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ROCK: Climbing to new heights
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A f te r a s k in g t h e s t u d e n t s t o p u t o n
t h e i r h a r n e s s e s , w h ic h t h e y d i d q u i t e w e ll,
K e n d a ll m a d e s u r e t h a t a ll o f t h e s t u d e n ts ’
h a r n e s s e s h a d t h e p r o p e r r e q u ir e m e n ts fo r
u se . H e t o l d t h e s t u d e n ts t h a t t h e r e a re
tw o ty p e s o f b u c k le s t h a t a re f o u n d o n r o c k
c lim b in g h a r n e s s e s a n d b r o u g h t tw o o f h is
std & e n ts t o t h e f r o n t o f t h e c la s s to d is p la y
t h è t w o ty p e s .
“I f y o u c a n see t h e w o r d ‘D A N G E R ,’
y o u ’re d o in g s o m e th i n g w r o n g ,” s a id K e n d a ll.
In j th e t r a d i t i o n a l s p o r t o f r o c k c lim b ­
in g , th e r e a re tw o d i s t i n c t ro le s t h a t p e o p le
ta k e r o n e is t h e c lim b e r a n d t h e o t h e r is t h e
belayer,, w h ic h is t h e p e r s o n w h o c o n tr o ls
t h e r o p e f o r t h e c lim b e r so t h a t t h e y c a n
c lim b , lo w e r a n d in c e r t a i n c ir c u m s ta n c e s ,
fa ll, safely.-. “
A f te r e x p la in in g t h e p a r t t h a t c lim b e r s
a n d b e la y e rs p lay , t h e class w e n t t h r o u g h t h e
p ro c e s s le a r n i n g t o tie a “w o v e n f ig u r e e i g h t ”
k n o t , w h ic h w o u ld l a te r b e u s e d t o s e c u re
t h e r o p e to t h e c lim b e r ’s h a r n e s s . A f te r v is u ­
a lly in s p e c tin g t h e class’s k n o t s , 'K e n d a l l
r e m in d e d t h e m t h a t a t t h e e n d o f th e te r m
t h e y w ill h a v e t o b e a b le t o t i e a p e r f e c t o n e
w h ile b lin d f o ld e d .
O n c e ‘ t h e s t u d e n ts h a v e a n u n d e r s t a n d ­
in g ò f t h e f ig u re e ig h t, t h e y w e n t th r o u g h
t h e in s a n d o u ts o f u s in g t h e b e la y d e v ic e .
K e n d a ll e x p la in e d t h a t , w i t h t h e k n o w le d g e
o f h o w to tie t h e k n o ts a n d u se th e b e la y
d e v ic e , i t is a f o o l - p r o o f s y s te m , t h o u g h h e
jo k in g ly d e s c r ib e d h is n e r v o u s n e s s t o th e
class, b e in g t h e i r f ir s t n i g h t in th è r o c k g y m .
A s t h e class t r a n s i t i o n s i n t o t h e r o c k g y m ,
By Katherine Sudyam
i Copy Editor
available in th e rock g y m d u rin g the Thursday
n ig h t rock clim b in g class.
K e n d a ll e x p la in e d as o n e o f h is in t e r m e d ia t e
s t u d e n ts d e m o n s tr a t e d t h e p ro c e s s o f c lim b ­
in g . K e n d a ll s e t u p h is b e la y d e v ic e w i t h
o n e e n d o f a c lim b in g r o p e a n d h is c lim b in g
d e m o n s tr a t o r , s t u d e n t S a d ie T e g tm e ie r, t i e d ,
i n t o t h e o t h e r e n d o f t h e r o p e . H e e x p la in e d
a h a t f o r t h i s n i g h t o n ly , h e w o u ld be, c h e c k ­
in g o f f s t u d e n ts t o m a k e s u re t h a t th e y h a v e
s e t u p t h e i r k n o t s a n d b e la y d e v ic e s c o r ­
r e c tly a n d t h a t la te r , h e w o u ld a s s u m e
t h a t s t u d e n ts h a v e c h e c k e d e a c h o t h e r ’s
e q u ip m e n t.
.
“W e ’ve n e v e r h a d re a lly a n y ty p e o f
a c c id e n t, le t alp n e a serio u s a c c id e n t,”
*" sa id “'K e h d a l l .
A f te r ty i n g t h e r o p e a n d s e t ti n g u p
t h e belay , t h e tw o p r e s e n te r s c h e c k e d
o n e a n o t h e r ’s g e a r a n d
b eg an to go
o v e r t h e “u n iv e r s a l c lim b in g c b jn m a n d s .”
O n c e T e g tm e ie r w a s r e a d y t o c lim b , sh e
c a lle d o u t “ O n b e la y ,” t o w h ic h K e n d a ll
r e t u r n e d “ B e la y o n .” W h e n th e c lim b e r
m a d e s u r e t h e b e la y e r w a s re a d y , sh e
c a lle d o u t “ C l i m b i n g ,” t o w h i c h , t h e
b e la y e r r e t u r n s w i t h “ C lim b o n .” A f te r
t h e d e m o n s tr a t i o n w as f in is h e d , K e n d a ll
a llo w e d t h e 'c l a s s t o s t a r t s e t ti n g u p t h e i r
g e a r t o g e t c h e c k e d a n d t h e n c lim b . F o r
t h e m a j o r it y o f th e c lim b in g session,* h e
w a lk e d a r o u n d , e x p la in in g t o s t u d e n ts
w h at n o t to do.
In April 2012 a ‘90s iavorite
returns to the big screen, “Star
Wars: Episode I?’ T h e movie
that m ade m any a now twenty-
something-year-old virgin squeal
like an 8-year-old girl will pre­
miere in 3D .
W ith so m any movies
released in 3 D you m id it w on­
der what most people prefer,
watching a podracer crash into a
canon wall or having that same
podracer crash o u t o f th e screen
and into their face? T h e results
are in and the answer is astound­
ing, Clackamas C om m unity
College students prefer standard
2 D movies.
“[I prefer] 2 D because 3 D
gives m e a headache, and the
glasses don’t fit well over m y
glasses,” said Taira Avrill, C C C
student. There were m any rea­
sons w hy C C C students pre­
fer 2D , die headache caused by
watching a 3D movie is the m ost
com m on o f these.
O n e thing students always
have to think about is how to
get the m ost bang for their buck.
“Beauty and the Beast,” was rere-
leased in 3 D Jan. 13 and one
adult ticket to a 3 D matinee
at C entury Clackamas Town
Center costs $11.25, while the
same ticket to a 2 D showing is
only $7.75, saving you $3.50.
“They’re asking [for] a lot
m ore m oney in theaters, which
I think is silly for som ething that
is n ot that amazing,” said Becca
Smith, C C C student.
T h e downside to this deal is
the decreased am ount o f show­
in g that some cinemas are offer­
ing in 2D . I f you are thinking
about catching any film in 2D ,
then plan ahead; they have two
showings o f “Beauty an d the
Beast” in 2 D and seven in 3 D
at the Clackamas Town Center,
and m any theaters don’t have
2 D counterparts to their 3 D
films.
M ost people think that 3 D
isn’t anything special. It m ay
w ork for some movies, b ut for
m ost it is just going to force your
hand into that bottle o f aspirin.
“I prefer 2 D because 3 D
is a technology were n o t used
to yet, were n o t terribly sure
where the quality is going to be
and they’re still kind o f working
o ut the kinks on it,” says Lance
Dakotakruesky, C C C student.
“I actually saw ‘Avatar’ in 3 D and
I think m at was kind o f cool as
far as 3 D goes.”
W hatever your preference is
there is an upside, plenty o f o u r
childhood favorites will be seen
on th e big screen again.
g
I f you can see the w ord
‘DANGER, ’you’re doing some­
thing wrong. ”
Marlin Kendall
Rock Climbing Instructor
R a n a e F aircloth shows o f f her n im b le clim b in g
skills. B e h in d h er P h il Boiselle belays f o r A m b e r
B andasith.
“Y ou h a v e t o b e a b le t o c o n t r o l y o u r
lim b s u n d e r s tre s s a n d u n d e r p r e s s u r e ,”
s a id C C C s t u d e n t P h il B o is se lle .
T h e r o c k g y m o n c a m p u s is c u r r e n tl y
o n ly o p e n d u r i n g class h o u r s o n T h u r s d a y
n ig h ts , b u t t h e r e a re m a n y g r e a t p la c e s
to c lim b o u t d o o r s in O r e g o n . “ [A g r e a t
lo c a l p la c e t o c lim b ] is F re n c h ’s D o m e
i n Z ig z a g . I t ’s n ic e , i t ’s c lo s e by, i n S a n d y .
I t ’s g o o d f o r b e g in n e r s a n d in t e r m e d ia t e
c lim b e r s ,” s a id P h ill S tacey , C C C s t u d e n t
a n d t h r e e ti m e r o c k c lim b in g class s t u ­
d e n t.
S m i t h R o c k a n d B e a c o n R o c k a re
a m o n g K e n d a ll’s f a v o r ite c l i m b i n g lo c a le s .
T o see m o r e p h o t o s , c h e c k o u t th e
o n l i n e v e r s io n o f th i s s to r y a t w w w .th e -
c l a c k a m a s p r in t .c o m .
N ursery F la ts W a n t e d
jy
Clackamas Community College
Horticulture Department
would like your NURSERY FLATS
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If you are unsure what they are, bring them
to Clairmont Hall.
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