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ambitious goal needed


wallwombat

12-Sep-2011
6:36:43 PM

On 12/09/2011 davidn wrote:
>'how many ya got??' - wws

He wouldn't say that.

bl@ke

12-Sep-2011
7:09:27 PM

On 12/09/2011 davidn wrote:
>and blake only retired cause he couldnt do 100 pound club. The wuss.

Naaaaa ! Man sooo smegging close! And its not retired its Evolved.

widewetandslippery

12-Sep-2011
7:25:21 PM

Oh yes go to nangar

widewetandslippery

12-Sep-2011
7:32:30 PM

Revolution.


IdratherbeclimbingM9

12-Sep-2011
8:27:47 PM

I vote as 3rd for the Nangar experience.
~> It obviously left a lasting memory on WW &WW&S.
;-)

ebenweb

15-Sep-2011
3:09:08 PM

On 12/09/2011 benjenga wrote:
>Link up with a climbing partner that climbs a few grades harder then you,
>so maybe someone who is leading 24, 25. Climbing with a stronger partner
>encourages you to climb harder as well, kind of a competition. Train and
>climb all different styles to become an all rounded climber. Boulder, trad,sport,
>slab, steep, crack, multi.
>Aim high, try harder climbs then you think you can climb, but understand
>when falling on the same move 100 times is a great way to pi*s off your
>belayer.
>I agree tapian wall is a rad training goal, it works for me and I don't
>even live in Vic..
>
>Train hard, pull down hard, have fun.
>Good luck.

where/what is "tapian wall"?

ebenweb

15-Sep-2011
3:09:58 PM

On 12/09/2011 a.brasington wrote:
>Those grades you list... indoor or outdoor grades? Back when I paid attention
>to gym grades, a grade 22 gym climb roughly translated to about a grade
>14-16 outdoors?
>
>

yep, the grades i mentioned were indoors


shortman

15-Sep-2011
3:15:54 PM

I'll show ya taipan wall on the weekend Eben.

ebenweb

15-Sep-2011
3:25:32 PM

Nangar is one I haven't heard before. Are you climbing on Mt Taylor? looks pretty rugged/undeveloped...

Thanks so much for all the feedback! Can't believe I got 27 replies so quickly--obviously a great community here.

trust me, i'm not climbing solely to "get in shape"--i just like to have big, hairy goals long term to give life a bit of focus. i love being on the wall, learning the techniques and falling occasionally, pushing myself... and i've been looking forward to moving outdoor for ages.

As luck would have it, I'm meeting shortman in the Grampians this Sunday for my first taste of trad. We did a surgical strike in a couple of shops at lunch today so i'm the proud owner of my first nut tool, helmet and sling.

"stoked" doesn't even begin to cover it :)


ajfclark

15-Sep-2011
3:27:34 PM

On 15/09/2011 ebenweb wrote:
>where/what is "tapian wall"?

Mt Staplyton Amphitheatre in the northern Grampians:

ACA Guide and More pictures

widewetandslippery

15-Sep-2011
3:41:57 PM

Nangar is tiapan on steroids

ebenweb

15-Sep-2011
3:45:20 PM

On 15/09/2011 ajfclark wrote:
>On 15/09/2011 ebenweb wrote:
>>where/what is "tapian wall"?
>
>Mt Staplyton Amphitheatre in the northern Grampians:
>
>

>
>ACA
>Guide and More pictures

Whoaaa... that's amazing!

Here's an example of what I'm NOT keen to do--although it's still very cool:
http://www.dump.com/2011/09/07/free-soloing-with-alex-honnold-video/

Duncan

15-Sep-2011
3:49:20 PM

Eben was a cooly that I used to know
Now he's down with the PLO
He's cold kickin it live with the KKK
No xxx, No JFA.

ebenweb

15-Sep-2011
3:58:13 PM

On 15/09/2011 Duncan wrote:
>Eben was a cooly that I used to know
>Now he's down with the PLO
>He's cold kickin it live with the KKK
>No xxx, No JFA.

Word. All PLO up in this bitch.

Duncan

15-Sep-2011
4:35:45 PM

Oh Eben you changed
Eben, Eben, Eben, Eben you...
Oh how you changed
Oh you changed,
Oh how you changed


phillipivan

15-Sep-2011
4:50:13 PM

> (1yr gym climbing, now doing grades 17-22)

Lead anything in that grade range at Mt. Buffalo.

gfdonc

15-Sep-2011
5:00:15 PM

Kama Sutra, Orestes and Despatched. In a day.

mikllaw

15-Sep-2011
5:28:50 PM

On 15/09/2011 widewetandslippery wrote:
>Nangar is tiapan on steroids

Yes, but the ones that shrink your bits

have fun back here, I'm off to china tomorrow and saturday I'm climbing with the Beijing Climbing Club.

ODH, you can have my drill if I don't return.
WWS can have my crashpad and my hat
Wallwombat has my loaner rack (carrying that will make anyone fit)
and Simey gets my tights


IdratherbeclimbingM9

15-Sep-2011
5:33:36 PM

On 15/09/2011 mikllaw wrote:
>On 15/09/2011 widewetandslippery wrote:
>>Nangar is tiapan on steroids
>
>Yes, but the ones that shrink your bits
>
Laughed out loud at that.

>have fun back here, I'm off to china tomorrow and saturday I'm climbing
>with the Beijing Climbing Club.
>
>ODH, you can have my drill if I don't return.
>WWS can have my crashpad and my hat
>Wallwombat has my loaner rack (carrying that will make anyone fit)
>and Simey gets my tights

Careful mikl; with booty like that, you are likely to fire up their ambitions to the point of them hiring a Chinese hit man...
;-)


wallwombat

15-Sep-2011
5:43:03 PM

The recent pics of Jerry Moffatt, starkers and tied up have brought me back to my trad roots.

I've been riding my unicycle out to Weddin Mountain every second day and doing the Peter Croft thing.

30 pitches per day. 30 first ascents.

Per day.

Double rack, no rope.

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