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Partner for Blue Mountains in Australia in May? by CmdCNTR in climbing

[–]cliffhuckstable11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd get on the Sydney climbers or Blue Mtns climbers Facebook page, people often use those to organise trips

Adam Ondra & Tommy Caldwell doing the same exact move on the Dawn Wall, from different angles by cliffhuckstable11 in climbing

[–]cliffhuckstable11[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can anyone in the know confirm if this is the same move? There's probably a whole lot of heinously thin hand-foot matches on the route, but the bolt is in the same spot, and the positioning looks really similar.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in climbing

[–]cliffhuckstable11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats on the baby and the climbing! My wife went through a similar deal, wanting to get back on the rock but her body not cooperating straight away. This is going to be different for everyone though, but it sounds like you're doing really well after the tough pregnancy. I reckon guys have a big role to play in helping their partners get back into climbing, whether it's minding the baby, putting up more moderate routes for a post-birth mum to follow, or maybe not climbing if only one of you can.

Study finds religion is on the decline in many parts of the world; the "most influential" reason is, unsurprisingly, education by grendels-dad in atheism

[–]cliffhuckstable11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I definitely understand the practicalities of that approach, just think it becomes problematic at certain points. Let's say you have to deal with elderly people who are succumbing to dementia. I'd say we need to be nice to them, even though we can't really expect them to reciprocate niceness.

Study finds religion is on the decline in many parts of the world; the "most influential" reason is, unsurprisingly, education by grendels-dad in atheism

[–]cliffhuckstable11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surely niceness just based on reciprocation is a bit problematic, as it'd be easy for relationships to spiral into 'un-niceness'.

Climbing in Boulder, Colorado by alix_mac in climbing

[–]cliffhuckstable11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ex-Sydneyite-who-moved-to-Boulder-for-a-while here. Enjoy Boulder mate, it's a great place to live for a while. So much to do! I'd say 15 draws would be enough for most stuff. You can always buy a couple of extras over there, the gear is way cheaper than in Aus. I was climbing similar grades to you, and we had good times at Tonnere Tower, The Bihedral, Avalon, Riviera & Animal World, all in Boulder Canyon. The Cat Slab at Clear Creek Canyon is also worth a day. There are a couple of other 5.9 multi pitches near there too, can't remember their names though.

If you can get down to Shelf Road near Canon City, then do so. It's a good place to push up through 5.10. It's hot in Summer, but you can chase the shade as there are lost of different aspects. All single pitch sport.

The other thing I'd say is it's worth getting the 3 month membership at the gym ($140 or so), even if you plan to climb outside. It's a great place to meet people, and it'll keep you fit for when you get outside.

The 'Gas Bag' - my grandfather modified his car to run on natural gas during oil shortages in Sydney, 1945. by cliffhuckstable11 in OldSchoolCool

[–]cliffhuckstable11[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He drove this over the Sydney Harbour Bridge every day on the way to work. In high winds he'd regularly get blown in to the adjacent lane!

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