New and Experienced Climbers over 50 #33

Nick Goldsmith wrote:

Twice a night is nothing....  wait till your over 60... 

I can attest to this though I did notice an interesting correlation between eating at certain restaurants and not having to get up as much. Figure I probably ingested the weekly RDA of salt in one meal.

I don't watch TV or go to the doctor so no clue what flow max is? though it certainly sounds self explanatory.. 

Todd Berlier wrote:...he kept trying to give me kisses while I trying to remove them. Neutered him....

So, remind me to NEVER try to give you kisses?

I think I liked your political posts better. 

What's up with you young 'uns? I'm 71, and I sleep all night just fine without getting up to pee. The exception is if I have a beer or tea late in the evening, then I usually need to get up around 5. Most tea's are worse than beer in that regard. Typically at this time of year in Wyoming, with no beers after 9PM, I sleep like a log from 11PM - 8AM. 

Max is my witness.

Yesterday at the jobsite he took off after a bunch of wild turkeys. They scattered, but he looked uphill and spotted a few white tail deer. Off he went. He's 13, probably about two pounds heavy at 22, and strong as can be. He ran the deer up the side of the canyon to the rimrock, about 500' of gain in .1 mile up talus. Then the deer were gone over the top and Max, in his jacket, was a red speck at the base of the cliff. I started up the truck and drove down the road a bit, and he hauled ass back down. He did not want to be left behind. Today he's slept all day. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz. SlowMax.

0°F Outfit....

I think I liked it better when we bragged about our climbing.

Todd Berlier wrote:

Edit: and to add relevance to the over 50 crowd, I've been having a harder and harder time having a good stream urinating and waking up to pee twice a night. PSA is low (1 ng/mL) and took my first Flomax today.

TMI?

Flomax is great.  If things still make you wake up, ask your doc about adding Finasteride.  Game changer.

I’ve got a V16 prostate.  

I have used this a few times over the years. works well. ww.amazon.com/Flood-Floetrol-Acrylic-Additive-Conditioner/dp/B077S2R9BN/ref=asc_df_B077S2R9BN?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80745515417918&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584345036945819&psc=1

Luckily for me I only do recreational drugs at this point.  Flomax does kinda sound like the name that might be given to some half caffeine half booze "energy" drink though.

Lori Milas wrote:

I was out a few days ago and had a rough time on a crack climb and an arete.  It just didn’t flow for me and I didn’t feel strong enough on it. So I’m really taking John Bachar’s words to heart – – you want to be more strong than whatever climb you want to do.  Technique helps for sure, but I could’ve really used more upper body strength.

There is a quote in a Youtube clip that I saw years ago from, I think Alex Honnold, where he was leaving the gym and he was saying, "Man, I SUCK!" and was fuming about how crap he felt he was during that session but then it cuts to him a few minutes later and he says, "Yeah, I was crap today but you know what, I'm less crap right now than I was prior to that session" and that's stuck with me.

Often I'll go climbing outdoors or at the gym and feel like crap or it doesn't flow or it just feels like an "off" day but I know that I am progressing as long as I keep going and in fact I am.  

Love seeing your posts Lori and seeing your progression over the years.  Climb On!

Nick Goldsmith wrote:

I don't watch TV or go to the doctor so no clue what flow max is? though it certainly sounds self explanatory.. 

Not to worry, Flomax will now be a high percentage of advertisements on the wholesome internet for you now! 

Thank you so much Buck. I deleted that post because I have taken to heart some of the recent comments here that probably have merit. I have so enjoyed the conversation here and have loved having a place to check in for a few minutes with the latest and greatest from my world. But I have kept all my posts to first person accounts and it can feel very vulnerable talking so personally.  But keeping the conversation to what size Scarpas or which cam can start to drag after a while.  

I have often thought that my journey here – – especially my time with Bob – – has been “taking me from crayons to perfume“. So we’re at that perfume stage and there is so much farther to go, but I’m at a real quandary right now as to how much of that needs to be shared.  And I have no prostate issues at the moment.    

Resilience is a term one hears tossed about these days. It's a good quality. To be self absorbed and thin skinned make for uncomfortable bed fellows as they say. 

Not you, well maybe you. "I bet you think this song is about you."

and no, it wasn't the kiss he was worried about. "neutered" ^^

and yes Groucho . . . any club that would have me.

Buck Rogers wrote:

There is a quote in a Youtube clip that I saw years ago from, I think Alex Honnold, where he was leaving the gym and he was saying, "Man, I SUCK!" and was fuming about how crap he felt he was during that session but then it cuts to him a few minutes later and he says, "Yeah, I was crap today but you know what, I'm less crap right now than I was prior to that session" and that's stuck with me.

Often I'll go climbing outdoors or at the gym and feel like crap or it doesn't flow or it just feels like an "off" day but I know that I am progressing as long as I keep going and in fact I am.  

Love seeing your posts Lori and seeing your progression over the years.  Climb On!

I really appreciate those words Buck. It’s rare that I feel like total shit after a day of climbing on this day I wondered what the heck am I doing on rock?  Maybe I just need to improve my attitude.

this picture showed up on my feed today and it reminded me of how much I love the beauty of this place. I don’t remember the route, but I do remember the sky.

we’ve been working our way through a long list of movies these last few weeks. Today we watched BabyGirl”. There are few movies that have received so much hate and anger. I loved the movie so glad it was made.

Lori. sounds like a trip to COR for the head. they have a 5.9 @ castle rock with tons of holds and not too steep make you feel like a rock star ;)  I tried to watch the super bowl.. Ended up watching the original Blues brothers on prime.  First time I turned that thing on in a month at least. saw a commercial for some kind of antacid    and the woman with the buttery voice went on for a full sixty seconds about how horrible it was for you .. Side effects may include vomiting, bleeding from the rectum, blindness, kidney failure, heart failure, shortness of breath, liver failure,high blood pressure,certain kinds of cancer, dementia,erections lasting more than 24hrs and death so ask your doctor if Smooth Lube is right for you...    WTF is wrong with this world...  ever hear of organic cider vinegar..  It works... 

last night sunset and moonrise in my front yard

You're right about the health benefits of apple cider vinegar, Nick, but what about those of us who can't take it? I can't stand the smell and trying to ingest it absolutely gives me a gag reflex.

It'd be easier for me to take a shot of whiskey, honestly. And I've done that twice or three times in my life (yuk!).