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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cremnomaniac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Helmet Head- A hair cut that forms a perfect &#8220;helmet&#8221; shape around the head itself. Many times this can be accomplished by a horrible haircut and lack of caring in the morning tossed with a side of being a boner. This non-trendy look is usually seen on people with the name &#8220;Mike&#8221;. &#8220;Man, Mike walked [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cremnomaniac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7875526&amp;post=1076&amp;subd=cremnomaniac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ups and Downs of Solo Top-Roping</title>
		<link>http://cremnomaniac.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/ups-and-downs-of-solo-top-roping/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cremnomaniac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are lots of ways to get time on the rock. Most of them involve partners, those pesky persons that require you to wait till their ready, and leave before your done. There is another way that doesn&#8217;t require a partner, and its a lot safer than a rope-soloing on lead. Top-rope soloing is my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cremnomaniac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7875526&amp;post=1017&amp;subd=cremnomaniac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons of a Rappel Gone Wrong (update, new incident)</title>
		<link>http://cremnomaniac.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/lessons-of-a-rappel-gone-wrong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cremnomaniac</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cremnomaniac.wordpress.com/?p=965</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rock climbing is dangerous. You must understand and practice safe climbing technique whenever you climb in order to reduce your risk of injury, paralysis, or death. You are responsible for your own safety and the safety of your climbing partners. Do you ever read those disclaimers? I mean, really read them. We see the warnings [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cremnomaniac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7875526&amp;post=965&amp;subd=cremnomaniac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Craze or Cult? A look into the #tpup phenomenon</title>
		<link>http://cremnomaniac.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/craze-or-cult-a-look-into-the-tpup-phenomenon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cremnomaniac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new craze is sweeping the ranks of tweeting climbers, arms are being twisted, couches burned, TV power cords severed. Even the garage is getting reorganized. The reason? One little savage puppy. Not, you say? Here&#8217;s the proof. The dog goes by various titles, #tpup (as the pullers call him), @Teampup, or simply T. Whatever [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cremnomaniac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7875526&amp;post=931&amp;subd=cremnomaniac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Joshua Tree, Desert Treasures and Pleasures</title>
		<link>http://cremnomaniac.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/joshua-tree-desert-treasures-and-pleasures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cremnomaniac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two plus weeks after the trip and I am still thinking about JTree. Part of it is that photos from other participants are still surfacing. The other part is that I&#8217;m a bit dumbfounded. Why? That&#8217;s hard to answer. It&#8217;s not the first climbing road-trip I&#8217;ve been on nor the last. Something about it was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cremnomaniac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7875526&amp;post=838&amp;subd=cremnomaniac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who is a Climber?</title>
		<link>http://cremnomaniac.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/who-is-a-climber/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cremnomaniac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, someone that I have become acquainted with embarked on a journey. She was presented an opportunity that few would have said no to. Yet, there were apparently those that thought she shouldn’t be where she was. &#8220;Unqualified&#8221;,&#8221; ill-prepared&#8221;, and unspoken feelings infused with contempt. These critics’ words, their derisive dispatches, impugned more than her [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cremnomaniac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7875526&amp;post=827&amp;subd=cremnomaniac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Knots for Rappel II &#8211; The Options</title>
		<link>http://cremnomaniac.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/knots-for-rappel-brief-comparison/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cremnomaniac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I covered the EDK or as it is more correctly called the &#8220;Overhand Bend&#8221; in Knots for Rappel, EDK or Knot. The links I provided mention some other knots that may be of interest. As I&#8217;ve said, choices should be made based on accurate information. In turn, we should use the methods and practices that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cremnomaniac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7875526&amp;post=779&amp;subd=cremnomaniac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Knots for Rappel, EDK or Knot?</title>
		<link>http://cremnomaniac.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/knots-for-rappel-edk-or-knot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cremnomaniac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question still gets asked, &#8220;what knot is best for tying ropes together for a rappel?&#8221; Actually, I thought it had been settled years ago. However, with the ongoing growth in climbing popularity it seems the question still needs answering. There are lots of ways to tie ropes together (see my followup post Knots for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cremnomaniac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7875526&amp;post=735&amp;subd=cremnomaniac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Flat Eight</media:title>
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		<title>Yosemite tweetup Trip Report, Insights, and reflections</title>
		<link>http://cremnomaniac.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/yosemite-tweetup-and-tr-insights-and-reflections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cremnomaniac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like to think about climbing, a lot. I must, I do it daily whether I&#8217;m climbing or not. On the other hand I have never taken many photos of my climbing adventures and written only a few trip reports. It&#8217;s somewhat unique that this is the second trip report that I have posted here. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cremnomaniac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7875526&amp;post=697&amp;subd=cremnomaniac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fear of Lead Falls Holding You Back?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cremnomaniac</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climbing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across this great little video. It demonstrates a technique they call &#8220;Clip-Drop Technique&#8221;. The goal of the technique is to reduce the fear of lead falls. I&#8217;d agree with those that suggest it is this fear that keeps many a good climber leading well below their potential. I speak from personal experience. It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cremnomaniac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7875526&amp;post=684&amp;subd=cremnomaniac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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