I think Wade has mommy issues.

Not to be a total jerk, but I think he has some ego/anger management issues. Just look at the photos I found of him.

http://bittersweetclimbing.com/team/wadedavid/

http://www.evolvesports.com/team.htm

Of the entire Evolv team, he is the only one in a line-up of dedicated and awesome climbers that looks like a complete jack ass. As for Bittersweet, do they know they have a troll (I mean that literally and figuratively) on the team.

BTW he supposedly works for Gary Neptune, can anyone confirm that?

Hey everyone! I was notified by a friend that there is someone impersonating me here on the forums, there may be other wades in the climbing community. As for the pad stashing at Rocky Mountain N.P. I will not have any interaction with bring pads down but I will post a News Flash on the front page of my site (wadedavid.com) about the clean up dates. If you have not visited the site, it features New's, Video's, Women of Climbing, Guides, Wallpapers and more!

Wade David

Swimming in alpine lakes in RMNP is something the rangers get real mad about as well.

http://www.wadedavid.com/wdpages/wadedavidphoto.html

your not helping your cause.

Allen I'm sure if you take another look at the photo you will notice she is not in the lake, my friend was laying in the sun on the rock, she got up and I took that great photo. It would be great if you could show some appreciation. I hate message boards like this, you can't ever please anyone.

I hope everyone else likes the site.

wade
david

Then you might want to change the pic's caption from "Melissa swimming in Lake Haiyaha". It leads people to believe she is swimming. Weird huh?

oh come on the guy just came to defend himself and let everyone know that he was not stashing pads or whatnot. this thread is not about him, theres no need for namecalling or slander. this thread is talking about a major issue in our community. lets not hijack the thread.


(ive been up for 20 hours i apologize if this post doesn't make sense)

back on topic? carry on.

stashed pads in rmnp GO!

Allen
I was not aware that it's frowned upon to swim in lakes in RMNP? With the exception of Bear Lake, I believe it is acceptable to the rangers.

Have you had a different experience?

cross post: a positive twist:

i believe it is now appropriate to start calling-out folks by name.

i'll start it off...

angie payne, kevin jorgenson, dave marquess, kelly mcbride, EZ, noah bigwood, eric decaria, lee payne, tj birchfield, chris shulte, and scott hahn each crush problems beyond the farthest reaches of my "physical imagination*".

however, based on memory and observation in rmnp and evans over the last four years, i have never seen them show up to a boulder without having carried in a pad that will accompany them home the same evening.

if i spent more time thinking about it, this list could easily expand. i'd encourage you to add names of folks setting a good example right at the cutting edge of our sport.

and, as far as the rest of us pad mules just going out and having fun on the rocks.... well, that list would crash this board.




[*new favorite nonsensicle phrase pulled from illogical weekend thread on FRB, subsequently removed in total by site admins.]

Oh the darth wader pad, thats gone. It was gone 3 weeks ago!

I'm pretty sure that the lake the girl is in is Lake Hiyaha. I use to go to that lake a bunch around 1994, 95 and play around on all the car size to house size boulders up there, fishing was actually pretty good back then too.

I took the pad out and is now at home.

Avery Nelson and anyone else that disapproves of bouldering and the way some off us go about what we do, Thanks for speaking your mind Avery. What I am about to say is nothing against you or anyone else, this will be about what I see that has been happening as a boulderer and the community, so don't take it to seriously! I can not be entirely correct on what i am about to say.

The bouldering community is a entirely different community that you probably can't comprehend right now, you have to fully devote all your climbing time to Bouldering to understand the beauty of our sport, leaveing pads behind in the open and trashing areas I do disapprove of.

I think about 70% of all sponsored boulders aren't the people that are leaveing there pads up there, the other 38% are hiding them well so they don't get trashed, 2% of them are not. I think that is pretty accurate?

Being a sponsored climber means that you Believe in the product your wearing and are Devoted helping the people who make the product, Educating people around how great there product is, and how it has improved your climbing experience as a climber. All though there are very few people out there that take a sponsorship for granted.

Quote:I Like Trad, Sport, Ice, Aid and Mixed for sure! I just choose to be Stronger and have Fun Climbing on Boulders.

Boulder,
Wade David

I think this is my final post on this subject.

You beat me to it Mark, nice math skills Wade.

yes 110% I didn't make a mistake, I just figured that you guys would get what I ment, but I guess you guys are still trying to be above boulders on this subject. Boulders do alot of highballs to, I think it is safe to say that when someone makes a good point, by pointing out the differences between rope climbers and boulders, you all still have to nit-pick the subject.

WD

This is all getting pretty stupid and we need to get back on track to what the issue is really about: "Lack of respect for the environment."

We are all climbers. I boulder, trad, sport, aid, etc. To me it is just climbing, regardless of what you want to call it. Lets not go down the road and play the blame game and single out special groups.

As a society of recreation users we just need to look after the resources we use. It's that simple. Whether it is stashed pads, old tape, or trash, just be kind to the environment.