em, yeah I wore a fricking helmet! and eye protection.. but hey thanks for your ever so useful response.

Joe looks like he's in some kind of ZONE. I'm sorry, that looks way too painful to emulate. Maybe it helps make your woman happy, in which case I would probably scream and hurt myself all the time.

They mostly just give me an excuse to climb like a pussy the day after.

The ending is hilarious! Had to do those in PT when I was recovering from a wrist fracture, but with a lot less weight. PT hurts. It gives you an incentive to not break anything ever again.

Kathy

Thirteen days so far, all in the Catskills, not bad for weekend warriers. First time back on ice after a 3 year gap, so we were pleased to lead some 2+ and 3. Hoping maybe 1 or 2 weekends left this season.

A not so fun variation on the wrist roller (rollies). Change the diameter of the handle. Wider the harder. Once you can't wrap your thumb around it, it gets even more effective/painful/insane. Holding it up higher and or using a longer strap will also add to the effort. RC

Well I did my first leashless lead yesterday (Central Pillar). Now that I have nomics, I might actually like this leashless thing!!!!!

Nice, must have also been from the shots of Jameson from the authentic Cascade pass ice luge the night before...no?

No, that was before, actually. Sunday we did a new route up at the upper tiers... and I got hauled through the crux!!!