rydra_wong: Lisa Rands' chalky hands on the sloper on the route Gaia (climbing -- hands)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-08-18 08:50 am
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Friday glee is blowing in the wind

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: Brittany Goris does hard trad in the remote Wind River Range.
rydra_wong: Lisa Rands' chalky hands on the sloper on the route Gaia (climbing -- hands)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-08-11 09:08 am
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Friday glee gets high

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: Hoyamoros Highballs.
rydra_wong: Angelica Lind stretches for a hold during a bouldering competition (climbing -- reach)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-08-04 09:56 am
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Friday glee cannot think of a title

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: Cat Runner talks representation and winning HBO's The Climb series.

More on Runner: Outside Online: Cat Runner, Winner of ‘The Climb,’ Is Reaching New Heights.
rydra_wong: A woman boulderer lunges up towards the camera for a hold. (climbing -- puccio!!!)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-07-28 08:50 am
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Friday glee likes the sea stacks

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: Jorg Verhoeven and Katha Saurwein go to Australia and climb all the things.
rydra_wong: Lisa Rands' chalky hands on the sloper on the route Gaia (climbing -- hands)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-07-21 12:33 pm
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Friday glee hopes to get back on the grit

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: Shauna Coxsey gets back on rock.
rydra_wong: A woman boulderer lunges up towards the camera for a hold. (climbing -- puccio!!!)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-07-14 09:21 am
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Friday glee might pick up a few V points today

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: Daniel Woods Sends 76 V-Points In 24 Hours -- which is a lot MORE impressive than it sounds; he's not running up 76 V1s, dude is picking them off in V14s and V12s.
rydra_wong: Angelica Lind stretches for a hold during a bouldering competition (climbing -- reach)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-07-07 04:10 pm
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Friday glee is cracking

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: Nat Bailey working on Cobra Crack in 2021; he finally sent it in May 2023.
rydra_wong: stick figure on an indoor climbing wall -- base image taken from the webcomic xkcd (climbing -- xkcd)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-06-30 10:43 am
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Friday glee is neurodivergent (also on all of the other days of the week as well)

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: Zofia Reych on Bouldering, Life and Neurodivergence.
rydra_wong: stick figure on an indoor climbing wall -- base image taken from the webcomic xkcd (climbing -- xkcd)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-06-23 10:34 am
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Friday glee drops, rolls and bounces

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: Dave MacLeod delivers a masterclass on foot-swaps.
rydra_wong: A woman boulderer lunges up towards the camera for a hold. (climbing -- puccio!!!)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-06-16 09:58 am
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Friday glee

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: Katie Lamb on Book Club (V14)
rydra_wong: Angelica Lind stretches for a hold during a bouldering competition (climbing -- reach)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-06-09 09:52 am
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Friday glee is worried about that ladder

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: Tristan Chen on The Fly, V13.
rydra_wong: Lisa Rands' chalky hands on the sloper on the route Gaia (climbing -- hands)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-06-02 08:40 am
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Friday glee is all about the micro-beta

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: Shawn Raboutou is working on Burden of Dreams, V17.
rydra_wong: stick figure on an indoor climbing wall -- base image taken from the webcomic xkcd (climbing -- xkcd)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-05-26 07:45 am
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Friday glee is horrified by the mono

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: Brooke Rabotou on Traphouse (V13).
rydra_wong: "i like to climb alot". The xkcd stick figure climbs up the side of Hyperbole and a Half's yak-like "alot." (climbing -- alot)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-05-19 04:22 pm
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Friday glee is still short of a video

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

(Leave a link if you've seen a good climbing video lately!)
rydra_wong: stick figure on an indoor climbing wall -- base image taken from the webcomic xkcd (climbing -- xkcd)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-05-12 08:28 am
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Friday glee is just tired

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

(Still ill and exhausted -- leave a link if you've seen a good climbing video lately!)
rydra_wong: stick figure on an indoor climbing wall -- base image taken from the webcomic xkcd (climbing -- xkcd)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-05-05 01:41 pm
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Friday glee is very sleep-deprived

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

(Still ill and exhausted -- leave a link if you've seen a good climbing video lately!)
rydra_wong: A woman boulderer lunges up towards the camera for a hold. (climbing -- puccio!!!)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-04-28 07:24 am
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Friday glee is inventing movement

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: World Cup climbers and setters exploring movements.
rydra_wong: "i like to climb alot". The xkcd stick figure climbs up the side of Hyperbole and a Half's yak-like "alot." (climbing -- alot)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-04-21 02:50 pm
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Friday glee was on a train

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

(Leave a link if you've seen a good climbing video lately!)
rydra_wong: "i like to climb alot". The xkcd stick figure climbs up the side of Hyperbole and a Half's yak-like "alot." (climbing -- alot)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-04-14 10:33 am
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Friday glee is unfortunately back to being ill again

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

(Still ill and exhausted -- leave a link if you've seen a good climbing video lately!)
rydra_wong: Lisa Rands' chalky hands on the sloper on the route Gaia (climbing -- hands)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2023-04-07 01:04 pm
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Friday glee has its resolve sapped by a wall

Climbing? Training? Boosted? Boosted again? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?

What's been bringing you glee of late?

Video: Dawes of Perspiration ep.1 - Getting back in shape and Lattice Finger Strength Testing. The Dawes is back in town! Content note for discussion of weight and weight loss.

I ran into The Dawes at the wall the other day and when he's climbing it's impossible not to watch; he just moves completely differently from everyone else.