General Climbing Discussion

Author	Havachatwithhexy...
HEX 17-Jun-2005 5:07:14 PM	Kissenmyarsenfrauromskibrutenoberspunkfuhrer ...
HEX 17-Jun-2005 5:10:46 PM	-------------------------- dalai Online Now >I would be keen, but have to get on the bike tomorrow. It's now just over three months >till the World Championships, so I have to get serious again with the training... Dalai --- since when is riding-around on ur moped, good training for the ... aaaaawwwwwrrrriiiiggghhhttt --- *push*bike --- sorry mate;-) -------------------------------------------
dalai 17-Jun-2005 5:18:42 PM	It will be a nice day tomorrow - would be nice to get on the motorbike out through the Reefton Spur for some winding roads. It's been ages! Another thing to put off till September...
HEX 17-Jun-2005 5:35:23 PM	----------------------------- http://www.sissycrag.com Where does one plug-in one's computer when @ the crag ?... *subtle:P* ---------------------------------
dalai 17-Jun-2005 5:40:14 PM	Probably why Balint was okay with the guide descriptions use!
HEX 17-Jun-2005 5:42:13 PM	>The Ideal Bouldering Guide Thursday, 25 November 2004 At 1:59:24 PM SteveH >Crag info (walk ins, rain, grade coverage etc.) as per Simon Carter and Martin Pirchers >Blueys guide and >Pete Balints Sydney Bouldering guide. >General Info of area, i.e. camping, history and wet weather options as per blueys guide >Crag History and personal facts and tidbits as per Sydney bouldering guide >These things offer insight, atmosphere, respect and motivation for climbing areas >history and locals. I >believe that these things help create longivety for a guide. The guide aims to be a >guide with interesting >history and information to assist you, rather than lead you. If a guide is just lines and >numbers, it >becomes 'stale' faster as new routes are added. Hmmm, yes I see what you mean ... none-the-less --- pretty funky HSC effort !!! ------------------------------ ------------------------------ '...Two other men nearing the final step on the ladder died this season: Italian Christian Kuntner, who needed only to climb Annapurna to finish his list, was killed by ice fall on that mountain shortly after Viesturs left, and Tibetan Renna, who had climbed 12 or 13 8,000’ers (the 13th is disputed) was killed when an avalanche struck his jeep on the way to Gasherbrum I in Pakistan...' Howzthat for radical Karma ... A Tibetan who tries to troll Buddha with a disputation ... ------------------------------
Onsight 17-Jun-2005 5:48:04 PM	hey hexy, be good and clean out some pm's wouldya please... That's right Johny, it's Peter here. Now be a good sport and give us a go like ya promised before the last election...
HEX 17-Jun-2005 5:51:35 PM	Is that you Simey#1 ? ...................... or Peter Costello ... AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!! ;-) ----------------------------------------- >it's Peter here... Wellthenfarcough!!!cosIonlywannatalktaSimey#1 ...
HEX 17-Jun-2005 7:14:25 PM	--------------------------------- On 7/06/2005 HEX wrote: >Temperatures cooling-down & speculation hotting-up ... > >http://forum.ski.com.au/ultimate/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=013466;p=2 Holy sh#t ! --- the grass is all gone now :-)) ------------------------------------ >justhow bigkev feels... IM-XXX-SIGH-TIT !!!
mousey 17-Jun-2005 7:28:49 PM	>Holy sh#t ! --- the grass is all gone now :-)) 53+ cm at perisher in the last 2 days, about time!!!! now i know justhow bigkev feels
steph 18-Jun-2005 12:36:09 PM	hey hex i saw a climber yesterday who had ur icon (indian dude) tattood on his right upper arm. it was actually a great likeness, so this guy either was you or he wanted to be... (a great aspiration i'm sure :p) He's a climber too so looks like you have competition. We overheard him saying he wanted a massive 1 on his back 2!
HEX 18-Jun-2005 1:39:54 PM	On 18/06/2005 steph wrote: >...We overheard him saying >he wanted a massive 1 on his back 2! I suddenly have this image of said climber, being mounted by the addax... :P ---------------------------------
HEX 18-Jun-2005 2:10:37 PM	------------------------------------- CRAGX DODmister 01:32:28 Fri,Jun 17 2005 58 posts Lead Climber Mood Now: Post Mood: Reply Re: Long Weekend >canberrians dude, >be warned- they scare little children >and animals. >and they smell funny >and they have small hands >like carney folk ... ............................... adski 17/06/2005 >Quotes >>"DUDE, I have a heavy trad rack and I'm not affraid to throw it!!" >>- DOD tha Meister ............................... HEX 17/06/2005 7:14:25 PM >Holy sh#t ! ... ............................... DODmister 22:32:53 Fri,Jun 17 2005 Reply Re: JEEZ isnt the wolgan great!! >holly shit dude, >you will be so hard now!!. >can we call you spider man or goat man? >That's OK dudes. I think I'm one step ahead of you anyhow dude. I'm going to apply for >this new job I sore in the paper. Here's the story behind the position. I think I would do >ok on long flights..... >http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200506/s1394080.htm ........................... Whatz the story, Adski ?? HaveyouzgotDameyrunnin'amokoncragX,now ???!!! :D ......................................... Topic Date User The Lost World, The Prow Wednesday, 10 November 2004,nmonteith >Damo! Another new name... arg. damos Online Now 18/06/2005 >Our swashbuckling hero had been stuck in Arabia, chasing dune-coons from one end >of the desert to the other. It had been six years since he had spoken English, even >longer since he had tied into a rope and done battle with that, the most trying >adversary - the mountain environment. >He wiped off the dust off the PC screen and logged on. Amazingly, the password still >worked after all these years..... '...the mountain environment...' Wha ? ... the Blue Mountainz .... hehehe ... Canya give the cabooz a good sweep-out please Damo --- don't want that dust to ... ################### toot ! ..............TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT !!!!! Luv HEX:-)) ----------------------------
HEX 18-Jun-2005 2:30:46 PM	--------------------------------- Topic Date User A Thumb Pointing South Friday, 24 December 2004,oweng : >A spur of the moment descision to have a quick after work boulder backfired on me >yesterday... >After rocking up to the beachside boulders at Taroona in Hobart, and having a chat to >a guy who was bouldering there as well, I headed through a gap in the main >boulderfield to do a problem called 'salty'. It starts of a wave washed platform, and >heads up 45 degree overhanging rock on little slopers (that get a bit covered in salt >spray, hense the name). >Not having a bouldering mat... http://www.thesarvo.com/display/thesarvo/Taroona+bouldering Haven't cyber-heard from you for a while, Oweng ......... there is a ghostly-blur next to Salty ................... oooooooooooooooooooo ! :O --------------------------------- --------------------------------- >Ahhhhhh....bitte nicht aengstlich sein! ;-p Zehn-Vier, Rom-rasend;-))
Romfrantic 18-Jun-2005 2:36:26 PM	On 17/06/2005 HEX wrote: >Kissenmyarsenfrauromskibrutenoberspunkfuhrer ... hehehe... Ahhhhhh....bitte nicht aengstlich sein! ;-p
HEX 18-Jun-2005 3:16:14 PM	Stand-by y'all... The HEX is preparing the inaugral Chockstone 1000 Club Party in Mikez cyber-spa ... ................................. Neil Monteith 2888 Havachatwithhexy 1420 M8iswhereitsat 1387 Dalai 1229 Rich 1051 HEX 999 JCP 963 ................................ Hurry-along, now , Mousey;-)) ------------------------------------------- damos 18/06/2005 >The beer was quickly slammed down...."Wha the F###? Damn you Hexy!!!!" >There would be a lot of work to do...... Damo --- you can start by changing the spa-water ... not that, that will matter ... the addax will probably do whoopzy in it anyway ... -------------------------------------------- $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Author Chockstone Usage Stats FatBoy 11/11/2003 >Has a quick look at the stats and saw that Neil has an astounding 990 posts !! >Go Neil, go for the 1000 ... for the record Kieran appears to be in second place, but a >long way behing with 400-odd. >(It's a slow, slow day here at work) nmonteith 11/11/2003 >ekkk! Don't let my work know this sort of information.... FatBoy 11/11/2003 >991 Dalai 11/11/2003 >Just did a sort on the number of posts - I have three users within 38 posts to get into >third place. Time to start posting... FatBoy 13/11/2003 >Okay Neil, your Lucas Heights post brought it up to 999 ... just one more to go ! Rupert 13/11/2003 >Mike - you should ban him at 1000. FatBoy 13/11/2003 >Start "chopping" his posts ? >Congrats dodgy on the 5000th post in General discussion. >(Yup, another slow work day) jens 13/11/2003 >Is a thousand plus considered spam? Matty 13/11/2003 >0r is it time to get a life :P Fe 13/11/2003 >First to 1000 gets a free tshirt?! nmonteith 14/11/2003 >Where do i collect my free shirt? Rich 14/11/2003 >you have to make it first... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Topic Date User Havachatwithhexy... Wednesday, 5 January 2005,HEX : >& CONGRATZ to A5 ---> M(illennium)8 !!! : >User, Location, # Posts : >>nmonteith Victoria, Australia : 2246 >>>M8iswhereitsat Victoria < !! > NSW (Wodonga - Albury) Australia : 1002 >>Rich Nunawading, Melbourne : 878 >>Dalai Victoria, Australia : 844 >Apart from having to digest the occasional addax-dropping ,I, (& I'm sure ' we ' ), have >gained quite considerably from your contributions to the 'stone ... >Luv HEX & da crew... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Topic Date User 30,000 th post - Congratulations Chockstone. Wednesday, 30 March 2005,LittleMac: >While we are on the topic of numbers, Congratulations to Dalai who posted his 1000th >post today. >For he's a jolly good fellow, >For he's a jolly good fellow, >For he's a jolly good fellowwwwwww >And so say all of us $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Topic Date User Jacqui Middleton Rocks, Again! Thursday, 28 April 2005,Rich : >On 28/04/2005 ShinToe Warrior wrote: >>On 28/04/2005 Damos wrote: >>>What's that skip? The threads been hijacked? >>Yes, Fake Damian, this is a Jacqui Fan Thread. >ooohhh... now i'm confused.. >woohooo! 1000 posts! :D $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Phil Box 31/03/2005 >Speaking of stats the haveachatwithhexy thread is nearing its 1,000th post. >Congrats to all who make this site an excellent resource for Australian climbing. Golf >clap (pat pat pat, muffled clapping with gloved hands). M8iswhereitsat 31/03/2005 >On 31/03/2005 Phil Box wrote: >>Speaking of stats the haveachatwithhexy thread is nearing its 1,000th post. >Yes; another milestone in the making. >Hexy is no slouch in the posting dpt either. If you combine his/her former self (Hex->Troll) s/he is up to 886 posts now; and that thread certainly has had the most 'views' >at 36465 ~> which is a significant testimony to its popularity. >I also find it useful as a filter of the whole Chockstone site as it allows easy catch up if >you've have been away and have heaps of posts unread, or don't have much time to >peruse after logging in... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Topic Date User Havachatwithhexy... Friday, 20 May 2005, M8iswhereitsat : >Ahh...Hexymeoldchina. >I have been remiss! >CONGRATULATIONS 'DUDE'; ON JOINING THE 1000 POSTS CLUB*. >(*5 now). >His/Her 1000th post: (includes 177 as hex-TROLL but excludes the miriad retro-edits!) >His/Her 1st post? .............................. >Topic Date User >Chockstone Hits 500 Members, 3 February 2004,hex[mods added the -TROLL...] >On 3/02/2004 Rich wrote: >>yeh all those who have not posted.. now's your chance to say hi :-) >IS HEX 500th ? ............................... >~The rice paper record is rich indeed for the Hex contribution~ >:) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ The first squeak... Topic Date User looking for trad mentor/climbing partner in Sydney Tuesday, 11 November, 2003,JCP[nee: Mighty Mouse ] >Hey, >Im a 17y/o guy and I wanto get into multipitch trad and eventually big walls, but i don't >know anyone who really knows their stuff >please let me know if you can help out >cheers >Josh ................................. Topic Date User New Member Verification Sunday, 8 February 2004,JCP : >...fair enough- you shouldnt be deleting peoples opinions no matter how stupid they >are, (eg. it would probably be fair to leave hexes posts up, but piggy's sneed to go)... Thanx Mousey;-)) ................................. Cragx Mon Feb 7 2005 1025 posts Administrator >We get new members everyday but no one posts, even the regulars have gone quiet, >have we all turned into lurkers. Surely Chris Coghill has put up some new best route >ever in the blueys that we need to hear about, Nick Clow surely seen some bolt >somehwere lately that dosnt take his fancy, *Josh C surely wants to sprout some crap >about something that leaves us all saying wtf?*, hatman must have some new holds to >sell or woodie designs to expose, Steve M and Bundy must be itching to again claim >the relevance of the shires top climbing spots...somebody, anybody pleeeease post >something or Im gonna have to actually do some work???? With 830 postz on CragX, Mousey , you will soon be invited to rodz? spa-party;-) JCP " 2 spa-partyz ?? ..................... gimme that cyber-spinach ... glug/chomp/glug/chomp...swallow .......buuuuurp !!! .... Here I come, Hexy !!! ..." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ P.N.(nee/aka Damo) continues : >It had been years since he had last checked email. When a stray bullet had taken out >the sat phone there had been no option to get online in the desert. As a result the >email inbox was full of unread messages. The most disturbing was an email from >Michael, an old mate in Australia... >>"P, I need your help, Hex has taken over Chockstone. He's now reached 100,000 posts, most of them to himself, only a few of them climbing related. As you know, we'd been trying to set up Chockstone based on Neilo's original premise - an informative and friendly site for people to browse through, catch up on the latest climbing news, buy gear and pick up technical tips from more experienced climbers. All this was going great guns until Havashatwithexy came into force. It's taken over Chockstone, we don't know what to do. Please help! I've gotta go now!! Nothings safe any more...." .............................. Author The Inaugural Post Mike 6/06/2002 5:35:33 PM Well I've just completed coding this forum from scratch. Hopefully it will prove to be useful to climbers from Victoria, (or indeed from anywhere), as a place to hang out and discuss all things climbing. You can register as a member of the forum very easily. It only takes a few seconds. To assign yourself a cool little icon, simply hit the "Profile" button after you've logged in. The back end is currently merely an Acc
PN 19-Jun-2005 3:15:34 PM	Heckshee, shome advice you shouldn't ignore...... http://www.inzenity.com/mrt/snd/somefool.wav
IdratherbeclimbingM9 19-Jun-2005 6:04:50 PM	whoopzy do? This is what I saw through the 10" reinforced hole in the portaledge ... >Havachatwithhexy 1420 = Replies, oh mysterious one. You are still in the club though with 1189 posts, as of your last one, and you will overtake Neil at the front soon with this rate of 21 posts in two days and twenty minutes! Signal to noise ratio* is well up there too. (*Much more entertaining than mine). Good to see you are a connoisseur of both trad and cyber history H-T, as I enjoyed your lengthy recap of our beginnings ,,, ================================== >Hex lost nowt ... Hex won massive cred' with the new generation;-)) So why the darkie oh lurking one*, back when LittleMac and I were still learning how to stencil 'pooetry' into the rice-paper? (*sawyaloggedontadaysothoughtidcheckyapostferretros) ---------- Good link to Werner Brauns memory lane there re Skyscraper H-T. 8-)) ... Rolls eyes laughing at the shady tactics aid climbers (& photogs?) get up to! ---------- You have the record for the longest post now H-T. If you push it out much further Damo and I will fall off the page into cyberspace ... ... or does the H(ex)-T(hought) train not want to lose its caboose? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Can you transfer the Dalai cartoon&text for me ... please ...ta ... Pic doesn't copy or cutnpaste. Best I could do is a link ... ---------------------- ... ~>scratch that. Dalai himself fixed it after I posted!
mousey 22-Jun-2005 4:46:35 AM	ADIOS HEXY!
sabu 22-Jun-2005 4:53:42 PM	On 18/06/2005 HEX wrote: >----------------------------------------------- >sabu >20/06/2005 >>hmmm so i've lost three, i started with none, plus u hav to take into >consideration the >number i have lost/gained all ready: +1 for being a >trad climber, -3 for various >arguments, -2 for biting troll posts, -1 >for not even being an adult yet and -1 for actually >working this out! >does that sound right? so im on : -9 !! yep a fair bit of catching up to >>do!! feel free to add to this!!! +/- doesn't matter!!! > >Hexy gives you 18+ for giving some of those stale-old-farts a much-needed >dose of youthfool-enthusiasm ... > >I give you an A for '...working this out...' > >9A ...very impressive grade, Sabu:-) > >------------------------------------------------------ why thank you Hex!!!

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