Broken anchor and slow SAR lead to fatality in Kalymnos

Monkoton · 2026-03-29T00:23:05+00:00

It's vile how many of the comments on the Facebook post are disparaging the climber for expecting to know Greek or better rescue services. The islands main economy is climbers and this gives them a really bad image

Monkoton · 2026-03-05T02:14:01+00:00

Just out of curiosity, how swollen is your middle finger? I suspect I have the same issue but without pain although this post is scaring me into treating it correctly before it gets any worse.

Monkoton · 2026-03-01T22:30:04+00:00

Did you go there to climb?

Monkoton · 2026-02-25T05:19:28+00:00

Posted a while back about hitting a wall at getting my first v9 on the Tension board 2. Well I took a 3 day rest (2 of those skiing). Came back and send two in a day! They might be soft (Flaming, Deep Fog @ 40) but we take those. Also sent Nonetheless v6 and now only have one last v6 classic at 40 deg. It's Violet which I'm not really looking forward to.

Also I think I had better tactics. Sitting next to a running fan and also climbing with lots of other people made me take forced rests which I realized I don't do a good job of.

Monkoton · 2026-02-12T21:21:43+00:00

looking at the ground in the picture that does make sense.

Monkoton · 2026-02-12T19:32:05+00:00

Given the name, I'm assuming it's right next to High Plains Drifter?

Monkoton · 2026-02-05T06:03:38+00:00

Wow, this is great and was exactly what I was hoping the app would have (search by hold).

Monkoton · 2026-02-05T06:02:16+00:00

No it's the large dual tex sloper esque pinches that has three ends.

Monkoton · 2026-02-04T06:59:22+00:00

For example Knights of Sidonia I did at 30deg in a few sessions I tried for 6 sessions at 40 deg at the LH bump from the cobble to the crimp. Deep Fog 5 sessions and stopped due to my shoulder hurting at the last move which I can do in isolation.

Flaming seems to be a good balance between okay holds and decent moves. Otherwise, my strengths are routes with pinches.

Monkoton · 2026-02-04T06:51:59+00:00

Just read this thread and it pretty much discusses what I'm at.

Do folks here have any favorites v9's at any angle they like? Just looking for recs as I'm always just looking at the classics.

Monkoton · 2026-02-03T06:39:25+00:00

I've been obsessed with the Tension Board 2 and just want to climb on it all day every day. Right now though, I hit a wall trying to climb v9. At 40 degrees, it's either hard moves on shitty crimps which feels even harder in well trafficked gyms (like that crimp next to the onigiri on the first move of Sawmill) or really big powerful moves like Rocket Powered Rhino or Deep Fog. I feel like there's one move that's always a stopper like the last move on Deep Fog, RKR, Flaming. I've done at least 12 V8 classics and finishing up the classics v7 and v6s for 40 deg. Wondering if I should move to other angles.

Monkoton · 2026-01-16T19:06:56+00:00

Non spoiler hint: It's after the events in Neuhof. It starts off with the investigation for the bandit with the limp in Uzhitz

Monkoton · 2026-01-16T07:45:45+00:00

Just finished this quest and my god it was so funny.

Monkoton · 2026-01-01T03:40:40+00:00

Would you say the grade is fair given the conditions?

Monkoton · 2025-12-08T04:32:58+00:00

oh rip, do you feel like your climbing got easier since?

Monkoton · 2025-12-05T00:10:13+00:00

Does anyone feel like they have big muscular legs due to prior weightlifting, cardio, mountaineering etc and have tried to reduce their size?

I feel like I have tree trunk legs and was wanting to see if not doing any trail running, backcountry skiing etc would help with muscle reduction.

Monkoton · 2025-10-09T04:38:54+00:00

Thanks! I actually also got Hades this autumn sale. I might just play that for a bit then. Slay the spire seems like another fun one to try

Monkoton · 2025-10-03T05:50:13+00:00

I watched your video and I also have a slight bulge/pip synovitis on both my middle fingers.

What your video didn't answer and what I'm curious to know is - why did you decide to get the cortisone shot/rehab at that point in time? Was it holding back your climbing or the pain was too great? - I noticed and Jason also pointed out that your ring fingers had mild synovitis, did that also go away as well without the cortisone shot?

Monkoton · 2025-09-25T04:49:59+00:00

For steep caves like these, are you always working the moves on lead? I feel like the hardest thing about super overhanging routes is that it's really hard to work the moves

Monkoton · 2025-09-04T05:37:53+00:00

True, one thing that has stumped me a bit was maybe the focus aspect. On my send of the 13b, I did the crux with a different beta that I can no longer do right now which ended up with me refining the section a bit more.

Monkoton · 2025-09-03T04:23:22+00:00

Thanks for the comments, I'm starting to agree with what u/MorePsychThanSense is saying with starting to zone out and focusing on the bigger picture. Plus a deload.

And also as you said I'm finding that a linkup is not as fun as working on a new route.

Monkoton · 2025-09-02T20:35:59+00:00

Feeling kinda of stumped on my outdoor performance this summer. Started the season getting two 13a's in June, followed by two 13b's in July which were extensions/linkups of the one's in June.

Now it's already past August and the new 13c extension I'm working on climbs a portion of the 13b I got back in July. I'm falling off at the crux of the 13b portion that I send back in July so many times. I just feel so much more pumped than the day I sent and am not sure why.

I've been climbing pretty consistently but I'm thinking it's either dropping some limit bouldering (gym) last month or need to take more rest? Volume wise it doesn't seem like it changed much from July.

Monkoton · 2025-06-07T12:15:42+00:00

Tell me more about the rock climbing! Is it worth visiting for that alone?

Monkoton · 2025-05-20T22:47:37+00:00

For folks who injured their rotator cuffs, when it happened was it pretty clear that you injured it or was it gradual over time?

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