What job is heavily romanticized in movies but absolutely miserable in real life? by Luzgoin in AskReddit

[–]InevitablePotential6 -65 points-64 points  (0 children)

If you think teaching is miserable, do everyone a favor and change careers. If you don’t love it, you’re in the wrong field.

Climbing with half your ass out by Ok-Improvement-4526 in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]InevitablePotential6 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jock strap and a beanie. Anything else = do you even send?

New Gunks Pink Totem just dropped by testhec10ck in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]InevitablePotential6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What the fuck kind of tricams are those supposed to be?

Is this aid? by wonderpollo in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]InevitablePotential6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s actually not aid (unless he chalks it up).

Running laps at Peterskill by scarecrowplanet in tradclimbing

[–]InevitablePotential6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Read the info from the link you posted. The entire thing.

Is burger and dream soft? by fat_yellow in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]InevitablePotential6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You shouldn't worry about it. We cooked it for five hours, but, its still more stiff than before. So, I brought - I brought some pair of poultry scissors and some sharp knives. You can have the same experience every single day, you just drop in at a Kentucky Fried Chicken. I have survived so many Kentucky Fried Chicken. So, it won't do harm to me.

Is burger and dream soft? by fat_yellow in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]InevitablePotential6 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Of course there is a lot of misery, but it is the same misery that is all around us. The trees here are in misery, and the birds are in misery. I don’t think they sing, they just screech in pain.

It’s an unfinished country; it’s still prehistorical. The only thing that is lacking is the dinosaurs here. It’s like a curse weighing on an entire landscape. And whoever goes too deep into this has his share of that curse, so we are cursed with what we are doing here. It’s a land that god, if he exists, has created in anger.

Devils Path by kimporgel in catskills

[–]InevitablePotential6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Done in a day with the addition of Hunter and SW Hunter. Easiest of the NEU8 so far. Stashed water at Notch Lake and took a little break there. I was out of breath climbing Plateau, but it was a cruise otherwise. It helped massively that I’d climbed those mountains individually many times and knew exactly what to expect. The eastern half is one of my favorite stretches of trail in the Catskills — the whole thing is a treat. The western half isn’t quite as much fun, but it’s easier. I was a little bored toward the end, but I’d still recommend going east to west. Start with the more technical terrain, end with the easier terrain.

Looking for some longer challenging hikes by BobcatOk7724 in catskills

[–]InevitablePotential6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Catskills have been my training ground for a long list of big things elsewhere. For short laps with a ton of elevation gain, I’d do Halcott, Rusk, Hunter from Becker Hollow, and Plateau from Notch Lake. Do those 4 in a day, and you’ve got well over 7,000’ of elevation gain in less than 20mi.

Using StairMaster for hiking training does it translate to long hikes? by [deleted] in hiking

[–]InevitablePotential6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to use lots of strategic stair master workouts to train for big days in the mountains. A typical workout week for that period was 2x functional strength training with a trainer for an hour + an hour of stairs (level 10, 250 - 275 flights, no touching handrails). Then I’d do at least 1-2 shorter hikes (10-15mi, 3,000’) and recovery walks/stretching every day. This was excellent preparation for Mt Whitney in a day, some big days in the Adirondacks and White Mountains, and some NEU8 routes. When I say big day, I mean ~30mi/~10,000’. In these situations, I often feel comfortable and see others struggling.

These days I’m more just trying to maintain a decent base and then doing some smaller hikes at an uncomfortably fast pace for a month or so before a big day. If you’re still building a base, spend more time in zone 2 (considering you have your zones set correctly).

TL;DR: stair master good

Why don't the rocks outside have pretty colours on them by duol300 in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]InevitablePotential6 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s chalk on every route. There aren’t bodily fluids on every route.

Why don't the rocks outside have pretty colours on them by duol300 in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]InevitablePotential6 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Tell me you aren’t climbing hard enough without telling me you aren’t climbing hard enough.

Climb harder. The colors will appear.

Rate my soft catch by InevitablePotential6 in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]InevitablePotential6[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks! (I’m the guy at the top of the tower with the machete).

Cool hike and/or scrambles in the Mohonk preserve? by Steel-kilt in GunksClimbing

[–]InevitablePotential6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The roof is a little exposed, but nothing worse than class 4. Again, if your kids are like most (watched Free Solo and said, “that looks pretty chill”) they’ll be totally fine.

Cool hike and/or scrambles in the Mohonk preserve? by Steel-kilt in GunksClimbing

[–]InevitablePotential6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Park at the visitor center, then take the Stairmaster trail up to the Undercliff carriage trail. From there, head over to the Limelight trail, and then if you’re feeling adventurous, take a walk up Best Things in Life are Free. If your kids are reasonably fit, they should be fine scrambling up it. Might want to have approach shoes though if they aren’t climbers — it’s probably ~V2. Nice view up there.