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Pat

4-Mar-2014
10:45:15 AM

On 4/03/2014 kieranl wrote:
>On 4/03/2014 darryn wrote:
>>Emily Harrington is all over the Apple website.
>>
>>http://www.apple.com/
>>http://www.apple.com/au/your-verse/elevating-expedition/

I love how they take a toothbrush and paste to 6400m, but don't appear to take gloves above that to 6800m - they are hard core. Perhaps gloves get in the way of blogging at that altitude - alas I will never know.

martym

5-May-2014
10:35:26 PM

tristan

15-May-2014
12:34:46 AM

the terrifying humanoid robot at about 6.00 is wearing 5.10's over my preferred sportivas. someone should tell darpa. or Google or whoever owns Boston Dynamics...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_F_VQ9161Y

martym

15-May-2014
12:46:38 PM

On 15/05/2014 tristan wrote:
>the terrifying humanoid robot at about 6.00 is wearing 5.10's over my preferred
>sportivas. someone should tell darpa. or Google or whoever owns Boston
>Dynamics...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_F_VQ9161Y

He's even wearing Simey's kneepads!

I wonder why they used climbing shoes - to prove their robot is so good it can walk in uncomfortably tight shoes?

tristan

15-May-2014
1:57:30 PM

i thought they were supposed to wear jackboots


Superstu

21-May-2014
8:59:06 AM

An article appeared in the Aussie Guardian about Telstra's plan to use home wifi for their network

with a picture entitled "A rock climber gets access to his tablet, thanks to advances in technology."

Clearly lack of wifi at major crags has been holding back the sport in this country.

kieranl

21-May-2014
9:29:49 AM

On 21/05/2014 Superstu wrote:
>An article appeared in the Aussie Guardian about Telstra's
>plan to use home wifi for their network
>
>with a picture entitled "A rock climber gets access to his tablet, thanks
>to advances in technology."
>

>
>Clearly lack of wifi at major crags has been holding back the sport in
>this country.
Now that his tablet connects he can finally order modern climbing shoes.

martym

21-May-2014
4:34:18 PM

On 21/05/2014 kieranl wrote:
>>Clearly lack of wifi at major crags has been holding back the sport in
>>this country.
>Now that his tablet connects he can finally order modern climbing shoes.

Maybe a rope & harness & login to chockstone & find someone to belay?

That last one's a stretch...


IdratherbeclimbingM9

21-May-2014
7:22:49 PM

On 21/05/2014 martym wrote:
>That last one's a stretch...

So is John Cleese in Brizzy(!), in the earlier pic...
Heh, heh, heh.


sbm

24-May-2014
4:54:48 PM

This one has also started making the rounds. Perfect if you were looking for just the right $1300 vest to go offwidthing in.


Macciza

24-May-2014
5:37:57 PM

Classic!
But jeez, using a Daisy to clip in? Definite deal-breaker there . . .


shortman

29-May-2014
3:35:36 PM

I can't believe I'm promoting this....but....I made it into a lame article in The Age today.....

http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/life/corporates-step-out-of-the-office-and-into-experience-20140528-zrqb9.html

patto

29-May-2014
5:26:05 PM

On 29/05/2014 shortman wrote:
>I can't believe I'm promoting this....but....I made it into a lame article
>in The Age today.....
>

But your belay loop tie in is up around your breasts! ;-)

simey

30-May-2014
9:51:54 AM

On 29/05/2014 shortman wrote:
>I can't believe I'm promoting this....but....I made it into a lame article
>in The Age today.....
>
>http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/life/corporates-step-out-of-the-office-and-into-experience-20140528-zrqb9.html
>

I love this line...
"Not a fan of indoor rock climbing gyms (''Climbing outdoors is Jesus, climbing inside is the devil''), Miller tries to head to climber's heaven Mount Arapiles, in western Victoria, about once a month."

All I can say to that Dan is that given that you have only been attending Church once a month, then you can expect eternal damnation at City Hardrock.


shortman

30-May-2014
10:15:05 AM

On 30/05/2014 simey wrote:

>All I can say to that Dan is that given that you have only been attending
>Church once a month, then you can expect eternal damnation at City Hardrock.
>
>

Fark that place is depressing. Got my lead thingy @ bayside the other day. Friggen hooray. Ever tried belaying with an Eddy? Makes life really really easy. The things we do for luuuuuv, :)

Howsie

30-May-2014
1:05:39 PM

Just help me a little with this corporate connection of yours again.

I thought you said suits are for weddings, funerals and court appearances ;-)


shortman

30-May-2014
1:34:38 PM

On 30/05/2014 Howsie wrote:
>Just help me a little with this corporate connection of yours again.
>
>I thought you said suits are for weddings, funerals and court appearances
>;-)

That they are! I work in an office....but have it written into my contract that I can wear sneakers and not go to meetings.

So in the corporate world but not...It's great when people ask for the manager and then watch them realise it is me. Makes for some entertaining and squirmish moments as they give me the once over. Then the look on their faces when I open my mouth...


Sabu

30-May-2014
1:52:02 PM

On 30/05/2014 shortman wrote:
>On 30/05/2014 simey wrote:
>
>>All I can say to that Dan is that given that you have only been attending
>>Church once a month, then you can expect eternal damnation at City Hardrock.
>>
>>
>
>Fark that place is depressing. Got my lead thingy @ bayside the other
>day. Friggen hooray. Ever tried belaying with an Eddy? Makes life really
>really easy. The things we do for luuuuuv, :)

I hate those eddy's so much!


sbm

3-Jun-2014
12:07:04 PM

The Sydney indoor climbing gym expansion in the news. Very slick.

martym

3-Jun-2014
12:23:39 PM

On 3/06/2014 sbm wrote:
>The Sydney indoor climbing gym expansion in the news.
>Very slick.

"Back in our summer hill days, the people who climbed were climbers"

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