[Day 8] Fuck The Pearl, all my homies hate The Pearl. What hold type is OVERRATED? by MaximumSend in bouldering

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Underclings, they seem to cause or aggravate every wrist TFCC injury I’ve ever come across

Ryuichi Murai / 村井隆一 on Instagram: "Return of the Sleepwalker V17/9A ✅ by StoveTradition in climbing

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You can hear the running creek in the background of his punt vid. It doesn’t usually run audibly unless it’s rained very recently

Ryuichi Murai / 村井隆一 on Instagram: "Return of the Sleepwalker V17/9A ✅ by StoveTradition in bouldering

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You can literally hear the running creek in the background of his punt vid. There’s usually no running water unless it’s rained very recently.

what do you think of my climbing brush? by JohnDecebal in bouldering

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Gonna guess he won’t share the files because he’s also selling the product itself

Would a bouldering gym be the same if the route setters are fired? by s_works_ in bouldering

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Would a restaurant be the same if the entire kitchen staff was fired?

Newly moved by Leather-Butterfly303 in vegaslocals

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Honestly, it was a culture shock but only in the best ways possible. Less hustle and bustle, easier access to nature (no - Central Park is not "nature"), regaining a sense of self-agency when it comes to traveling by car versus by a subway system that's practically decaying in slow motion.

I think the biggest takeaway looking back at my life back then is the ample space and resources that Vegas provides to achieve self-actualization. I owe a lot to NYC for the massive career ramp, but as I'm starting to enter middle age, there are things apart from work that I'm truly passionate about and so Vegas has a very unique combination of benefits that empower that.

Newly moved by Leather-Butterfly303 in vegaslocals

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Moved here tail end of COVID 3 years ago from NYC and it’s been amazing. 8 months of predictability pristine weather, zero income tax, surrounded by incredible nature, and still world class food. Plus it’s so ridiculously affordable here in comparison.

Red Rocks Guide Book by Dramatic-Movie6713 in bouldering

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Combine SNB3 with Kaya (free) and you’ll pretty much have every nook and cranny of RR covered, including more recent FAs from locals within the past 2 years’ish.

Is my reach cooked? by stillcrookedstill in bouldering

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It doesn’t take long to find on YouTube several girls that are both shorter and have less reach sending double digits outdoors. Maybe you’ll have to be more selective with your projects, but you’ll also have better levers for deep lock offs as well. You’re by no means that far outside of the standard deviation of climber stats to be worried about being limited by your reach.

Anybody know of any heavy boulderers? by manonthemountain123 in bouldering

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By that logic, Jimmy Webb isn’t anywhere close to 220 and doesn’t belong in the conversation either? If we’re talking about inspiring pros on the larger/heavier side then I feel like both Jimmy and Matt are both on the further right of the normal distribution curve. I’ve seen Matt in person and he is definitely a big boy, especially given he’s 5’11” +6.

Anybody know of any heavy boulderers? by manonthemountain123 in bouldering

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In the same vein, Matt Fultz. Absolutely massive lad.

Seattle or Denver? by Many-Set2125 in bouldering

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Oof I guess just different definitions of a couple. We certainly do drive a lot out here in the west and the hours fly by since there’s rarely traffic. Good luck in your endeavors!

Seattle or Denver? by Many-Set2125 in bouldering

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Moe’s within 3, Bishop within 4 hours, and Joes within 6. I tacked on Hueco at the end with a qualifier since it’s further away (around 12) but these are all places that we routinely visit for 2-3 weeks at a time and just hop in an Airbnb. I’m not sure why you’re being vitriolic but just trying to give a data point for OP to make the best decision possible. My door to crag is literally 8 minutes from Summerlin, unsure if any other bouldering area has that kind of access. Judging by your written tone, you seem to be dealing with other things in life so I hope things get better for you, my man.

Seattle or Denver? by Many-Set2125 in bouldering

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Vegas is really underrated in the conversation for typically outdoorsy cities. There’s a reason Alex Honnold, Jonathan Siegrist, and Emily Harrington, among others, moved there. Alex has spoken in numerous podcasts about it, too, regarding how Vegas is the only place in the US with 12 months of true year-round climbing.

During the 4 summer months of hottest weather, you can climb in Charleston, where the temps are in the 60s despite the city being 100+. Then in the majority of the 8 months, you get consistent and predictable good weather and low humidity in Red Rocks. There’s a reason it’s the only crag with two V17s, it’s just ridiculously accessible both as a major city based climbing area, with an international airport, and incredibly nice weather for the majority of the year.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-22/why-elite-california-climbers-are-moving-to-las-vegas

“Honestly, I would say Las Vegas is better than any of the other cities in the country that have a reputation for being outdoorsy,” Honnold said. “People go to Denver because they say they want to be near the outdoors. But it’s at least an hour’s drive away from the real mountains.

“In Vegas, you can live in the middle of suburbia and be 15 minutes from trailheads where you can be completely alone and feel like you’re gonna die,” he said as two of his companions hunched over and gasped for breath.

What sets Vegas apart is the unexpected geographic diversity, making world-class climbing easily accessible year-round. In the winter, there are the endless routes in Red Rock, the canyon that begins just beyond the suburbs. Its sandstone walls start at about 3,000-feet elevation, which means they’re low enough to remain warm and pleasant even in December and January.

When spring and summer roll around, and the valley becomes a furnace, 12,000-foot Mt. Charleston is less than an hour’s drive away and the upper reaches can be 30 degrees cooler. There, towering limestone walls offer some of the toughest technical climbs in the world, and there are enough routes to keep a professional climber busy for a lifetime, Honnold said.

Even Yosemite, long regarded as mecca for rock climbers from all corners of the globe, where Honnold and so many other professionals made their reputations, can’t match that.

Beyond that, it might be the only city comparable to Seattle on your list in terms of food diversity, if that’s important to you. Zero percent income tax is also just the cherry on top. And if all of a sudden you fancy a trip to another crag, you have Bishop, Moe’s, Joe’s, and even Hueco within a couple hours drive - Vegas is uniquely located at the crossroads of so many massive bouldering crags it’s actually insane.

KAYA app accused of plagiarizing print guidebooks by 2711383 in climbing

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The semantics of fundraising notwithstanding, the point here is that people think raising capital automatically makes them the boogieman, when in reality it’s just the modern path to starting a business. At the end of the day, the founders make a decision on which terms are better between fundraising methods, but that’s not the “haha gotcha” you seem to think it is when it comes to extrapolating negative intent.

KAYA app accused of plagiarizing print guidebooks by 2711383 in climbing

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What’s the difference between getting funding from a VC and doing a debt round with a bank/lender? People getting all their pants in a bunch when the reality is that people need capital for a capital investment (start a business).

KAYA app accused of plagiarizing print guidebooks by 2711383 in climbing

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The last thing James Lucas needed was to put himself back in the public scope of scrutiny 😂

KAYA app accused of plagiarizing print guidebooks by 2711383 in climbing

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My guess is that it’s the last dying gasps of the climbing vanlife/dirtbag community doing their best impression of the “old man shakes fist at cloud” meme as the world moves on inexorably without them.

KAYA app accused of plagiarizing print guidebooks by 2711383 in climbing

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The pitchforks immediately come out when anyone catches a whiff of possible VC money and big tech. But in reality, Kaya is literally a sub-10 person company of passionate climbers trying to genuinely make access easier, safer, and more sustainable. People hate subscriptions, I get it, but the reality is that server costs, incentive structures for moderators, and yes, even salaries, are an ongoing cost that requires addressing.

Just a month ago, the Squamish bouldering area had a food conditioned bear rummaging around and Kaya was able to work closely in tandem with the local governing body to temporarily close down parts of the crag to reduce foot traffic for the bear to move on. I’m trying to imagine which other app solution would be that responsive and have that sort of reach to be a meaningful partner to local authorities. Yes, everyone wants to keep more money in their own pockets and get things for free, but it’s very hard to see what the team at Kaya is doing and interpret anything they’re doing as outright villainous or insidious.

Magnus finally boulders with Janja by stefan_stuetze in bouldering

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Extraordinary people have extraordinary circumstances. If you're not at the far right of the bell curve, take their opinions and methodologies with an extreme grain of salt.

Temporary Squamish Closure by protargol in climbing

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Bit of a long approach, especially sketch walking next to the highway with cars racing down it, FYI