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  Lake Willoughby, VT
  first ascent • • NickG  

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  @NickG The beat goes on! Keep after it.
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  Toby Trippin' - City of Rocks MP Gathering
  access city of rocks • • toby  

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  hey there say, wow!!! wonderful to see a trip report, that gave some 'time out' for just a bit, from the pandemic... yes-- STILL keep care... but, say, wow!!! thanks for sharing... i KEEP trying to get over here... just so 'good busy'' now a days, but-- the winter is coming, and no yard to take care of then... so-- in the middle of painting and piano, i hope to finally visit more!!! keep up the good work, sharing NEAT stuff!!!!
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  Peak Bagging
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  Hiked the local Ski hill Burke Mtn. Michaila Shifrins home mtn. yesterday. Lots of folks drove up. and rode their mtn bikes down or para glided/ sailed? Fried our brains climbing the fire tower next to all the crazy shit. killer views.. Naturally an ice cold swim in the lake. that shady side is where we have been climbing. It was great in August!
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  New Routing
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  @NickG Thanks for the reply. Thought so. Cheers!
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  A climbing video that is actually worth watching
  • David Harris  

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  Go to YouTube. Search for climbing videos. You will be rewarded with thousands. Almost all of which will either bore you to sleep or make you want to vomit. But here's one from the Wide Boyz that had me laughing. In a good way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQWHvDvtMFs And, for whatever it's worth, here's the first ascent of that route by Adam Ondra. A crazy good climber, but the video is the usual "why the fuck am I watching this" p.o.s. that is so normal for climbing videos now.
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  Scout Hill Park
  first ascent bouldering • • David Harris  

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  @David-Harris - looks fun! I like the traversing stuff
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  Sister Wives: A tale of climbing in Utah
  humor • • Scole  

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  @Scole since i’m contributing to the political in another thread, figured i should take a sec and let you know how appreciative this reader has been for all of the stories you’ve contributed to this board... keep on keepin on, por favor.
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  Idaho Tragedy: Classic Summits Fall To Earthquakes
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  The Big Baron Spire story finally made it into the mainstream news. This was posted today on Boise's NBC station website. Before and after: Sawtooth rock slide topples mountain-top climbing landmark https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/stanley-sawtooth-earthquake-topples-mountain-top-landmark-baron-spire-smoothie/277-f11a87a6-c21c-4a84-9b43-8ce0f9580c29?ref=exit-recirc
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  Anbody out there actually climb anymore?
  • Scole  

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  Hit the local crag for some boulderin after my photo gig Saturday. It was busy. Top roper on the left is on one of my 5.6ish bouldering routes. Leader is on a pretty classic 8+
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  Patagonia’s Ancient Art
  patagonia • • JD43  

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  @Scole "Tags" can be your friend. Perchance was that how you "discovered" it? I added the "Patagonia" tag a few weeks back after the fact so if so, that may explain it. Enjoy! @LynneLeicht Indubitably. This is one I wish we had a bit more higher resolution on. This kind of stuff was too rich for my blood bitd so I only get to live it vicariously. Rock on!
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  Okay, we can't climb... so what to do?
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  It's summer, the weather is great, but... ...we still can't climb. Yeah, Mari returned from work in the US, and we're both in 14-day quarantine. What we can do is welcome friends to our yard as long as we keep socially distant. So here is a shot of our friend Zoe on our slackline a few days ago. Neither of us can walk it without using the handline above, but Zoe is not only a strong climber, but also a slackliner of some skill. No need of the handline for her.
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  Powell River Area Climbing
  access conservation • • Moose  

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  @john-bald Sweet!
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  Mark Powell Passes
  in memoriam • • jgill  

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  I just talked with Dave. Mark had three wives: Beverley, Chris, and Mary. Mary passed away a few years ago. Mark was chair of the geography department at Pierce College in LA for a time.
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  Nick & Isa's Lil' Heaven
  first ascent rock • • NickG  

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  good weekend of small rock, lots of vegetation and FA's. me on the FA of Vista Grande . 8+??? There really is a great view of the white mountains from the top of this crag. then Isa did a variation link between Buena Vista and Vista Grande that avoids dealing with the overhang. so we called it Vista de Pollo . the sub compact ultra light rotary hammer works well. Certainly not as fast as my 36v bosch but much, much lighter.
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  Winter Climbing
  ice • • David Harris  

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  Crystal Crag 1977 (Photo by Greg Rustler)
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  Solo fun in Patagonia
  bitd patagonia mountaineering alpine • • Scole  

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  Great stuff, Scott!
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  Two Bear Air - Amazing Helicopter Mountain Search & Rescue!
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  Very cool.
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  Bill Price on Phoenix?
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  @David-Harris Yep. Not intent to knock Jardine. Friends are dandy things to have.
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  Amazing Accomplishment.
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  anyone who has ever climbed even one of these mountains should be completely blown away by this... https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/sports/features/elson-runs-climbs-to-grand-traverse-record/article_8aa84308-a7b1-55d4-bae9-ae5c3e1d6661.html
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  MARK & RAY’S BIG MT. FAY CANADIAN ADVENTURE
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  Thank you! great story and awesome photos!..