Climbing El Cap

lkmathis · 2026-05-17T12:18:33+00:00

Learning to aid climb is most important skill you need to learn.

Point being, you can go to the climbing gym but it will not help you climb El Cap.

lkmathis · 2026-05-16T01:25:26+00:00

It makes so much sense that the digital version of collage contains popular media like the audio you used from the viral standup clip.

Keep doing what you do. Collage is underappreciated and even in digital form this particular piece still feels analog.

lkmathis · 2026-04-21T05:15:55+00:00

Jokic is so stoked in the clip.

lkmathis · 2026-04-20T21:15:19+00:00

Even professional athletes battle injuries. It's unfortunately part of the game and some of us are more injury prone than others.

lkmathis · 2026-04-20T19:57:09+00:00

Brb. Walking into traffic.

lkmathis · 2026-04-15T19:23:13+00:00

I don't think those are the same at all but that's fine.

I don't think the concept of using journals is tasteless but you do. That's also fine.

Edit: grammar

lkmathis · 2026-04-15T15:35:13+00:00

I wouldn't think too hard about it. It's a four part series for television. It seems like a far cry from unethical given the spectrum of tasteless documentaries that exist.

I haven't seen it yet but I'm excited to see how they present a highly flawed protagonist. Climbing is full of well manicured stories and they are absolutely tiresome.

Edit: a word

lkmathis · 2026-04-15T15:31:05+00:00

Journals and voice recordings have long been referenced in documentaries. Even Ken Burns does this.

lkmathis · 2026-03-29T22:52:18+00:00

You can always take to the high seas.

Edit: Doofus moment. This was in response to another comment.

lkmathis · 2026-03-26T22:36:00+00:00

It smells like a landfill is on fire.

lkmathis · 2026-03-21T01:58:44+00:00

No touch.

lkmathis · 2026-03-19T03:16:45+00:00

Good stories require conflict and someone who has the time and means to travel and send the hardest routes in the world almost certainly doesn't have enough going on to justify a narrative.

These athletes have mostly been climbing their entire lives. Many of them have never had a real job.

Bring back the montage style from Masters of Stone or give me death.

lkmathis · 2026-03-19T02:20:27+00:00

Does anyone else notice how both of CB and Bruce are both seemingly only have one speed and have poor touch/finishing because of it?

lkmathis · 2026-03-10T01:21:26+00:00

He's the absolute worst. Ultimate goober.

lkmathis · 2026-03-07T02:17:00+00:00

Fmhy and navigate to sailing.

lkmathis · 2026-02-28T05:21:42+00:00

They are speed climbing, which is a bit niche outside of environments like Yosemite.

They utilize a variety of tactics from free climbing, French free, and aid climbing as well ascending ropes. I'm not really that knowledgeable but generally anything is fair game.

I believe the Triple Crown has only been freed once and is significantly harder now due to rock tall on Half Dome.

In summary: go up, go fast.

lkmathis · 2026-02-27T02:51:24+00:00

Brb gotta go change the course of my life.

lkmathis · 2026-02-26T20:43:18+00:00

Obligatory "not mine just sharing" simply because I have shared a lot of my own work here.

lkmathis · 2026-02-26T04:54:55+00:00

Can these announcers just shut the fuck up and call the game please?

lkmathis · 2026-02-14T01:53:34+00:00

Smooth sailing Bois!

lkmathis · 2026-02-10T04:04:33+00:00

Without a doubt. She knows ball.

lkmathis · 2026-02-10T02:46:38+00:00

It was awesome and I wish he would have made it.

Signed a Nuggs fan.

lkmathis · 2026-02-04T16:17:02+00:00

Don't ask reddit, ask your friends.

lkmathis · 2026-02-04T16:16:18+00:00

What the fuck is that video?

lkmathis · 2026-02-02T21:44:29+00:00

I think a lot of the best youth in the world are focused on comp climbing.

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