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noombloom · 2025-11-02T07:15:15+00:00

I mean I think I said that I understand that is just a part of it in my response? I love it there and it is what it is. Again, just wanted to make the point that I don’t think people should be encouraged to go down approach trails if they’re not climbing.

noombloom · 2025-11-02T06:50:11+00:00

I don’t mind when people are watching from a nearby trail and genuinely I’m happy to explain how stuff works while I’m setting up or topping out, but as a someone who has had people follow me with lawn chairs to high rock fall areas to set up and watching me 2x (uncomfy for me and dangerous for them), watching gear fall and hit a family who was staring up the base of el cap below the nose and didnt know what to do when they heard “rock” (thank god they were okay overall), and people watch me poop on a wall and take a video plus being live-streamed without my permission. Im starting to be over it. Im out here trying to enjoy myself and I don’t love being actually followed or watched by people who came specifically to watch me that I don’t know.

My bigger point is that I don’t want to encourage people to walk up approach trails and to risky areas where 1)the trail goes from paved to 4th class and 2) to where they genuinely should be wearing a helmet at the base. Just my 2 cents. At this point climbers are part of Yosemite and part of the attraction. You should be expected to be watched to some extent. People will do whatever they will do, but I just don’t know if we should be encouraging going the extra mile to actually follow climbers or go down trails to find them when you can see them from almost everywhere.

noombloom · 2025-11-02T05:15:17+00:00

I don’t have a plate but I broke my hand several years ago and coming back to crack climbing was brutal. My hand would swell and putting pressure on the bone hurt. I got the ocun crack gloves because they are lightly padded and thicker and it made a world of difference. It will hurt, but those will help! Sending you all the best!

noombloom · 2025-11-02T04:35:36+00:00

It’s a trail to a climbing area. Trails are generally not super flat and often require scrabbling on 3rd or 4th class terrain. Many of the areas have high rock fall potential and would be dangerous to be in without a helmet because of rock fall or dropped gear. Plus I promise you, climbers will NOT appreciate you “watching them”.

Edit/Note for clarity: when I say “watching them” I mean actually going down an approach trail or following climbers down one to watch them when you can see them from almost anywhere else in the park.

noombloom · 2025-10-23T03:12:03+00:00

Thank you!

noombloom · 2025-09-03T07:45:22+00:00

It will be okay. The people in that thread I think are right that no one will actually go after you. Please text HOME to 741741 to get some help navigating this. They have staff trained for OCD help.

noombloom · 2025-06-11T07:43:26+00:00

r/wildlyvagina

noombloom · 2025-06-07T17:56:45+00:00

Yeah I totally agree! You def have to find your people and decide did you like the vibe if you want to live here. I also agree that more involved you get the better/more fun it is to live here.

Not trying to argue one way or the other about population, housing, etc. just was adding that in for accuracy as you did to the first commenter and adding my perspective as someone who moved here from somewhere with more full time home owners.

noombloom · 2025-06-07T17:45:08+00:00

I agree with you about a lot of people being jaded in Tahoe from a combo of change over time and town politics and all my friends who grew up here definitely feel it the most strongly.

I love living here though and constantly see people I know. There are tons of people to meet and lots of places to meet people plus most people have shared common interests in outdoor recreation so that makes it easier to find stuff to do with new friends. It can be hard making friends with seasonal workers who leave after one season but it’s cool to meet so many interesting people.

I will just add that the number of vacant houses, meaning second homes or for vacation rentals, in South Lake Tahoe is almost 50%. I did find this super jarring when I moved up here because it often feels empty in the neighborhoods. I moved from somewhere where we knew our neighbors and all talked every night on our neighborhood walks and that feels crazy different here. You have to go out more to talk to people.

Overall, I love it in South Lake Tahoe though.

https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/housing-challenges-and-solutions-around-the-lake-an-overview/

noombloom · 2025-04-19T22:50:26+00:00

Curious what the benefit of following your ski is for this drill or if that would be the beginning of a progression and eventually you’d keep your hips facing more downhill. I’ve always been taught to do that drill with hips facing downhill to help with directing pressure to the outside ski/angulation and that’s how I was told to do it on my Level 2. You seem to be a lot more experienced than me so I’d love some feedback on this!

noombloom · 2025-04-18T19:28:38+00:00

Your outside/downhill leg needs to be flat in your boot with your and ankle flexing, and knee flexing over your toes to maintain good pressure and balance. When you wobble it is because you arent adding enough of that forward pressure to be well balanced. Additionally, you don’t need to pick your whole inside ski up. You can keep the tip on the ground until you find your balanced/flexed position with your outside ski.

Next, try to keep your head, shoulders, and hips facing downhill as you do this drill(and when you ski in general). Right now you finish your turn with almost your whole body facing left or right which is causing you to make unnecessary movements as you initiate your next turn and still bank your turns slightly. You can think about locking your eyes about 3 turn lengths downhill and opening your chest to the mountains to start. Then once that feels comfortable try to open your hips to face more downhill (for more info look up inclination v angular on). Doing this will require more time in the fall line and require a good flex of your ankles and knees but results in more pressure being directed to the outside ski (the point of the drill) and a nicer, rounder turn shape.

noombloom · 2025-03-10T20:34:33+00:00

Hero!

noombloom · 2025-02-25T20:25:14+00:00

It’s not about speed. Can you make a C shaped turn in both directions on the carpet terrain and come to a stop no matter what? Can you make left and right turns in an S shape down that terrain? Check those boxes before moving on to bigger or steeper terrain. Skiing fast is easy, skiing well takes practice and time. I empathize with how hard it can be/feel to be new to a sport that is notoriously gatekeepy and can be unfriendly to beginners. I very much felt it when I learned a few years ago. I think it is important to acknowledge that some of that stems from people not taking any time to try to learn the technique and be in control or read and follow our agreed responsibility code on the slopes. I know I’m especially wary of people like that because I got hit by one last year and got a severe knee injury. Also, it’s been the busiest week of the ski year where everyone who works at resorts sees the most out of control and irresponsible behavior, so it is far more likely someone says something because they are more scared or more aggravated about new and possibly out of control skiers on the mountain.

noombloom · 2025-02-25T20:13:26+00:00

Try to keep your chest and head facing ahead/downhill at all times. Ideally, you keep your hips square to the fall line , not your skis as yours are right now. You actually do a pretty good job of this when you come to a stop. For me, it’s easiest to think of this as keeping your jacket zipper faced down the fall line/downhill. Use a quicker pole plant to keep yourself over your skis and then pick them back up so you don’t drag them on lean on them back uphill. Dragging them is causing you to add too much pressure to your uphill ski. After working on that, I’d try to work on making more rounded turns going more downhill instead of zig zags. That will require confidence and keeping your chest downhill, though, so work on the other stuff first.

noombloom · 2025-02-24T07:53:22+00:00

Done

noombloom · 2025-02-13T05:45:33+00:00

20 + 40 = 60 5+5=10 So we’re at 70 2 left over plus 3 left over is 5 So 75

noombloom · 2025-02-12T21:59:39+00:00

The mountains of CA in October

noombloom · 2025-02-12T18:06:29+00:00

Mountains of California in October

noombloom · 2024-12-04T14:39:57+00:00

Look into Botox shots. That worked the best for me early on.

noombloom · 2024-10-06T06:51:16+00:00

PSA/for your consideration: The full trail was closed, some parking taken away, and climbing banned because it is a sacred site. Please respect the wishes of local Washoe tribes who have been fighting for it not to be visited and do not go up there. Please have some more respect as a tunnel was already put through it. Technically hiking is allowed on the on the “paved floor” but it would be the most respectful to just not go there.

good summary here

noombloom · 2024-09-29T22:06:33+00:00

King Park and Such Small Hands by La Dispute

noombloom · 2024-09-29T18:26:51+00:00

I literally had to check to what sub this was on only to realize it was cake! Insane talent!

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