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At the gym 6-Oct-2004 At 3:54:39 PM Spanky

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Music... I find it a bit difficult at Flem when one is climbing downstairs and the music or TV is blaring ... music is fantastic for bouldering but I think it can be dangerous when climber and belayer need to communicate but can't hear each other over the best of the 80's, 90's and today...

Shirts off... who cares? If it's going to stop y'all sweating and stinking, please, strip! What is it with stinky anyway? Peee-eeewww. Fine at the crag, but no need for it in the gym, where hot air rises and is trapped by the roof. Or in the bouldering cave at Altona, my goodness!!

Beta.... my climbing partner has a good 6 inches on me so much of his beta doesn't help me that much, since his extra 6 inch height gives him about a 12 inch further reach. I don't mind if we're in the gym and he reminds me that I could probably smear to get the next hold, but otherwise, sssshhhhh everybody! If I want to know what you know, I'll watch you climb it.