Vertical-Life
Black Mountain (CA)
9 451
ASCENTS
3 %
OS RATE
2 051
ROUTES IN DB
9 451
ASCENTS
3 %
OS RATE
2 051
ROUTES IN DB
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| Unnamed Face (6A) | Wonderful final mantle. Bottom has cool holds but they climb a bit unenjoyably. Not too much so, but enough to merit less action. That and the name sucks... why not something like "Grillin' with Mr Dylan"? That goes. Unnamed is the worst. Thank you Sear for getting AK down here (Happy Bday you old man in his 30s), and thanks AK for a wonderful weekend. So great having you and sharing some thoughts experiences and emotions. You were much appreciated. Especially that prompt on my dating profile. That was hot shit. I have never been so outclassed. You wit and charm are next level... no wonders I'm so single. Also Thank you Nate for coming down, it was weird to have you not sleep on the couch. Nice to meet you GF, she rad. Gets the Grecian God stamp of approval. I am so beat from another exhausting weekend.. hopefully work the week won't be multiple 12 hour days... =/. SOCAL ROYALTY LOG YOUR NEW FAS I WANT TO LOG |
6 May 2024
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| Wonderful final mantle. Bottom has cool holds but they climb a bit unenjoyably. Not too much so, but enough to merit less action. That and the name sucks... why not something like "Grillin' with Mr Dylan"? That goes. Unnamed is the worst. Thank you Sear for getting AK down here (Happy Bday you old man in his 30s), and thanks AK for a wonderful weekend. So great having you and sharing some thoughts experiences and emotions. You were much appreciated. Especially that prompt on my dating profile. That was hot shit. I have never been so outclassed. You wit and charm are next level... no wonders I'm so single. Also Thank you Nate for coming down, it was weird to have you not sleep on the couch. Nice to meet you GF, she rad. Gets the Grecian God stamp of approval. I am so beat from another exhausting weekend.. hopefully work the week won't be multiple 12 hour days... =/. SOCAL ROYALTY LOG YOUR NEW FAS I WANT TO LOG | ||||||
| Chillin' Left (5C) | I don't actually think this is what I did. What I did was start on "Chillin' like Bob Dylan" and go into "Chillin' left" which was rather chillin. Started on the obvious feature and climbed through the obvious feature... sometimes my sport embarrasses me. But you know I love it. Cosmic coincidence is strong today. First people I ran into (ignoring Mountain King Encounters) in the last 6 weeks was on this super super popular climb.... PLUS then Kevin goes home to Mr Dylan in his house? I know there is a thing called confirmation bias, but dang that's some conscious universe having fun. Now I have to go back for the real "Chillin' like Bob Dylan". To be fair, this was very fun, rad cross into the knobarino. |
6 May 2024
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| I don't actually think this is what I did. What I did was start on "Chillin' like Bob Dylan" and go into "Chillin' left" which was rather chillin. Started on the obvious feature and climbed through the obvious feature... sometimes my sport embarrasses me. But you know I love it. Cosmic coincidence is strong today. First people I ran into (ignoring Mountain King Encounters) in the last 6 weeks was on this super super popular climb.... PLUS then Kevin goes home to Mr Dylan in his house? I know there is a thing called confirmation bias, but dang that's some conscious universe having fun. Now I have to go back for the real "Chillin' like Bob Dylan". To be fair, this was very fun, rad cross into the knobarino. | ||||||
| Love is Not Loving (6C) | I really wonder if anyone has done this since the guidebook. Cool features, but a real piece of wonk with a big wonky yeet. Thanks Kevin for psyching me up for these 1 star blue tags. Would not have tried without you. In fact, shout out your psyche in general, having you and John out here today made it much more special for me and Akhil. Thanks my dudarinos. By "big wonky yeet" I mean this is a dyno, and an awkward one at that, but still fun. Top was actually wonk too. Impossible to grade. I need some love. The loving kind. Not the not loving kind. |
6 May 2024
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| I really wonder if anyone has done this since the guidebook. Cool features, but a real piece of wonk with a big wonky yeet. Thanks Kevin for psyching me up for these 1 star blue tags. Would not have tried without you. In fact, shout out your psyche in general, having you and John out here today made it much more special for me and Akhil. Thanks my dudarinos. By "big wonky yeet" I mean this is a dyno, and an awkward one at that, but still fun. Top was actually wonk too. Impossible to grade. I need some love. The loving kind. Not the not loving kind. | ||||||
| Roadside Slab (5C) | This slab is so good. Glad we got AK up this for that days climbed metric. |
6 May 2024
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| This slab is so good. Glad we got AK up this for that days climbed metric. | ||||||
| Resonator (7A+) | Uh oh Gregor learned how to crimp. |
6 May 2024
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| Uh oh Gregor learned how to crimp. | ||||||
| Dan Osman Arete (7A) | Proud of this flash. A crew does wonders. Committed as little as possible, and surprised while I was up there that I didnt even have to talk myself out of bailing. Great day romping around and sampling the wondrous movement climbing provides.. this squeezer, resonator crimper, roadside slab footworker |
6 May 2024
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| Proud of this flash. A crew does wonders. Committed as little as possible, and surprised while I was up there that I didnt even have to talk myself out of bailing. Great day romping around and sampling the wondrous movement climbing provides.. this squeezer, resonator crimper, roadside slab footworker | ||||||
| Thunder Butt (8A) |
5 May 2024
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| Black Mountain (7C+) |
4 May 2024
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| Brute Us (7C+) |
4 May 2024
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| Brute Us (7C+) | bippity boppity boo :-) |
28 Apr 2024
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| bippity boppity boo :-) | ||||||
| Laputa (7A) | Here again down at Howls to support Ishmael, should be an easy clean up for him... NOT! Poor boy. During warm up he both broke Howls (don't worry still goes) and then filleted his finger. What an impressive climbing day. We thought maybe his gushing flapper on the second digit would not be as much of an issue on Vorpal, but well bleeders be bleeders. Hard to push both physically and mentally when you have pain and blood lubrication. Sorry my guy. Anyway, since I'm here again I started window shopping for FAs. Last time I looked at that rad compression impossible top out through the cave, but this week I was looking at the Projects labeled "40" in the book. The left side of the wall had some irresistible features, plus we had the pads, and drew couldn't climb anymore soooo figured id work her. I felt like Michaelangelo as I used gallons of chalk cleaning and painting this boy. Such a techy beauty in this FA. Tons of good right/down facing holds and bad feet. Took quite a while to find the beta but felt mellow (V4?) once I had my sequence, however delicate scary crux is up high. Another banger for the Corral Highball Circuit! The right side of the face is next!! |
27 Apr 2024
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| Here again down at Howls to support Ishmael, should be an easy clean up for him... NOT! Poor boy. During warm up he both broke Howls (don't worry still goes) and then filleted his finger. What an impressive climbing day. We thought maybe his gushing flapper on the second digit would not be as much of an issue on Vorpal, but well bleeders be bleeders. Hard to push both physically and mentally when you have pain and blood lubrication. Sorry my guy. Anyway, since I'm here again I started window shopping for FAs. Last time I looked at that rad compression impossible top out through the cave, but this week I was looking at the Projects labeled "40" in the book. The left side of the wall had some irresistible features, plus we had the pads, and drew couldn't climb anymore soooo figured id work her. I felt like Michaelangelo as I used gallons of chalk cleaning and painting this boy. Such a techy beauty in this FA. Tons of good right/down facing holds and bad feet. Took quite a while to find the beta but felt mellow (V4?) once I had my sequence, however delicate scary crux is up high. Another banger for the Corral Highball Circuit! The right side of the face is next!! | ||||||
| Where the Wild Things Are (7B+) | Me: "Check out Style!?" Me: "URRRHTTTTT!", "BURRRRHT!" Drew: Hell yeah Davey!, Dang that was totally inspiring!" Me:"WOOOOOOHHHOOOOOOOO!" Me: "That climb is fucking NUTS!" Me: "Did you check out my style?" Drew: "Yeah, what did you want me to do with your style?". Me: "What the FUCK!?" Top tier world class boulder. Hard a tits and should probably be V9, but if you have sufficient body dimensions this is an absolute must do. Wow. Several trips back and forth to Howl's for extra pads were... fun. SO close.. but so far away... Chase I wanted to call you when I sent this but I felt guilty... you know you being a dad now and all and not being able to get out here. Love ya and miss ya buddy. HOLY SHIT this was my 200th V8! What unintentional cosmic luck!! |
27 Apr 2024
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| Me: "Check out Style!?" Me: "URRRHTTTTT!", "BURRRRHT!" Drew: Hell yeah Davey!, Dang that was totally inspiring!" Me:"WOOOOOOHHHOOOOOOOO!" Me: "That climb is fucking NUTS!" Me: "Did you check out my style?" Drew: "Yeah, what did you want me to do with your style?". Me: "What the FUCK!?" Top tier world class boulder. Hard a tits and should probably be V9, but if you have sufficient body dimensions this is an absolute must do. Wow. Several trips back and forth to Howl's for extra pads were... fun. SO close.. but so far away... Chase I wanted to call you when I sent this but I felt guilty... you know you being a dad now and all and not being able to get out here. Love ya and miss ya buddy. HOLY SHIT this was my 200th V8! What unintentional cosmic luck!! | ||||||
| Squozimodo (7C+) | The setter really took from every hold bin for this one. Very cool variety on a heavily featured boulder. The moves are really learned and each one is droppable. Full body and quite tired once on the top. V10 seems fair to me but I can definitely see where people are coming from taking V9. |
27 Apr 2024
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| The setter really took from every hold bin for this one. Very cool variety on a heavily featured boulder. The moves are really learned and each one is droppable. Full body and quite tired once on the top. V10 seems fair to me but I can definitely see where people are coming from taking V9. | ||||||
| Dark Horse (7C+) | Personally felt easier than Stretch Armstrong. Comes down a lot to personal strengths I think. Such a fun one! |
27 Apr 2024
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| Personally felt easier than Stretch Armstrong. Comes down a lot to personal strengths I think. Such a fun one! | ||||||
| Dark Horse (8A) | Millionth session! Psyched |
27 Apr 2024
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| Millionth session! Psyched | ||||||
| Dark Horse (8A) |
27 Apr 2024
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| Showtime (7B+) |
20 Apr 2024
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| Showtime (7B+) |
20 Apr 2024
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| Pummel Horse (7C) | What an enjoyable end to the climbing day. Nom nom another mantle in my belly! Pretty wild hop into a left hand fliparino press. Start hold is so going to rip-arino. Marcus finding a micro crimp to avoid the beastly mantle. So apparently you either have to be a Grecian God with amazing pressing powers or SoCal Royalty with insane crimping powers. Thanks Marcus, Woo and Kevin for another wonderful day on the Mountain. Lets start later next time kay? Also getting home an 1:30 is rooouuugh. |
20 Apr 2024
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| What an enjoyable end to the climbing day. Nom nom another mantle in my belly! Pretty wild hop into a left hand fliparino press. Start hold is so going to rip-arino. Marcus finding a micro crimp to avoid the beastly mantle. So apparently you either have to be a Grecian God with amazing pressing powers or SoCal Royalty with insane crimping powers. Thanks Marcus, Woo and Kevin for another wonderful day on the Mountain. Lets start later next time kay? Also getting home an 1:30 is rooouuugh. | ||||||
| Up for the Down Stroke (7A) | Really cool scoops! And super close to pride. Shoutout Woo for the proper read. Also shoutout Kevin for the psych to try! ...but not shoutout for bringing two left shoes LOL! Especially after our conversation about how hard it is to tell old and new Instincts apart. Awesome Parallax gully scope session! Lots of crazy rock here. Woo lets rope that Gold Arete. SoCal Royalty lets rope that Gold Behemoth you found. Also stoked to get on "Sincerely Yours", next trip boys! OOOH also I'm, low-key-high-key stoked on "It Takes a Village" and think I have top out beta. Whos with me!? I obviously cant do it alone. |
20 Apr 2024
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| Really cool scoops! And super close to pride. Shoutout Woo for the proper read. Also shoutout Kevin for the psych to try! ...but not shoutout for bringing two left shoes LOL! Especially after our conversation about how hard it is to tell old and new Instincts apart. Awesome Parallax gully scope session! Lots of crazy rock here. Woo lets rope that Gold Arete. SoCal Royalty lets rope that Gold Behemoth you found. Also stoked to get on "Sincerely Yours", next trip boys! OOOH also I'm, low-key-high-key stoked on "It Takes a Village" and think I have top out beta. Whos with me!? I obviously cant do it alone. |