ITCC footlock

[Blinky]

TCCs aren't much like production climbing. They're just a good a way for climbers to get together and compete for the fun of it.

All of the top TCC climbers I've known are serious production climbers that will run the pants off a ground crew. You don't score on all 5 events of a TCC unless you're in great shape and can really frikkin climb.

And if you can't footlock, you're missing out on the fastest way to get into most canopy trees and get to work with the least mucking around with gear.

 

[top hopper]

And if you can't footlock, you're missing out on the fastest way to get into most canopy trees and get to work with the least mucking around with gear.

I dont agree with that all.

I dont footlock because I cant, I dont because I feel there are better alternatives.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'd like to be able to do it.

 

[Old Monkey]

Robert Is the equal or better than anyone on that list

I bet No Insurance could whup his ass. Come on, the guy won twice!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I gots 2 left feet so I use gear....
Just get my ascend in the tree, I got work to do

 

[treesandsurf]

And if you can't footlock, you're missing out on the fastest way to get into most canopy trees and get to work with the least mucking around with gear.

jp

 

[OTGBOSTON]

Yeah, yeah.

The TCCs and the ITCC is cool and all, and yes those guys can climb, but its just a game which "somewhat" resembles what we do. Fact is, Ive known many great competition climbers who were (are) mediocre at best in production.

I totally agree...

however it IS a decent measure of skills IMHO.

 

[Frans]

I got Robert to come out to the West Coast Climb with us.

 

[sotc]

Nice! Hes gonna dig the wraptor! And find all kinds of ways to get in the tree with it

 

[Wagnaw]

Huh... I think I just realize who Robert is. I learned how to set up speedlines from an old training video he climbed in. It was him and the Hobbs guy with the big mustache.

Too cool!

 

[squisher]

Isn't he in the arbormaster treeclimbing vid?

 

[No_Bivy]

1400' feet in a day.......didnt' break a sweat. footlock that bitches

 

[robdog]

Phillips should be on our Mt Rushmore of climbers

 

[sotc]

Got it, thanks

 

[treetx]

Robert Is the equal or better than anyone on that list

Uh oh, sounds like robdog has a man crush.

 

[Blinky]

1400' feet in a day.......didnt' break a sweat. footlock that bitches

Pussy!

 

[No_Bivy]

so be it

 

[klimbinfool]

I've known Robert for quite a few years and competed with him many times. He's not exactly a speed ball but, known for his articulation and the way he presnts or approaches work or a climb.His ideas and experience many times will superseed a guy going a hundred miles an hour in the tree.Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. Robert is one of these guys who has no wasted movements and that just comes from experience.As far as competetion climbing, I think he does it just for the love of it now and is not trying to beat anyone but to just have fun. Definatly a icon in the industry.

Thanks

Greg

 

[Old Monkey]

It turns out Robert and I went to the same High School. I told him someone on the web loves him in a sort of a man crush semi-wholesome sort of way.

 

[NeTree]

Shame he came off as such an ass.

 

[sotc]

who? Robert's not an ass

 

[NeTree]

Goss, not Philips.

 

[sotc]

Gotcha

 

[Frans]

Goss, not Philips.

You had a run in with Goss?

 

[Sohner]

Robdog, you're to kind.

Sorry you were not around thirty years ago to film my faster times.

I appreciate it that you took the time to film me in Santa Rosa. It meant the world to my Mother when she saw them a few years back.

One for the archives for sure...

Hope to see you at the WCTCC this weekend ?