Patrick Maun wrote: >Speaking of climbing, any other rock climbers out there in >Paddlewise-land? Yup. I'm a more serious paddler than climber, though. I just have a small rack and do 95% toproping on 30-50' pitches. Keeps me entertained, but nothing too serious. I can climb most 5.9s and I'm working on 5.10's. >What other activities do you do? How do you >divide them up (ie how do you find time away from paddling to partake >in the heathen non-paddling related activities)? Rock climbing 4-5x per year Paddle (kayaks) 3-4x per month Canoeing 4-5x per year I build kayaks/gear every weeknight (seems like) Mountain biking 3-4x per year XC skiing 8-10x per winter Downhill 3-6x per winter Backpack (camping) 4-5x per year Car camp 5-7x per year I definitely paddle first and foremost, but I'm somewhat of a social* creature, so if I've paddled solo quite a bit, and nobody is free to go paddling, I'll go do whatever other activities my friends are up to. If I'm tired of paddling alone, I'd just as soon do a 'second-tier' activity rather than sitting at home wishing I had someone to paddle with! *I don't like doing outdoor activities in a big group, but with 1-2 friends is nice. Other than rock climbing, which takes as much of a sense of body awareness as kayaking, I don't think any other activities directly benefit or detract from my paddling skills, but they all contribute to my enjoyment of the natural world around me. (They also help me to forget about work and unwind!) Shawn -- Shawn W. Baker 0 46°53'N © 2000 ____©/______ 114°06'W ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ baker_at_montana.com 0 http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jul 19 2000 - 12:00:03 PDT
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