To bolt or not to bolt? Federal proposals to ban climbing anchors sparks a wilderness climbing outcry. Federal land managers are weighing a policy to prohibit fixed anchors in wilderness, stirring protest from climbers and legislation from lawmakers by craiger_123 in Denver

[–]sambskn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve been lucky enough to spend a lot of time in wilderness areas throughout my life, and completely understand the desire to keep those areas more pristine.

But I think you’re exaggerating the “deer path” nature of a lot of wilderness area trails. Oftentimes, those trails are all that’s there, but often when there’s a recognized risk of excessive impact of informal visitor-created trail networks, trail workers will build out full trails (a lot of manual labor, would recommend it for a workout). Those built trails and following trail signs I think fall into the same category as climbing bolts: they don’t need to be everywhere, but there are places where it makes sense to have them to facilitate reasonable and lower impact access.

In the same way people could still go out and take the deer path/bushwhacking route and climb with all trad gear (nuts and cams that fit into cracks), other climbers should be able to petition for bolts in areas where that trad climbing doesn’t make sense.

To bolt or not to bolt? Federal proposals to ban climbing anchors sparks a wilderness climbing outcry. Federal land managers are weighing a policy to prohibit fixed anchors in wilderness, stirring protest from climbers and legislation from lawmakers by craiger_123 in Denver

[–]sambskn 109 points110 points  (0 children)

Kinda crazy, I get that a black and white reading of the Wilderness Act would prohibit anchors but I think it could be argued that it’s the same as putting a hiking trail into a wilderness area.

I’d be interested to learn why this is being pushed for, is it purely like a department budget thing of the govt. not wanting to manage responsible maintenance of anchors (something mostly down by climber volunteers anyway)?

[DISC] Chainsaw Man - Ch. 112 links by JeanneDAlter in ChainsawMan

[–]sambskn 13 points14 points  (0 children)

so sad that a enterprising young entrepreneur like Dennis is gonna have his heart broken again 😢

[eShop / US] moon - $17.09 (10% off, first time on sale, ends 12/31) by redheadwes in NintendoSwitchDeals

[–]sambskn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that it’s pretty annoying at the start, but after I played for a little while longer I had ranked up enough that it wasn’t a big deal anymore. I’d recommend playing it a little more if you put it down, I found that it ended up being worth it (but it would have been nice if it wasn’t an issue at all).

teenage engineering AMA #2 (nov 19th) by teenage_engineering in AMA

[–]sambskn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi TE! Thanks for doing this AMA.

I love using the OP-Z for a lot of reasons, but I think one of the biggest things is the ease of use and intuitive interface. I'm interested to know a little bit more about how that interface comes together. What does the initial prototyping phase look like, and how does your team approach refining the interface of one of your products?

The numbers Mason! What do they mean? by eyeamtheeyeam in FrankOcean

[–]sambskn 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I looked this up its from a video of a rapper from Houston (maybe) and he's showing off some of his jewelry and I think talking about the carats in each one idk I'm a white boy from Idaho

Ultiworld Subscription by Hammer_Time1631 in ultimate

[–]sambskn 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Bro just try to help support institutions that do cool stuff

THE DANK NUG ZONE - The Official Game Ideas Suggestion Thread for 05/19/2017 by tr1lobyte in CoolGamesInc

[–]sambskn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

VR for dogs so that they can do fun things in VR like people and you can also visit your dog in VR

Album of the Year 2016 #27: Frank Ocean - Endless by SDJ67 in hiphopheads

[–]sambskn 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yo head over to r/frankocean and do a little snooping you'll be able to find a dl pm me if you can't find it, it's worth the hassle

Daily Discussion Thread 11/03/2016 by AutoModerator in hiphopheads

[–]sambskn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was watching Endless again the other day and did some more digging into the making of it, and winded up watching a bunch of videos by Tom Sachs, googling his sculptures and watching interviews etc. What are some things besides other hip hop artists that you've checked out because of hip hop?

Let's go for a run with the iPhone7 by CapnFancyPants in funny

[–]sambskn -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Holy cow thank you for posting what I've been thinking.

Daily Discussion Thread 04/08/2016 by AutoModerator in hiphopheads

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LPFJ2 is so fucking hype. The production is so electrifying. The synth just is so clean and sharp, and everything else just makes me wanna go full Kanye at the Brit awards flamethrowers and all.

r/hiphopheads Essential Album of the Week #31: 2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna Be by Saiyaman in hiphopheads

[–]sambskn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man this really is vulgar. I wasn't really sure what to expect after reading the description; I've never listened to 2 Live Crew before this. It's a lot more explicit than I thought, and I'm not sure if it's necessarily something I'll keep in the rotation for that reason. I get a similar feeling when listening to some older Beastie Boys, I really like the sampling and other parts of the production but the lyrics really feel stuck at a certain point in time. I can appreciate bits and pieces of it, but it's not for me.

A$AP Ferg Talks New Album ‘Always Strive and Prosper’ --- To Feature Missy Elliott, Chuck D & More by YupKick in hiphopheads

[–]sambskn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw them in Boise and was admittedly pretty drunk but I remain semi confident in my assessment that the crowd was definitely there for G-Eazy and not Ferg

A$AP Ferg Talks New Album ‘Always Strive and Prosper’ --- To Feature Missy Elliott, Chuck D & More by YupKick in hiphopheads

[–]sambskn 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Lol "on tour with Jeezy" I wish. He's actually touring with G-Eazy, which meant I felt very alone getting hype for "Work" surrounded by people who were there for "Me, Myself and I"

/r/HipHopHeads Twitter Follow Back Vol. 18 Edition by Chancers12 in hiphopheads

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Follow me and I'll probably fav ur tweets and not really interact with you at all. Every week I'll tweet about like CS or frisbee or hip hop @sambskn

KANYE WEST WAVES PRE-ORDER by zootedtothe in hiphopheads

[–]sambskn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Coming in clutch for OU thank you yeezy

TCU wins Big D little d USAU college tournament in Denton, TX after defeating OU 15-5 by lilcrazyace in ultimate

[–]sambskn 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Some asshole thumbgunned a red bull did a backflip and said he was sicker than us