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LOST: Black Diamond Carbon Distance trekking poles
Oct 3, 2022
Forgot and left my trekking poles somewhere at Cedar Rock (NC) on Sunday 9/25, probably near Caught Up in the Air. I went back in as soon as I realized I'd left them, but they…
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General Climbing
Reply: David Lee Roth’s Skyscraper
Jan 14, 2022
During the Skyscraper tour in the late 80's, DDave scheduled guides along the tour route whenever shows were anywhere near a climbing area. For the Greenville, SC show, a coupl…
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Southern States
Reply: Alternative North Side LG approach
Feb 6, 2018
The original North Side trail has seen so little use for so long that even if you find it, you will be more or less bush whacking most of the way up. The trail starts across th…
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Southern States
Reply: Cold beers on the approach to looking glass
May 4, 2016
I probably live closer than anyone to this insult to the environment, so I guess remediation falls on me. I’ll try to get up there by the end of today- hopefully before a…
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Ice Climbing
Reply: Ice climbing with dodgy knee
Feb 11, 2016
Kate, Some suggestions that work for my crappy knees for ice or rock... 1) Hydrate- before, during and after 2) Take it easy on the approach, even short approaches 3) T…
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Politics and Rock Climbing
Reply: Shooting Guns in national forest.
May 22, 2015
The ACLU's position outlined above depends heavily on interpreting the Second Amendment as a collective right only and not as an individual right (i.e. only the militia is prot…
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Politics and Rock Climbing
Reply: Shooting Guns in national forest.
May 22, 2015
Yes, pretty sure Greg D didn't mean to use "eluded". A common mistake he would have likely corrected if he was turning in his work to be graded. But, can't be totally sure.…
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Politics and Rock Climbing
Reply: Shooting Guns in national forest.
May 21, 2015
Sweet!! Straw man AND ad hominem in one short post! For the record, my criticism was directed more at law school in general than Fat Dad in particular, although now I'm totally…
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Politics and Rock Climbing
Reply: Shooting Guns in national forest.
May 21, 2015
No. Our nation doesn't grant any liberties. Our nation's Constitution guarantees them. Is this not taught in Constitutional Law class? Pathetic and ignorant.
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Southern States
Reply: Need beta on roof variation above The Seal at Nort…
Nov 13, 2013
The Tower Traverse (one of very few routes that Jeep Gaskin did the FA but NOT the FFA!) is the rarely repeated line that connects The Seal from below the Green Gully directly…
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Southern States
Reply: Need beta on roof variation above The Seal at Nort…
Nov 11, 2013
This must be the bolt placed by Joe Bryson a few years back. We had hopes of an alternate line to (or through!) the Tower Traverse. The climbing out to the corner is good an…
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