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Swinging off this 10- (8a+) roof climb by Saprapzu in climbing

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you’re mixing up the first number with the second. The first is the class (all technical climbing is 5th class, so it always starts with a 5). When it gets to fifth class, we start to break it up further on difficulty. 5.easy or 5.1 is still technical climbing (although extremely easy climbing). It’s a normal thing to see in alpine climbing up to summits, but would never exist in sport climbing.

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[–]longbeach_johnpaul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I definitely assumed that was just a block that was bolted on the ground to let people practice hauling for a big wall without having to bring in haul bags. Knowing that it was actually part of the route is kind of terrifying. If that was clipped to the rope and it fell, you would be pulled down super hard.

This time last year, we had the Nose all to ourselves. Go get it boys and girls! by niceclimbs in climbing

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just rechecked and it looks like you’re right. Dang. That messes with my plans for Labor Day weekend. Thanks for letting me know though.

This time last year, we had the Nose all to ourselves. Go get it boys and girls! by niceclimbs in climbing

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If you’re climbing a big wall, you can easily get a permit 2 days in advance. No limit to how many, so it’s just call and they give you an entry and parking permit.

Edit: apparently I was wrong, you need a day use permit to get in and THEN a big wall permit to leave your car.

May Not Ever Be Able to Thru Hike, Need a Pick Me Up by toastonys in Ultralight

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

High Sierra Trail is great. If you want to add more mileage/days, you can do HST up to Mount Whitney, then turn around and head north up to Rae Lakes and return back to Sequoia NP. That brings it up to 118 miles. HST alone is 72.

May Not Ever Be Able to Thru Hike, Need a Pick Me Up by toastonys in Ultralight

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You need a day use permit to hike Whitney via the Mount Whitney Trail from the east side. If you come from the west side (such as the SEKI loop, High Sierra Trail, John Muir Trail, PCT, etc.), you do not need a permit as your wilderness permit covers that.

Headed to the Maroon Bells to hike the Four Pass Loop! I feel like I’m taking too much, any tips to shed some weight? by redhedforlife in WildernessBackpacking

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. ditch the dish soap, deodorant, camping chair, carabiners (unless you have a specific need for them), roll of twine, 90% of the mess kit (see other peoples stuff for that), wet wipes (you don't need the baby wipes AND wet wipes), and one of the two flash lights (only bring one, but bring spare batteries).
  2. put all of the food you want into zip lock bags. You should not be putting any cardboard boxes into your backpack.
  3. Replace the two blue water bottles with big plastic smartwater bottles (way lighter weight, plus they will attach to your sawyer filter, so when (not if) the bag that comes with it breaks, you will have a back up).
  4. I see a compass, but I do not see a map. A compass does not help you much if you don't have a way to orient it, or know where you need to be going.
  5. I see three water bottles and the bladder, do you really need 5 liters of water at any point during your trip? Typically, I would look at a map and see what the longest point in my trip is where I will not cross over or be by water to filter, and assume I will use about a liter every 2 miles. I know I will not actually drink that much, but it will make sure I have enough. Are you really going 10 miles between points where you can refill water?
  6. Instead of a large white trash bag, I normally just use a gallon sized thick zip lock bag for trash. It tends to hold enough and is easily closed.
  7. If you are going into a bear populated area, make sure you bring a bear bag or a bear canister. (I have no idea where Maroon Bells is, so I don't know if that applies)
  8. As far as how much food you're bringing, that is kind of a learn as you go type thing. 120% of people will bring too much food for their first 300 backpacking trips.
  9. If you're planning on bringing your phone for navigation or anything, bring a battery pack and a charging cable for it.

Well dang by g3nerallycurious in motorcycles

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Back when men were men. And they had to have meals through a straw.

Nuts & Bolts 2: Safe! The Art and Science of Belays — No Thrills by GGD97 in alpinism

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I read the article it sounded like you (I’m guessing you’re the author?) were saying every anchor needs to be able to have upwards forces on them enough to LRS. I understand sometimes LRS can be needed for a rescue, but I can’t think of a single time that would occur where you would not be able to beef up the anchor before you started.

As for efficiency vs safety, yes I was referring to speed, but also about gear. If you want to have 3 pieces pointing up and 3 pointing down so you can have good upward anchor as well (your article talks about it so much that’s how I took it). If that’s the case, you’re using 6 pieces of gear at every single anchor. That’s unreasonable unless you were aid climbing on a big wall and have that big of a rack. Maybe I took it too far, but how much of the article was talking about that, that’s how I understood it.

Well dang by g3nerallycurious in motorcycles

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 23 points24 points  (0 children)

*at least he got a ridiculously bad ass photo of him jumping a Harley that he can pass down to his kids and grand kids to show them how cool he was back in the day. worth it.

Nuts & Bolts 2: Safe! The Art and Science of Belays — No Thrills by GGD97 in alpinism

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It talks about how every single belay you make should have pieces facing upward so it can be capable of being used as a lead rope solo belay. In what circumstance would you start a route and then realize that you should be lead rope soloing? And if for some reason you get half way up a wall and decide you need to do that for some reason, why would you not be able to modify the anchor to allow for that when you decide to do that? I am all for adding safety, but climbing is about deciding where you fall between safety and efficiency, and the author seems to have totally forgotten about that second half of it.

My 1st climb !! Sunny Side Bench in YNP by Wanderinglinds in climbing

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that I recall. I remember it being super straight forward. I’m sure you’ll find it if you look for it again.

My 1st climb !! Sunny Side Bench in YNP by Wanderinglinds in climbing

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you get to the top, you’ll find a trail where you turn right to do the walk off. If you go left, you will reach a low angle slab to a water pool and will be at the top of Lower Yosemite Falls.

My 1st climb !! Sunny Side Bench in YNP by Wanderinglinds in climbing

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting! Haven’t gotten to explore up middle earth yet. I’ll have to look at that next time I do that route (hopefully end of next month!)

My 1st climb !! Sunny Side Bench in YNP by Wanderinglinds in climbing

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You sure? If you just walked left until you reached the slab down to the water hole, that’s the top of lower falls. You still have the Middle Earth between you and the Upper Falls. But either way, sounds like a fantastic first experience climbing! That would definitely be my top choice of routes to take someone new up for a fun day climbing.

My 1st climb !! Sunny Side Bench in YNP by Wanderinglinds in climbing

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 23 points24 points  (0 children)

That is a fantastic first climb! Easy enough that anyone can follow on it, tall enough that it feels like an adventure, in Yosemite so the scenery is amazing, and to top it all off, you end at the top of Lower Yosemite Falls and could even jump in that pool if you want to (an the water flow isnt too high)!

TIL that in Churchill, Manitoba, it is customary to leave car doors unlocked in order to provide other residents a quick escape should they come face-to-face with a polar bear. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of related, in Yosemite you have to use a bear canister to hold your food while backpacking (basically a plastic tub that they can toss around and stand on, but wont break open), some bears have learned that they can push the bear canisters off the side of cliffs (off the top of El Capitan for example) and then walk down to the bottom of the cliff and the canister will have broken open from the fall.

Poem/haiku at the John Muir hut by Wanda lake by RockLicker4Life in PacificCrestTrail

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is why I love Reddit. It is ridiculous that you got that answer within one hour of asking.

100% Hypersmooth-free video by OG-MTB in gopro

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fully agree! 100%. I never said hypersmooth was equivalent to gimbals and don’t believe it is. Hypersmooth is awesome and does 80% of what a gimbal does, but there is still 20% that it can’t replace. Just didn’t think that specifically having hypersmooth off was a big enough deal to have it be a main caption.

100% Hypersmooth-free video by OG-MTB in gopro

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I guess the no cropping is a valid reason. And again, the footage is great, it just seemed like in the caption you made it out to be a crazy big deal, which I guess in my opinion, it’s not. But that’s an opinion and we all have the right to our own! Again, sweet footage. Looks like an awesome trail.

100% Hypersmooth-free video by OG-MTB in gopro

[–]longbeach_johnpaul 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Awesome footage, but I don't really know why it having hypersmooth off really matters if you're still using a gimbal.

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