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squirrelgirl
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Recently I read a book called _The Quotable Climber_ by Jonathan Waterman. It had a ton of great quotes pertaining to climbing. My favorite quote is:
"...climbing is not the only way of dealing with an over-organized, over-protective society. But it is one good way."
-Woodrow Wilson Sayre
Another favorite of mine is:
"Never noticed a female monkey not climbing as well as a male, have you?"
-Don Whillans, upon being asked if it was possible for a woman to be a better rock climber than a man.
What are your favorite rock climbing quotes? They don't have to be said by rock climbers.
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acrophobic
Jul 10, 2002, 6:44 PM
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Good ole' Buddha said this one, and i love it:
"As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, even so the wise remain unshaken amidst blame and praise."
Panditavagga - The Wise Man
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beyond_gravity
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No offence, But I hate quotes.
I think there a stupid and pointlessly ego-boosting. Any quote can be bad. Lets take....
"Never stop trying" or what ever.
I guess I should never stop gambling, cuz ya know, if I put in one more Quater I could win many Quaters!
I dont mean to offend anyone. Just my Penny x 2
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acrophobic
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I disagree! quotes can be motivational, thought inspiring and just campfire amusing! Don’t really think ego plays all to greatly into it.
But whatever tickles your pickle I guess….
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orngave
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Wow that was some great insight. I never knew that you could have that much life experience, when they are only 15. If we could all lead lives as fullfilling, and enriched as B_G I don't think we would need quotes either. But since we are all but humble pee-ons, bowing in magestic awe, we need quotes to put a smile on our faces.
Gabe
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smithclimber
Jul 10, 2002, 7:34 PM
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"Lead, follow, or get on Belay!"
The following two are ones I use all the time when teaching people.
"If your going to fall, you might as well fall while trying" (rather than simply letting go and falling). Try to make one more move, sometimes you surprise yourself and make it.
"Grigris don't drop people, People drop people!" This is my take on the "guns don't kill people..."
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ponyryan
Jul 10, 2002, 7:42 PM
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I don't remember the exact quote nor where I got it (could have been one of the random ones on this site). It went something like this-
The way to train for mountaineering is to make yourself as hard as you possibly can to kill. After all, that's basically what alot of mountaineering is, staying alive when the mountain is trying to kill you.
I may have misquoted it a bunch but oh well, correct me.
I think quotes are very useful and inspiring. If you don't think quotes are useful, I know you've never heard your belayer say, "Just go for it, you p***y!" I have great climbing partners
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Jul 10, 2002, 7:52 PM
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"Get A Job" a truck driver to Jeff Lowe when he was putting a new mix route at Poko-O-Moonshine that bare the name "Get A Job" M-7
And this is the waterfall area
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artm
Jul 10, 2002, 7:57 PM
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Your plan didn't work; now let's use my plan, brute force!
-The Tick-
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Jul 10, 2002, 7:58 PM
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Dylan, in one of his songs said "... Do what you must do and do it well". I take that everywhere
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Jul 10, 2002, 8:04 PM
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My fav Dylan quote is:
"A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants."
Should apply to a lot of you trying to live "the life"....
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Jul 10, 2002, 8:25 PM
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Whether this is a real quote or not, I can't say. However a friend of mine attributed this quote to Peter Croft.
"It's not about hanging on, it about letting go."
Whether or not it was said by him or anyone, I think these are great words to live and climb by.
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Jul 10, 2002, 8:41 PM
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"What are we gonna do this weekend Pain?"...
"the same thing we do every weekend Stinky...
...Climb up and LOOK over the World!"
Krustyklimber
Jeff
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rck_climber
Jul 10, 2002, 9:02 PM
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Please find a vast number of these at this topic - Great Quotes.
Has been discussed at length with lots of good replies there.
Mick
My fav: Zipper (v.): Simple, yet spectacular way to remove pro.
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Fall (v.): AKA Free-solo rappel.
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squirrelgirl
Jul 10, 2002, 9:22 PM
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"Birds fly,
Fish swim,
Deer run,
WE CLIMB!"
-Me
Made that up as an idea for a T-shirt.
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I read this one on gunks.com
"flailing" "flail on"
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"You must do the thing you think you cannot"
--Elenoar (Sp.) Roosevelt
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Jul 11, 2002, 3:02 AM
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"Get your hands off me, you damn dirty apes!"
This is what El Cap thinks, but can't say, whenever some morons decide to add bolts to existing routes.
That NRA guy stole the line and made it famous.
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Jul 11, 2002, 4:55 AM
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I hate grafitti, and most of all.... vandals.
This one, however, was pretty good!!!
Lew Thatcher, AKA Clymber posted a photo of this one. Kudos for the sharp eye, and attention to detail when passing through town.
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pbcowboy77
Jul 11, 2002, 5:50 AM
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Climber 1: "Is that cam going to hold?"
Climber 2:"I don't know, just don't fall"
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Jan 28, 2009, 5:34 PM
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How I was taught to climb
"Put your foot on your ear and stand up."
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Jan 28, 2009, 5:46 PM
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6.5 year thread resurrection - strong work.
Wasn't it Long who said "Climbing is falling upwards" or something similar? - I liked that one.
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Jan 28, 2009, 6:36 PM
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There's this quote from Pilgrimage that has been stuck in my head for a while:
"I never really wish for something to be done, cuz you know a wish might not come true; instead I will for it to be done and I do it."
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Jan 28, 2009, 6:41 PM
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i forget the name of the guy that said it but in the sharp end there's some dude who says
"i've worn yarmulkes bigger than this bivvy spot."
i got a chuckle out of that one
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Feb 5, 2009, 2:47 AM
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if you cant make it with technique, try brute force. if force doesnt work try a dyno. if the dyno doesnt work then screw it man. shit's impossible
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swoopee
Feb 5, 2009, 3:00 AM
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I can fall off anything.
--Me--
Elvis is in the house.
--Me--
I can't think of any more of my "famous" climbing quotes, but apparently I come up with a lot of them. A climbing partner keeps telling me that he's gonna start writing them down.
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Feb 5, 2009, 3:09 AM
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#16
- Jack
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curt
Feb 5, 2009, 3:34 AM
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"I'll be your bitch anytime." - Mike Reardon, after bouldering with me at Joshua Tree.
Curt
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"Beware of Beckey: he'll steal your routes, he'll steal your women." --Alex Bertulis
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"Bouldering is instant suffering." - Yvon Chouinard
Curt
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Feb 6, 2009, 2:00 AM
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Anything worth doing is worth doing in excess.
The distinguishing mark of true adventures, is that it is often no fun at all while they are actually happening. - Kim Stanley Robinson
annnd because I'm a semi avid canoer
Anyone who says portaging is fun is either a liar or insane - Bill Mason.
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"Someday you'll look back on your bachelor's degree as the greatest 9 years of your life" - Curt Shannon
(only because it'll only be 7 years and change, because I don't bail on class to go climbing as much as I used to)
"If you can't climb it, you lay it back" - Bob Scarpelli
"The purpose of aid climbing is to get the pig to the top" - unknown
"It doesn't have to be fun to be fun" - Barry Blanchard
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My wife made a funny quote she is always teased about when we were climbing with a bunch of guys.
"I just love jugs! I like the way they feel in my hands..."
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Feb 6, 2009, 6:27 AM
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[quote "ktwo"]"You must do the thing you think you cannot"
--Elenoar (Sp.) Roosevelt[/quote]
Eleanor works with my spell checker. It's a funny looking word.
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Feb 6, 2009, 6:31 AM
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"The three most difficult things in the world to do are to climb a wall that is leaning toward you, kiss a woman who is leaning away from you, and make a speech after dinner."
-Winston Churchill (always drunk after dinner)
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Feb 6, 2009, 6:46 AM
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coach_kyle wrote: "The three most difficult things in the world to do are to climb a wall that is leaning toward you, kiss a woman who is leaning away from you, and make a speech after dinner." -Winston Churchill (always drunk after dinner)
Where did you ever get that quote?
Curt
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damn, I am not the first person to quote Curt Shannon!
"Oh! You only have three more chances to flash it!" (said after I fell off a problem)
"The key to good footwork is having really strong fingers."
And one I saw from jt512, but I don't think he originate it:
"if the back of your hand touches the rock, it's not climbing."
Another I can't remember the source of (angry would know):
"I can't see how any crack you can get your whole hand in can be harder than 5.9"
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Feb 7, 2009, 10:43 PM
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i quote sharma while im climbing sometimes
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"
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granite_grrl wrote: #16 - Jack
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An elder belayer watching a climber worry about gear placements while on lead: "Stop looking at that like you just took a sedative and climb!"
(This post was edited by billl7 on Feb 8, 2009, 2:04 AM)
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"for one hour or one minute nothing else matters"
-berta sancho
i have this as my signature and just realize i mis-quoted it
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Anything said by Majid or Curt; in that order. Sorry buddy, your wit ranks number 2 behind Majid's insanity.
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Climber struggling at the crux ask; "where should I go?"
Bob Kamps casually replies; "Up."
AF
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heximp wrote: Climber struggling at the crux ask; "where should I go?" Bob Kamps casually replies; "Up." AF
Where should I put my feet?
On the rock!
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[quote "beyond_gravity"]No offence, But I hate quotes.
I think there a stupid and pointlessly ego-boosting. Any quote can be bad. Lets take....
"Never stop trying" or what ever.
I guess I should never stop gambling, cuz ya know, if I put in one more Quater I could win many Quaters!
I dont mean to offend anyone. Just my Penny x 2 [/quote]
"I bet you can't fit my nuts in your mouth. They're just too big."
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"The way to a man's heart is through his liver."
- Derek Hersey
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This aint no hansy pansy tennis
Derek Hersey
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exchange at Mayhem Cove at Tahoe:
Silas: "What should I lead for my turn?"
Me: looking at guidebook, "Let's see, you could try Mutilated Corpses..."
Silas: looking up, squinting at overhanging wall, "Well that doesn't sound like fun"
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Although it doesn't apply to me:
"Sex was safe, climbing was dangerous," a badass climber
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sume36 wrote: Although it doesn't apply to me: "Sex was safe, climbing was dangerous," a badass climber 
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I like these:
"A climber's day always starts at the crux: getting out of bed." kind of a funny one
"How do you distinguish between being off-route and putting up a first ascent
In fact, I think you should add your body fat to the rating of the climb, to get a true measure of your inner climber. So climbing a 5.7 with 22% body fat is way harder than climbing a 5.14 with 3% body fat."
"Bouldering is like masturbation: not as good as the real thing but you don't need to worry about your protection."
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Anything ever written by BURT BRONSON.
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damn, I forgot about that guy. It was funny how seriously everyone took him. I mean, he was the last bastion of the serious climber, though.
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apeman_e wrote: exchange at Mayhem Cove at Tahoe: Silas: "What should I lead for my turn?" Me: looking at guidebook, "Let's see, you could try Mutilated Corpses..." Silas: looking up, squinting at overhanging wall, "Well that doesn't sound like fun"
I guess you had to be there for that to be funny.
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chossmonkey wrote: byrclimb12 wrote: "A climber's day always starts at the crux: getting out of bed." kind of a funny one 
Hey, i resemble that remark.
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