tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790818505250918302.post1136104179335084761..comments2023-06-07T09:12:00.141-06:00Comments on Mountains and Water: Late Evening BoulderingPeter Bealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576690594320743452noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790818505250918302.post-84823272257101942102008-09-29T15:10:00.000-06:002008-09-29T15:10:00.000-06:00Peter,The temps have been way too warm recently. W...Peter,<BR/>The temps have been way too warm recently. Which traverse are you talking about?Peter Bealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576690594320743452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790818505250918302.post-29145131273103843762008-09-28T14:53:00.000-06:002008-09-28T14:53:00.000-06:00Saw you up there trying Window Shopper again. I th...Saw you up there trying Window Shopper again. I think you need to wait until the temps drop about 10 degrees. I still think you should try the Avs Wall traverse and set that one straight. It is only about a 15 minute hike and you need minimal pads. It stays dry during the winter too. <BR/><BR/>See you around and good luck.Peter N. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754567458187117270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790818505250918302.post-87036698733160188902008-09-22T13:15:00.000-06:002008-09-22T13:15:00.000-06:00word peter... i was prattling on in response to th...word peter... i was prattling on in response to the comment, though my phrasing was written in haste as if i was replying to it as your own viewpoint.sock handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103118066270568484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790818505250918302.post-56768186788438691592008-09-19T17:33:00.000-06:002008-09-19T17:33:00.000-06:00Yo socky--I was trying to point out the bias in th...Yo socky--I was trying to point out the bias in the article, not its purported factuality.<BR/><BR/>"It's too bad that the writer talks about how boulderers and their ilk pay no attention to the art."<BR/><BR/>Let me amend my remarks, which were entered in haste at work and comment away...Peter Bealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576690594320743452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790818505250918302.post-83610667047226231072008-09-19T17:07:00.000-06:002008-09-19T17:07:00.000-06:00is *not* as much about living in the past.... is w...is *not* as much about living in the past.... is what i meant.... line 6-7sock handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103118066270568484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790818505250918302.post-64934227794027072272008-09-19T17:06:00.000-06:002008-09-19T17:06:00.000-06:00not really true. tons of boulderers take photos o...not really true. tons of boulderers take photos of rock art and get psyched on it. a number of boulderers have hueco rock art tatooed on em. yes, the primary focus is the climbing, but that should be expected. for current users, hueco is as much about living in the past as it is living in the present. most of us go to hueco to experience living in the present for at least a few days of our tourtured lives. i understand that from an art history perspective this seems very myopic, but it also seems very myopic for an art history fool to suggest that this place is not special to climbers just because their focus is not on the past.<BR/><BR/>now, i do agree that native american culture placed a very high importance on heritage and history and i certainly uphold this as important and noble for all fools past and present and future. history helps explain who we are and how we should live our lives... not in a limiting sense, but in a purposeful sense. can climbers lose this? yes, but the problem goes deeper than the inscription of ancient ink and scratchings on rock.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>finally: the chalk you saw on butt slammer/slut bammer is from a new crew of college fools from the dirty south. kids were PSYCHED! alex... his name comes to mind... other kid had dreads and a name like squirrel. both were making some strong moves on it.... just hope it can stay together...<BR/><BR/>word.sock handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103118066270568484noreply@blogger.com