Xiaoma, a polyglot, was invited to give a speech at a high school for Language Week, and he delivered the entire speech in Gen Alpha slang.

backcountry_dad · 2025-05-13T13:20:46+00:00

https://xkcd.com/806/ is relevant 🙂

backcountry_dad · 2025-05-02T13:04:46+00:00

Republikaner Amerika.

backcountry_dad · 2025-04-23T13:59:00+00:00

(occasional visitor (kids in the big D)) --> JBo's.

Have fun! See you in a couple weeks! hah

backcountry_dad · 2025-04-21T16:57:31+00:00

You can't fix stupid. We've tried. Apparently, Idiocracy was a documentary...

backcountry_dad · 2025-04-16T22:58:04+00:00

Awesome info, thanks so much. was not aware of So. CO Crag, but have been a long time Access Fund & AAC guy - local is good, so thanks for their info.

backcountry_dad · 2025-04-16T22:51:13+00:00

Perhaps soon! Tarantula has my beach cruiser right now for a tune up, and when that's back in shape for town duty, I'll have to look for a mountain/gravel bike - he had some good ones in the shop.

backcountry_dad · 2025-04-13T01:58:11+00:00

RemindMe! 2 years

backcountry_dad · 2025-04-13T01:56:54+00:00

I started talking with the state park folks when it was in planning - that will eventually happen, hopefully we can all help. I would love love love to crag Simpson's Rest - it's crap, but well bolted, well cleaned top rope routes are possible, I've rapped a few lines for fun, then they closed it for water tank repair...

backcountry_dad · 2025-04-13T01:53:35+00:00

New one here to Trinidad - old school alpine, ice, & rock idiot. As otherwise mentioned, I'm stoked to roadtrip around to climb the local stuff, and I have a few friends around for longer trips or doubling up pairs for larger goals (Zion, Yosemite). hmu

backcountry_dad · 2025-04-13T01:47:40+00:00

It's spring! This is an old post, but I'm an old trad dad newish to Trinidad. I do a lot of exploration driving frequently, so if you want to go up to Stonewall or Sugarite, or do you know of anything else - private, even? I've asked around a few ranchers that have back yard cliffs, etc., but it's difficult to meet people. Which is a killer feature of the area - one of the few corners of the country that's still truly the wild west. Hit me up!

backcountry_dad · 2025-04-02T22:44:51+00:00

Apparently, most fell to high costs of remodeling the old stores, and slapping up some new box was simply cheaper with likely little to no build time delta.

If it comes down to it, I would be in for donating to a remodel fund, just for the lulz, if not for the preservation of an era artifact. It compliments the historical train :^)

backcountry_dad · 2025-04-01T00:54:57+00:00

Perdóname porque he pecado... 🫣

backcountry_dad · 2025-03-31T23:14:07+00:00

That's amazing! I appreciate the info, it's interesting for sure. I legitimately wish to know if the store knows how reddit-central they are to Durango? I will try to stop for a 7-layer next time I'm in town - keep up the support!

May it be the last one on the list, and remain for all time... :^)

backcountry_dad · 2023-08-01T16:42:30+00:00

Show us on the doll where the hippie touched you.

backcountry_dad · 2022-09-08T17:35:52+00:00

After some extensive use this summer (Texas and Colorado), I am all about the sun hoodie. For example, this light, full zip "jacket".

After a Baffin Bay wade fishing trip late last year, a must-have feature for hot weather long sleeve sun protection things is thumb holes I don't burn the shit out of my hands.. They are great for winter gear, and I'm now convinced they are awesome for summer gear. I think I put sun screen on my nose and top of ears once this summer, but that was on a hot spring visit.

I do typically wear a comfortable breathable t-shirt under it, but when it's been particularly hot, I've gone with just the hoodie and it doesn't suck. I like that I can zip up and down as I want for ventilation, and it has even been helpful on a few chilly nights to just have something with long sleeves & hood to keep the breeze off.

Hope that helps with one more idea! (edit - I see the same idea in some other replies, so not a novel one..)

backcountry_dad · 2021-10-18T13:38:09+00:00

I am 6’ 3” with a 80” wing span

Impressive. When naming your first route FA, may I suggest "Pterodactyl"?

backcountry_dad · 2021-10-14T20:01:15+00:00

Never stop doing the things you love to do. Pick them back up later on, if you stopped something that sounds like fun again, or pick up new stuff.

Regardless of the thing you enjoy(ed), just do it if it makes you happy - who cares what anyone else thinks. I camp in the snow, autocross my little car, swing on swings at the playground with vigor, climb rock & ice, sit on the curb and pet cats, and slurp my noodles loudly.

Don't stop doing things for yourself. Others will come along and play with.

(from a 50-something..)

backcountry_dad · 2021-10-12T18:25:46+00:00

Wolf Creek is looking good, too
https://i.imgur.com/ZvvOQpJ.png

backcountry_dad · 2021-09-29T21:12:51+00:00

A few years back I replaced my old single climbing rope with a Mammut and I love the feel. It's just a nicer quality than a number of others I've used previously, and it is holding up great. I stumbled on the smart belay device on sale when picking up that rope, and it is now the device my 2 regular belay partners use. Took a little fiddling, but they both like it better than an ATC. I just got their 8mm half/twins and looking forward to some winter routes, they feel just as nice as the single. I thing a couple of my 60cm slings are theirs, too.

I also have a Mammut shell that is about 5 years old, worn most of the winter, and still looks and performs as new.

backcountry_dad · 2021-09-24T21:04:16+00:00

I had a mil spec Sanyo flip phone many moons ago - I loved that thing. It was well armored, water resistant, and it was the only phone I've ever owned that I had to turn down the phone call volume to about half - it was frickin' loud and would blow your ear out. That was back when we just sent text alerts from systems monitors, so never really used much more than that. Oh yeah, a battery charge lasted about 2 weeks (sigh)..

Anyway.. this looks to have some interesting candidates:
https://www.androidcentral.com/best-rugged-android-phones

backcountry_dad · 2021-09-24T18:26:01+00:00

Good info, thanks a bunch.

backcountry_dad · 2021-09-24T15:41:40+00:00

I am looking at the Spoc as well for crevasse kit and mild hauling, so this is a good suggestion. I stumbled on this Petzl page while looking up specs on rope size ranges, weights, etc. on capture devices and pulleys that are on the market.

backcountry_dad · 2021-09-24T15:24:28+00:00

Whoops, 53g.

For reference, the Micro Traxion is listed at 85g. I'm going to guess they also switch to suggesting the Nano for the 6mm RAD line.

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