Comments on: Weekend Update

By: Devin

Devin — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:06:15 +0000

ask Tony and Paulette
They saw the whole thing.
And I was leading, and since you seem hell bent on getting into it, I will teach you rule #1:
The Leader can do whatever he/she wants, without being subject to any ridicule/whining

By: mike d.

mike d. — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:50:26 +0000

I don’t know if it’s possible to climb an offwidth gracefully. Devin, was your lead up Carey Corner graceful? If it was anything like your attempt to pull Irene off the wall at the gym, it’s probably safe to say it was completely ungraceful.

By: DEVIN

DEVIN — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:04:18 +0000

If ya’ll like the OWs, then we need to climb Tower Crack one of these days. You could pretty much skip the offwidth on Carey Corner, but on Tower Crack, you HAVE to use it.

By: Irene

Irene — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:56:22 +0000

I got pwned by said offwidth. I quickly discovered that offwidths = really akward climbing for me. Seriously, it must have been a show for onlookers. I will conquer that climb in a graceful way one of these days!

By: DEVIN THE OFFWIDTH HUNTER

DEVIN THE OFFWIDTH HUNTER — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:46:42 +0000

Offwidths, or AWFULWIDTHS, or just plain “OW! this hurts” are big enough to get your arms and legs in, but usually not passed the first joint. They are too big for “fist jams” not hand jams, and they can easily be bypassed if you are REALLY strong, like Mike D. Most “Real Climbers(tm)” skip offwidths.