General Climbing Discussion

Author	Havachatwithhexy...
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 9:35:06 AM	------------------------------------- I reckon they should have the occasional organised week-end where a broad x-section of climbers get to be involved with the re-bolting activities --- this is sure to broaden support and cred-a-bill-ity ... --------------------------
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 12:24:11 PM	----------------------------- BoaredOfTheRings >Ember attack... >Faced with yet another difficult day in the face of squalling winds and possible >thunderstorms, the 742-strong crew focused on blacking out and monitoring spotting >on the fire’s western edge !!! Oooooh THANK YOU PIGGY !!! --- MY HEROOOOOoooooo !!! -----------------------------
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 12:52:15 PM	-------------------------- ...this from a good-cyber-buddy-of-mine ... >Hexy, you wouldnt be trying to get a rise out of Gerry would you........ I hope he reads >your thread. Could be worth buying some popcorn! >I dont think Gerry (& Bob) have gotten over Craglets having the nerve to publish a >guide to Lonnie Gorge yet... LOL ! --- I'm sure the Reverend Narko will forgive me for my sinz:P '...the nerve...' ?? ... mate !!! --- for some bizzare reason , Bob refused to publish ANY climbing route info, ( maybe a token bit in his 'Peaks' magazine,circa 1980), until that maverick Mr Parkyn did us all a favour with the tacky , yet very useable, Cragletts effort ... ... legend has it that after a certain climbing accident, in the ' 70z at Frews Flutes , where ' half the Tasmanian Police attended ' ... Bob got pretty dark with his southern counter-parts --- the now deflunct Dad's Army officially know as the CCT--- because he assumed...that they assumed...that he was ... ah-hem ... allegedly ... an unsafe climber ... ... Coles Bay has always been considered 'neutral territory' ... so when Cooper compiled the first guide book in the 90z, Bob was quite happy to contribute info on all the new routes he had done there since the early '70z ... ... Northern Tas ?? ... it took 30+ years before Rogerz 'nerve' finally booted Bob in just the right spot :D * Hi Gerry !!! ............................ and Bob ...* -------------------------------------------
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 1:06:24 PM	-------------------------------- climbingjac 27/01/2006 12:06:24 PM bump....... ...Jac --- approach 'em in a sweet:-)), professional:-I , manner , gar-en-tee them lots of banner-publicity on climbing-wall-opening-day, and I'm confident they will gladly etc,etc,etc ... ------------------------
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 1:23:46 PM	------------------- Climbingjac >always take a refrigerator to the crag to distract the flies !!!! I find that if ya pig-out on rancid-Ballarat-Chinese-take-away , brew it in ya bowels over-night, then deposit it in a neat pyamid-shape , up wind , at one end of the crag ... just remember to bury it at the end of the day ... "...yeah thx , hex ...just tell 'em not to put so much ginger-root in the next lot, will ya ..." --------------------------------
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 1:35:46 PM	-------------------------- Philby >No towers at all then you are screwed. There has to be a carrier to accept the signal >from your phone. It does not matter who the carrier is but if you are so remote that >there is no carrer to accept the signal then have another plan for your possible >emergency call needs. Have a plan and think about the what ifs beforehand.... " ... whatz that SKIPPY ??!!! --- you think I look funny with a bone stickin' out of me leg ??!! --- get offya fatrz and GO AND GET DAD !!! " ----------------------------
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 1:46:40 PM	--------------------- Kieran-on-line-now >When I become an international (or even local) writing celebrity this will change! no chance, mate ! --- after that photo of you in the latest Rock ??... ... I thought simey had his hand up to be the Nati-village-idiot :D hehehe ... sorry,mate :P -------------------
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 3:17:47 PM	--------------------------- nmonteith >If people don't complain directly to the source then how do the people EVER know >that anyone is pissed off? SCV makes every effort to allow people to contact us! If you >have a problem then EMAIL US! Ppl like OPEN FORUMZ cos then they know that... aw nevermind ... bring on the secret handshakes ... -------------------------
nmonteith 27-Jan-2006 3:21:35 PM	The forums WERE originally open. Then I got a phone call from Parks Victoria wanting an explanation for what we were discussing. I thought it prudent to make sure that people who can DIRECTLY SHUT DOWN ALL OF OUR CRAGS at the drop of a hat didn't read them. If you can please explain why this is a bad thing then go ahead....
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 3:30:43 PM	--------------------------------- The fly loses a wing and starts flying in circles of frustration ... >For F*%^#ks sake !!! HEY !!! --- don't YOU talk to Dacruxy like that !!! --- tone it down Neilio or Jac bringz out the cyber-Baygon ... --------------------------------
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 3:36:29 PM	On 27/01/2006 nmonteith wrote: >The forums WERE originally open. Then I got a phone call from Parks Victoria >wanting an explanation for >what we were discussing. I thought it prudent to make sure that people >who can DIRECTLY SHUT >DOWN ALL OF OUR CRAGS at the drop of a hat didn't read them. If you can >please explain why this is >a bad thing then go ahead.... I think youd find that, 2 years later, dot-gov are a much more enlightened and climber-friendly bunch ... ------------------------------------
DaCrux 27-Jan-2006 3:40:30 PM	On 27/01/2006 The HEX wrote: >--------------------------------- >The fly loses a wing and starts flying in circles of frustration ... >>For F*%^#ks sake !!! > >HEY !!! --- don't YOU talk to Dacruxy like that !!! --- tone it >down Neilio or Jac bringz out the cyber-Baygon ... > lol :) I'm gonna go climb something before it starts raining - and before I get my head bitten off yet again lol :)
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 3:45:52 PM	------------------------------- ...just hide in here for a while, babe ... ...oh yêêêêêêêêêêêêăăăăăăăhhhhhhh...shezgivenmehead;-)) -------------------------------
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 3:55:51 PM	----------------- Jac >SCV and the NBF are volunteers, and often with volunteers there is only so much >unproductive bitching they will be able to tolerate before they think "what's the point?! >I'll just leave all the mank to go rusty. I just don't care any more!" I think not ... these dudes are a hardy bunch, an' like any fair-dinky-Aussiez they thrive and hone their act as a result of ... how did Marshy put it ... ----------------------- ... oh yeah here it is ;-) -------------------------
nmonteith 27-Jan-2006 4:07:59 PM	I have at certain times in the last fews years thought about just chopping entire crags and not bothering with the new bolts for another 6 months... a bit of a publicity campaign perhaps...
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 4:20:28 PM	... irony ain't ur strong-point , Neilio ... ...we all know ur doing the right thing --- just don't be so closet-ed about it ... --------------------------
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 5:02:23 PM	On 27/01/2006 nmonteith wrote: >I have at certain times in the last fews years thought about just chopping >entire crags... Marshy >One thing is true though - the internet has meant that more people than ever before >are both aware of bolting issues and have the potential to comment on them. Forums >like Chockstone have signalled, in a funny kind of way, the democratisation of that [which] was previously an activity conducted by an elite... ...tragically, The-Great-Frog-Buttress-De-Bolting-Debate thread(sparked by the death of Rick White) , on Qurank, was destroyed by some international-hacker-dude ... some amazing stuff was said in an open forum, about '...chopping an entire crag...' , which , eventually after much 'democratisation' , led to Frog Buttress NOT being de-bolted ............ even if Squeak DID chop all his own bolts ..." The world doesn't revolve around Lêe Skidmore and Qurank " ( alegedly muttered beyond cyber-space by Rob ...) ...more OPEN FORUMZ ala Kachơong , I say ... ---------------------------------
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 5:48:31 PM	----------------------- Neil asks ... >Again, what is the issue with the glue-in bolts at Arapiles?... if ur genuinely not trying '...to turn Araps into Europe...' --- prolly tơo late anyway... --- then how bout promoting the placement of SS carrot-bolts there , and forcing visitors to clip , one way or another, the real Aussie experience ... Piggys BOAREDOFTHERINGS !!! ....................so am I ... ------------------------------------ -----------------------------
nmonteith 27-Jan-2006 5:49:50 PM	I placed glue in carrots on Cumlittle at Arapiles. My actions speak louder than words!
The HEX 27-Jan-2006 5:54:13 PM	hehehe ! :D ... Neil blew his bolt on cumalittle... ... ah-hem ... well thatz gơod ! --- any negative fêed-back ? .... ' face to face ' ... toe to toe ? ... ------------------------- ... I mean , in all seriousness :I , we're beyond the cultural-cringe of Europising Araps , so lets demand the placement and usage of SS carrots... ...these WERE 'invented' in Austraia, yeah ? ... ------------------------

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