I was at Lumpy this weekend and a bunch of chalk blew out of my chalkbag. There were some pretty big chunks so if you find them will you please return them to me. Thanks so much!

I might have found it. Does it have any identifying features?

Was the chalk in block form, because if it was I may have seen it?

I grabbed it and have been smearing it on the jugs of all the 5.8 sport climbs near Golden. I just ran out of chalk, so thanks a bunch. Imagine the 3 footers I would be taking if my grip slipped off of the positive hold!

hate to pirate this thread-after- what a travesty it is to loose some chalk, but I feel that I have a more serious post....

I lost a piece of webbing up at Lumpy- I was on the Corinthian Collumn route. I think it was on pitch two I slung a flake to save my sorry ass from falling to the bottom of the earth - because I am pretty convinced thats how far down it went down. Well anyway the tied off webbing got stuck- that or the sasquatch that was soloing up behind me sunk that webbing in good and tight.

I can identify the webbing by the letters FMITGA written in black sharpie, its approximately 3ft of webbing the water knot is tied pretty tight and a little frayed on the end that I didnt burn to keep it from fraying

if you find it and return it I will pass good karma onto you

thanks
chris

Considering the plethora of "my girlfriend couldn't get my cam out", "I left a stopper when I bailed on Greyrock", "Can someone retrieve my gear for a beer and good karma" posts that have been on here lately, I'm having a really hard time telling who's joking and who is serious about this.

The chalk is a joke, right? I'm 50/50 on the tied runner. Is this one a joke or not? Someone please clarify.

Help me too... Granted this was a long time ago, but I lost my virginity up at Horsetooth Reservoir. It was up at the Piano Boulders, if someone has found it, I'd love to get it back- and beer is certainly in store for its safe return.

I don't think anyone here is being elitist (right now, anyway). Its just hard to believe that anyone can:

1: buy a rack ($1000)
2: buy a rope ($200)
3: buy climbing shoes ($150)
4: drive to Lumpy ($4.00/gal)
5: Loose a little chalk (<$0.001)
6: Pay for an internet connection to bitch about the lost chalk ($50/month)
7: Ask for someones help delivering said chalk to its rightfull owner ($4.00/gal)

So its either funny because you're joking, or funny because its irrational. Either way, the peanut gallery will add to this humor however they see fit.

(I got curious about the origin of the phrase so I had to look it up http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_Gallery )

Chris, I don't have your webbing, but your little Peep is riding in my car right now.

http://www.mountainproject.com/v/kateri_ahrendt/106210800

I like microbrews, a 12 pack should do for its safe return.

Chris,

If you don't get your webbing back, let me know and I'll help you out. A few years ago, I was either fortunate or misfortunate enough to find a piece of webbing when I was climbing up on the Saber. I foolishly and selfishly kept the webbing without putting this information out to the general climbing community. I've felt so guilty about keeping this webbing that I never allowed myself to use it. It ate at me so long that I quit climbing and moved to the flatland of South Florida so that I could forget about it...but it still haunts me. Some nights, I can't sleep, whenever the day slows down it comes rushing back to mind, I just can't escape from it.

So if you want/need it, I can get this piece of webbing.

Also, like the piece that you lost, it is also tied with a water knot and it's tied pretty tight!!!

Let me know.


Lee

this is why i always write my name on all my chalk.

Your chalk is now irretrievable... Unless you can pay. With the prevailing east wind of the last several days Your chalk is no longer in Colorado. I have it here in Utah. Just so you know I'm not lying I will describe it to you. It is white with some lumps and areas of finer material and it taste like, well, chalk. I want $1,000,000 for its safe return or this time tomorrow I will toss it back to the wind and it will end up in the Pacific ocean......This is not an idle threat.

Excellent idea Jeff!

Well I was'nt going to say anything ... But, I left a full, brand new, Grey and red chalk bag with a jeep knife and locking biner, at the base of Batman Rock. We hiked in and got set up at the base of "Bat Crack" when we realized just how alone we were. Figured we were at the base of a closed area, and hiked out and over to The Pear. Got about 10ft up "Right Dihedral" and went for a dip o' the white and ended up scratching my ass. No chalk,bag,knife,locker,... Sooo, the short is, it should still be there consider it fair game, a gift if you will. All my best, JP

I've been taping my chalk lately. Works pretty well. I like periwinkle.

Spectreman--Yesterday at the base of Avalon in BoCan, I sat down and accidentally tipped and spilled my bag. I was gonna scrape it up, but then I thought of you and decided to leave it as gleanings for climbers touched by tragedy.

Then a better idea struck: a stache piled at the bottom of all the popular crags. Like the penny bowls on retail counters. Take some; give some. Think of it! Community spirit; convenient use; chalk for all; mixing with the local dirt for appropriate color. Win, win, win.

I wonder how to get word of this to the Nobel Committee.

I think this is an excellent opportunity for the MP community to join together and donate some chalk to spectreman. Maybe if we all gave a little of the chalk we bootied over the years, he will have a full chalk bag. Or maybe we should just auction off said chalk bag and donate the proceeds to the Access Fund?

Tracy, I laughed so hard I snorted.