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zeke_sf
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rasoy wrote: Yeah I was testing this forum out. LOL dingus you shouldn't have put that photo up. But it was shot by Bob Gains originally and I just hate boring climbing shots so I spiced that one up for him. Pretty weird over here .... I don't think I'll hang around on this site much. Best wishes, to you all Werner
Well, you have an aptitude for the trollage. Peace out, my Black Bear friend!
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philbox
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Jul 31, 2007, 4:20 AM
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Glad to see that thread drift is alive and kicking on rc.com.
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drm1st
Jul 31, 2007, 4:22 AM
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Good morning Australlia, is the sun up in down under?
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drm1st
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Hey, stop back in anytime. It was fun. Sorry if we seemed to not be to serious on this thread. Probably because this topic originally got so serious it was ridiculous. Take care.
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philbox
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Jul 31, 2007, 4:40 AM
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Heh, I checked out the first page of this thread and then went to the end page and couldn't believe what I was reading. It all looked a little too serious hence the attempt at injecting some levity.
Oh yeah, Suns up in Oz.
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drm1st
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Yeah, it got really serious for a while there. I'm sure it's like trying to understand a schizo person's mind if you read the first page & then the last on this thread. HA! I'm glad it lightened up at the end...or hopeful end of this thread.
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notapplicable
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rasoy wrote: Yeah I was testing this forum out. LOL dingus you shouldn't have put that photo up. But it was shot by Bob Gains originally and I just hate boring climbing shots so I spiced that one up for him. Pretty weird over here .... I don't think I'll hang around on this site much. Best wishes, to you all Werner
Well damn. It was midnight last night in my Zone and my soft pillow was a callin so I missed the puchline. I guess I got trolled too, oh well you win some you lose some.
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zeke_sf
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notapplicable wrote: rasoy wrote: Yeah I was testing this forum out. LOL dingus you shouldn't have put that photo up. But it was shot by Bob Gains originally and I just hate boring climbing shots so I spiced that one up for him. Pretty weird over here .... I don't think I'll hang around on this site much. Best wishes, to you all Werner Well damn. It was midnight last night in my Zone and my soft pillow was a callin so I missed the puchline. I guess I got trolled too, oh well you win some you lose some.
What are you going to do about the troll who isn't a troll? I called troll and I still got trolled. Awesome! You can't stop the Black Bear when he's determined to rummage your rucksack.
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dingus
Jul 31, 2007, 2:00 PM
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or free solo astroman.
Who of you called 'bullshit' again?
DMT
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dr_feelgood
Jul 31, 2007, 2:02 PM
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dingus wrote: or free solo astroman. Who of you called 'bullshit' again? DMT
i beleive that would be Zeke the Weke...
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limeydave
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zeke_sf wrote: Mkay. Astroman. I'll be right up there, Rasoy. Wait a minute. Who said I free solo? Like NA said, you need to lay off the pimp juice, man. Get yourself killed, dude. But, yeah, Astroman.
If that was Werner - you just got completely owned.
Walked right into it and even chose the right route.
Classic.
I think you need to sack up and at least by the master troll and pint.
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zeke_sf
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limeydave wrote: zeke_sf wrote: Mkay. Astroman. I'll be right up there, Rasoy. Wait a minute. Who said I free solo? Like NA said, you need to lay off the pimp juice, man. Get yourself killed, dude. But, yeah, Astroman. If that was Werner - you just got completely owned. Walked right into it and even chose the right route. Classic. I think you need to sack up and at least by the master troll and pint.
Hey, if he'll still drink with me, I have no problem with that! I'd have to watch it though, I might be gullible to soloing in my drunken state and end up falling off of After 7 or some other downclimb of his.
Also, the Astroman was a weirdly correct guess. He must have thought I knew who he was at that point. But I didn't.
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Basta916
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zeke_sf wrote: limeydave wrote: zeke_sf wrote: Mkay. Astroman. I'll be right up there, Rasoy. Wait a minute. Who said I free solo? Like NA said, you need to lay off the pimp juice, man. Get yourself killed, dude. But, yeah, Astroman. If that was Werner - you just got completely owned. Walked right into it and even chose the right route. Classic. I think you need to sack up and at least by the master troll and pint. Hey, if he'll still drink with me, I have no problem with that! I'd have to watch it though, I might be gullible to soloing in my drunken state and end up falling off of After 7 or some other downclimb of his. Also, the Astroman was a weirdly correct guess. He must have thought I knew who he was at that point. But I didn't. 
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degaine
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dynosore wrote: Climbing is great, but people that count on it to feel fulfilled and validated, have empty lives indeed.
Just out of curiosity, who are you to tell others what activities should or should not make life fulfilling?
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mikitta
Aug 1, 2007, 11:36 AM
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Degaine, there is a big difference between voicing one's opinion on an internet forum and telling someone else how to make their life fulfilling.
" Climbing is great, but people that count on it to feel fulfilled and validated, have empty lives indeed."
vs.
"Stop trying to fulfill that empty space in your life by doing this crazy stuff, (insert name of Stolby climber here)"
God Bless,
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markc
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mikitta wrote: Degaine, there is a big difference between voicing one's opinion on an internet forum and telling someone else how to make their life fulfilling. "Climbing is great, but people that count on it to feel fulfilled and validated, have empty lives indeed." vs. "Stop trying to fulfill that empty space in your life by doing this crazy stuff, (insert name of Stolby climber here)"
Well, in both cases you're arguing that the person you're referencing has an empty life. It's still a value judgement based upon their priorities vs. your own. My wife has two aunts that decided not to have children. I think it would be equally insulting to say, "A life without children is unfulfilled," as it would be to say, "X, your life can't be fulfilling without having children." Do you really see a strong difference?
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dingus
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Well dynodude has been voted off the island so no matter. You can find him pursuing more fulfulling ideals...on savetheworld.com no doubt.
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rasoy
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While you are in the New York subway and trying to understand the summit of Mt. Everest it will be very difficult if not impossible.
Make the journey to the top and then maybe you'll gain some of the understanding of all below.
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dingus
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scrambled_legs wrote: On a serious note, I wonder how many of you would change your viewpoint after watching a kid splatter on the rocks in front of you.
What viewpoint is it you're suggesting gets changed? I guess I'm confused as usual.
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nivlac
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Is that what happened? That sounds like a major fucktard thing to say.
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blakegt
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So I read this whole thing, and I just wanted to point out that the guy dieing in the sequence was Vladimir Teplyh, an accomplished soloist. I have seen several post that refer to him as a kid, and he wasn't. Just pointing that out.
Also, I think this argument stems a lot from your individual view of what death is and what it's about. I don't think it's the kind of thing you can sway someone to your side or the other. It's rapped up in religion, morals, and culture. I say everyone is entitled to their opinion and deserves to be respected for it.
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markc
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blakegt wrote: So I read this whole thing, and I just wanted to point out that the guy dieing in the sequence was Vladimir Teplyh, an accomplished soloist. I have seen several post that refer to him as a kid, and he wasn't. Just pointing that out.
They talked quite a bit about a kid falling to his death in the video clip. (I think they said it was the same route they had done earlier in the day.) I don't believe they gave an age, but I could have missed it. The posters you're referring to most likely had that in mind.
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blakegt
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Oh I don't have sound at work so I probably didn't hear it. My bad I thought they were talking about the pictures.
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mikitta
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The guide up Stolby fell 30ish feet and caught himself in a chimney, just saving himself from death - he was, I think, in his 70's? Someone correct that if it's wrong.
However, the two people narrating the video said that a 13 year old boy fell and died while they were there. They heard him impact.
Some folks had issue with the sequence of pictures of the Stolby soloist who decked because he fell right in front of about 3 very young children.
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