Skip Baney

"Do not show remorse or fear. Plants can smell weakness, and they will team up on you like an NFL..."

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:02:46 -0500

“Do not show remorse or fear. Plants can smell weakness, and they will team up on you like an NFL defensive line until they bring you down. You are better than them. That is why we have a dish called “salad.””

- The Masochist’s Guide To Bushwhacking | semi-rad.com

If you’re in Austin (or within driving distance) come out...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:10:24 -0500

If you’re in Austin (or within driving distance) come out to the Capitol City Crux comp at the North Austin Rock Gym. The purse for finals is up to $1000, so it could totally be worth your while (cough… Sierra… Nina… cough).

Competition is going to be steep - several national youth champions are coming in from Dallas and Houston. I predict an action packed finals w/ problems on the newly renovated “Big Pig”, a 20+ foot highball wall w/ 2 feet of padding. Regardless of whether you make finals though it’s going to be a good time.

I’ll be there all day. Come up and say howdy!

Thought those holds looked familiar… that’s my gym...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 08:55:51 -0500

Thought those holds looked familiar… that’s my gym (SARG). Nice shot!

six8twelve: train. train. train.

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:14:59 -0600

six8twelve:

train. train. train.

"Yesterday’s gone the way of the dodo. You have one day, and it is today."

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:03:55 -0600

“Yesterday’s gone the way of the dodo. You have one day, and it is today.”

- How To Push Past The Bullshit And Write That Goddamn Novel: A Very Simple No-Fuckery Writing Plan To Get Shit Done « terribleminds: chuck wendig

Had a great time at Citizens’ Nationals. Met my goal and...

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:46:16 -0600

Had a great time at Citizens’ Nationals. Met my goal and climbed as hard as I ever have! Knocked off my lowest score with one second remaining - felt like a boss.

Today I watched most of the country’s pros (as well as a good deal of USA Climbing’s...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:51:36 -0600

Today I watched most of the country’s pros (as well as a good deal of USA Climbing’s Junior category) onsight five very, very hard problems. I might have been able to climb one of them if I had a few weeks to work it - not the 4 min they had for each.

Stoked to climb the Citizens’ comp tomorrow afternoon, and then to sit back and watch finals!

Daniel Woods campusing Men’s Qualifier #3 at ABS...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:38:45 -0600

Daniel Woods campusing Men’s Qualifier #3 at ABS Nationals… because he can.

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Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:26:53 -0600

We need a certain degree of self-deception to make it through life. The ability to lie to ourselves is what separates us from the rest of the animals, after all.

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:49:26 -0600

rapt-spectator:

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:14:12 -0600

rapt-spectator:

It’s a week before I head out to Colorado for ABS Nationals, so the training is tapering off...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:14:22 -0600

It’s a week before I head out to Colorado for ABS Nationals, so the training is tapering off (the entire practice tonight was just a laid back redpointing/projecting session). Going to focus on getting a ton of sleep and eating well all next week.

Found out tonight that one of the guys on the climbing team is coming out, too - which is awesome. It just occurred to me that I’ve never competed without the team there, so it probably would have thrown me off to be there solo.

Not sure what to expect of Citizens’ Nationals… I get the feeling that its laid back and casual, but part of me wants it to be hard and competitive. Guess I’ll find out soon enough. I know I’ve trained as much (and as well) as I could - however it turns out.

The Rock Ocelot: Attention all climbers!

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:18:21 -0600

The Rock Ocelot: Attention all climbers!:

rock-ocelot:

I need your help!

I am doing a project for my entrepreneurial studies class about a hypothetical start-up small business, in my case a climbing gym.

I want to know what YOU would put in a gym if you had unlimited resources. What would make it more amazing than your current gym?

Min 50’ walls - preferably higher.
Top-out bouldering area w/ good mix of features + a well protected highball wall.
IFSC certified speed wall (15 meter) with 2 lanes and an official timing system (Twin Dolphin or similar).
Training room w/ multiple system, campus, and finger boards.
Dedicated areas for both kids (i.e. bday parties) and instructional classes.
Natural features (crack, chimney, off-width, tuffas).
Lots and lots of large volumes for euro, world-cup style setting.
A station w/ a few auto-belays for people to do laps on.
Open early (6am) so people can come in before going to work.

Honestly, these are all table stakes for me (except for maybe the naturals) but I’m continually amazed at how many gyms don’t even manage to provide the basics.

The only gym I’ve been to that’s gotten this right is Stone Summit in Atlanta.

This body better toughen up, because I’m going to train tonight whether it likes it or not.

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:43:17 -0600

This body better toughen up, because I’m going to train tonight whether it likes it or not.

It’s on, y’all… The next month’s...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:15:12 -0600

It’s on, y’all…

The next month’s training is going to be brutal :)

climberdiary: ooooooh columnar Basalt, very cool

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:44:28 -0600

climberdiary:

ooooooh columnar Basalt, very cool

It’s looking like I’m going to be able to make it to ABS Nationals this year! I’m...

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:22:22 -0600

It’s looking like I’m going to be able to make it to ABS Nationals this year! I’m going to try competing in the citizens comp and then watch the pros battle it out during finals.

So. Stoked.

"If climbers used the word ‘beta’ the way most software houses do, we’d all be..."

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:58:49 -0600

“If climbers used the word ‘beta’ the way most software houses do, we’d all be dead.”

- Anonymous

I thought this was so hilarious that I had to show it to my...

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:37:04 -0600

I thought this was so hilarious that I had to show it to my wife.

She just shook her head and sighed.

"I think about those two things a lot. Two not-shiny, not-new things that changed my life in..."

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:11:15 -0600

“I think about those two things a lot. Two not-shiny, not-new things that changed my life in incredible ways. […] If twenty-something me would have written a letter to Santa, he never would have asked for a bike or a climbing rope. But without those two things, I’d be a very different person.”

- semi-rad.com - The Best Gifts Are Not Things You Ask For