rydra_wong: Lisa Rands' chalky hands on the sloper on the route Gaia (climbing -- hands)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2020-08-31 05:16 pm
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LOOK AT THIS CAT

https://twitter.com/NomeDaBarbarian/status/1300108693971767299

The commitment to hanging in there on a tricky mantel! The tenacity! The paw endurance!

I am in awe, and will be taking this cat as a role-model on top-outs hereafter.
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_wong2014-05-24 01:13 pm
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CRAG CAT

Obviously, the recent surge in bears and goats sending hard routes is forcing the feline contingent to realize that they need to raise their game ...

My Adopted Cat Is The Best Climbing Partner Ever

“She literally loves to climb things… if there’s high-ground she’ll seek it out,” Armstrong said in an interview with Bored Panda. He had nothing but praise for the tenacious little athlete: “Generally she does best on slabby routes where she can scramble from ledge to ledge. She’s an incredible athlete but steep juggy routes just aren’t her thing. When bouldering, though, she’s done some pretty amazing gaps and dynos.”

Link has amazing photos of Craig Armstrong (human) and Millie (cat).
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_wong2012-06-15 09:58 am
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Friday glee fits between the fridge and the wall

The Friday post of glee is where you get to tell us about your climbing-related happiness this week.

It can be a new achievement or adventure, or just that you climbed and had fun; it can be that your favourite climbing wall is expanding or that you bought new rock shoes or that you found a cool ice-climbing vid on YouTube. No glee is too small -- or too big. Members are encouraged to cheer each other on and share the squee.

N.B. Please feel free to post your glee on any day of the week; the Friday glee is just to get the ball rolling.

To enhance this week's glee: Piggy the cat is more hardcore than you. I link to her nonchalant demonstration of the inverted back-and-footing downclimb so that we may all watch and learn.
rydra_wong: stick figure on an indoor climbing wall -- base image taken from the webcomic xkcd (climbing -- xkcd)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2012-01-20 09:03 am
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Friday glee is in awe of AlexHonnold!cat

The Friday post of glee is where you get to tell us about your climbing-related happiness this week.

It can be a new achievement or adventure, or just that you climbed and had fun; it can be that your favourite climbing wall is expanding or that you bought new rock shoes or that you found a cool ice-climbing vid on YouTube. No glee is too small -- or too big. Members are encouraged to cheer each other on and share the squee.

N.B. Please feel free to post your glee on any day of the week; the Friday glee is just to get the ball rolling.

To enhance this week's glee: this cat is more hardcore than you.

Also, potentially relevant to people's interests:

[community profile] the_great_outdoors is a new comm for anyone doing outdoors stuff: hikers, campers, skiers, kayakers, geocachers, etc. -- and climbers are specifically included. Might be of interest for anyone who's trying to climb outside more (especially since outdoor climbing obviously often involves hiking and/or camping in order to get to the climbing).
rydra_wong: Lisa Rands' chalky hands on the sloper on the route Gaia (climbing -- hands)
[personal profile] rydra_wong2011-05-27 08:53 am
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Friday glee has grippy hind claws

The Friday post of glee is where you get to tell us about your climbing-related happiness this week.

It can be a new achievement or adventure, or just that you climbed and had fun; it can be that your favourite climbing wall is expanding or that you bought new rock shoes or that you found a cool ice-climbing vid on YouTube. No glee is too small -- or too big. Members are encouraged to cheer each other on and share the squee.

N.B. Please feel free to post your glee on any day of the week; the Friday glee is just to get the ball rolling.

To enhance this week's glee: This is a trailer from an upcoming bouldering movie. I really, really want to see it now. (Though why no women? Mina Leslie-Wujastyk or Katy Whittaker should be in there, at least.)

In other news, this cat is more hardcore than you.