's Head in the Cirque of the Towers in WY. The pitch was only a 5.6, but it was all air for 2000 ft. under my toes. That was the best I had ever climbed and the most I had ever tested my nerve. Now, when my wife lets me, I ice climb in the Dacks once a year. It's easier since you create your own hand and footholds as you go. Looks like you guys in IN are doing the sport proud. Thanks for sharing the pictures and rekindling some memories. H.

doink · 08-20-2004, 04:36 PM

hmm, how exactly do you get the ropes placed along the wall ..if that makes sense...

dumb question, i know

EWAYota · 08-20-2004, 04:49 PM

you have a lead climber that goes "above the rope" meaning, if he falls, he falls the furthest! lead climber ties the rope to his harness with a figure 8 knot, and the person on the ground, belayer, it in control of the speed of the rope. in sport climbing there are anchors in the rock wall and the lead climber climbs up to the anchors (5-12 sometimes depending on the hieght of the climb) and connects a carabener (sp) to the rope and to the anchor, and then up to the next and next and next until he gets to the top, where he unties himself from his harness, the runs the rope thru the top chain, and then ties the rope back to his harness, then you belay him down and on the way down he undoes the carabeners. so when hes on the ground, the ropes on the top, and now its just climbing back to the top. thats it in a nutshell.

fish · 08-20-2004, 06:17 PM

Imagine my disappointment when I clicked on this thread and didn't see any trucks.

shazaam · 08-20-2004, 06:49 PM

I would be the guy in the toyota commerical with the four guys that sand duning through the dessert, get to the mountain, look at it, and then turn around and go back to wheeling

EWAYota · 08-20-2004, 06:50 PM

i don't think they went back to wheeling, if i remeber correctly, they went to start on the smaller rocks!

fish · 08-20-2004, 06:53 PM

Is it an xterra commercial where they're rockin' out to find the level 5 whitewater, see it, and say "hey...a level 2 and a level 3 equal a level 5, right?"

EWAYota · 08-20-2004, 06:56 PM

i think your right, eleminating my comment.

INsr5runner · 08-20-2004, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fish

Imagine my disappointment when I clicked on this thread and didn't see any trucks.

well the thread did say rock climbing and not rock crawling

edit: I picked up this, and mtn biking in the past year. I guess I'm just an adrenaline junky.

EWAYota · 08-20-2004, 08:46 PM

ive been climbing for just over a year, and im, um, well, you know, scared of......heights! hahaha. that makes it fun!

CynicX · 08-20-2004, 08:53 PM

if it wasnt for my fear of heights, lack of athleticism, allergies, fear of death, lack of trust for putting my life in someones hands, and general dislike for outdoor activities, I would love to try it out....

INsr5runner · 08-20-2004, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CynicX

if it wasnt for my fear of heights, lack of athleticism, allergies, fear of death, lack of trust for putting my life in someones hands, and general dislike for outdoor activities, I would love to try it out....

go to an indoor rock gym, and learn there! then when you feel decent, go outdoors with people who know what they are doing.

Personally I like to boulder better than sport climb, and bouldering in the gym is super fun!

EWAYota · 08-20-2004, 09:01 PM

my climbing partner is prolly one of the best partners i can have. he's been climbing for 10 years and is certified in rock climbing and mountain rescue. i don't like indoor climbing, the view from the top ain't worth the climb. climbing 100 feet and looking out over a national forest, thats cool. sometimes you have to conquer your fears, and sometimes your fears make you conquer your goals.

opps, saw you quoting someone and saw scared of heights and thought it was me u were quoting

INsr5runner · 08-20-2004, 09:20 PM

its ok, I don't really like toproping in the gym, but I love to boulder. Especially since my gym threw up an actual boulder, has a cave just for bouldering, and 2 walls at 45* just for bouldering.

Leading there is fun though since our lead wall starts at 45* and your first 2 clips are at 50*, then it evens out. so leading is difficult.

08-20-2004, 10:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
EWAYota Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Richland, Washington Posts: 4,596	those are good photos. awesome sport to be in, but im not gonna lead climb! not for a while at least. __________________ DJ 1994 Pickup 22RE, Engnbldr 261 cam, 5 speed. Tires that go around and around... Preping for SAS...... Originally Posted By Fustercluck "Proof that Gangus did not spontaneously generate....he has relatives." Originally Posted By Tacoclimber "My two year old better get a job, soon..." Reply Posted By Oly884 "I hear coal mining is a great career." Myspace

08-20-2004, 10:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
4Hummer Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,975	Wicked. I climb aswell... But I dont know about a 5.12B Man thats hard. Havent been oout much this year, But now I have the itch __________________ Michael 1991 4Runner 22RE. CHOP www.obsessiveoffroadclub.com

08-20-2004, 04:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
doink Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Atl. Georgia Posts: 3,078	hmm, how exactly do you get the ropes placed along the wall ..if that makes sense... dumb question, i know __________________ -m. buy my bands record on iTunes LISTEN TO MY BAND PLEASE

08-20-2004, 04:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
EWAYota Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Richland, Washington Posts: 4,596	you have a lead climber that goes "above the rope" meaning, if he falls, he falls the furthest! lead climber ties the rope to his harness with a figure 8 knot, and the person on the ground, belayer, it in control of the speed of the rope. in sport climbing there are anchors in the rock wall and the lead climber climbs up to the anchors (5-12 sometimes depending on the hieght of the climb) and connects a carabener (sp) to the rope and to the anchor, and then up to the next and next and next until he gets to the top, where he unties himself from his harness, the runs the rope thru the top chain, and then ties the rope back to his harness, then you belay him down and on the way down he undoes the carabeners. so when hes on the ground, the ropes on the top, and now its just climbing back to the top. thats it in a nutshell. __________________ DJ 1994 Pickup 22RE, Engnbldr 261 cam, 5 speed. Tires that go around and around... Preping for SAS...... Originally Posted By Fustercluck "Proof that Gangus did not spontaneously generate....he has relatives." Originally Posted By Tacoclimber "My two year old better get a job, soon..." Reply Posted By Oly884 "I hear coal mining is a great career." Myspace

08-20-2004, 06:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
fish Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 104	Imagine my disappointment when I clicked on this thread and didn't see any trucks. __________________ '04 V8 4WD Limited

08-20-2004, 11:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
Haston Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 86	I used to climb at a high level back in the early 80s. That was when there was but a single climb rated above 5.12 in the entire country, a huge overhang out in Yosemite that was put up by the guy who invented Friends. I'm not sure where ratings have gone since-- although I did read how Tommy Caldwell recently freed a sustained series of 5.14c pitches on El Cap. I think today's climbers are far more technically proficient but somehow less adventurous than our forefathers. Equipment is so much better (and safer) than it was when Chouinard and Robbins and Frost and Harding et al were putting up first ascents in the 50s and 60s. I did one 5.11 in my lifetime, but the scariest lead I ever did was on Wolf's Head in the Cirque of the Towers in WY. The pitch was only a 5.6, but it was all air for 2000 ft. under my toes. That was the best I had ever climbed and the most I had ever tested my nerve. Now, when my wife lets me, I ice climb in the Dacks once a year. It's easier since you create your own hand and footholds as you go. Looks like you guys in IN are doing the sport proud. Thanks for sharing the pictures and rekindling some memories. H.

08-20-2004, 06:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
shazaam Contributing Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,057	I would be the guy in the toyota commerical with the four guys that sand duning through the dessert, get to the mountain, look at it, and then turn around and go back to wheeling __________________ Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, and the lesson afterwards. <-- the artist formerly known as sdastg1

08-20-2004, 06:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
EWAYota Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Richland, Washington Posts: 4,596	i don't think they went back to wheeling, if i remeber correctly, they went to start on the smaller rocks! __________________ DJ 1994 Pickup 22RE, Engnbldr 261 cam, 5 speed. Tires that go around and around... Preping for SAS...... Originally Posted By Fustercluck "Proof that Gangus did not spontaneously generate....he has relatives." Originally Posted By Tacoclimber "My two year old better get a job, soon..." Reply Posted By Oly884 "I hear coal mining is a great career." Myspace

08-20-2004, 06:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
fish Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 104	Is it an xterra commercial where they're rockin' out to find the level 5 whitewater, see it, and say "hey...a level 2 and a level 3 equal a level 5, right?" __________________ '04 V8 4WD Limited

08-20-2004, 06:56 PM	#11 (permalink)
EWAYota Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Richland, Washington Posts: 4,596	i think your right, eleminating my comment. __________________ DJ 1994 Pickup 22RE, Engnbldr 261 cam, 5 speed. Tires that go around and around... Preping for SAS...... Originally Posted By Fustercluck "Proof that Gangus did not spontaneously generate....he has relatives." Originally Posted By Tacoclimber "My two year old better get a job, soon..." Reply Posted By Oly884 "I hear coal mining is a great career." Myspace

08-20-2004, 08:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
EWAYota Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Richland, Washington Posts: 4,596	ive been climbing for just over a year, and im, um, well, you know, scared of......heights! hahaha. that makes it fun! __________________ DJ 1994 Pickup 22RE, Engnbldr 261 cam, 5 speed. Tires that go around and around... Preping for SAS...... Originally Posted By Fustercluck "Proof that Gangus did not spontaneously generate....he has relatives." Originally Posted By Tacoclimber "My two year old better get a job, soon..." Reply Posted By Oly884 "I hear coal mining is a great career." Myspace

08-20-2004, 08:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
CynicX Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,371	if it wasnt for my fear of heights, lack of athleticism, allergies, fear of death, lack of trust for putting my life in someones hands, and general dislike for outdoor activities, I would love to try it out.... __________________ 06 Subaru WRX

08-20-2004, 09:01 PM	#16 (permalink)
EWAYota Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Richland, Washington Posts: 4,596	my climbing partner is prolly one of the best partners i can have. he's been climbing for 10 years and is certified in rock climbing and mountain rescue. i don't like indoor climbing, the view from the top ain't worth the climb. climbing 100 feet and looking out over a national forest, thats cool. sometimes you have to conquer your fears, and sometimes your fears make you conquer your goals. opps, saw you quoting someone and saw scared of heights and thought it was me u were quoting __________________ DJ 1994 Pickup 22RE, Engnbldr 261 cam, 5 speed. Tires that go around and around... Preping for SAS...... Originally Posted By Fustercluck "Proof that Gangus did not spontaneously generate....he has relatives." Originally Posted By Tacoclimber "My two year old better get a job, soon..." Reply Posted By Oly884 "I hear coal mining is a great career." Myspace Last edited by EWAYota; 08-20-2004 at 09:03 PM.

08-20-2004, 09:20 PM	#17 (permalink)
INsr5runner Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,151	its ok, I don't really like toproping in the gym, but I love to boulder. Especially since my gym threw up an actual boulder, has a cave just for bouldering, and 2 walls at 45* just for bouldering. Leading there is fun though since our lead wall starts at 45* and your first 2 clips are at 50*, then it evens out. so leading is difficult. __________________ CLIMB MORE ROCKS! SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS! Carmel Cycling

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