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Fixed gear, please.

Started by WasatchGirl · 7 months ago

Ms. Pear (who will from here on out be referenced as the Route Slayer) and I have been wanting to hop on Castleton since last year. We had tried to run it this past November, but due to inclement weather were turned away, cragging for the day instead. So when the weather was [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • Phil

    1 year ago

    Way to go on your climb , it looks like an amazing place. For somebody venturing into the trad world that's an intimidating start. :)

    You probably had built up the 2 trad leads into some awful emotionally draining monster which killed your self confidence. Which is no bad thing, its better to be safe than sorry. Trad is a cool, if scary, way to climb. You could drop your grades and stick to single pitch and less intimidating stuff to see if you really do have a talent for it. Then head back out onto the towers. Don't give up on it yet!
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  • Neal McQ

    1 year ago

    Brilliant write-up and proud of you making the top considering how spooked you sounded :)
    Well done for sticking with it!
    and it's o.k. cause you've got so much sports climbing around (did somebody say Mill Creek?!?!) that it doesn't matter if you prefer sports :)
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  • Triznut

    1 year ago

    Don't give up on Trad yet Rach! Good times for sure! That trip has me excited for all the others that'll be going down this season. Climb-on Rach!
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  • Route Slayer

    1 year ago

    Man that was a scary climb! It is amazing we made it to the top. I do like sport climbing better also! The only reason I like trad is to make it to the top of something cool. By the way, I like the new nick name, it makes me sound hard core
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  • WasatchGirl

    1 year ago

    Thanks for the comment, Phil. I have done a good handful of single pitches and even some multi-pitches. I think I am just not good with the exposure of towers. It can really spook me.

    Neal, HA HA! I know. Next time I am in Moab I am going straight to Millcreek. =)

    Triznut, yeah, I will definitely give it another go. Man, I think that day must have just been a real off day. Seriously... I almost threw up on a rappell?!

    Route Slayer, the nickname fits you perfectly. =)
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