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mother_sheep
Oct 22, 2002, 9:50 PM
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"Ummmm. . .Tracy. . .you gonna tie in?"
I was so excited about leading this particular route that I completely forgot to tie in. I was only about 15' off the deck but hearing that sent a nice little jolt up my spine! I can only imagine what my reaction would have been had I made it all the way to the 1st bolt and realized at that moment that there was no rope.
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redzit
Oct 22, 2002, 10:18 PM
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While waiting for the ACC boat to take us to the climbs at Bon Echo, my dad says, "At least if we go, We'll go together." *shudder*
Also At Bon Echo, "If you fall in the lake, I'll be sure save the rack fisrt."
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josher
Oct 22, 2002, 10:29 PM
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My climbing partner just told me...
I'm going back to school and wont be able to climb for several months....
Back to the old drawing board
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legless
Oct 23, 2002, 12:34 PM
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belay `friend` shouting to me 50 feet above at an extremely remote crag...
i know it was you who got my wife pregnant you son of a bitch motherf@cker.
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kellebelle
Oct 24, 2002, 11:36 PM
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Climber: Take!
(Silence)
Climber: TAKE!!!!
Belayer: ZZZzzz...ZZZzzz
That actually happend,it was like 10oclock and wed been climbing for 3 hours. Luckily i was on a real easy wall in a place where i could easily hold so i could wake up my belayer.Havent gone climbing any later then 7 o clock with her anymore.
[ This Message was edited by: kellebelle on 2002-10-24 16:39 ]
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machiavellian
Oct 24, 2002, 11:48 PM
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Half way up a rout “now you are on belay.” This sucks when you realize you are on something really hard and at your limit.
Also “I hope this thing locks.” (In reference to a Gri Gri.)
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holygecko
Oct 25, 2002, 2:09 PM
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"dude my figure eight only goes through one loop on my harness, lower me slow and careful, but do it quickly"
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inf11b
Oct 26, 2002, 7:02 AM
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Don't worry, the ropes fine, the guy on ebay said it was barely used....
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jayims
Oct 26, 2002, 10:16 AM
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Heard drifting up from the belayer below while 3/4 of the way up a trad route, "Do you reakon we should tell him all his pro came out?". Doesn't boost the confidence!!
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wlderdude
Oct 26, 2002, 1:43 PM
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"This is how you use this thing, right?"
Holding an ascender UPSIDE DOWN!
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slcliffdiver
Oct 26, 2002, 10:46 PM
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Ohh my god are you alright!!! Though I guess being able to hear it is a good thing.
Peace
David
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mightymucklebunk
Oct 26, 2002, 11:46 PM
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Yeah I used to be a heart surgen untill the drugs I'm taking kinda stopped that, rockclimbing isn't too critical (actually heard when I was 10 feet from the top of a 50 foot wall)
OH MY GOD! THEY'RE EATING ME ALIVE! -me when I found I was belaying from an ant hill. My partner freaked (and with good reason)
Me- Lower!
Belay- lower...wha? (my brother, after I discovered he needed a refresher course)
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freudian
Oct 27, 2002, 12:24 AM
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LostAngel:
I was leading a climb and just as i am at the crux, which also happened to be wet at the time, my belayer's ****ing Cell Phone rings. He's the kinda guy that if he gets a phone call, its like "Wholy Sh*t!! I gotta get that phone no matter what...can't wait to find out who it is and tell them that I'm --"Mountain Climbing"-- as if they're the god of all. He actually answers the phone and starts talking... I yell down to him "Uh, Dude... Im @ the crux, could you just drop the phone and WATCH ME".
I can get rather pissy when Im climbing and my belayer isn't doing his job.
Generally my belayers are very good... but there is this one person that I only climb with in a pinch, cause he still can't climb a 5.6 and is just barely learning to pay attention and also tye knots. I just don't climb with him much... for obvious reasons.
Yeah, so I hate CELL phones @ the crag. Leave em off until you need to call out for help (or for pizza--iwish--)
FREUDIAN
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rockhippie
Oct 27, 2002, 3:15 AM
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I'll be right back!!!!
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milesdesbrie
Oct 27, 2002, 11:15 PM
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"Dude, I had no idea this acid was so good! I probably shouldn't have taken 3 hits."
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johngchrist
Jun 26, 2005, 2:38 AM
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"i thought you were on the ground"
"what"????
"its in there pretty good i don;t think it's comming out"
I think .....
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asuclimber
Jun 26, 2005, 3:19 AM
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While topping out 15 feet up on a sketchy boulder problem at night, about to lose it but I don't want to say I'm going to fall cause then I probabally will.
Spotters, pretending to spot but not really paying any attention: "Doesn't this remind you of cartoons where somebody is running back and forth trying to catch somebody falling from a sky scraper, but they keep overcompensating?"
Me: Laughs at the cartoon joke, slips: "OH SH][T, midair...
I miss the crash pad, nail one of my spotters, and land on my ass. I think my spotter got it worse than I did though, so it all worked out in the end.
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wargowsky
Jun 26, 2005, 5:22 AM
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climber 60ft up a wall yelling at his belayer: stop throwing rocks at that lizard and belay me godd@mn it!
1am, mt rainier: i'm thirsty. is the pee bottle the one with the duct tape on it or the medical tape?
belayer: hurry up and get that screw in
ice climber: why?
belayer: i can't feel my fingers and i'm gonna puke
climber: this looks kind of run out
belayer: yeah, i wouldn't lead that and i'm a f*ckin' idiot
2 minutess before taking a 25ft whipper on an old rusty piton (and ten minutes after the previous quote): "there's no way this thing will hold me but i'm gonna clip it anyway"
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itstoearly
Jun 26, 2005, 5:52 AM
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When my girlfriend is climbing, and she hits a part that she could do, but is afraid to try:
"OK, I'm done, let me down"
"No."
:twisted:
-I let her down if she really doesnt want to do it, but sometimes I can get her to push her limits if I don't let her give up really easily.
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wargowsky
Jun 26, 2005, 5:58 AM
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yelled down from top of pitch 2: "you're going love the pro on this one...."
a few minutes later the second yells: "A ROOT! you clipped a f*ckin root?!"
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sick_climba
Jun 27, 2005, 4:28 AM
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Belayer"LOUD yawn. Snoring"
Climber"Ahh shit FALLING!"
belayer"MERF GUUURRHHLDDD, (rubs eyes) What did you say?"
Climb on
Chris
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rickrock77
Jun 27, 2005, 1:34 PM
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Hearing non-stop chatter between the belayer and someone else, and having to remind the belayer at a tough section to pay attention, then hearing chatter minutes latter... Its that problem of to much slack on the line, rather than a comfortable amount..
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rickrock77
Jun 27, 2005, 1:36 PM
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Hearing non-stop chatter between the belayer and someone else, and having to remind the belayer at a tough section to pay attention, then hearing chatter minutes latter... Its that problem of to much slack on the line, rather than a comfortable amount..
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cruxmonger
Jun 27, 2005, 2:12 PM
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In reply to: "That chickenhead'd hold a truck." - after passing the belay bolts on a Snake Dike pitch and coming up to his "belay" of one sling.
That is absolutely classic. I have a partner who is the exact same way.
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lambone
Jun 27, 2005, 3:10 PM
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