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Author	Havachatwithhexy...
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 12:43:51 PM	-------------------- jt 6/10/2005 >mucking about with wires and radios etc whilst trying desperatly trying to place gear in >a non exisitant crack does no really appeal.......but thanks anyway... Hang-on !!! --- surely therez some funky blue-tooth-gizmo available now to solve all this "WATCHMEEEEEEEEE!!!...TAKEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!!!...MUUUUUUUUUUUM !!! Baxter-era-stuff ... ---------------------
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 1:12:57 PM	On 5/10/2005 The HEX wrote: >---------------------------------------------- >On 5/10/2005 Onsight wrote >>Your cynical witticisms have been missed. > >Cynical witticisms, eh ?... > >Whilst trekking down from the summit,recently, I heard a feeble-voice >float-up from the depths of a gnarly crevass...as a last wish, Eddy requested >me to clair-voy-ant this to you ... > >http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=65151 > >--------------------------------------- As an extension to this prar-vock-ar-tiv post , I have some more cyber-clair-voy-ant-see... Dear lurking Eddy Frillypants... I can feel ur looping-orbit doing the occasional Chockstone-fly-by ..............*deepspace ambient vibes begin to register*............. >SHUT IT hexy !!! Arrrrrr--- there you are Nick ... I MEAN !!! ... Eddy .................. I found this for you ... the global-new-wave seem to be tuning into the Messneristic philosophyz that you crave for so much.............Don't be too harsh on Simey#1 --- he has atoned for his moment of depraved-drill-bit-inspiration, by contributing to Gerryz-Tassy-Road-Trip extravaganza, which will leed many a neo-grasshopper to the semi-puritan influence of the great Robert McMahon ... ........................................ Re: New 5.13a Free Route on the Yosemite Falls Wall Sep 16, 2005, 01:28pm PST Author: Minerals Social climber From: The Deli >Great jobs, guys! And thanks for not drilling on any of the routes up there! It’s nice to >see an example of good style and respect for existing routes in this day and age. I >can’t believe that my fixed heads from 6 years ago held whippers! Damn! Free >climbing with old fixed heads for pro? Now that’s proud! .................................. Yes indeed ,Eddy ! ... Proud as an early-morning throbba!!! :D You know what, mate ? --- I reckon the best, newest, mostest-futuristicists thing that could happen with Australian climbing right now , would be the fantastic/spectacula freeing of HBz Copperhead Road ... and I'm even happy to let a yank do it for 'us' ... *Eddyz orbit takes him behind Europa and transmission fades out ...*
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 1:34:03 PM	Obsessedclimber 6/10/2005 >So now I have a month off climbing altogether, rest, recover and starting yoga to get me fit before ... Very energetic comp-report,Obee-one ... I feel the cyber-excitement you so willingly gave ... thank you:-)) ... yoga ?... to get fit ? ... riiiiiiigt ... riiiiiiight ... I am beginning to see the connection ... * breathing deeeeeeeply.........aaaand out ........ooooooo yeeeeah ...*
mousey 6-Oct-2005 2:28:00 PM	thought yad enjoy this yungin my sweet hexposer, you crazy faker you, this was come upon on that dynosawrus benjamina cossical's profile page at 8a.nu. ipray will enjoyitto the point of coming upon it as well.... ----------------------- started climbing at the age of 11 back in'64,manly rapelling and ice climbing with machine nuts and noted cables as pro.getting a bit old for this thing.sports climbing is easyer on the nerves and my pace makered heart. all you young lads will have the same problems when your old too!! i have 2 children,lafertie,22 and merisy 18. not as married as i once was,so im left to my own devises (if you know what i mean) is there a word,an expression even an emotion to express the hollow in in my loveless heart?. my perpetualy furrowed brow ,my covolsive facial spasms and a countinence that shows eternal sorrow but portrays little of what i have felt. oh, my dearest beloved,love like i had for you has never been felt in the history of all things, my body aches with every heaving breath and acrid tears fall,a never ending deluge of grief burning trenches deep into my already disfigured pallid face. i have tried to live a happy life without you,it is like living life without a heart or a soul and tears wash nothing away. eternal non-existance awaits me as it has taken you, my only eternal love.i dont regret my birth as it brought me to you,i regret not telling you of the ardent never ending love i had for you. my life ended when yours ended,it is only my body that must now leave this earth.where was i before i was born, years before i was conceived.i know not,only that there is not the potential for such a wretched existance after my departure .eternal rest at last. i'll never stare into you deep brown eyes again,run my fingures through your flowing brown hair nor feel your hand on mine,no heaven ,no hell,nothing. my love. my life,the blood that once flowed in veins, i loved you.
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 2:31:46 PM	OOOOOOOORRRRRRIIIIIIIIGHT !!!... SMOKIN !!!... 1000 !!!...WOOHOOOOO !!!! *:-)) amongst the yoga-haze* $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ JCP Sydney, Australia 1000 6/10/2005 6/10/2005 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 3:02:34 PM	------------------------------------ nmonteith Online Now 6/10/2005 2:51:44 PM On 6/10/2005 Edd wrote: >>Two of us over in distant WA have organised the states first outdoor >>bouldering comp >snip >>The event is being held on Sunday the 30th of October meeting at the Rockface >>gym in Perth >Is the gym outdoors? Or am i missing something? Errrrrm... it sez AT the gym, so itz prolly in the car-park... unless the tornado that went thru Perth recently, ripped the roof off... snip!!! :D ----------------------------
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 3:08:13 PM	Edd Online Now 6/10/2005 3:03:11 PM >>Is the gym outdoors? Or am i missing something? >Nope the location for the comp is secret (sort of) and to reduce impact to the bush we >are meeting at the gym to carpool/ get everyone on a bus. The actual event is being >held on proper rock, big large chunks of it... If thatz the agenda , Edd, make sure youz clean all the chalk off the rock afterwards ...
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 5:05:50 PM	-------------------------- '...Frozen Fat Five [ V5, Mt Kosciusko National Park] 7/2005 Very Good awesome funky overhanging arete. may be easier when you dont have to chip ice out of the holds??!...' Snigger ! .................ur very keen JCP ... ---------------------------
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 5:10:27 PM	------------------------------ '...Nathan Hoette is in Europe having a very productive trip climbing eleven 31's and twenty one 30's (two of them onsight). Lee Cossey has again had a number of successes during and after returning from a short stint in Europe. In Europe he onsighted his first 30 (F8a+) at Ceuses in France. He also worked his long term goal Realization (36, F9a+) also at Ceuses. He mentioned "it really only has one hard move" (the problem is it is 18 m off the deck after climbing grade 34!)...' WOW................................something BIG is gunna happen in Australia soon ... ----------------------------
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 5:18:42 PM	------------------------------ '...VIDEO PREMIER: Three Years in the Life of James Scarbourgh. Will be premiering in Katoomba on the 6th October. Tickets cost $20 at the door...' Tel 30/09/2005 >Not sure if the name has been mentioned in ealier posts, but after reading an interview >in Rock in would be interesting to hear more about James Scarborough... TEL !!! --- how fast can you drive?? ------------------------------
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 5:28:11 PM	---------------------- Hello Sabu-online-now --- thanx for ur enthusiastic contributions on the big CS, bro ! ... and for teaching hexy 'ur' ... nevermind Alrob --- hez been running out of octane laterly --- I'm sure u will be the next dude into da club ... I will make sure that scout-master-Dalai doesn't cramp ur style too much... an' Kieran's OK ... just be gentle when u ease past him ... ------------------------
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 5:37:57 PM	------------------------- On 6/10/2005 climbingjac wrote: >Ah Neilio, you make me sound very brave! In reality, I remember feeling sick to my >stomach with panic on one particular rap-in to the Verdon Gorge :-) nmonteith Online Now 6/10/2005 5:15:27 PM >You and me both siss! I was shit scared of that exposure on that one route with the >crazy hanging belay... Phew !!! --- glad you clarified that Neilo...when jac wrote that I wasn't sure which bio-chemical to release into me brain&gut ... :-) can be quite a mask sometimes ...better to use the patented-hexy-vomit-avatar :-{~} -------------------------------
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 6:57:25 PM	.------------------------------- OK !!! --- CONFESSION TIME !!!...whez the Reverend Gerry Narkowicz when ya need 'im ...As part of the moving-on Hexy histrionics , I ... I... OK !!! --- so it happened !!! ...*starts to cough nervously and wrings hands anxiously...*...sometime ago, when hexy unleashed the infamous retro-edit ... a certain two-way-cyber-retro-flirty-thing happened ...OOOOOOOOOOHHH GOD !!! ................... ... ... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!! ... *sobs uncontrollably...* ... OK...look *sniff *...youz decide for ur selves ... .............................................. Author Two Broken Heels lach 5/07/2004 9:04:03 PM I had an accident climbing about 6 weeks ago. I wound up with fairly severe fractures to both my heels. I am interested in any information from people who themselves have had this type of injury or know someone who has. I am looking particularly for information on recovery time and technique. SteveH 6/07/2004 I am looking for the story of what happened and why. lach 6/07/2004 See the forum titled 'Accident at climbing gym 19th May' for information on the what/when and speculation on the why. julian 6/07/2004 hey lachlan. what did you break, exactly? any pins or screws? plaster? if so is it off? are you seeing anyone re rehab? how is feeling now? jjobrien 6/07/2004 Lach, apart from any other advice, I thoroughly recommend "Sorbolite" sorbothane shoe inserts for sensitive heels. They cost about $30 but they are excellent, and last for about a year or more. They take all the shock out of your step. Good for recovery. lach 7/07/2004 Hi Julian, I broke the heel bones in both my feet, not sure of the specific part or technical name but can find out if necessary? I had surgery on my left foot four and a half weeks ago. I have a total of 7 screws and three plates holding the bone together. The right was a less severe break and has been left to mend itself. I am not wearing plasters but have removeable cam walkers. I take these off each day to lightly excercise the joints in my feet and to shake out any numbness. Apart from the above and staying off my feet completly I am not currently doing anything else. I am not seeing anyone for rehabilitation yet but suppose I will be soon (hospital appointed). My right foot is feeling quite good, no pain or numbness and the swelling is completly down. Left foot is still recovering from surgery and is still a bit sore, swollen and slightly numb in parts. I am guessing it is currently at least three weeks behind the right foot. Julian 7/07/2004 oh dear... you did a good job then. i guess it has been 6-7 weeks now. the left is a bit of an unknown as i dont know where the screws and plates are, let alone what they are there for, ie where the fractures are. i have a seminar in a week at flemington. feel free to come along and bring your xrays and MRI scans ( or CT scan?). make no mistake, you will need rehab. the last thing you want from this is ongoing pain or dysfunction, which to some degree is highly likely anyway. sounds like you have been through enough already. is the left one very red and splochy as well as swollen? how long ago was the surgery? it sounds like you could start doing some weight bearing on the right foot. this could give you some mobility on crutches a bit down the track. i have a set in the clinic you are welcome to borrow. without seeing it, though, i would be very reluctant to give you generic advice; your situation strikes me as too complicated for that. with that many fixtures, i would say you had multiple breaks. HEX 7/07/2004 Lach--- while ya on-the-mend , check out the amazing story of Doug Scott on The Ogre , Himalayas , 1977 : After making the 1st ascent of the peak , Doug smashed/broke BOTH legs when a diagonal-abseil went horribly wrong ; desperate crawl all the way to base-camp followed . There's hope for you yet ! --- Doug went on to make the 3rd ascent of Kanchenjunga (3rd highest peak in the world ) in 1979, via a spectacular new route up the North Ridge/Face , in classic alpine-style. Luv, HEX Hello Dicko --- why is there a freakin' arrow thruya head , dude ? --------------------------------- Aw,OK --- sort of William Tel type of thing ? -------------------------------- Bill shot the arrow & Bill's SON had the apple on his head --- you must have jumped-up in fright when the arrow was fired ! , and spun 90degs too !!--- or , hopefully for you ,it's one of those loop-over-the-head party-trick arrows... -------------------------------- thinking,thinking... --------------------------------- Are they oxy-acet' googles without the glass , you're wearing ? --------------------------------- I rekcon it's pretty funky,dude ! --- me & A5 did quite a bit not long ago --- we have to be careful tho --- it can gain a bit of 'an affair ' vibe --- ya know wha' I mean ?...smoochy,smoochy... snigger ! ------------------------------- my response was too ' political ' , Dicko... Take 2 : do ya think everyone knows what I mean by ' knob ache ' ?... -------------------------------- Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 18/08/04 : breaka-breaka, Dicko --- are you receiving ?... Richard 7/07/2004 >, Doug smashed/broke BOTH legs when a diagonal-abseil went horribly wrong >; desperate crawl all the way to base-camp followed . Did he also fall into a crevase? >>Hello Dicko --- why is there a freakin' arrow thruya head , dude ? Have I perplexed the Hex ??!! The arrow represents the fact that climbing is a game of over coming the fear in your mind...and it looked kinda funny... >>Aw,OK --- sort of William Tel type of thing ? Yeah, or was it Bill who shot the arrow, and his brother who had the apple on his head?? Nope, its a fair-dinkum arrow!! But chickens can run around with their head cut-off, and climbers don't need brains, so that's OK. Do you have any chickens cooking in your couldren? Where'd you go for the weeks you were'nt posting? They do look like I have been welding, don't they? But they 're not occy goggles, just my eyes have popped out a bit as a result of being hit in the head by an arrow. It's kinda a shock, you know. A bit like taking a winger. Do you think its strange how its possible to have a discussion within a posting, rather than postings within a discussion? Are you coming on-to-me !!? I'm not quite as cute as my icon looks!! The funny thing is. from the outside, no-one knows there are posts which are getting updated. That does make it feel sneaky / private. Sometimes I haven't been sure if you have realy been having a go at A5, or just making a bit of a joke. It's not hard to get some people off side !! Damien's provided some classic material..... "knob ache" - nope, no idea what it means, but it might be more obvious if used in a sentance. - it doesn't sound like a compliment.. lach 7/07/2004 Thanks Julian, The surgery was 4 and a half weeks ago. The left foot is only swollen in parts and is neither red nor splotchy. Where and when is the seminar next week? I may take you up on the offer as I am finding my surgeons very good at their jobs but not very good at communicating. It is probably good timing too as I am getting a new set of scans done this week.......Lachlan. dalai 7/07/2004 Lachlan, information about Julians Seminar is listed in Upcoming Events on the front page. Julian 7/07/2004 thanks martin, how are you fella? long time no see. are you coming along next week? how are your elbows these days? lachlan, good that it is not splochy and red; your sympathetic nervous system can at times go a little haywire. bring the scans and the report and we will have a look. maybe arrive a litle early. j ............................................... This torid bizness occ
mockmockmock 6-Oct-2005 7:48:28 PM	Well it's been a week or so now.. I wonder where the jury currently is poised. Personally I only believe 22% this is the same old hex.. there seems to be that certain June E See Qua something missing. One thing I missed was the 'Luv Hex' at the bottom of each post. Not once has T H used this tag. Remember 67.233% of all quoted statistics are made up on the spot. Ralph
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 7:55:13 PM	Poll Option The HEX Votes Graph Yes 0 No 0 Yes 0 No 0 Yes 0 No 0 Topic Date User Is Hexy Back Thursday, 6 October 2005 At 7:50:21 PM mockmockmock >There has been a bit of discussion as to whether Hexy is really back.. >Here is you chance. Simple yes or no. >Ralph Ralphthemouth --- you forgot the option ' whogivzafarqu ! ' Luv Arthur Hexarelli... "HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY !!!"..."Hey Cunningham ! --- why is my motorcycle always pwarked in da toylet..."
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 8:04:21 PM	On 6/10/2005 mockmockmock wrote: >Well it's been a week or so now.. I wonder where the jury currently is >poised. Personally I only believe 22% this is the same old hex.. there >seems to be that certain June E See Qua something missing. One thing I >missed was the 'Luv Hex' at the bottom of each post. Not once has T H >used this tag. >Remember 67.233% of all quoted statistics are made up on the spot. >Ralph Talkin' of stats 'n' sh#t, this is pure GOLD ... Sabu 5/10/2005 On 5/10/2005 obsessedclimber wrote: >well there were 13 in mine, and i came 5th on countback. > >so james got 6/15 = 0.4 > >i got 5/13 = 0.38 > >game set match- JIMBO!!! :) > >as punishment you must now sell your TRAD rack, buy a stick clip, never >climb with your shirt on and start a topic on here titled -"Sport Climbing >IS much better than Trad Climbing and always will be" > >hehehe No i think u are confused. it was whoever LOST the most. lets even this out: 6/15 and 5/13 is also equal to 78/195 and 75/195. sooo my position was 78th and u were 75th HENCE therefore I WIN Because i LOST the most: my ass got delivered on the BIGGEST and Shineist Platter?!?!? hehe obsessedclimber Online Now 5/10/2005 your snatching at straws now boy! lol where did u pull the 195 from??? Sabu 6/10/2005 6:26:02 PM made the two fractions equal by multiplying the two denominators together, then the top by the opposite denominator. so that they were common and could be compared :) !!! ...................... Beauitiful art, science and technology all groovin' together ! --- well done Sabu !! * stamps cyber-ink-elephant-and-gold-star on Sabuz thesis* ... Obsessed --- you shouldn't have dropped out of school after grade 7... :P
Super Saiyan 6-Oct-2005 8:13:46 PM	well thats why im a sport climber... these dang fangled nut things require a degree in nuclear science to place! how am i sposed to hang around and figure them there things out when im climbing 5.14???
Sabu 6-Oct-2005 8:49:18 PM	On 6/10/2005 obsessedclimber wrote: >climbing 5.14??? ahahaha u wish :P !!!!!
The HEX 6-Oct-2005 9:26:55 PM	On 6/10/2005 obsessedclimber wrote: >well thats why im a sport climber... these dang fangled nut things require >a degree in nuclear science to place! how am i sposed to hang around and >figure them there things out when im climbing 5.14???... Well, for a start, use as many cams as ya can...if ya climbin' 5.14...(I thought the yanks used fractions over-there) ...then ya prolly gunna be doggin' th' moves anyway, so dog the gear too...blah,blah pink,red,flash...heres some ideaz for ya Obee-one ... '...Europe’s Hardest Crack Climb Didier Berthod, a 22-year-old Swiss climber, has redpointed a 12-meter roof crack on the granite of Orco Valley, Italy, and graded it 5.14. The route follows a horizontal finger, hand, and fist crack across a 45-degree overhang and was protected with pre-placed, removable gear. Berthod called it Greenspit — “spit” is the word for bolt in several European countries. Berthod, who has climbed up to 8c+ (5.14c) on limestone as well as 5.13 cracks in Yosemite Valley, said that European crack climbs are often overgraded compared with their American counterparts. He said Greenspit would rate 5.14a in Yosemite, but might go as high as 5.14d in Europe. America’s hardest crack climb is probably Magic Line (5.14b), a thin seam in Yosmite climbed by Ron Kauk, who also pre-protected the climb. Up-and-coming crack climbers face a clear challenge: Climb these state-of-the-art crack routes in traditional style, placing gear on the lead...' With a tiny bit of luv, The HEX:-)) -------------------------------------------------
Super Saiyan 6-Oct-2005 9:30:47 PM	or just free climb Passport to Insanity or Great White Shark Hunt

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