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Regional > Colorado Pagoda West Ridge Bypass Conditions Aug 25, 2016 I am curious about conditions on Pagoda after all this rain/snow in the high country. Specifically, the West Ridge Bypass. I scouted it two weeks ago and the conditions were gr… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: New Sport routes on Duncan's Ridge ? Jun 2, 2015 I will have to respectively disagree. For you, adding bolts does not devalue the route, but for others it does. You may not understand their opinion, but one should respect t… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: New Sport routes on Duncan's Ridge ? Jun 1, 2015 People climb for different reasons. While there are many climbers who want easy and easily accessible sport routes close to Fort Collins, there are others where even the presen… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: RMNP mountain running advice Feb 17, 2015 I am going to assume that you know what you are getting yourself into. Some of my favorites are Mummy Mania for the lack of crowds, scenery, and runnable terrain (relative). Yo… View Message
Gear > Lost and Found Found shoes at Easter Rock Jun 14, 2014 Found a rather large pair of 5.10 shoes at Easter Rock, and left them with some Boulder locals who are planning on dropping them off at Neptune with a note. I hope you get them… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Poudre Canyon road/river/parking condition? May 29, 2014 The river crossing were impacted due to the flood, but it just changed the crossing more than make them impassible. The parking for Triple Tier and Crystal Wall was not effecte… View Message
General > Training Forum Reply: The Rock Climber's Training Manual - an unneeded r… Apr 27, 2014 One of the best aspects of the book is that they tell you why you do everything and offer scientific evidence when it exists. The best book for climbing training out there, and… View Message
General > Training Forum Reply: bmi and onsight survey Mar 13, 2014 How about the distribution of BMI and onsight ability for trad and sport. How symmetric are they? View Message
General > Training Forum Reply: Overtraining for older guys? Mar 12, 2014 To answer the original question. I am 40 and climb about 15 hours a week and run 15-20 miles. I had to work up to this slowly, but I don't think you are overdoing it right now.… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Not all who belay can belay Dec 28, 2013 Nice. I do think that the GriGri would have caught if someone took a fall; actually I know that it would since it did on my falls that day. We never took our brake hands off th… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Not all who belay can belay Dec 28, 2013 The climber had a bolt at his waist and said "take", so I did. He hung on the rope-I had my hand on the brake side-and with the rope stretch the GriGri did not catch. I let som… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Not all who belay can belay Dec 28, 2013 We knew it was out of spec. As with the theme of this thread, we were curious of the limitations of the first generation. Many people at the time were using it out of spec and… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Not all who belay can belay Dec 27, 2013 I have seen a 10 slip through a GriGri. The climber took, and I lowered him without using the handle of the GriGri for a few feet before it finally caught. I did some testing l… View Message
General > Politics and Rock Climbing Reply: Smith Rock Thievery Part Deux Dec 2, 2013 It is amazing how blown out of proportion these debates become. It is hard for me to believe that I am going to put in my two cents, but here it is. First, there is nothing… View Message
General > Trad Climbing Reply: difference between a gear climb and a trad climb? Nov 5, 2013 Historically, a trad climb was one that was done ground up with bolts placed on lead. If the climb was top rope rehearsed in any way, it was not considered a trad climb. Over t… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Where to Climb around Boulder Sep 26, 2013 HWY 14 is open. There is road work and some road damage, so it might be slower going than usual. View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Where to Climb around Boulder Sep 23, 2013 Closed according to the website. nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Where is it dry? Sep 13, 2013 Not a chance. I would stay away from Boulder and let some cleanup begin. View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Quality alpine rock routes near Petit Sep 2, 2013 The Northeast ridge of Sharkestooth and Kor route on the Sabre. View Message
Gear > Lost and Found Reply: Warbonnet Jacket Aug 19, 2013 Bump. What are some other message boards I could post up a found jacket? I am sure the person who lost this is bummed. View Message
Gear > Lost and Found Warbonnet Jacket Aug 18, 2013 Found a green North Face Jacket on Warbonnet. Tell me what is written inside and I will ship it back to you. You will have to talk to the marmots about getting all of the hood… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Access to Horsetooth Reservoir bouldering area clo… May 13, 2013 Before jumping to conclusions, I think a look at this years change of policies would suggest that Larimer County Parks and Open Lands are not trying to prevent "free" use of th… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Boulder and Clear Creek Conditions Mar 2, 2013 Thanks. I went to Arthur's Rock today, which I expected to be dry, and all the problems were dripping wet. Just wanted to make sure. View Message
Regional > Colorado Boulder and Clear Creek Conditions Mar 2, 2013 What are the conditions like in Boulder Canyon and Clear Creek? What is dry enough to climb? View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Columbia Bouldering Feb 14, 2013 You need to be more specific about "Columbia" considering there are many towns in the US named Columbia and there is a whole country. People may not know what you are referring… View Message
General > Other Sports Reply: Lance Armstrong Jan 15, 2013 I don't know if it was a level playing field even if many other cyclists doped. It appears that Lance was a better doper than others; and he got lucky a couple of times. Th… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: La Sportiva Solution Dec 1, 2012 I wear a 10.5 and a 41 solution. My Solutions do not stretch, but I also don't like a really tight shoe. View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Anyone done the Petit recently? Sep 27, 2012 Just got a text from a friend who told me that it is snowing in lower Chaos right now, so snowing on the Petit as I write this. The high country got dumped on last night. View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Poudre Canyon conditions post fire Aug 31, 2012 Yes Mike, you should. None of the main bouldering areas were affected as they were west of the fire. Take bug spray and have fun. View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Poudre Canyon conditions post fire Aug 31, 2012 Everything south of the Poudre River and east of Pingree Park road is closed. Thus Upper Echelon, Crystal Wall, and Twilight area are closed. However, The Palace and I believe… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Time for a New Rating System for EZ Climbs? Aug 30, 2012 It is very subjective, as proved by your post. The Keyhole (which I assume is what you meant by Longs peak, please correct me if I am wrong) is generally considered class 3, bu… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Guy Leaves Dog On Mt Bierstadt Aug 17, 2012 My dog once followed me up loose talus after I thought she had turned around with my wife and parents. I was shocked to see her at the top of the mountain (3rd class). She cut… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Rapping the Cable Route Jul 25, 2012 The other option is to lower him/her, then rap yourself. That is if you are comfortable with the 5.whatever. View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Chasm Lake to the Diamond Jul 25, 2012 Be sure you take the North Chimney and not Fields. A common mistake that can significantly change the character of the approach. View Message
Regional > Colorado Forgotten chalk bag at Chaos Jul 22, 2012 Being the absent minded man I am, I left a chalk bag under Revenge last Saturday by accident. I hope someone has it and it is not just sitting there, and if they do this is wha… View Message
General > Politics and Rock Climbing Reply: Any Batman' climber fans in Denver-Aurora area? Jul 20, 2012 What are these rates and what is your source. It is getting late and it has been a long day, but I found the 2008 rate for New York to be 6.3 per 100,000 and 2.1 per 100,000 fo… View Message

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