tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108220132024-03-13T16:02:39.010-07:008-Track ThinkingAlpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.comBlogger407125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-33964940926816862562013-06-07T14:57:00.002-07:002013-06-07T14:59:19.769-07:00What's Up? Hiatus? Maybe<br />
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No posts in a while eh? <a href="http://billingsclimbingguide.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Well this ^ happened.</a> It kind of took a lot of time. I'm proud of it. I think it was well received by the community. Already needs an update. Still climbing, psssst Ten Sleep is awesome! just not posting. Did Facebook kill blogs? Not sure what's next, which is kind of exciting. Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-25323566197573009872012-07-19T23:10:00.000-07:002012-07-19T23:11:30.422-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Justin leading Big Eagle Feather.Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-52562759586666479522012-04-20T19:54:00.002-07:002012-04-20T19:54:40.705-07:00Billings Bouldering Renaissance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When Aaron found this boulder above, now labeled the Golf Ball Boulder, the rims surprised me beyond expectation. Solid bulbous sandstone on public land! Buried in a ravine and covered by trees the stone seems to have kept a higher water content and aged nicely with a fine coat of efflorescence. There are at least 3 problems navigating this thing. cHuck is see above here working the V-hard project.<br />
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Aaron topping out a yet unnamed V4? on the Circuit Board Boulder.</div>
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Aaron on another yet unnamed V3? on the Circuit Board Boulder.</div>
<br />Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-22902744464753661512012-04-16T20:46:00.002-07:002012-04-16T20:46:21.683-07:00One Year Later<br />
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Greg Seftick (aka Wildcat, El Doctoro Seftickko, Captain Coco Nuts, Gary Sieflick) doing what he loved. Skiing the Skillet Glacier on Mount Moran. One of the premier alpine ski descents in the US. He was always super humble. He'd say he wasn't that good of a skier because he lived in Minnesota, or West Virginia, or anywhere that didn't have real mountains, but I saw him ski many times and he was strong, smooth, and calculated. He could ski like a boss!!! <br />
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Weekends still feel weird without a phone call from him asking what huge route got climbed. Funny thing was, whenever he'd call most of the time I'd have to go to the bathroom so I'd have to call him back. Don't know why, maybe he just had good timing, every time it'd happen he'd just laugh...... miss him.<br />Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-70604186872887673392012-04-08T12:11:00.002-07:002012-04-08T12:11:53.972-07:00Boulders in Billings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Doing the move on "Slam Dunk" on the Clubhouse Boulder.<br />
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Aaron and I got out Saturday to an area on the rims I've been eying up. Rims bouldering is quite fickle. There's millions of boulders, but very few have good quality stone and sit on public land, and rarely do they group together to form an area. The Country Club area is one of those rare places. There's much more than these boulders and we're excited to explore some more.Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-1910168609906902392012-04-08T11:48:00.002-07:002012-04-08T11:48:59.464-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Push Me Pull Me" an interesting crack stem problem on the Patio Boulder.Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-22166239283581133682012-04-03T20:13:00.002-07:002012-04-03T20:14:15.408-07:00Back to Bouldering<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Girl Crusherz - Lis sending the classic Arnold Palmer V2 with Angela's ascent soon after.<br />
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Last Saturday a big crew (5 people + 3 pads + 1 drooling dog) pilled into the TenHarmsel Suby and zipped down to Cody to join Clint and Kerrek in an effort to get our steel fingers back. Much was sent but much more remains for later. I learned I need to drop some weight, work my finger strength, and get used to my new shoes. Given that I was falling off 5.10s on top rope last July all is not lost, but progress to get back to my pre anemic days has been slow.Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-24400665046838841652012-04-03T20:04:00.001-07:002012-04-03T20:14:33.621-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kerrek with a nice "day flash" of Shyza Shyza. I think cHuck would've gotten the flash if I hadn't given him bad finishing beta.Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-49927342351601822142012-04-03T20:01:00.002-07:002012-04-03T20:14:43.955-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sir TenHarmsel sending The Gym, one of the best V3's in Cody.Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-76413597130566696822012-04-03T19:59:00.002-07:002012-04-03T20:16:43.167-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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cHuck flashing Ancient Sea of Fire. My attempts at this remain thwarted.Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-62977575770514045982012-04-03T19:55:00.001-07:002012-04-03T20:16:28.202-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few hard things on the Harley Boulder near the parking lot went down after a full day bouldering elsewhere.Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-35724773837545601732012-04-03T19:53:00.000-07:002012-04-03T20:15:57.700-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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cHuck finishing the day on the Harley BoulderAlpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-69140186437510480442012-03-29T16:13:00.002-07:002012-04-03T20:25:02.061-07:00A few from last fall in Ten Sleep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tanner on the CigarAlpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-72190729259742122872012-03-29T16:11:00.005-07:002012-03-29T16:11:57.604-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chuck about to huck.Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-35028241168428692052012-03-25T21:08:00.001-07:002012-03-25T21:09:20.390-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Aaron on the Arvin Traverse in Billings.</div>
<br />Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-63717831714999559812012-02-20T23:43:00.002-07:002012-02-20T23:44:49.511-07:00Ice Fest 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anya leading Five Springs Falls. She's awesome.<br />
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The Ice Fest events went as usual. Good to see some new and old faces. I took away four significant thoughts from the event. <br />
1. The event is getting big, the valley felt rather crowded on the weekend. Numerous cars parked at all the main parking spots. <br />
2. The approaches in the South Fork to the inexperienced can be more difficult than the climb. <br />
3. Due to the nature of the valley there are really only a handful of moderates that visitors are comfortable committing to the approach, meaning you can see the route from the car. This causes crowding issues because......<br />
4. Coloradoans seem to have no issue with starting a 1 hour approach with 4 cars already parked at a route's designated parking spot. Most routes can only handle a single climber at a time. This meant parties were stacked on top of each other and big waits at route bases.Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-86561163863458826792012-02-20T23:29:00.002-07:002012-02-20T23:46:42.723-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Shawn on Five Springs FallsAlpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-35245470337487234942012-02-20T23:28:00.000-07:002012-02-20T23:45:32.145-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Andrea on School HouseAlpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-73513463018632498682012-02-20T23:26:00.003-07:002012-02-20T23:48:30.172-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Shawn on School HouseAlpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-27190710137409577142012-02-20T23:25:00.002-07:002012-02-20T23:47:02.267-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Descending back to the carAlpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-35999199645770556712012-02-20T23:24:00.000-07:002012-02-20T23:47:13.678-07:00Hostile Takeover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, we tried. Conditions were too much for us this day.Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-62296035331171389662012-02-20T23:21:00.003-07:002012-02-20T23:21:58.774-07:00Sheep in the South Fork<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The rarely formed first pitch of Slow Turning.Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822013.post-89052799070634043652012-01-22T17:27:00.003-07:002012-01-22T17:27:42.759-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On the first pitch of Slow Turning.<br />
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Anya topping out Stringer.Alpine Zissouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048008799919809834noreply@blogger.com0