Any climbers out there?

[Steve]

I used to climb in my younger (read that as lighter) days. At 235+ dynos and finger jams get a bit tough!

Originally Posted by steve

I used to climb in my younger (read that as lighter) days. At 235+ dynos and finger jams get a bit tough!

I'm just over 240 right now and have been mid 230's for most of my climbing career. It's still doable, but I'm just not looking at any 5.12s (or 5.11s right now, for that matter).

Still, I hear you. I'm trying to cut down 10 or 20 lbs so that I have less risk of pulling my fingers out of their sockets.

[Steve]

I managed to lose ~25 lbs last month...but I don't really recommend the method (something about the whole near death experience is just not that desirable!)

Originally Posted by kayaker

I'm trying to cut down 10 or 20 lbs so that I have less risk of pulling my fingers out of their sockets.

Originally Posted by steve

I managed to lose ~25 lbs last month...but I don't really recommend the method (something about the whole near death experience is just not that desirable!)

Yeah, my brother did that last year. Lost quite a bit on the liquid diet, then gained it back with a vengeance when he got out of the hospital. Now he's wondering if he can get a nurse to put him back on the IV nutrition for a while. Nutbag.

Hope all is well with you now.

Originally Posted by steve

I managed to lose ~25 lbs last month...but I don't really recommend the method (something about the whole near death experience is just not that desirable!)

Hey Steve - Don't you need your heart? How you get along after they took that 25 lb. sucker outtaya chest?

Totally kidding here - I hope you're feeling better!

Got out to Maligne Canyon in Jasper National Park on the long weekend. We had three days on the ice. The first was mostly a scouting mission. The second day we climbed all day at the waterfall in the first picture. This pic was taken from a walking bridge over the canyon by a hiker who e-mailed it (and several more pics) to us.

The second pic shows me nearing the top of the climb. We did a short rap into the canyon just about the top of the waterfall. Then a 25+m (almost 100 feet) rap to the bottom of the climb, and top roped it.

The canyon has 4-5 other nice places to climb and lots of cool features to see as you hike along.