Nothing wrong with easy. :). One of the most memorable days I ever had was on the West Fins route in Arches. About 20 feet of 5.easy climbing and a rappel is the price you pay to have an incredible hike mostly to yourself in a super busy park
www.mountainproject.com/route/106674...

Being a climber with anxiety is hard, but nothing resets your "should I be anxious" circuits like being in a potentially dangerous situation. It's hard to worry about day to day life stuff when you've spent your weekend rapping off a long route or climbing over sketchy gear!

Oh my gosh, that's so beautiful. Is there any info available on he web re: this route? We normally do a family trip out through SD and WY every summer and this looks like a great adventure.

Nothing about that looks like screwing up to me. Good clean fun! Love that steep southern climbing. 😆

But also: thanks boomer!

It's nice to see that so many boomers are still flexible enough to pat themselves on the back.

Sicko. :)

Same. I'd always rather onsight, but I'm sloooowly coming to appreciate the magical sensation of turning something impossible into something easy and flowy. The moment you surprise yourself with a "how am I at the end already?" is special, too.

Yesterday: Woke up 4am. Chug cold brew and day old muffin. Drive to crag. Hike 2 hours up mountain. Climb 8 hours in full sun fueled by sour patch kids. Hike out. Eat $25 in burritos and fries. Rehydrate with coke & beer. Apply Vaseline to wounds. And at 46 people still say I only look 45!

Love it. If I have to use my head it's a good problem.

And of course this is just a baby version of how social media distorts normal life and makes us miserable. Fuck all that. A bowl of beans is a fine meal, living a messy life is fine and climbing V0 at the gym is cool.

tl;dr: the best climber is the one having the most fun. #tbcitohtmf

What the hell is wrong with people risking their lives for dumb stuff like this?

Even the 3rd class exit traverse off epinephrine was pretty wild with that big 1800 feet of exposure off one side. #rockclimbing: youtube.com/shorts/XJFOS...

NO.