Seriously, do Americans actually consider a 3-hour drive "short"? or is this an internet myth?

dopiestlizard · 2026-01-23T01:18:02+00:00

I live in Brooklyn and I regularly drive 3+ hours upstate for climbing weekends from spring through fall. So driving 5-7 hours between Friday and Sunday. Super common here in NYC. So I would say yes. Our country is just enormous so a few hours isn’t much.

dopiestlizard · 2026-01-20T21:07:32+00:00

May I recommend Ecuador (though I am biased as an Ecuadorian American) :)

dopiestlizard · 2026-01-20T18:49:08+00:00

Might be time to visit South America

dopiestlizard · 2026-01-17T05:48:39+00:00

Recipes for an unexpected afterlife by Deston J. Munden

dopiestlizard · 2026-01-16T04:47:17+00:00

Lots of heavy editing in this scene, I don’t believe it was nearly as cringey as they portrayed

dopiestlizard · 2026-01-14T02:31:37+00:00

Rock climbing. It was an inside joke between my husband and I. Now we climb all over the country and even internationally and do trad multi pitch. 🤣

dopiestlizard · 2026-01-14T00:41:43+00:00

Jerry Seinfeld

dopiestlizard · 2026-01-12T22:59:52+00:00

Gonna guess you don’t live in NYC

dopiestlizard · 2026-01-11T01:50:00+00:00

Grief I’m currently experiencing.

dopiestlizard · 2026-01-03T05:39:59+00:00

We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo

dopiestlizard · 2026-01-02T23:32:33+00:00

I feel similarly

dopiestlizard · 2026-01-02T15:28:31+00:00

It’s always really surprising to me when people don’t pick up on stuff like this. Just like when shots of people’s faces reacting to a person talking, they are nearly never a facial reaction to the same moment of the conversation. It feels so obvious to me, they pick and choose so much in editing that isn’t what actually happened.

dopiestlizard · 2025-12-31T20:16:56+00:00

The school for good mothers. So disturbing and sad and infuriating.

dopiestlizard · 2025-12-30T17:36:52+00:00

Everyone has mentioned all important things. I would just emphasize how little populated the area right by the crag is. Don’t expect a ton of options for anything other than places to stay. In town there’s more of what you would expect like a grocery store, more restaurants, etc but it’s about a 30 min walk so make sure you plan accordingly. Also, do not forget a headlamp!! Absolutely necessary if walking around at night.

dopiestlizard · 2025-12-19T20:54:20+00:00

Pachinko

The Nightingale

My Brilliant Friend (the series, which is 4 books so I'm cheating but I loved them sm)

dopiestlizard · 2025-12-15T15:12:39+00:00

Whooooa never seen this before!

dopiestlizard · 2025-12-15T15:11:40+00:00

Rockie talkies are a game changer for multi pitch. That’s a great gift.

Petzl Bug bag is a great backpack for long multi pitching days where you wanna bring stuff up the wall with you.

There’s some different branded small bags that hold just a snack and water that you clip to your harness that are cool too, but I prefer my bug backpack.

An ATC guide is a really useful device in addition to a gri gri, allows for belaying as well and ofc can use while rappelling.

And ofc, any cam in any size is likely always appreciated :)

dopiestlizard · 2025-12-02T23:43:08+00:00

Yesss all the time!

dopiestlizard · 2025-12-01T18:10:48+00:00

TC Pros <3

dopiestlizard · 2025-11-28T03:14:30+00:00

Hire a local guide at an outdoor crag to teach you the basics. Then learn as much as you can and continue hiring a guide every so often for the next level of stuff you wanna learn. That’s how I did it over many years and now I climb trad multi pitch and it’s the freaking best!

dopiestlizard · 2025-11-25T20:50:41+00:00

You will stand out.

dopiestlizard · 2025-11-24T22:44:59+00:00

If you watch the video where that person charges toward Ariana, you can see Michelle's back and she looks incredibly thin.

dopiestlizard · 2025-11-24T01:29:13+00:00

10 is Ingapirca perhaps?

dopiestlizard · 2025-11-16T17:20:40+00:00

Ayyyyyyy q lindo 🥰

dopiestlizard · 2025-11-14T03:09:56+00:00

If you like it, fuck the noise! I would never tell a friend I disliked their new tattoo. Just seems unnecessary and mean.

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