Pete The Radness

Guberfish

2008-12-01T00:48:00.000-08:00

For thousands of years humanity's greatest thinkers have pondered the eternal question - What does a guberfish look like? My best guess is something like this -

Whose forearms are bigger?

2008-06-15T23:43:00.000-07:00

Fred who? Here's some words from the horse's mouth:

No sends yet but getting some good progress on a few goodies. Was trying Cave Man (V9), not a great problem by any stretch of the imagination but a little long and pumpy and a good thing to try for getting some endurance back, when I started climbing again just a couple of weeks ago my threshold was about 2 moves - so about half that of normal... Anyway, in typical Pete style I fell off the last move. Its also bored a big hole in my index finger and bruised it badly so i've left it for now, its served its purpose.

Mostley been trying a few harder lines with some good progress; Dead Heat (V11) at ground control caves, have worked out all the moves and linked from the start to the big crux throw, right at the end. Havent actually caught this yet (fractions away) but might need some different feet, still a little unsure. If I can work out this move its only a few sessions away. Forced Entry (V12) at Andersons, can now staticly get the pod as an index finger mono, need a little more lock to get it as a gaston though. Have then done the next move off the gaston a few times. Top I havent tried, looks like it will need a little work but not too bad. Dead Can't Dance (V11), Hollow Mountain Cave. Was trying this with the close heel, like Chris does in the link-up, but the far away toe is the sequence for me, did the crux-gaston move 1st go with this beta. It requires a little more setting up which is why people dont use it for the link-ups but is fine when you've just pulled on 2 moves ago. Just have to get my left foot up after sticking it and I've done all the moves. Ammagamma (V13), which I was really excited about how it had felt on day one, is now off the cards, my f*cking ring-finger tendon is playing up again (the crux is a throw off a 3-finger poc). Have to rest it a couple of years if I want to do this one-pretty frustrating. I have however found new light in Lost For Life (V12, pictured), On day 1 I couldn't even pull off the ground for the 1st move and was slapping about a hand-distance away from sticking the 2nd move. Had my 2nd session yesterday, could only do the 2nd move with a bit of a power spot until Nita said "Im only touching your tshirt" and then lo-and-behold, I could do it pretty much every time. And then the 1st move, getting within 2cm of the hold. Now I know this is still a long way from doing it (sticking the hold looks HARD!) but its pretty exciting progress. I've also managed to pull on as if sticking the 1st move, campus my feet back on, match then chuck and on my best go slapped the hold, but didn't stick it.

Yeah, so I'm psyched. Pretty un-excited by the HMC but all the bloc-style probelms are absolutely wicked. Met Sam Edwards up here too, he's totally ashamed of the HMC linkups and wishes people would come for the other problems here. He was trying a project on the lower Taipan wall which I gave a go, couldn't touch it (He thinks it'll be about V13/14) and the project to the right is even harder.

Peace out,

Pete.

When we get rid of this damn talking horse I might be able to get something from Pete himself.

IMG_1266

2008-06-01T13:00:00.001-07:00

IMG_1266, originally uploaded by Derek Thatcher.

Can not wait to hear some more Radness reports

Exporting the Radness

2008-05-29T02:47:00.000-07:00

After crashing and burning his fingers and his knee, Pete has decided the NZ stratosphere is too restrictive for his exponentially mushrooming radness. Thus he is exporting himself to spread radness around the globe. Stay tuned for updates as he attempts to communicate the radness to Nepalese Yak herders and inebriated Ozstraaleeans.

Crash and Burn

2008-02-15T00:10:00.000-08:00

That's right motherfucker! Just when you thought Pete had Crashed and Burned he comes wandering in out of the dust with a bagload of ruckus, psyche overflowing from the engorged pockets of his cargo pants, and radness sparkling everywhere and campusses his way unintelligibly up this powerful Quantum testpiece. Good job Pete.

Rumor has it that if you go to the coast and listen to the wind you can hear it whispering "the radnesssssss".

Paranoia

2007-11-11T23:00:00.000-08:00

Question: What use is a rock climber with no fingers?
Answer: No use whatsoever.

Pete the Radness may well come face to face with the reality of such questions if his fingers do not soon evolve into the steel talons thjat the radness seems to demand. You see, the Radness cannot be restrained for long, and with Pete's fingers stretched to the limit of cellular connectivity, it seems that somethings going to blow. Lets hope not. Surely Pete has not used up a lifetime of radness in just a few years, but then again...having seen him climb, maybe he has.

Quote of the day:
"I'm all out of Pete."

Growing the Radness into Madness and Badness with not a touch of Sadness

2007-08-10T02:12:00.000-07:00

Today the Radness was pushed towards madness by the howling of the tempestuous winds, but the Radness was too strong and prevailed. In fact, apparently the Radness is "stronger than Death himself". Which is pretty darn strong. Amidst the wind, the Radness had the grace to touch the top of several blessed problems - Pete's SS (with the obligatory Bristol Heel) put up by a Pete with lesser Radness, Trifecta Left V8(done with more technique than you can poke a stick at) and Basilisk V8 (originally climbed by Derek but recently claimed by Seb as 'Porky') which, just in case you were wondering, he campused.

Quote of the day:

Paddles-That suspended boulder might even be radder than Pete.
Pete-Steady on.

All in all, it is clear that the Radness is pretty rad. Could he be any radder? Maybe just a fraction. Like if he could actually kill retards just by looking at them and thinking 'you are a retard I wish you'd die'.

How to get the Radness Tip #37

2007-08-03T03:25:00.000-07:00

If you see a bunch of hippies doing some stupid seance in the middle of a bouldering area what do you do? If you seek the Radness then of course you run naked through the middle of their circle and frolic in the pond of course! Get out there and frolic people!

The Radness enters Interstellar Overdrive

2007-08-03T02:46:00.000-07:00

Today the Radness was especially rad. Despite his pale and sickly appearance he was able to crush the bejesus out of any holds sent his way. His bulbous forearms certainly came to the party and then left abruptly once the party couldn't get any louder. Apparently they'll be away for a while.

Pete managed to send his long-term project (and everybody elses long term project for that matter) at Flock Hill, naming it Interstellar Overdrive (after the Floyd track). It clocks in at a whopping V11 and is sure to be wanting a repeat for a while. Pete sent it in fine Pete the Radness style, shaking all the while, pretending to be using his feet but actually not, forgetting his sequence at the crucial moment and then just campusing and not letting go. Quote of the moment "I am infinitely strong".

Pete then declared his retirement for a two week radness-gestation period. But how long can you hold the radness down? Estimates of how long his hiatus will last range from four minutes to six days. What poor unfortunate set of holds will Pete bring the Radness to bear on next? Only time will tell...

How Rad is the Radness?

2007-08-02T16:45:00.000-07:00

Here's how rad... according to the completely infallible website of wisdom 8a.nu, in the calendar year of 2006 Peter 'climbed' 132 boulder problems 7A (V6) or harder, most of them harder...That's more than one every three days. That is pretty friggin rad. When asked about taking time to rest The Radness replied "I can't rest, when I sleep I try and climb Powerlines and that problem is quite hard".

Okay so its not quite as rad as Dani Andrada's 1000 8a/8As, but that wasn't in a year, and at least Pete still has his girlfriend (hard luck Dani).

Genesis and Evolution of the Radness

2007-08-01T03:17:00.000-07:00

From whence came the radness? As soon ask from whence came the light when only darkness abound! Instead rest easy with the knowledge that the radness is emergent and fueled by fires so bright as to blot out the sun itself.
The radness bursts forth in the guise of Peterkin, humble cello-playing gnome of Belmont. Peterkin set forth from his home in Belmont with microscopic powers, but it was not long before his journey led him into the psychedelic process of forearm maximisation. Thus Micro Pete becomes Macro Pete, and then as his fame ensues and his back grows flesh: Pete 'Teen Star' Allison. Soon, Peterkin's powers become so vast that he transcends himself and after brief periods known as Pete 'former teen star' Allison, Pete is meat, and Pete Pucia the world bears witness to the birth of Pete the Radness. Behold! As this photo proves, he even has detachable arms which he can send up the rock while he snarls from below.

Be warned: if they catch you at the hill trying to be radder than Pete then they'll send you home to mother in a cardboard box.

Photo: Mark Watson