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Regional > Colorado Reply: Colorado Mountaineering Apr 5, 2024 They are expensive, but taking a multi-day mountaineering course with Colorado Mountain School is a great way to build a foundation. Or, book a climb on Mt. Rainer with one of… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: I'm an Alpinist, and other lies you tell yourself Sep 5, 2023 This post is Thumbs Down View Message
General > Injuries and Accidents Reply: Owen Spalding Fatality Jul 24, 2023 Devon McLay wrote: I knew Braydan also. We worked together. Still in shock. If anyone has any more details on the accident, I’d like to know what happened.I asked a r… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Best Lumpy Ridge Guidebook recommendations needed! Apr 24, 2023 Alan Rubin wrote: What about the rest of the crags in the Estes area, are all of them subject to bird bans?No View Message
Regional > Wyoming, Montana, Dakotas Reply: Grand Teton Exum Ridge questions May 4, 2022 Jon Ruland wrote: I'm looking to climb the Exum Ridge this summer and there are some questions I haven't been able to answer concretely by searching the forums. Would you f… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Garmin -In Reach: Your Experience/ Any better opt… May 4, 2022 Webfoot wrote: In your experience is there an appreciable difference in the success rate of Iridium versus SARSAT devices? Other SAR workers have told me they are mo… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Judge My Climbing Tattoos Apr 29, 2022 Val Ionesco wrote: they gang up like hyenas on their chosen victim and just enjoy watching it get devoured.This happened to you didn't it. Its ok, show us where the… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Reviews Reply: Dead Birb harness belay loop failing Apr 18, 2022 Ti ck wrote: I have had two brand new Arc'teryx beta AR harnesses develop major soft spots through heavy climbing use Looks normal to me. Soft goods don't last forever… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Lumpy conditions? Apr 4, 2022 Patrik wrote: Since 2-3 years ago, all of the Book area (Book, Left Book, Bookmark) is now included in the closure. Fair enough, I forgot the Book area has been… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Lumpy conditions? Apr 1, 2022 Patrik wrote: We have lost a great crag. RIP Lumpy, it was good having met you.??? The NPS has been doing this for 50 years, nothing new. There are many excel… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: bring back RMNP wag bag stations Mar 30, 2022 Ben B wrote: Why cant the government provide us with basic services that we pay for with taxes? It was never the gov. that supplied them. To my knowledge the AAC and A… View Message
Regional > Southern Utah Deserts Reply: bolts near petroglyphs on Sunshine Slabs Apr 12, 2021 This is unbelievable. Richard Gilbert does an "FA" of a 5.3 chosspile and drills bolts literally on-top of thousand year-old rock art, enthusiastically posts it on MP, then whe… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Earthquake in the sawtooths... Smoothie is gone.. Aug 10, 2020 Ezra Ellis wrote: Unreal, was this shot from the saddle back lakes below the elephants perch?That’s Middle Baron Lake, at last a few ridges and 10 miles away fro… View Message
Regional > Wyoming, Montana, Dakotas Reply: Not mentally prepared for vedauwoo Jul 3, 2020 Just remember, if the going gets desperate (which it will), you can always lower off and leave gear since everything is so short. That being said, get ready, you're going… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Colorado Springs trip May 22, 2020 Elevenmile is the ticket. Beginner trad heaven. The Garden is cool and worth checking out for a few hours, but not you climbing destination. View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Slide-In Truck Campers May 12, 2020 Great stuff, thanks to those responses so far. In a pop-up, do the sides flap in the wind at all? How are they in the cold? View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Slide-In Truck Campers May 12, 2020 Bumping this thread. Anyone have any experience with some of the new lighter hard-sided campers for 1/2 tons? Or anything else to share? View Message
General > Beginning Climbers Reply: TRS Setup YGD ? Apr 29, 2020 A Gri is a terrible TR solo device unless you modify it (not recommended). Just wait until your traxion arrives. View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Is AWD necessary for dirtbagging? Apr 9, 2020 yes. There are still people that have very little and dedicate their entire lives to climbing, espousing creature comforts like a house or a fancy van to live a more pure exist… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Is AWD necessary for dirtbagging? Apr 9, 2020 Agreed. The amount of kids in their mid 20's hanging out at the Supercrack lot or Miguel's in their $50,000 Promasters calling themselves "dirtbags" is disgusting. View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Is AWD necessary for dirtbagging? Apr 8, 2020 Buying a new car so you can go "dirtbagging" is not going "dirtbagging". View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Found sunglasses at The Monastery Apr 6, 2020 TL:DR View Message
Gear > FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANT TO BUY Reply: Sold Complete Mint Alpine Rack Apr 3, 2020 With the exception of pinky and the 3 largest hexes, this is the opposite of a complete alpine rack. View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Best Celebratory Meal After Sending A Project That… Mar 24, 2020 A meat lovers pizza on the Deck after Snake Dike. For some reason we thought it closed at 8, so we ran from Vernal Falls to Happy Isles, throwing elbows at tourists in our way… View Message
Gear > Lost and Found Reply: Found a wallet at Miguel's Mar 23, 2020 You're being that guy View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Alpine in RMNP Mar 18, 2020 Alpine climbing generally means you're probably wearing mountain boots with crampons and have an ice tool or two. EX: Martha, All Mixed Up, Notch Coulior, etc. Alpine&nbs… View Message
Regional > Southern Utah Deserts Reply: Zion Beginner Trad Routes? Mar 5, 2020 Zion; Free and Clean by Bryan Bird (Supertopo). http://www.supertopo.com/packs/zion-climbing.html View Message
Regional > Southern Utah Deserts Reply: Zion Beginner Trad Routes? Mar 5, 2020 The Confluence and Practice cliffs are what you're looking for. Led by Sheep is not a very good place to learn to trad climb IMO. View Message
Regional > Wyoming, Montana, Dakotas Reply: Winter hiking in the Tetons? Mar 2, 2020 The road is closed at the Taggart lake TH. So, you'll be somewhat limited to the Southern end of the range unless you want to ski in a ways to places like Cascade Canyon. Cruis… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Cathedral spire conditions Feb 11, 2020 Pine has gotten about 30 inches since last Monday, FWIW. View Message
Regional > Southern Utah Deserts Reply: Best big walls to rappel or free solo Feb 6, 2020 Thats not a thing. Don't do that. View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Cathedral spire conditions Feb 5, 2020 I live 8.5 miles away as the crow flies. We got about 7 inches here, with about 3 inches sublimating away today with the sun. Tomorrow even more will be gone. I'd guess snow on… View Message
Regional > Colorado Reply: Triple exposure? Recent ascent? Jan 3, 2020 Its been a few years for me (2017 maybe?). Both anchors were totally solid, bolts on P1 were ok, pitons on P2 were sticking out 2 inches, but held my body weight fine. I… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Grigri+ Phone Mount Jan 3, 2020 Thats it, I'm quitting climbing. View Message
Regional > Southern Utah Deserts Reply: Moab Canyoneering during the Winter? Dec 6, 2019 Because canyoneers, like cavers, are an odd bunch. LNT is a larger part of their game than in climbing. In a canyon, bolts are aid. Elephant Butte is a good one but… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Rope solo for beginners Nov 22, 2019 Yer Gunna Die View Message

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