Sometimes you can hear a river here.

I just read this at NYTimes.com about being "connected" while out on the big rocks, and it made me think of 2 specific bouldering experiences. The first was in Rocky Mountain National Park when my friend pulled an iPod and some speakers out of her pack to play music while we were bouldering in Chaos Canyon. "Really?" I thought and said out loud. "Yes," was the response. Techno at 10,000'. Great.

The second time was in Little Cottonwood Canyon at the Riverside boulder, which, as the name suggests, is next to the river. There were some guys there with a stereo playing as they attempted to climb.

People are going to do what they're going to do. I think it's fine to tweet away, especially if it can make the situation safer. As far as audio goes, though, there's a reason why headphones were invented.