We took some ropes added water and a boat and had a great upper body and core workout on the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers today. This is Lisa under an “illusion of control.”
Monday, August 9, 2010
Mythbusters
A web page devoted to exploring some myths about climbing gear. Such as, how weak are ‘biners after they are dropped 30 feet or more. (Not much weakened.)
Other fun things to do with a rope
Sometimes it is just too hot to climb. Richard, Aaron and I had a great time out on the river today. That Richard is a pretty hot skier!
Dedication
This boulderer loses a “stone” (14 pounds) of weight over a 6 week period to finish his project. Great quote:
“I consumed a lot of green tea over the last 6 weeks.” Ugh.
Rolling On The River
I posted my 20+ year old canoe on craigslist. Two days later, a buyer came over to look at it. And bought it. No big deal, right?
But, he is leaving this Tuesday for a trip down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. He came here from Portland, OR to canoe down the river. But he didn’t have a canoe until Sunday when he bought mine. I wish him luck.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Green Living
Is this the first evidence of a “man cave" or just a way to live close to the earth?
“Anthropologists have unearthed the remains of an apparent Neanderthal cave sleeping chamber, complete with a hearth and nearby grass beds that might have once been covered with animal fur…
…these hearth-side beds also likely served as sitting areas during waking hours for the Neanderthals.
‘In some way, they were used to make the area near the hearths more comfortable,’ he said, mentioning that artifacts collected from various other Neanderthal sites suggest the inhabitants prepared stone tools, cooked, ate and snoozed near warming fires.”
I bet they put their TVs in the sitting rooms.
“I wouldn’t trust him with my car”
“And here we are climbing this thing.”
Clever and funny imitation of extreme ice climbing.
Andy Kirkpatrick, clip from When Hell Freezes Over DVD
Best Short Film, Vancouver Film Festival 2010
Trad leading on sea cliffs in Wales. Long run-outs. Wow! (BTW, notice the red shirt the climber wears so you can see him against the rocks. I’m just sayin’.)
Saturday, August 7, 2010
What To Do When You’re 12
You could climb all the 50 highest points in the U.S. in less than 50 days. (Of course, he went with his dad and a team.)
Foiled Again
Bring plenty of aluminum foil with you when you travel in the forest. It’ll protect you from the elements. Mostly.
Training & Climbing Advice
This site has many interviews with top British climbers with hints on everything from onsighting trad to boulder and power training to redpointing sport climbs.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Basaseachi National Park.
Near Chihuahua, Mexico is a park with a 1,500 foot waterfall and a 28 pitch sport climb. Here’s part 1 of a video of that climb. More of their story here, including their nighttime start so the drug growers didn’t catch them.
Training & Soreness
“The whole thing only took 25-30 minutes, but it destroyed us. I was sore for days.Of course, soreness is a terrible indicator of a training session’s effectiveness – about like judging a Mexican restaurant’s meals by the volume of gas you produce afterward. What soreness really means is that you probably found a weakness in your training.”
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