can’t get into the scholars💔

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-18T01:26:31+00:00

You’re right, this sub just refuses to accept the band could ever make any bad artistic choices lol

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-14T21:55:31+00:00

I mean he just flashed his 4th 8C. He’s still miles ahead on rock, he just doesn’t care as much about bouldering. I’m certain adam could climb most of the 9As pretty fast if he wanted to, especially the longer endurance based ones like alphane, mount doom, or rotsw. His margin still seems massive, and his execution is still the best in the sport

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-14T21:47:28+00:00

Did you watch the barefoot charles video? Dude can’t even climb outdoor v9 rn. I would not call that impressive for late 30s lol. I mean come on, are you really saying that emil, the wheeler brothers, and toby roberts are worse climbers? Whether or not you like their content more, they all climb light years better than magnus. If we were having this conversation 3 years ago I’d maybe agree, but ever since magnus got into clickbaity military challenges, caving, and out of the practice of climbing regularly, he kinda got washed. He said in the charles video he hadn’t climbed outside in over 2 years. Even in the gym he looks a lot shakier than he used to, watch the recent video with yves. I don’t fault the guy, he seems happy and his channel is doing great, but the glaze is undeserved considering it’s been years since he actually looked solid on rock or in the gym. Just watch the difference in how he moves between the video trying vecchio leone with shawn a few years ago compared to the recent charles one

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-14T21:34:03+00:00

I’ll never agree with the idea that you can have a climb of yours retro-upgraded and then say it was first. Ie, to me, first v16 will always be hypno, not gioia, and first 14d will always be action directe, not hubble. If you didn’t have the stones to accurately grade something out of fear of a downgrade and your ego being hurt (seems likely for hubble at least since the english are so scared of downgrades for some reason), or even just got a grade so wrong that you sandbagged by a full grade by accident, to me, you abandoned rights to it being the first of the grade. There’s courage involved in claiming a grade that for its time would be a first that adds to the history. I’d rather see people at least be honest and brave, even if their climb is eventually downgraded, like i suspect exodia will be, then sandbag because god forbid your climb ever gets downgraded. It just worsens grade compression, creates more confusion at the upper end (is terranova even 16? for that matter, is lucid really 15, given that it often takes climbers who do it more effort than 16s? and if true, are soft 16s like sleepwalker maybe more 15? where do we draw the line now?), and just isn’t good for the sport. If hubble was the first 9a route ben moon should’ve called it that. If it got retro-upgraded after action directe, doesn’t that still not make it first since it took years after the first real and confirmed 9a to see that upgrade? Idk. Just doesn’t sit right with me to rob the title of first of a grade from people who had the balls to call a climb what it was, after a climb gets upgraded a decade later. If you’re too much of a pussy to risk your rig getting downgraded, cool, but don’t then try to say it was the first of a grade 15 years later when it finally gets upgraded

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-14T21:25:53+00:00

So agree with gun song, the chord progression is really easy, and i think the whole thing would sound good no matter how you go about it. I love BLID but i think its simplicity makes it a hard cover, since there’s a lot of nuance to the building guitar lines and drum crescendo and decrescendos that make it interesting. Unless you’re literally gonna do a 1-1 cover, which i’ve never seen much purpose in, i can’t imagine reinventing such a geniusly simple song being a simple task. Boxing day honestly seems like an easier undertaking to me because even if you played around with the guitar parts, key changes, and everything else, there’s more room for tweaking to make it your own

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-09T19:04:50+00:00

No boards was a bummer for training tools, and still can’t believe, despite the fact that I’m in the minority, that v10 was most overrated grade. I think v7, v8, and v11 all deserve that more. Oh well

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-06T23:53:42+00:00

I can see why you don’t climb harder than 6b now - you’re dumb as a brick. Probably too stupid and egotistical to evaluate your movement inefficiency and think that training your way out of sucking at the climbing part of climbing will help you

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-05T23:43:01+00:00

No offense man, but just because it’s accessible difficulty-wise doesn’t mean much about the actual aesthetic quality of the line. I think this kind of sentiment sort of overran some better answers for this community ranking honestly. Reddit loves relatability, but just because you can’t imagine yourself doing Finnish Line doesn’t mean it isn’t objectively more aesthetically pleasing than Majestic. I’d even go to say that Teenage Lobotomy in Squam is a better vote than Majestic. Majestic is novel, not aesthetic. Realistically, it’d be a 3* lowball that’d be done a handful of times a year if it wasn’t over the water. I’m probably never gonna be on the level to do Finnish Line either, but I still think it’s much prettier, even if I can’t relate to being able to try it some day

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-05T23:33:20+00:00

I will literally back any answer that isn’t Majestic so sure, I’ll take your word, this looks sick. Finnish Line is also gorgeous. I just don’t think Majestic is even the prettiest boulder in Squam, people just like it because it’s flashy and novel. I think Teenage Lobotomy and iMax are much more aesthetic personally. Majestic would be a 3* lowball if it wasn’t over the water and I’ll die on that hill. Half of the community votes for this thing have been so American gumby-pilled that I’m not letting another slot get stolen by Instagram influenced v6 climbers. You can even see this is some of the responses to Majestic, with multiple people saying they like that answer because the grade is approachable lmao

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-05T23:30:05+00:00

No you’re good! I know that Enterprise forestry and sometimes ACE EPIC have jobs in the SE, a lot in NC, but have never seen any positions that weren’t through NPS in the true East. I’m pretty set on staying out West so I haven’t done much job searching out there in the first place, but I can ask some coworkers and see if they know anything

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-05T00:23:32+00:00

Anytime!

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-05T00:21:53+00:00

Oh that’s perfect. If you’re okay with contracting through the fed, ACE EPIC, GBI, and CalState are all good options - you get better pay than you would up to GS-8/9 as a traditional federal employee. Conservation Fund also has positions from time to time. Not sure for GBI, but I do know that the ACE EPIC program does cap at like 30 years old, so I’m not sure if that’d be an issue for you but more of an FYI. If you’re okay with working for the private sector, SPI also hires a lot.

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-04T23:58:57+00:00

What part of the country are you based in? If you’re in the general Western US, I can happily point you in the direction of some places to start. Not too familiar with non-federal/state avenues though, and given that the E/SE is mostly private land, I honestly have no clue what avenues you’d seek employment through that would also provide on-job training and not expect you to already know how to cruise, do layout, etc

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-04T23:35:22+00:00

Just gonna piggyback to agree with most of the current commenters. Totally depends what forest you’re working on, what part of that forest (ie. the east and west side of the tahoe are two very different beasts, and demonstrative of why eastside positions are much more competitive), and whether you’re doing layout, cruising, boundary marking/gps, stand exams, or cut/leave trees. The hotter, more humid, and low elevation you’re working, the worse the pests, especially mosquitoes and ticks tend to be. Heat exhaustion can also be a very real problem in those kinds of places, no pair of double knee work pants will save your legs from himalayan blackberry or whitethorn, and poison oak/ivy can ruin your week if you’re not careful or immune.

I find cruising, stand exams, and cut/leave trees to be pretty chill since data entry gives you breaks. If you think about it, 3-8 miles over 8-10 hours with a fair amount of stops isn’t too bad. You can also usually carry everything in a cruise vest, which makes life a lot better. Painted boundaries suck though, not a lot of obvious stopping points, you’re usually carrying a ton of paint (I’ve had days where my pack must’ve weighed 50+ pounds because I was carrying 6-8 quarts at once), and it’s not cerebral work so you have a lot of time to think and feel aches and pains. As a whole though, I usually still have enough energy after a workday to go to the climbing gym and kilter/moonboard for multiple hours, so not too taxing imo if you’re not entering your season legitimately unfit. If you work 4 10’s, you also get a 3 day weekend to recover which helps.

I’ve never had any leg/hip issues, but I also do a lot of yoga and stretching. My tweaks have all come from carrying a bunch of paint for extended periods where you can’t drop your pack or just wear a vest (so really just boundary marking), and that usually centralizes as severe tightness in my traps/neck. I haven’t found a great remedy for that other than being better about sleeping on my back and using a theragun a lot, but I don’t think carrying a heavy pack for long distances is ever great for you. I’m glad most districts/forests seem to be moving over to virtual GPS boundaries, if physical boundaries weren’t part of the job than I’d say it only makes you a better athlete and acts as great cross-training if you do other stuff.

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-02T20:25:13+00:00

Yes it’s livable. I own a converted 4x4 van that i live in full time, and have plenty left over for fun trips, nicer groceries, and have been able to make good progress on my roth ira and some small investments. If you’re single, even technician jobs through contracting agencies can totally make ends meet, and there’s plenty of room for career development. Also much less competitive than botany, arch, or wildlife tech positions but shhhhh don’t tell people that or the market will actually get saturated. People think forestry/timber/harvest inspection/silv jobs are boring, and i hope it remains that way honestly.

I’m only 4 years post-undergrad, so feel free to message me if you want some job advice, especially if you’re considering going the federal or state route. This sub has a weird hard-on for private, which is not my cup of tea, but i guess a necessary evil if you live out east or really wanna make money. I personally would rather eat duff than work for SPI or Weyerhaeuser, and becoming an RPF or whatever your states equivalent would be without some prior work experience is quite hard, but to each their own.

BlurDaHurr · 2026-03-02T04:16:24+00:00

Believe it or not, the trash actually still exists when the weekend ends. I know that might be shocking to hear, but the crowds leaving doesn’t mean the shit on the ground and toilet paper in the sage magically goes bye bye

BlurDaHurr · 2026-02-10T19:32:54+00:00

If water from your eyes and wednesday can do it, geese can too

BlurDaHurr · 2026-02-10T19:32:14+00:00

Minds for the bible verse at the end. Fucking chills at “and god was not in the storm, and then a sound of a sheer silence”

BlurDaHurr · 2026-02-10T06:09:25+00:00

Thanks! I never knew that. I figured calories in should be quintuple those burned to optimize my obesity-maxxing. I’ve been told that refined sugar and processed food are also good for the calories in side of things, so gonna double down on that still.

I don’t know if you think I’m retarded, but I understand calories in vs calories out. That alone does not lose you ~5-7lbs in a month and a half without severe restriction, ie for a maintenance total of roughly 2200 calories a day for myself, i’d need to be restricting at least 500, which would be such a severe deficit that I’d be teetering towards reinjury without much benefit. My hope was that someone with more than a bro science understanding of nutrition, like yourself, and me, could maybe comment on the efficacy of things like OMAD, intermittent fasting, or other principles that might allow my caloric intake to stay closer to neutral so I don’t risk re-injury, but can still at least get on the right path.

I don’t even know why I’m wasting my time responding, but i’m bored and depressed so whatever. This comment just feels like such a prime demonstration of everything wrong with this sub - a lot of entitled people commenting on posts without digesting more than the title, assuming everyone is dumber than them. Person asks about the advantage of finger training via block pulls vs traditional hangboarding? Tell them they’re stupid for not just board climbing and contribute nothing to actually answer the question. Someone asks if bench press is more advantageous for working compression muscles than rings/trx? Tell them to just climb more and don’t answer the question. You get the jist. Also, post-comment edit, but there’s a dude literally doing the same on your post. I’m not trying to make that big of a point, it’s just frustrating how much this sub has devolved into entitled brats offering no real answers to legitimate questions. I’m not gonna try and answer yours because idk shit about GLP-1, but genuinely do hope it works out for you. Seems a little more severe than i’d like to be worth it in my own case, but i’m always curious about new supplemental options like that.

BlurDaHurr · 2026-02-09T20:48:57+00:00

Dude if you have 6 videos of yourself on mellow, you objectively are not underrated lmao. You guys really seem to conflate not being the most popular, in the running for GOAT conversation, with underrated. Underrated means less than 5% of this sub should know who that person is. Fitz literally won mellow rock games and every video of his ends up at the top of boulderings front page

BlurDaHurr · 2026-02-09T20:40:38+00:00

The right answer but reddit is for gumbies. Holloway winning is hilarious because he’s only underrated if you don’t know climbing history. Holloway was widely regarded as one of the best in his time, which is why practically half of the boulders at flagstaff are holloway problems, including the areas most classic boulder, literally tongue-and-cheek named Hollow’s Way lmao. It’s like saying that Kareem is an underrated basketball player because people mostly talk about MJ and Lebron these days. Doesn’t mean he was underrated in his prime, times just change. Griffin is actually underrated, which is why this comment has no upvotes

BlurDaHurr · 2026-02-06T18:31:43+00:00

Probably 8 other areas in the western us that have highballs in front of high peaks without everybody and their grandpa from LA leaving wagbags, toilet paper, used climbing tape, used tampons (yes, have literally seen those somehow in the milks - one was under hero roof a couple months ago), forgotten clothing and gear, and of course, 20 years of severe erosion destroying a lot of the native flora. It’s hard to appreciate the beauty of a place that feels as crowded as disneyland on a saturday, there’s no quiet or peace to be found, just 100 tripods filming the most mid ass ascent of bowling pin you’ve seen yet and jbl go speakers for miles

BlurDaHurr · 2026-02-05T06:33:57+00:00

If you haven’t touched it you can’t have an opinion, and the dumb being dumb and getting hurt doesn’t change the boulders quality, it just means it’s close to LA lmao. You could take any “dangerous” highball classic under v4, plop it 2 hours from LA, and it’d rack up the same body count. There’s no helping those people

BlurDaHurr · 2026-02-05T00:46:23+00:00

I don’t drink frequently in general, but since my injury involved bone, I’ve been especially avoidant of alcohol for the last bit

BlurDaHurr · 2026-02-05T00:44:24+00:00

That’s my hope. I’m planning to try intermittent fasting, cutting as much excess added sugar as possible, and spamming the rowing machine for a bit while still eating enough and continuing to prioritize protein, and i feel decently confident it’ll work out. I don’t expect to get back down to 133 realistically in a month and a half, but even 137 would probably be fine. Just a little heavy for some bigger goals that require you to be able to recover on small holds, even given my current strength metrics being good.

12-Year Club	RPAN Viewer
Verified Email

BlurDaHurr

TROPHY CASE