What are your climbing goals for this year?

I'll echo the goal of not getting killed or injured, plus:

-climb 5.12a trad, redpoint 5.12c sport
-care less about numbers and climb lines that inspire me
-take the whipper
-DWS for 1st time
-birthday challenge for 1st time
-be a steward of our crags and mountains
-more summit beers!

8a on rope and boulder
drink more beer
spend less money
bitches
hang with the homies
v1-8 in a day

1) 50 Onsights 11b or harder
2) 12c onsight
3) 13b redpoint
4) 10 First Ascents
5) 1 climbing trip 1 week long
6) Visit 10 climbing areas I've never been to
7) Stretch Goal: touch my toes
8) Bonus Round: redpoint one 13 a month inside or outside

Alpine snow/ice routes: Mount Athabasca Silverhorn, Mount Victoria standard route, maybe Mount Fay North Face.

Maybe a trip to the bugs for Kain route and West Ridge Pigeon Spire

predominantly climb longer easier multi pitch routes, either sport or trad

lead 10a sport, 5.9 trad

11 days in squamish climbing as many of the classics below 5.9 as possible

Leading WI4 by end of next ice season

Markuso wrote:Alpine snow/ice routes: Mount Athabasca Silverhorn, Mount Victoria standard route, maybe Mount Fay North Face. Maybe a trip to the bugs for Kain route and West Ridge Pigeon Spire predominantly climb longer easier multi pitch routes, either sport or trad lead 10a sport, 5.9 trad 11 days in squamish climbing as many of the classics below 5.9 as possible Leading WI4 by end of next ice season

bugs was one of my goals last year. make it happen. you will love it.

I want to accomplish more climbing at my limit, getting out earlier and staying out longer, falling and flailing on rock. Lead every pitch of ice with a HR under 115.

Another rung up the corporate ladder? Travel in a sprinter class van like all the other well-to-do techies. Do more OW pitches.

Good thing none of those require actual training. I'm kind of disillusioned about training for the sake of next level of difficulty.

Find a partner to climb the RNWF of Half Dome in early September

Climb the RNWF of Half Dome in early September

Dang, does the RNWF go now?

Definitely want to climb my first wall in late fall in Zion or something, but finding someone willing to take me is tough. That or my brother and I will go double gumby on something.

Emmett Wynn wrote:Dang, does the RNWF go now?

A climbing partner of mine is in regular contact with a friend/guide of his... long story short, the guides are mostly hesitant to go up RNWF at this point in time.

Be Esperanza wrote:8. Bring my poorly behaved dog to the crag, and leave him off leash while I climb a popular multi pitch route on a nice weekend day. 9. Leave a TR up on a classic moderate all day long.

This is great hahaha

I turn 60 in January, so I've been thinking about this.

So:
"Climb", as best I can, Standard route in car body, first one put up in the Black Cliffs, and try to meet FA to shake his hand, throw him a hug (if amenable), and thank old timers while we are both still here.

"Climb", as best I can, "Geologic time includes now", on the newest climbing in our area (a whole face fell off our local cliff), and maybe get help on it from the FAs. Truly great route name, guys!

"Climb" is in quotes, because, alas, my performance bell curve for climbing ability is not looking great.

Hope to meet some of you, also!

Best, especially to all of you with big birthdays looming, Helen

Bill Kirby wrote:Lead every pitch of ice with a HR under 115.

My goal is to do the approach for chapel pond ice climbs with a HR under 115. Dang, I'm out of shape.

divnamite wrote: My goal is to do the approach for chapel pond ice climbs with a HR under 115. Dang, I'm out of shape.

There's ice climbs around Chapel Pond?

Bill Kirby wrote: There's ice climbs around Chapel Pond?

I wouldn't know since I haven't been back there for awhile now. Does Power Play still form every season?

Happily lead well protected 10's (trad)

divnamite wrote: I wouldn't know since I haven't been back there for awhile now. Does Power Play still form every season?

Yes every year. It was a heck of a year last winter in regard to things shaping up fat. Power Play, Rihanna and Big Brother were in great shape for awhile. It felt like Poko went in and out like every week. Roaring Brook was an unprotectable slush fest for most of the season. The canyon was constantly changing from beat out ladders to fresh and steeper than usual. Hot Shot was unusually terrifying but so was Quinn the Eskimo so maybe it was me.

But I heard nothing at Crane Mountain ever came in :(

RP the crux pitch of Hello Mary Lou, 12+-13-. come back, french and send the remaining pitches in a day...still counts.

RP the Crux pitches of my friends new Route, both 13-

A3-A3+

RP 12d-13a sport

Climb in the valley for 2 months.

switch jobs.

buy a van.

Recover from yesterday's shoulder surgery and be climbing 10's by the end of the year.

1. get back on rock after shoulder surgery
2. Evolution traverse
3. T-bolt to sill c2c
4. master thin hands at the creek
5. climb a wall