http://www.yourclimbing.com/taxonomy/term/79/0 This is the place to discuss all of your aid climbing and big wall epics. en http://www.yourclimbing.com/forum-friends_wanting_to_start_trad_climbing <p>There's no TRAD forum..so I figured I'd post in aid since most of my Trad climbs are Aid anyways....</p> <p>So I've recently had several of my friends inquire about the transition from Sport Climbing and Bouldering to Trad climbing...</p> <p>My response to both has been: "Don't do it, its not worth it...you have things to live for, such as your Wife (and dog in the one dude's case.)" Its it wrong for me to discourage my friends from Trad climbing? First off, it cost a lot of $$ to start + you really can get seriously injured...especially when you're starting. Its like playing Russian Roulette...especially with a lot of the routes in West Virginia/North Carolina.</p> <p><a href="http://www.yourclimbing.com/forum-friends_wanting_to_start_trad_climbing">read more</a></p> http://www.yourclimbing.com/forum-friends_wanting_to_start_trad_climbing#comments Aid Climbing traditional Traditional Climbing Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:12:45 -0600 dbrayack 3246 at http://www.yourclimbing.com http://www.yourclimbing.com/forum-monkey_call <p>So I've noticed a decline in the use and acceptance of the Monkey Call in Yosemite and elsewhere. You used to hear the wall rats give a nice Monkey-esque hoot from the ground or to others on nearby routes... no longer. I yelled out to a couple parties on El Cap, no response. I was on the Leanin Tower and yelled over to a party on Roulette.. nothing. It makes me sad</p> http://www.yourclimbing.com/forum-monkey_call#comments Aid Climbing Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:58:27 -0600 donnyllama 370 at http://www.yourclimbing.com