SXSW 2008
Geeks love climbing at SXSW 2008.
A few folks have mentioned wanting to get a group together to go rock climbing while in Austin for SXSW. Pack your climbing shoes and let's do it!
Please feel free to vote for times under The Voting if you are interested in going later in the conference.
Photos of SXSW 2008 climbs
Videos of SXSW 2008 climbs
The Climbers of SXSW 2008
- Mark Trammell (founder of Geeks Love Climbing)
- Tantek Çelik (made an offhand joke to Mark, and look what happened.)
- Dan Rubin (climbed a tree when I was 10, and a rope when I was 16)
- Juliette Melton (just found the climbing shoes - w00t!)
- Erica Douglass (I can pack all my climbing gear)
- Michael Lehmkuhl (have pity on me - I come from a flat state)
- Dane Petersen (used to climb twice a week at Smith Rock... used to...)
- Noelle Murata (refuses to be outdone, having missed the Apt Bouldering)
- Colin Surprenant (active in the north east - from Montreal area, Adirondacks to the Gunks)
- Kevin Rose (I own buildering.com, no joke, click the ads)
- Daniel Burka (I'm can climb the routes Kevin talks about climbing)
- Veronica Belmont (It's been a while, I need peer pressure)
- Laura Fitton (that nut from Twitter [@pistachio] used to, used to...) availability a little up in the air, i'll come when a group is going if i can
- Aubrey Sabala (I'm packing my climbing gear and dental floss. Wholly unrelated, but true.)
- Ryan King (packing climbing gear and dental floss. Totally related.)
- Jake Ingman (my brother climbed el cap twice. I have climbed it zero.)
- Thomas Crenshaw (indoor climber from VA/DC/MD area)
- Ben Cote (climbs stuff)
- Adina Levin (learned at Planet Granite in Belmont)
- tyler hilker (i'm now the noob i always made fun of)
- Stephanie Sullivan (haven't done this in years, but loved it before)
The Voting
Please vote for the dates/times you like/dislike.
Suggested dates and times (feel free to add suggestions):
Fri., Mar 7:
- 4-6pm
- 6-8pm
- +1 Trammell
- +1 Tantek
- +1 DR
- +1 Julie
- -1 Erica I just realized the coworking meetup is at this same time :(
- +1 Michael
- +1 Dane
- +1 Burka
- +1 Aubs
Sat., Mar 8:
- 10-noon
- -1 Tantek - I'm going to SXSWi sessions.
- -1 Ryan King - sessions + hangover
- 4-6pm
- 6-8pm
Sun., Mar 9:
- 10-noon,
- -1 Ryan King - will be hung over
- 4-6pm
- -1 Erica (ProBlogger party)
- -1 Laura (me too Erica, meet you there.)
- 5-7pm (closes at 7 p.m.)
Mon., Mar 10:
- noon-2pm
- +1 Tantek Çelik (we need a group of 8+ to get them to open it so please sign up with folks that might go!)
- +1 Michael Lehmkuhl
- ...
- 1-3pm (we need a group of 8+ to get them to open it so please sign up with folks that might go!)
- +1 Tantek Çelik
- +1 Michael Lehmkuhl
- ...
- 4-6pm
- +1 Ryan King
- -1 Tantek Çelik (going to Portable Social Networks at 5pm)
- 6-8pm
Tues., Mar 11:
- 10-noon
- +1 Trammell - if group is large enough.
- +1 Michael - what he said.
- 4-6pm
- +1 Trammell
- +1 tyler hilker
- +1 Dan Connolly
- +1 Tantek Çelik
- +1 Stephanie Sullivan
- 6-8pm
More days? Who's in during SXSW music?
The Gym
The Buildings
For discussion purposes only. Buildings or other structures in the wild which appear to be hypothetically climbable.
- Shakespeare's on 6th (V0 inside the inner left section of the bar, right hand wall, up to the balcony).
- ...
The Successful Climbs
SXSW Friday, 6 p.m.: Climb on!
Looks like everyone who voted, save one (sorry, Erica!), voted for Friday night from 6-8 pm.
We'll meet in the Hilton Austin lobby by the waterfall. D msg @trammell on twitter if you can't find the group.
We'll prolly want to hop in cabs for Austin Rock Gym South right at 6 p.m. as some might want to grab a post-climb meal before the parties kick into high gear.
Please feel free to vote for more times under The Voting if you are interested in going later in the conference.
Confirmed climbers for Friday at 6 p.m.:
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- Mark Trammell
- Tantek Çelik - As Leeroy said, let's do this.
- Dan Rubin - bring it.
- Dane Petersen
- Thomas Crenshaw
- Juliette Melton
- Laura Fitton - dinner shifted, will meet you at the gym. BTW, which one? North or South? trammell: South.
- Jake Ingman
- Kevin Rose - its been a few weeks...
- Daniel Burka - it's been a few hours...
- Aubrey Sabala - it's been a few minutes...
- Ben Cote - just heard about this a few minutes ago...
SXSW Tuesday, Climb on!
Tuesday 4pm-6pm.
We'll meet in the Hilton Austin lobby by the waterfall. D msg @trammell on twitter if you can't find the group.
We'll prolly want to hop in cabs for Austin Rock Gym South right at the start time as some might want to grab a post-climb meal before the parties kick into high gear. Be sure to get the phone number of your cab and/or a commitment to return at 5:45pm to pick you up.
Confirmed climbers for Tuesday
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- Tantek Çelik
- Stephanie Sullivan
- Dan Connolly
- Tyler Hilker (latter session, starting closer to 5:30pm)
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