Ed Wright > Forum Messages

Dec 20, 2014 If tape is aid and so are gloves what's with all that rubber on your feet? View Message

Dec 17, 2014 Edgardo has some new ropes for sale at his gear shop/margarita-pizza wagon in the canyon. Don't know brand or price but he does have several in stock. View Message

Dec 17, 2014 A lot of climbers have driven to the Potrero this year so you ought to be able to organize a ride with someone up to El Salto. View Message

Nov 25, 2014 You might be surprised just how much trouble you can into in the Potrero. View Message

Nov 25, 2014 Those of you driving down can save $ on insurance by buying over the internet and the insurance company can also help you get all your paperwork ahead of time so you don't have… View Message

Nov 25, 2014 Everything here is tranquilo. Climbers have been arriving every day for 6 weeks now by air, car and bus with no problems. Men, women, alone or in groups, people with kids… View Message

Nov 20, 2014 Rock season is never over. View Message

Nov 19, 2014 Breakfast of Champs, Brinton's Direct, The Bone and Sun Top Tower should be on the list. btw, I like Michael's Project, it's always been one of my favorite easy leads. View Message

Nov 11, 2014 Looks good to me. Go for it. Don't fall. View Message

Nov 7, 2014 here View Message

Oct 30, 2014 Personally I have never like twin/double rope technique. I believe in K.I.S.S. View Message

Oct 28, 2014 Everything here is peaceful and safe. Climbers are arriving every day so the 2014-2015 season is under way. View Message

Oct 28, 2014 Hola, We actually don't consider the multi-pitch routes in the Potrero to be "sport climbing". These are long bolted routes on big serious rock. The only time the Potrer… View Message

Oct 28, 2014 You could park your vehicle at my place, no charge, if you'd like. View Message

Oct 27, 2014 El Potrero Chico. Free camping, dogs welcome, cheap food and beer, bolted multi-pitch up to 23 pitches. View Message

Oct 12, 2014 The bowline needs a back-up, the figure 8 already has one. The last pass through on the figure 8 is redundant and the knot is just as strong without it. View Message

Oct 8, 2014 Fall, 1968. Jim Erickson and I decide to climb the Third by moonlight. Went to The Sink to have a few beers while we waited for the moon. Met 4 babes who had just driven to… View Message

Oct 6, 2014 As you go through Illinois you could divert north to Devil's Lake in Wisconsin or south to Jackson Falls. Either place is well worth the side trip. View Message

Oct 2, 2014 A tibloc and a small prussic cord. I keep my blade clipped elsewhere. View Message

Sep 15, 2014 Be prepared to suffer! View Message

Sep 8, 2014 What Jim said, period. View Message

Sep 3, 2014 We tend to be rappelling at the end of the day when we are tired and hungry and dehydrated and it's getting cold and it's getting dark and all these things gang up on us and we… View Message

Aug 30, 2014 Yeah, this happens. It's a good idea to measure your new rope right away and avoid a possible problem later. View Message

Aug 26, 2014 Why do you need a back-up rope?--especially if you're just top-roping? One rope, tie a quick back-up knot every now and then as you climb. I've climbed a lot with a Soloi… View Message

Aug 21, 2014 Potrero Chico is very easy to navigate and finding partners is never a problem. Make sure your shoes have plenty of rubber (the rock here eats rubber) and be prepared to cli… View Message

Jul 27, 2014 I feel very fortunate that I got to climb Rosy Crucifixion before it had any bolts. View Message

Jul 21, 2014 We mourn the passing of Homero Gutierrez, the genial owner of the "Camp 4" of the Potrero Chico. Sincere condolences to his family and many friends. magicedspotrerochic… View Message

Jul 9, 2014 One jumar backs up the other. I have jumared thousands of feet and never had a jumar pop off the rope. Yeah, I've heard of it happening on traversing terrain so if you're wor… View Message

Jun 17, 2014 It took two years but I finally finished my new route in the Potrero... Also, how is climbing like boxing? magicedspotrerochico.com/?p… View Message

Jun 17, 2014 How is climbing like boxing? Also, new 8 pitch route in the Potrero Chico: magicedspotrerochico.com/?p… View Message

Jun 16, 2014 Some people get their thrills climbing rocks, others taking helicopter rides--it's all good. View Message

Jun 16, 2014 I've been expecting the tree below Thoroughfare to fall over any day now. In fact, I'm surprised it's still standing. I don't know if there's really anything that can be done… View Message

Jun 3, 2014 Texas happens to have some of the best climbing on the planet and has produced many excellent climbers. View Message

May 13, 2014 Wheeler's is very climber friendly and has good bouldering right on the premises. View Message

May 12, 2014 Two on one pitch? That can get expensive. Better go back to hexes and stoppers. View Message

May 12, 2014 Devil's Lake deserves more than one day. It'll take a while to get used to the rock and the lack of friction. View Message