Comments for The Chalk Bag http://www.thechalkbag.com Rock Climbing Blog by Derek Rippe Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Camp Muir: A Great Hike And A Cautionary Tale by Camp Muir, Round Two: A Huge Success… With A Twist! http://www.thechalkbag.com/2011/06/camp-muir-a-great-hike-and-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-171 Camp Muir, Round Two: A Huge Success… With A Twist! Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:43:07 +0000 http://www.thechalkbag.com/?p=486#comment-171 [...] Links « Camp Muir: A Great Hike And A Cautionary Tale [...] [...] Links « Camp Muir: A Great Hike And A Cautionary Tale [...]

]]> Comment on How to make a Chalk Bag by Derek http://www.thechalkbag.com/2008/12/how-to-make-a-chalk-bag/#comment-154 Derek Mon, 25 Jul 2011 02:56:16 +0000 http://www.thechalkbag.com/?p=44#comment-154 Oh, and don't forget to send in a picture with the scrotum from a bull stretched over your head! Oh, and don’t forget to send in a picture with the scrotum from a bull stretched over your head!

]]> Comment on How to make a Chalk Bag by Derek http://www.thechalkbag.com/2008/12/how-to-make-a-chalk-bag/#comment-153 Derek Mon, 25 Jul 2011 02:52:05 +0000 http://www.thechalkbag.com/?p=44#comment-153 4-5 weeks. Lay it out flat in the hot sun. Then stretch it out over your head to make sure it'll be the right size. 4-5 weeks. Lay it out flat in the hot sun. Then stretch it out over your head to make sure it’ll be the right size.

]]> Comment on How to make a Chalk Bag by RasputinSays http://www.thechalkbag.com/2008/12/how-to-make-a-chalk-bag/#comment-146 RasputinSays Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:23:18 +0000 http://www.thechalkbag.com/?p=44#comment-146 I was thinking of using the scrotum from a bull I slaughtered. How long do you think it will need to cure before I can use it? I was thinking of using the scrotum from a bull I slaughtered. How long do you think it will need to cure before I can use it?

]]> Comment on Camp Muir: A Great Hike And A Cautionary Tale by Derek http://www.thechalkbag.com/2011/06/camp-muir-a-great-hike-and-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-141 Derek Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:31:33 +0000 http://www.thechalkbag.com/?p=486#comment-141 Javi, Michelle and I do a fair amount of walking and hiking, but we're not in the best of shape right now. The hike to Camp Muir is certainly tough - quite possibly the hardest hike I've ever done. It's a pretty relentless uphill hike, covering that much elevation change in a mere 4 miles. Aside from the burning calves, you do have to deal with the effects of the higher altitude (harder to breath, so you always feel like you're fighting to catch you breath). That being said, I think just about anyone can do it if they do it right. Give yourself all day, and take it slow. Make sure you have trekking/ski poles, and get yourself into a good rhythm. Take breaks when needed, take along plenty of food with protein (energy bars, etc) to keep your energy levels up, and you'll be fine! And wear sunscreen. :P Javi,

Michelle and I do a fair amount of walking and hiking, but we’re not in the best of shape right now. The hike to Camp Muir is certainly tough – quite possibly the hardest hike I’ve ever done. It’s a pretty relentless uphill hike, covering that much elevation change in a mere 4 miles. Aside from the burning calves, you do have to deal with the effects of the higher altitude (harder to breath, so you always feel like you’re fighting to catch you breath).

That being said, I think just about anyone can do it if they do it right. Give yourself all day, and take it slow. Make sure you have trekking/ski poles, and get yourself into a good rhythm. Take breaks when needed, take along plenty of food with protein (energy bars, etc) to keep your energy levels up, and you’ll be fine!

And wear sunscreen. :P

]]> Comment on Camp Muir: A Great Hike And A Cautionary Tale by Javier Gonzalez http://www.thechalkbag.com/2011/06/camp-muir-a-great-hike-and-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-140 Javier Gonzalez Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:18:20 +0000 http://www.thechalkbag.com/?p=486#comment-140 Hey Derek, what difficulty would you give the climb from 1-10? Looks like a pretty smooth climb, with the worse of it probably being burning shins (and oh, the sunburn). Awesome video Hey Derek, what difficulty would you give the climb from 1-10? Looks like a pretty smooth climb, with the worse of it probably being burning shins (and oh, the sunburn).

Awesome video

]]> Comment on Camp Muir: A Great Hike And A Cautionary Tale by Camp Muir – Mt. Rainier : 6/19/2011 | Derek Rippe Photography http://www.thechalkbag.com/2011/06/camp-muir-a-great-hike-and-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-139 Camp Muir – Mt. Rainier : 6/19/2011 | Derek Rippe Photography Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:31:58 +0000 http://www.thechalkbag.com/?p=486#comment-139 [...] If you’d like to read more about the complete trip, check out my trip report over at The Chalk... (No related content found.) [...] [...] If you’d like to read more about the complete trip, check out my trip report over at The Chalk… (No related content found.) [...]

]]> Comment on New Climbing Video Footage! by Derek http://www.thechalkbag.com/2011/01/new-climbing-video-footage/#comment-138 Derek Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:50:10 +0000 http://www.thechalkbag.com/?p=435#comment-138 Sportrock, in Sterling, VA. GREAT gym. Sportrock, in Sterling, VA. GREAT gym.

]]> Comment on New Climbing Video Footage! by Quinn Butler http://www.thechalkbag.com/2011/01/new-climbing-video-footage/#comment-137 Quinn Butler Sat, 11 Jun 2011 07:14:38 +0000 http://www.thechalkbag.com/?p=435#comment-137 What gym is this? That's a really big awesome wall! What gym is this? That’s a really big awesome wall!

]]> Comment on Climbing in the Pacific Northwest, for the first time! by Derek http://www.thechalkbag.com/2011/04/climbing-in-the-pacific-northwest-for-the-first-time/#comment-121 Derek Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:41:32 +0000 http://www.thechalkbag.com/?p=453#comment-121 We had an absolutely great time! We have been told that Sunshine Wall at Vantage is THE PLACE to be, so we'll probably go there next time. :) We had an absolutely great time! We have been told that Sunshine Wall at Vantage is THE PLACE to be, so we’ll probably go there next time. :)

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