http://chossmonkey.com/blog1 You can always go climbing but you can't always find the choss. Well, here it is. Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:23:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been busy on the choss lately. Yesterday we spent the day pioneering a new 500-foot route on a big face in Glenwood Canyon. I think it will turn out to be a great route with good, solid rock that is well-protected. It won't even qualify as a "choss route" ... http://chossmonkey.com/blog1/2008/09/21/mega-choss-mega-classic/ Just when I thought I would be back from the busy days of summer, I entered the busy days of school. Hence, I've been spending 13 to 15 hours a day at school with planning time, classes, and coaching cross country. Any spare time I've had has been spent with ... http://chossmonkey.com/blog1/2008/09/21/time-away/ Anytime you travel to new areas it's likely that you'll encounter a wide range of ethics. In Tuolumne, you'll find plenty of spaced out bolts and never one next to a crack. At a sport crag, you might find something different and sometimes the standard is greatly different. Take Clark ... http://chossmonkey.com/blog1/2008/08/01/the-lameness-part-2/ A little sign at Camp VI on The Nose says it all. In our annual travels we get to experience a wide range of climbing areas, each with their own feel, culture, and uniqueness. One thing that never ceases to amaze us is some of the lameness that goes on around ... http://chossmonkey.com/blog1/2008/07/29/the-lameness-part-1/ My summer has been filled with grand peaks, big walls, and outstanding pitches. The Nose was a big highlight, as was Positive Vibrations, and an endless sea of granite in Tuolumne didn't. There are too many great things to list, so go to mikeandjoy.net to see pictures and read stories ... http://chossmonkey.com/blog1/2008/07/28/summer/ The Nose. You say the Nose around any group of climbers and they instantly know what you're talking about. It's one of the most talked about and sought after routes in the world. Many people describe it as ... http://chossmonkey.com/blog1/2008/07/10/the-nose-in-a-day/ Our foursome on Dinner Ledge on Washington Column with Half Dome in full evening glow. Go to our site, www.mikeandjoy.net to see and hear about our latest adventures in Yosemite Valley. It's been a great and fun-filled week already and there's a lot more to come. lorazepam maximal doze lisinopril fosamax interactions ... http://chossmonkey.com/blog1/2008/06/17/the-summer-is-on-yosemite/ The distant but lovable cousin to this site, Splitter Choss, has a great post about the different kinds of choss. It's quite good. Check it out. http://chossmonkey.com/blog1/2008/06/17/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-choss/ The Choss Monkey has hit the road for the summer. We loaded up our van last week and headed west for the sunny crags and beautiful mountains of the Sierra Nevada. We're just about to head into Yosemite National Park where we hope to spend a few weeks climbing in ... http://chossmonkey.com/blog1/2008/06/09/on-the-road-again/ My buddy over at Splitter Choss just posted a nice little blurb about his shoe quiver. I've also been taking an inventory of my shoes recently because in the last few days I've been packing up our van for our annual summer road trip and trying to decide which shoes ... http://chossmonkey.com/blog1/2008/06/05/the-shoe-quiver/