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Sep 6, 2011 Knapsack Crack on Hogsback at Lovers Leap CA. Super mellow climb (my first trad lead and multipitch in one go), nice views, and the first ledge is a great place to eat lunch i… View Message

Jan 21, 2011 I would much rather live in Chicago than the SF area, so much more to do (outside of climbing) and way better public transportation. But the 3 hour drive to Yosemite can't be b… View Message

Jan 21, 2011 I think he meant climbing. Sure, it's kosher to toprope climb on static, but for anchoring the sawing motion of dynamic rope on rock would probably mess dynamic up pretty quick… View Message

Jan 21, 2011 I was thinking the same thing. Aside from the more serrated/jagged fixed points, the front points being more centered, and mono point specific balling plates, they seem the sam… View Message

Jan 21, 2011 I say go for it. But as a CA native and resident with a number of friends with similar credentials, firefighter and emt/paramedic jobs are hard to come by. Most of my frien… View Message

Dec 30, 2010 For Tuolumne and Yosemite, where a lot of the climbs have parking lots and turnouts at their base, Cathedral is definitely a relatively long approach. Like you said, altitude a… View Message

Dec 29, 2010 Hit up Tuolumne as Fossana said, though I would definitely throw Cathedral Peak into the mix. A long approach (though beautiful and offering a potential swim after if time/temp… View Message

Nov 17, 2010 Its my understanding that the AI of hops lies in the isomerization of alpha acids, which occurs during the boil process and survives the fermentation. Granted they break down o… View Message

Nov 17, 2010 The hops in beer are an anti-inflammatory, which probably helps. As far how potent the AI effects of beer are, I have no clue. View Message

Oct 23, 2010 I wear 12USM street shoe, 44 Muira,and 44 tc pro. I've got fairly odd shaped feet, but the more radical assymetry in the Muira has my toes comfortably down-turned while the mor… View Message

Aug 23, 2010 Check out the bent gate BD sale in the above link, the cams are way cheaper (with free shipping if you order more than 50$), but you don't get a free biner. They do have the BD… View Message