Re: climbing-goes-mainstream weirdness

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Will xenon gainz get me back up to 7A this year?
No, but maybe to 7b+? It stimulates the production of EPO, which increase the production of red blood cells. That is why it is banned in Olympic Sports.
 
Step aside, Odub! First-woman-9a+er, Margo Hayes, is here and she's got ex-boyfriends to musically rebuke.


Can anyone who keeps up with climbing celebrity gossip enlighten us to who the people in question might be?
 
That's some good stuff. I mean the concept / goss / diss, not the music, I heard 2 seconds and had to restrain myself from throwing the laptop out of the window.
 
Can anyone who keeps up with climbing celebrity gossip enlighten us to who the people in question might be?
Like a lot of music of that genre, I could not really catch the lyrics. A combination of a lack of articulation on the vocalist side and insufficient effort on my side. I'm sure.

She dated Matty Hong when she was in her late teens, and later Alex Megos, I belive. I'm ashamed to know that much, but the first I know from unsolicited gossip and the latter because, well, they went to well-known crags. I should drink more, apparently I have brain cells to spare.
 
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Also, Ashima Shirashi sings the chorus on one of Nico Pelorsons tracks. I'm sure anyone curious can find it.
 
Step aside, Odub! First-woman-9a+er, Margo Hayes, is here and she's got ex-boyfriends to musically rebuke.


Can anyone who keeps up with climbing celebrity gossip enlighten us to who the people in question might be?

Can’t be arsed to play the tracks. Is it better than this?
 
People, stop. OK?

At least that Margo Hayes thing is original music. That is the lowest possible bar.
 
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Introducing the Sport Climbing clothes rack. Gotta hang your Synchilla fleece somewhere.

"One such innovative fusion is the Grip Hanger, a clothes rack that draws its design from the unique forms found on sport climbing walls. These walls mimic the natural rock formations climbers encounter, yet they are crafted with intentional shapes to enhance grip practice and skill development. It’s almost a very loose and random association between two uses of the word “hang,” and yet it yields quite a stunning implementation that can add a bit of joy to your everyday life."

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Does anyone remember the 'Shite climbing clip-art' section that Fat Sloper Action used to have ? I might have a rummage in the Internet Archive when i get chance.
 
Does anyone remember the 'Shite climbing clip-art' section that Fat Sloper Action used to have ? I might have a rummage in the Internet Archive when i get chance.

I think I still have a FSA t-shirt somewhere, though not sure I could still squeeze into it.
 
Like a lot of music of that genre, I could not really catch the lyrics. A combination of a lack of articulation on the vocalist side and insufficient effort on my side. I'm sure.

She dated Matty Hong when she was in her late teens, and later Alex Megos, I belive. I'm ashamed to know that much, but the first I know from unsolicited gossip and the latter because, well, they went to well-known crags. I should drink more, apparently I have brain cells to spare.
I listened to all her stuff and they're definitely imo diss tracks against Matty Hong, he was much older when he dated her and I think coached her as a teen, which is kinda sus, and I think she knows that now...
 
I had no idea where to put this, but I feel this might be the right place.

https://rungne.com/en-gb/products/m...iHHDAivfRVAA6eefsUe_MZyBlvd_fVmha6Eo4qH9cVKwG

I was speechless... over $100 for 75g of chalk and Silica silylate (and amino acids, presumably to stop your skin falling apart as the oils are sucked from your hands) might be the most brazen grift I have seen from a climber in years. You would think silica silylate is the key justification of the cost of this product, but you can buy a kg of the stuff for under $100 pretty easily online, since it is used in a lot of cosmetics as an anti-caking agent.

I have been trying to find out what Metolius used to add to their Super Chalk, but I suspect it is this stuff or something very similar (just in lower proportions). I am worried about the sheer amount of chalk I inhale at the wall as it is, not sure I like the prospect of adding amorphous silica dust to the mix too!
 
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