Monastary Project from Ethan Pringle on Vimeo.
Hueco- Spring ‘07 from Ethan Pringle on Vimeo.
2nd Ascent from Ethan Pringle on Vimeo.
2nd ascents of two classic Buttermilk highballs.
Buttermilker (stand start) from Ethan Pringle on Vimeo.
Sorry for the naughty language. That tendon snapping over my wrist hurt like hell. Obviously the sit is the real start and I did go back and do it from there but unfortunately there was no one there to film. Nice little edit by Joel.
Hopefully there will be more videos to come soon!
That is SICK!! and of course the tights are the quintessence of dopeness.
Ethan, where is the “fly off” in our photos man? next time for sure!
The Fly Off! hahaha Awesome!
Thanks for uploading the vid. Made me laugh miss seeing those tights
first time i’ve seen your blog, man. its cool to hear what’s going on in that head of yours, cuz sometimes i do worry that i hear the wind whistling thru it…
i’m joking of course. anyways, cheer up on the climbing. i’ll take spanish with you if you want to do night school at city or something. also, i have the urge to either throw a cat or spin a baby now. also also, i forgot about that sweatshirt. nice.
Good luck working on getting back in your old shape Ethan! You know where to find me if you need help getting stronger.
Since When in Throwing babies funny?
Good get some news man. I’m glad you’re still alive! At least it sounds like your shoulder is going in the right direction now: that’s nice. Congrats on the first semester at city! Keep the positive attitude, and always good to see some new posts from you.
Nice to finally see an update!v
Oh my gosh poor cat..
Hope you’re back on hard climbing by end of 09? And you’ve to check out german rock
Can you climb again soon. please?
Depends on what you mean by soon… it’ll be at least a couple more months… sorry. Believe me, I want to!
What skool you taking classes at Ethan? I took Anthro 2 at the City College of SF. One of those Anthro teachers I wouldn’t recommend.
Eliot, that’s funny because Antro 2 is the class I’m taking! It’s the pre-history/archeology anthro class with Matthew Kennedy. He seems like a pretty cool professor. Pretty gay too, not that it makes any difference, but he dresses very smartly and seems really on top of his stuff. Very engaging and funny and interesting to listen too, so I doubt it’s the same prof you had.
Yeah that’s not the same professor I took, which is a good thing. Anthro is super interesting and overall I enjoyed the City College and thought the professors were great. Did you get to add all the classes you wanted?
AGHHHH. ETHAN. do i get the shoulder surgery? do i not? do i get it? no? yes. no. yes. no. fuck. this is my second dislocation in 5 years.
–miserable at home.
Susanica, nooooo! I mean, maybe. As in, maybe get the surgery. Can you still climb? I say if you can hang from the arm then you might as well hold off. That sucks though! I’m sorry, I feel your pain. Mine never dislocated or subluxed or anything, but I still ended up going under the knife… it’s a tough decision. Call me if you want to commiserate.
Eliot, I did end up adding all the classes I wanted. I’m in the prehistory/archeology anthro class, the argumentation and debate class, oceanography 1 and beginning piano… all my professors seem pretty cool, especially the anthro prof, but there are definitely some whack teachers at ccsf. For instance my summer english 96 prof Jessica Nelson… I didn’t much enjoy her teaching, but hey, I still got a B so it wasn’t the end of the world. Hopefully I’ll have a story about her up here shortly.
yo! you’re in school–so ambitious, good work buddy! so how does anyone get ahold of you anymore? i just got back to the states and wanted to see you while i’m here. let’s play!!!
Dude – check this out: http://lifehacker.com/5348837/the-climbing+wall-fortress
lets build one in my backyard!
Hey stranger..when are you gonna show your face around the Oakland gym again? We should climb/train if you are able (not sure how the injury is…)
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog.
Cheers! Sandra. R.
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Totally relate, man. I had an anterior labral repair this past december – took it very slowly coming back and have been exact on course with the physical therapy stuff – static, smooth movement for climbing and staying away from steep stuff (and I mean, staying away from straight roof climbing, overhanging to 30 degrees feels ok) and its been getting stronger at a pretty rapid rate. Not gonna lie; even at this point there are still twinges and the range of motion doesn’t match the left, but I can totally see coming back very strong over a long period of time.
I do agree entirely with some of the things you’ve said. When I jacked mine, I had the same attitude of “it’s only climbing” and then realized that my life, my job, my relationship, and my future plans for life in general all revolved around climbing. Now, nine months post-op and climbing again, I feel like I have way more perspective on what it means to be a climber. Blessing in disguise + hella pain, but better person because of it.
Basically saying good luck, good to hear you are handling it well. Take your time, sure you’ll come back beastly.
Yo dude, I heard your comin to town, gimme a shout, I’ll show ya around
Wow i just wanted to drop a line quickly and say that i know EXACTLY what your going thru Ethan altho my injury hit me on the climb u
Ive seen ur name thrown around in the rag mags climbing v12’s a shiz and was on my way up, i thought, of being a dirt bag climber living the chalky life out of the back of my expidition when I tore my glenoid labrum from the 2 oclock to the 5 o clock position… Im still dealing with this injury currently and had a corticoid steriod shot yesterday ( 9/23/09, funny this is i thought i would be sending v6-7 by my 23rd birthday which is tomorrow…hahah life
I always thought the “pro’s” so to say never got hurt… sharma ever tore a shoulder ?
I just wanted you to know that even us v3′ers who have dreams of sending back, making it to those dosage films get hurt. Im in the midst of wanting to scream bc all i want to do is climb… Surgery is not an option for myself at this point, still have 6-8more weeks of PT but i wanted to share with you something another climber told me
Dont stop…
Like you said, your a Lifer, I believe myself to be one to, damn this addicition it is bitter sweet
Find those climbs that fullfil you physically and mentally and you will find that spiritual fullfillment
Good Luck mate
see u on a v4 hopefully :O)
I am Patxi Usobiaga, how can i contact you?
How’s the shoulder Ethan? You rehabbing yet or just studying archaeology? I wish you the best getting back after it.
Nice shout-out to Mike, woot-woot!!
I especially like the photo of the “stop peeing on my house” sign.
Have you ever thought of adding additional videos to your blog posts to keep the viewers more hooked? I just read through the whole page and it was very good but since I learn visually, I find videos to be more helpful. I enjoy what you guys are always coming up with. Keep up the great work. I will return to your site daily for some of the latest post.
Once you’re totally healed, are you planning to go back out to Clark Mtn.?
Heck yes. Very psyched to go back there.
Thanks for showing an interest in the blog Shon! I do agree with you- the more pics and videos the better! Obviously the site is still a work in progress so it’s a bit on the rough side, but I’m in the middle of editing a little video from my recent trip to Red Rocks and I’ll include a nice gallery of pics when I post the video so look out for all that! I’m also getting some good pics and vids out here in Bishop this weekend which I’ll be editing and throwing on the site soon enough!
Nice new layout for your site
Congrats on the mag cover!…and nice work with the classes
That’s cool that your shoulder’s gettin better and your gettin back on the rock!
thought you might enjoy this: http://vimeo.com/9031726
Cool technique, great shot. Wasn’t it Galen Rowell who shot Kauk on Endless Bummer?
Thanks Odub! Good catch… Ansel died in ‘84! RIP…
So awesome that you’re back!!
Nice one dood! Psyched to see the climbing update!
Sick Ethan!!! Congrats on EVilution Direct, psyched!!!
Sooo nice !!! You’re back ! Yeah ! Keep up the good work man
nice ethan!!! on the comeback…so siked to hear youre feeling healthy. see ya in red rock homes.
Nice job Ethan! Cool trip report … I hope we get to climb somewhere cool soon …
Yeah bobby!!!!!! psyched to see you back at it! Give’r hell!!