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Topic: Loking for indoor climbing partners |
fritzski
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Forum: Other Outdoors Activities Posted: 10/29/2010, 7:07 pm Subject: Loking for indoor climbing partners |
Irregular schedule, but would like to go twice a week, and maybe outdoors when able. Checked out "lead" and willing to climb at PRG, AZR, and Climbmax. Shoot me an email at fritzski@aol.co ... |
Topic: Building my Rack .... |
fritzski
Replies: 31
Views: 12420
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Forum: Other Outdoors Activities Posted: 11/18/2008, 10:31 pm Subject: Building my Rack .... |
Tri Cams are awesome, but are considered by most to be specialty pieces, mostly suited to horizontal placements where they excel. I have them in the small sizes and definitely appreciate their useful ... |
Topic: Building my Rack .... |
fritzski
Replies: 31
Views: 12420
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Forum: Other Outdoors Activities Posted: 11/18/2008, 10:14 pm Subject: Building my Rack .... |
Ambika,
I would agree with Suz, no hurry on building a complete trad rack. Probably your first step as a lead climber would be to get a good set of quick draws and then get comfortable leading bol ... |
Topic: Climbing at The Overlook in Flagstaff |
fritzski
Replies: 13
Views: 6382
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Forum: Other Outdoors Activities Posted: 11/9/2008, 7:51 pm Subject: Climbing at The Overlook in Flagstaff |
I did sneak out yesterday to play in the Magma Mine/Garden area! and had a REALLY awesome day(pictures after lunch with Gma) Climbed better, getting ... |
Topic: Climbing at The Overlook in Flagstaff |
fritzski
Replies: 13
Views: 6382
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Forum: Other Outdoors Activities Posted: 11/7/2008, 6:18 pm Subject: Climbing at The Overlook in Flagstaff |
Your outing leader Chris is one of my best friends/climbing partner/work mates. How'd he do?
He was so bummed about the weather. He's a fairly new outing leader and is really excited to do more ... |
Topic: Six Shooter Trail (Mt Pinal) |
fritzski
Replies: 7
Views: 3562
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Forum: Trip Logs & Trail Descriptions Posted: 4/1/2008, 9:03 pm Subject: Six Shooter Trail (Mt Pinal) |
You could ride right across the snow, but you better take a good size chain saw or you'll be stopping and carrying your bike over many obstacles. Many have already been cut fairly recently. |
Topic: Six Shooter Trail (Mt Pinal) |
fritzski
Replies: 7
Views: 3562
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Forum: Trip Logs & Trail Descriptions Posted: 4/1/2008, 7:05 pm Subject: Six Shooter Trail (Mt Pinal) |
Actually had to hike over some snow near the top! I wonder how deep the snow must have been to still be up there on Apr 1st. Needless to say, the creek was still flowing vigorously.
Many downed t ... |
Topic: Check-ride! |
fritzski
Replies: 40
Views: 14620
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Forum: Other Outdoors Activities Posted: 11/19/2007, 5:30 pm Subject: Check-ride! |
Actually John (on the left) is at the anchors on KGB (5.10b), on toprope, and I (on the right) was at the no-hands rest just below the chute on Giggling Marlin(5.9), also on toprope.
Right on. I h ... |
Topic: Check-ride! |
fritzski
Replies: 40
Views: 14620
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Forum: Other Outdoors Activities Posted: 11/19/2007, 9:32 am Subject: Check-ride! |
Suz,
I now boast two hip replacements and half a shoulder! But thanks to the miracles of modern technology I'm hardly even aware of it (until I go thru security at the airport )
Regardin ... |
Topic: Check-ride! |
fritzski
Replies: 40
Views: 14620
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Forum: Other Outdoors Activities Posted: 11/18/2007, 9:50 pm Subject: Check-ride! |
Suz,
That's actually a really nice photo - with the two walls shown opposing. It's so hard to get quality photos from the bottom looking up (usually butt shots) Nice job!
It's great to s ... |
Topic: I may never fly again |
fritzski
Replies: 14
Views: 3625
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Forum: Off-Trail Area Posted: 9/6/2007, 9:54 am Subject: I may never fly again |
I've flown for America West/USirways for 18 years and I can tell you on any given flight there are numerous pasengers who forget to turn off their phones, although I could never imagine one of the pil ... |
Topic: Request for Rock Climbing suggestions, Safford area. |
fritzski
Replies: 1
Views: 1929
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Forum: Other Outdoors Activities Posted: 4/8/2007, 9:32 pm Subject: Request for Rock Climbing suggestions, Safford area. |
Have flown over the area untold times and am constantly impressed with the obvious great rock on the mountain. Unfortunately, I think the area is so infrequently used that there are few if any establ ... |
Topic: Great new AZ Highways issue. |
fritzski
Replies: 2
Views: 2180
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Forum: Photos, Literature, Art, Websites Posted: 4/2/2007, 6:08 pm Subject: Great new AZ Highways issue. |
The April '07 issue has some really neat articles.
Starts with a beautiful photo article on Paria Cyn, then a really cool history article on Adolph Ruth's fateful trip into the Supes complete wit ... |
Topic: Rock Climbing in the McDowell's |
fritzski
Replies: 19
Views: 7883
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Forum: Other Outdoors Activities Posted: 3/20/2007, 10:41 pm Subject: Rock Climbing in the McDowell's |
Suz,
The best beginner area in Queen Creek Cyn is Upper Devils Canyon. This has been the case only recently since Marty Karabin, the area's main developer, has just put up a bunch of beginner clim ... |
Topic: Frequency of seeing Gila Monsters |
fritzski
Replies: 26
Views: 5231
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 3/8/2007, 9:04 am Subject: Frequency of seeing Gila Monsters |
GTG,
Those are some awesome pics. How did you get them to pose for you like that? |
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