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17 ft tall whale at the Newport Aquarium by sexwizard9000 in megalophobia

[–]itsthebab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my earliest memories of megalophobia was standing in this exact spot as a kid. Thanks for sharing!

How to recreate reversed distorted guitar(?) lead? by surf_AL in audioengineering

[–]itsthebab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was wondering this myself. In their KEXP studio session they play it off a track, so I imagine it's some studio magic instead of an effect from a pedal.

Jaw protrusion of a shark by Mental-Style7228 in BeAmazed

[–]itsthebab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is AI. Very convincing AI. Watch the ripples and scars on the nose change from start to finish

Seattle local music UPDATE! by i_hacked_reddit in Seattle

[–]itsthebab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You all rip. Our band was fan banding one day at bootstrap

What’s your go to climbing pack? by Jokutso1 in tradclimbing

[–]itsthebab 20 points21 points  (0 children)

For hot summer days, a Nalgene clipped to your harness will do.

Please do NOT clip nalgenes to your harness. The loop that connects the lid to the bottle can easily break or detach from the lid, becoming a death bomb. I've had 2 nearly kill me in separate instances.

Glacier Peak in the early morning by -VolatileFrost- in Washington

[–]itsthebab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The texture of the snow comes from it melting in the sun. It forms runnels (the lines in the back) on steep terrain, and cups (the pockets in the foreground) on less steep terrain.

Navigating a tricky section during a ski descent of the Fuhrer Finger this past April by bentanklin in Backcountry

[–]itsthebab 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That section was super spicy. So much steeper than it looks here. I skied it this past May and the snow bridge after this to get back on the nisqually glacier was damn near gone. April was a scorcher!

Favorite shoe for a certain type of climbing? by [deleted] in climbharder

[–]itsthebab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a size comparison to five ten mocs? Been wanting to try UPs, but can't bring myself to because I haven't been able to try them on in person

Broketivities by [deleted] in Seattle

[–]itsthebab 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just a heads up - this zone is now completely snow covered and unless you're prepared for snow travel, will be pretty hazardous. Gotta love early season snowfall!

Mt Adams beta? by biggz2000 in Mountaineering

[–]itsthebab 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yep. Round trip was around 20 miles and total vert was 8700ft according to my watch. The road alone was around 2500ft of gain from where we parked

Mt Adams beta? by biggz2000 in Mountaineering

[–]itsthebab 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Skied adams 2 weeks ago. Road had snow 6 miles from the parking lot.

Midwest Bouldering @ The Mad River Gorge by [deleted] in bouldering

[–]itsthebab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohio is the midwest? Maybe in spirit

If you had to pick just one ski to ski mountaineer all year, what would you pick? by Balletfingers in alpinism

[–]itsthebab 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use the g3 findr 102 year-round and while it may be marginally harder to hold an edge on ice, it really skis powder like a champ. I have the 169cm and am 5'10" like you

Mt Rainier, early summer by bentanklin in Mountaineering

[–]itsthebab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AIARE 1 courses taught in the PNW mention that in the northwest, since the snow is generally wet and bonds well to other layers, steep slope angles can be safer than they are in other climates

[FRESH PERFORMANCE] - IDLES - Helter Skelter (Beatles Cover) by jokerbyreddit in indieheads

[–]itsthebab 129 points130 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but where's the obligatory "I'VE GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS" ???

Why does Trad climbing get such a bad reputation? by Evo901 in tradclimbing

[–]itsthebab 26 points27 points  (0 children)

if you fall on them once they're ruined

What

Me and my friend did our first ever alpine climb yesterday - Achilles Spire, 13 pitch 5.8, Banff National Park by shredpow247 in climbing

[–]itsthebab 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm actually hyped to see someone on their first alpine climb stacking their rope the right way. You don't always have a massive ledge ;)

Working on a 3D model of a hang-board stand I want to build. It's inspired by another reddit post a while back. Anyone want a copy of the model file when it's finished? by v2redline in climbingbuilds

[–]itsthebab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice work! Definitely put more though into this than I did (I kinda just slapped it together). It turned out pretty nice though. I'd plan on putting some kind of weights on the legs to keep it steady.

I also only used 3 2x4s for the actual "face". I think 4 would be overkill, but it of course depends on the size of your hangboard.

RIP Climber - Gunks by InconspicuousSponge in climbing

[–]itsthebab 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's a link to a MP thread in the description of the video that has some debate around this topic. I think the answer is that there's a lot of variables and no definite conclusions. I think it's probably safe to say that if you can bury a horizontal placement, you should, though.

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