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egosan

8-Jan-2010
1:06:43 PM

On 8/01/2010 Wendy wrote:
>You might find evan in some of those. I get the feeling despite the beer
>and sausage, the frankenjura maybe too bolted and too populated for him.

You under-estimate the power of beer goggles. Who hasn't woken up after a hard night on
the piss half way up a sport route? Who hasn't felt soiled, used and nauseous? Retreated
off the climb with some awkward excuse about their mom's birthday and run back to a long
long shower that still doesn't make you feel clean?

Wendy

8-Jan-2010
1:22:40 PM

That nearly led to Andrew's trick after taking a coffee prior to reading.


ajfclark

8-Jan-2010
1:25:52 PM

Which trick? I have many tricks. I can blow bubbles out my eyes but I don't think that's the trick you mean...


evanbb

8-Jan-2010
1:30:52 PM

On 8/01/2010 ajfclark wrote:
>Which trick? I have many tricks. I can blow bubbles out my eyes but I
>don't think that's the trick you mean...

If you can breath through your ears I can find you work pretty easily.


evanbb

8-Jan-2010
1:31:14 PM

On 8/01/2010 egosan wrote:
>On 8/01/2010 Wendy wrote:
>>You might find evan in some of those. I get the feeling despite the
>beer
>>and sausage, the frankenjura maybe too bolted and too populated for him.
>
>You under-estimate the power of beer goggles. Who hasn't woken up after
>a hard night on
>the piss half way up a sport route? Who hasn't felt soiled, used and nauseous?
> Retreated
>off the climb with some awkward excuse about their mom's birthday and
>run back to a long
>long shower that still doesn't make you feel clean?

I snorted a chickpea into my sinus cavity.


ajfclark

8-Jan-2010
1:31:52 PM

On 8/01/2010 evanbb wrote:
>If you can breath through your ears I can find you work pretty easily.

Snorks totally had the right idea.


evanbb

8-Jan-2010
1:32:28 PM

Here's somewhere near by I'm keen to hit:
http://paklenica.worldwidetrip.info/category/paklenica/rock-climbing

A good mate did a 10 (ish?) pitch trad route in the low teens and couldn't stop talking about how good it was. And, he's a certified sport clipper! Owns a Squid and everything!

Wendy

8-Jan-2010
1:43:03 PM

On 8/01/2010 ajfclark wrote:
>Which trick? I have many tricks. I can blow bubbles out my eyes but I
>don't think that's the trick you mean...

this one:

>You owe me a new keyboard Wendy.

>M= Σ31βx4Δςturtle

>And I should've learnt not to take another sip of water before continuing... Turtle? Gold.

I nearly had coffee dripping out my nose in an effort to save my computer

Wendy

8-Jan-2010
1:44:44 PM

On 8/01/2010 evanbb wrote:
>Here's somewhere near by I'm keen to hit:
>http://paklenica.worldwidetrip.info/category/paklenica/rock-climbing
>
>A good mate did a 10 (ish?) pitch trad route in the low teens and couldn't
>stop talking about how good it was. And, he's a certified sport clipper!
>Owns a Squid and everything!

Surely there are too many people in that last picture?


evanbb

8-Jan-2010
1:48:17 PM

On 8/01/2010 Wendy wrote:
>Surely there are too many people in that last picture?

Absolutely, but I suspect that none of those people will be more than half a rope length off the ground all day.


henners

8-Jan-2010
1:53:20 PM

>Absolutely, but I suspect that none of those people will be more than
>half a rope length off the ground all day.

why are you sure you will be?


evanbb

8-Jan-2010
2:02:10 PM

On 8/01/2010 henners wrote:
>>Absolutely, but I suspect that none of those people will be more than
>>half a rope length off the ground all day.
>
>why are you sure you will be?
>

Because I'll be on something easy. Very easy. With beer in the haul bag.


henners

8-Jan-2010
2:22:05 PM

Paklenica's an option now people. BTW did anyone else pick up egosans spelling of "mom" ;)

Wendy

8-Jan-2010
2:35:22 PM

On 8/01/2010 evanbb wrote:
>On 8/01/2010 Wendy wrote:
>>Surely there are too many people in that last picture?
>
>Absolutely, but I suspect that none of those people will be more than
>half a rope length off the ground all day.

You might be surprised. I've been on relatively crowded 10-20 pitch trad routes in the alps.

There are 11 people (besides anthony) in this photo - it's a 400m mixed cliff in switzerland.

There are 2 parties on our arses on this 17 pitch 18 - on a wall with a dozen similar grade routes to chose from.

there are 7 people besides anthony on the last pitch of the Aiguille Dibona, 3140ish metres here. I was literally running to keep in front of everyone on all of these days.

Wendy

8-Jan-2010
2:42:32 PM

Surely more interesting is where are people actually planning on going to? I (well we really) can't decide between a loop of the mediteranean - turkey, kalymnos, croatia, sardinia (or not after consultation with eduardo!), corsica, maybe southern france again because I love it and spain, (made extra appealing by Esther living in europe now) or a road trip of southern US and Mexico (which became slightly less appealing when my brother moved from California to Washington last week). Although I may be planning a trip to indian creek purely on the theory that I will have no need of my bung finger there. We have got a flying trip to Thailand booked in, but as that's only 2 1/2 weeks, that doesn't really class as a big trip.


evanbb

8-Jan-2010
2:43:22 PM

On 8/01/2010 Wendy wrote:
>You might be surprised. I've been on relatively crowded 10-20 pitch trad
>routes in the alps.

And so, Tassie's looking the goods again... There's acres of new routes to be had there. There's only about 6 routes up the Acropolis for example, and look at the bloody thing:

From 2009-01-10 Tassie

Also, I don't think this cliff has been climbed at all

From 2009-01-10 Tassie


henners

8-Jan-2010
2:44:32 PM

why don't you start a topic wendy?

Wendy

8-Jan-2010
2:55:01 PM

On 8/01/2010 evanbb wrote:
>On 8/01/2010 Wendy wrote:
>>You might be surprised. I've been on relatively crowded 10-20 pitch trad
>>routes in the alps.
>
>And so, Tassie's looking the goods again... There's acres of new routes
>to be had there. There's only about 6 routes up the Acropolis for example,
>and look at the bloody thing:
That's because, unlike this hut, they don't serve red wine and chocolate brownies there.

Wendy

8-Jan-2010
2:57:43 PM

On 8/01/2010 henners wrote:
>why don't you start a topic wendy?
>
What, when I can hijack yours ????:)

Evan, is that on the Tasman Peninsula? The famous Mr Goding was trying to drag me out there a couple of years ago with similar looking photos.


henners

8-Jan-2010
3:00:57 PM

On 8/01/2010 Wendy wrote:
>What, when I can hijack yours ????:)

doesn't everyone just love chocky?

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