rhyang wrote:I took another trad newbie on a climb in Yosemite last weekend -- a young strong buck and a good guy, one of these Sierra Challenge dudes. Like a lot of these folks who follow in the footsteps of Bob Burd, he said he was not as much interested in rock climbing as he was in summiting peaks.
Also, I think as we age our interests often change over time. Have yours ?
Rob...... tell your friend that Bob Burd does indeed Rock Climb. I have seen his and Matthew's entries on peaks with no walk up. Unless you count 5.6 as "walking"
I really like it when a "peak" is protected by "steepness".
When a "Rock Climb" is the only way to the top I like that best.
As I get older I am looking for the same thing as I did when I was 20....
My personal best on stone.