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apollodorus
Jun 11, 2002, 11:34 PM
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You go climbing with two Italians on Half Dome, and you use one 8.5mm rope for three people and two guys simul-climb to clean the pitch.
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jtcronk
Jun 28, 2002, 6:35 AM
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When you eat your freeze-dried with an ice tool pick.....I have a pic from last week if anyone is interested.....Either I'm obsessed with fast and light, or I forgot my spoon. Ok, probably both....
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indiesummit
Jul 2, 2002, 4:21 PM
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When you show up at the health club in plastic boots wearing a pack...
When you steal 45lb plates to put in said pack from angry monobrow and hope he can't find his way to the Stairmaster...
When the captain of the flight announces your altitude and you compare it the highest you've climbed...
When freezing your twig and berries becomes an "acceptable risk"...
When you get rid of your bed and seriously consider hanging a portaledge from your woodie...
When sexual fantasies involve a portaledge and sleeping bags that zip together!
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deblaunk
Jul 2, 2002, 6:22 PM
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-When you take off your shoes and are pleased that you have all your toes and they are only purple.
-When you sleep with your axe cause you are having withdrawal
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ubangie
Jul 3, 2002, 9:23 PM
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When you judge the quality of the trip on the amount of weight you loose... 10 lbs ok trip, 15 lbs good trip, 20 lbs great trip, 25 lbs + an epic!!!
When sport and trad climbing are off season training for the real thing.
If you have ever pulled a toe nail off with your leather man, because "it feels better once it's off".
Duct tape and super glue are a part of your first aid kit.
If you have ever mixed up your pee bottle and your water bottle in the middle of the night... mmmm warm and salty...
When every post you've made in this thread has a line about a pee bottle, and/or Mark Twight in it.
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pbjosh
Jul 3, 2002, 9:47 PM
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... when you are smart enough to no longer attempt to use a camelback. Come on, gimme a break, you don't use a camelback when it's that cold out!
... when you eat lunch at 7AM because it's a convenient time to stop to put on sunscreen and goggles and besides, you've been at it for 6 hours already.
... when whiteouts, wind, lightening that hasn't hit you yet, and marginal snow conditions are all deemed "not too bad" and you vote to keep going
... when you tug three times on the rope and then hope your partner doesn't fall because your picket lodged in packed powder behind a precariously perched boulder was the best you could do for an "anchor"
I like the one about shopping and only buying bars, gu and freeze dried meals, I've done that plenty of times. Also like the one about "2 days" meaning 48 hours of climbing.
And I have had a friend (very recently) show up at the crag and empty his piss bottle on the side of the road - he now carries one in the car rather than be bothered to stop and find a public restroom.
..josh
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interruptor
Jul 12, 2002, 4:23 PM
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Your desktop has a mountain photo.
"My computer" icon is a snowy mountain
"My documents" icon is a pair of boots
"My network places" is a climbing rope
"Recycable bin" icon is an ice axe
"Internet explorer" icon is a snow flake
etc...
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wildtrail
Jul 12, 2002, 8:07 PM
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When you get up in the morning and you swear you just laid down...
When everything you see is illuminated by your headlamp...
When your wife is yelling at you because the air conditioner wasn't necessary in November...
When the noise you hear isn't your partner placing a bolt, its your teeth chattering...
When you wait up late at night for the snow to stop falling just so you can run out and be the first to play in it...
When avalanche is more than just a Chevy...
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micahmcguire
Jul 12, 2002, 10:38 PM
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when you can eat stick of butter or unhydrated cream of wheat just for energy. and you know you're making the most of your climb when you actually enjoy doing so.
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bradhill
Jul 12, 2002, 11:42 PM
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Haha. Yeah! Gotta love the stick of butter rolled in brown sugar meal.
You know you're an alpine climber when your criteria for snack food is that it won't break your teeth at -30.
. . . when jumping off the opposite side of the ridge is your "belay".
. . . when the sound of cracking glacial ice lulls you to sleep.
. . . when you risk giardia because the iodine tablets are too heavy.
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bertdehouck
Jul 14, 2002, 11:59 AM
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...you live in a country where the highest point is 370 meter abouve sealevel (belgium,europe)...
...the only place you like in belgium is brussels zaventem (national airport)...
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beyond_gravity
Jul 14, 2002, 4:59 PM
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your Gore-Tex jacket is worth more then your Subaru
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highambitions
Aug 30, 2002, 3:34 AM
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....you have to take a bath with a frozen baby wipe.
....your head is always in the clouds.
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basecamp_junkie
Aug 30, 2002, 4:18 AM
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when you get home and tell your wife/girlfriend that it's normal, the peeling will only last a few days. on the same note, you've used this excuse for having frozen your ears more than once.
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jmlangford
Aug 30, 2002, 4:36 AM
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You piss when you get up in the morning and it turns to snow before it hits the ground. Kinda like the snowmakers at the ski resorts.
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mainline
Aug 30, 2002, 6:33 AM
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You wear your crampons and ice tools at the local rock crag.
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kricir
Oct 15, 2005, 9:39 AM
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- when you look and feel the same after a climb as you would a nite of heavy drinking.
- when you dive head first down a steep snow slope, self arresting right at the botttom, just to scare the crap out of the hikers below :twisted:
- if you'v ever made an " alpine grass salad" for a snack.
- you have extreme difficulty explaning to your friends what you do on weekends
- If you tie your own quickdraws.
- If you go sport climbing in mountain boots
- if you toe nails have ever turned black and fallen off
P.S. I have fortunately had all of these experences.
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altelis
Oct 15, 2005, 1:41 PM
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....when you can't mix up your pee bottle with your water bottle.....b/c they are the SAME bottle :oops:
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drake
Oct 17, 2005, 2:38 PM
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...when you can't find any partners for the "alpine" routes you want to attempt. :( (easy to find peole for the easy to moderate stuff).
...when the "alpine" routes you attempt require 3 to 4 points of contact instead of, mostly, just 2 to 3.
...when you don't use the term "alpine route" or "alpine climb" too freely, as seems to be the case these days. Many mountaineering routes are often refered to as alpine routes.
I find the 48oz nalgene cantene (wide mouth) to be half the weight of a 32oz nalgene bottle, to be more compact when packed, holds more pee and is not as easily confused with water bottles.
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trenchdigger
Oct 17, 2005, 2:46 PM
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...your nuts grow rather than shrivel when exposed to extreme cold. :shock:
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anykineclimb
Oct 20, 2005, 9:15 PM
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You know the names of more famous alpinists than presidents
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restwhenyoudie
Oct 20, 2005, 9:31 PM
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you constantly tell your friends "it doesn't have to be fun, to be fun"
Chris
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poorboy
Oct 20, 2005, 9:52 PM
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Your motto when you take your girlfriend climbing is "If she's not crying, she's not trying"
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restwhenyoudie
Oct 21, 2005, 3:02 AM
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1. When you wake up in the middle of the night, at home, to pee you bend down to strap your crampons on.
2. Your crampons are there.
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eac
Oct 21, 2005, 4:29 AM
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In reply to: ... I find the 48oz nalgene cantene (wide mouth) to be half the weight of a 32oz nalgene bottle, to be more compact when packed, holds more pee and is not as easily confused with water bottles.
when you agree about the benefits of the nalgene canteen, but know it's really difficult to close them one-handed while using a "peeing device" (are there any other women on this thread?)
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