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When I try to explain rock climbing to non climbers I always get the same questions and comments; “You’re insane, that what Tom Cruise did, you must have a death wish” etc.<br> <br> Nothing could be farther from the truth of course.<br> I could drone on for hours about what I personally get from rock climbing but this image sums it up much better; about 250 feet above the car and with the cell phone turned off, I’m sitting out in the warm sunshine of a late November afternoon enjoying a snack without a care in the world.<br> <br> This is why I rock climb. It’s not about cheating death or any other macho bullshit, it’s about getting out of the house and enjoying some fresh air, and that’s it.<br> <br> Your experience may differ.<br> <br> Welcome to your public lands, now go outside!<br> <br> 10 frame HDR from the Powershot running chdk
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Kent Korbell follows on Tuna And Chips Wall. Can't recall which line, but they are all good and all beautiful on a winter afternoon. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2003.
My man Brent about to do the 100' rappel into the gully next to the "Tuna and Chips" wall at Red Rocks. Here, he is 'on rappel' with a prusik back up (below the device) and he's still tied into to the bolts with a double runner through an auto locking carabiner to his harness. That runner will not be removed until he's double and triple checked the entire system before he descends the rope. A bit of techy stuff there for ya. This guy's a natural, in four months he's gone from complete newbie on this very climb to actually doing his first real trad lead on that same climb yesterday. Yosemite here we come in 2010!
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cammyjams
Nov 17, 2009
“When I try to explain rock climbing to non climbers I always get the same questions and comments; “You’re insane, that what Tom Cruise did, you must have a death wish” etc.

Nothing could be farther from the truth of course.
I could drone on for hours about what I personally get from rock climbing but this image sums it up much better; about 250 feet above the car and with the cell phone turned off, I’m sitting out in the warm sunshine of a late November afternoon enjoying a snack without a care in the world.

This is why I rock climb. It’s not about cheating death or any other macho bullshit, it’s about getting out of the house and enjoying some fresh air, and that’s it.

Your experience may differ.

Welcome to your public lands, now go outside!

10 frame HDR from the Powershot running chdk ”  

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When I try to explain rock climbing to non climbers I always get the same questions and comments; “You’re insane, that what Tom Cruise did, you must have a death wish” etc.<br> <br> Nothing could be farther from the truth of course.<br> I could drone on for hours about what I personally get from rock climbing but this image sums it up much better; about 250 feet above the car and with the cell phone turned off, I’m sitting out in the warm sunshine of a late November afternoon enjoying a snack without a care in the world.<br> <br> This is why I rock climb. It’s not about cheating death or any other macho bullshit, it’s about getting out of the house and enjoying some fresh air, and that’s it.<br> <br> Your experience may differ.<br> <br> Welcome to your public lands, now go outside!<br> <br> 10 frame HDR from the Powershot running chdk
My man Brent about to do the 100' rappel into the gully next to the "Tuna and Chips" wall at Red Rocks. Here, he is 'on rappel' with a prusik back up (below the device) and he's still tied into to the bolts with a double runner through an auto locking carabiner to his harness. That runner will not be removed until he's double and triple checked the entire system before he descends the rope. A bit of techy stuff there for ya. This guy's a natural, in four months he's gone from complete newbie on this very climb to actually doing his first real trad lead on that same climb yesterday. Yosemite here we come in 2010!
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Approaching Tuna and Chips Wall, through native scrub live oak (Quercus turbinella).
'Tuna and Chips' wall is the set of twin towers in this image, just behing and right of the lowest crag, 'Tiger Stripe Wall.' Photo by Tony Bubb, 4/06.
Kent Korbell follows on Tuna And Chips Wall. Can't recall which line, but they are all good and all beautiful on a winter afternoon. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2003.
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