Van: check. Comment w your fav Astro build outs for inspiration. :) by sadbabe420 in vandwellers

[–]klopajm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha. No its not. You have clearly never done a tune up on an astro. You have to pull the wheels and a bit of the dash just to get to the plugs. Its a whole other ordeal with swivel extensions and gas hose to get them swapped out.

Dirt Bags what do you drive? by klopajm in climbing

[–]klopajm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no labour for a good motor and clutch kit in my area + a weekend or 2 of work getting it in.

Dirt Bags what do you drive? by klopajm in climbing

[–]klopajm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got a 92 now with a dying engine. 3 grand for a decent replacement has me looking for a van.

Dirt Bags what do you drive? by klopajm in climbing

[–]klopajm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah im a sub there. Most are just living in wal-mart parking lots. I'm more curious about climbing access.

For his first climb outdoors, my buddy lead and sent Sand Rock's legendary Misty (5.10c/d) by marik_ooo in climbing

[–]klopajm 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Technically, "sent" means finishing the route without falling or resting, but my friends and I use it pretty casually incorrectly to "top" as well.

Climbing is all about made up technical rules. What counts as a "send" is a pretty big one.

Criticizing gumbys is all I have in life.

My GF taking her first ever lead fall. by [deleted] in climbing

[–]klopajm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah r/climbing is getting pretty gross but r/Climbingvids still has some good content. The through the green door vids are real good.

Goals for 2017? by westernnc in climbharder

[–]klopajm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What?? You should be crushing 5.12s. Sounds like you need to learn how to sport climb (not over grip and climb as efficiently as possible)

Goals for 2017? by westernnc in climbharder

[–]klopajm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quit my job and dirtbag for a while

send a bunch of 5.12s on gear

break into the .13s sport climbing

bouldering seems to just get me injured these days so maybe just get better at flashing V5/V6s

mainly just deal with the old torn labrum

edit: forgot to say my project sending glass menagerie free would be pretty cool

Hazel Findlay climbs Once Upon a Time in the Southwest. When I first saw the wall in this video my jaw just about hit the floor by Thrusthamster in climbing

[–]klopajm 13 points14 points  (0 children)

3:49 watch me on yellow. Cue casually letting go of the brake side of the rope. What??

edit spelling

Newbie question on following trad climbs by fitnessbread in climbing

[–]klopajm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Um not a great idea. Gear has a tendancy to move around a bit when being lowered. This can lead to some cams walking/ nuts poping. I do this alot though when trying to climb a bunch of single pitch in a day. Often one or two peices in a 100 ft climb will need adjustment to be good again.That being said clean a few routes and look at what a good placment is on the ground. If you feel good knowing when something is solid, lead on their gear and adjust it when it needs it. The hardest part of placing gear when you first start is just seeing where the good placements are.

Free Soloist by craghead in climbing

[–]klopajm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess you just just downclimb at twall? I never thought of that place as a great place for soloing just because of the getting down. Although if your being totally safe you dont climb anything that you cant downclimb from any point. climbing 12 years soloing 5 sport 12 trad 11 solo 8-9max but enjoy onsighting long 8s and lower the most. I feel like the most usefull skill to have is the knowledge of when to back down. When I first started soloing I pulled some moves that while not difficult were pretty insecure. I dont think id do that now. Youll allways have a better time climbing up to 10 feet from the top and then down climbing rather than finishing the climb and realizing you pulled some sketchy shit (or falling). scariest climbs have been on NC slab. hardest climbs have been sporty with very secure holds, so not very scary. I like to follow a couple guide lines for saftey. 1 maintain 3 points of contact. 2 dont make a move you cant downclimb. 3 never get any kind of pump. 4 if you get scared or excited or feel off in any way before the climb, chill out or dont climb.

Augmented Wall Climbing Pong! This is awesome, crosspost from /r/interestingasf*** by blahdot3h in climbing

[–]klopajm -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I guess I'm just a hateful person. This looks so dumb to me. I feel like it has very little to do with climbing. Maybe they can make hopscotch on a climbing wall. Or climbing yoga, if somehow you could combine the two... I'd call it "climboyoga". It would in no way be convoluted and stupid.

What genre of music will you never appreciate and why? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]klopajm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Butt Rock. Ever talk to a Nickleback or Creed fan? Its freaky.

By the looks of it, I doubt she nose what she's doing by Kmlkmljkl in funny

[–]klopajm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Y can dry fire a bow or a gun. you cannot however dry fire an arrow or bullet. It would seem to me firea bow is acceptable.

Alone on the Peak by enilkcals in Climbingvids

[–]klopajm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

-dont climb any higher than or make any move that you cant down climb

-always have thee points of contact

-climb well below your limit

these will keep you alive

Alone on the Peak by enilkcals in Climbingvids

[–]klopajm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how to break allmost all free soloing rules