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fiend
Oct 18, 2001, 5:08 AM
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Just wondering how many of the ontario folk climb at Gravity, I just picked up a 3month membership and would like to meet you guys if you're going to be there sometime.
I'll usually be wearing my navy blue Halcyon hoodie with brown Prana shorts Oh and it says fiend on my shoes. I used to work the desk and practically live there but haven't really been at the gym in the last year. Give me a shout if you see me.
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c_plante
Oct 18, 2001, 9:12 AM
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Cool, I'll try to get out there more often, I'm hoping that if I get this new job I'll have my evenings back and I'll be able to go out more.
I usually climb with blue shorts and a red shirt. And MY SHOES say ballet gold on them... Okay so it's not as impressive as yours.
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downshift
Oct 18, 2001, 1:55 PM
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I have a memeber ship at Gravity and I'm ussual there twice a week or more. Saturdays and Wednesday and the odd Thrusday. Won't be there next week since I'm doing a road trip but the week after I should be. I have dark hair and glasses and climb in Boreal Zens... The clothing tends to change from time to time.
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krillen
Oct 18, 2001, 3:24 PM
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You change your clothes?
I just got my 3 monther too, I let my full year membership laspse over the summer because outdoor is my game, but I'm back at least until Christmas. I'm there tuesdays & thursadys.
I'm the guy wearing the Batman t-shirt and stupid grin, and sometimes army pants. I know Fiend and Kris-o so find them, and you can find me
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downshift
Oct 18, 2001, 3:45 PM
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Gentlemen...
I think we need to all meet one night at the gym and then hit the local pub... Have a rock climbing.com bar night. God know I'm not drinking enough and need to get back in shape.
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krillen
Oct 18, 2001, 6:35 PM
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this could get messy....
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fiend
Oct 18, 2001, 7:13 PM
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nana nananananana nana nanananana BRADMAN!
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downshift
Oct 18, 2001, 7:38 PM
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Messy....
You don't want to go to that bar? Do you?
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krillen
Oct 18, 2001, 9:15 PM
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I'm usually the first one there and last to leave
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downshift
Oct 18, 2001, 9:25 PM
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Ain't nothing wrong with that.
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fiend
Oct 18, 2001, 9:27 PM
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krillen, kriso9tails, ropegun, and myself will all be in tonight (that's thursday,18th)
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russman
Oct 18, 2001, 11:27 PM
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this might be the first and last time I say this...but I wish I were in Canada tonight.
LOL Just playin guys. I think that is cool that all of you will be together climbing tonight...i need to do that around here. How far is it from WA state to Gravity:)
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krillen
Oct 18, 2001, 11:32 PM
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probably the same latitude
or 3000miles.....ish
we'll be waiting.
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downshift
Oct 19, 2001, 12:18 AM
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Damn... I wish I didn't have stuff to do tonight... Oh well. What is everyones regular night?
[ This Message was edited by: downshift on 2001-10-18 17:35 ]
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fiend
Oct 19, 2001, 5:39 AM
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I'll be in at 4:00 a lot to boulder in peace and quiet but at least 2 days a week I'll be in after 7:00. Thursday is probably the only day I'll be in after 7:00 for sure.
Oh, I'd also like to add that my shorts are actually a greenish-brown, or darkish kahki, or maybe a mossy oakish redbluegreenyyellow. Whatever, just look for the guy with the cute girlfriend
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c_plante
Oct 19, 2001, 5:46 AM
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I'm game for mondays/tuesdays and some saturdays.
I like pubs. And pub food. And pub waitresses...
Hmm...
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downshift
Oct 19, 2001, 1:47 PM
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c_p:
Anytime food or gin is involved you have an automatic interest.
Fiend:
I'll have to stop by after my trip... I'll keep an eye out for you!
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krillen
Oct 19, 2001, 2:22 PM
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Just to clarify, MY regular nights are tuesdays and thursdays, and so you don't confuse Fiend and I, he's the one being a dirty bird in the Bouldering cave, and I'm the one causing mischeif. Just didn't want you guys to get confused. You're not the only one with a cute girlfriend you know.
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darkside
Oct 19, 2001, 11:47 PM
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....BEER!!!
Who mentioned the magic word?
Too bad I didn't know about last night but I don't really go for gym climbing anyway unless there's an incentive...like beer. The last time I was at Gravity was to co-erse a buddy into a weekend roadtrip.
Downshift:
Talking of roadtrips, where are you heading? It wouldn't be the Red at this time of year would it? I was hoping to snag a partner to head down there myself this coming Thursday evening for a three day end of season blast.
Let me know if any of these gym nights involve such ulterior motives.
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downshift
Oct 20, 2001, 1:11 AM
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Darkside:
I'm just road tripping to Ottawa to see some freinds and then where ever after that. Not going to be climbing all too much I'm going with my girlfriend. But, maybe upon my return we can organize a gym / abuse the liver night in the name of rockclimbing.com. What do you guys think in two weeks or so????
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c_plante
Oct 20, 2001, 12:10 PM
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Hey downshift I'll have you know that I've expanded my alcoholic tastes recently, such as gin martinis, gin and cranberry juice, and gin on the rocks. See? I can be flexible too...
As for the climb/abuse the liver night, sounds good, actually that's what we normally do after a climb anyways.
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downshift
Dec 4, 2001, 4:15 AM
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Did hell freeze over or something??? Gravity actually has a website.
www.gravityclimbinggym.com
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fiend
Dec 4, 2001, 4:49 AM
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Wow, I don't want to offend anyone at Academy Media Productions but that is one awful lookin site. I hope he didn't pay for that.
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pollux
Dec 4, 2001, 6:29 AM
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AH, can't see straight, too much fish eye. Make it stop. Damn that sucks, at least get rid of the frame borders.
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c_plante
Dec 4, 2001, 6:41 AM
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The gravity pamphlet is actually better than the website.
Sorry gravity
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krillen
Dec 13, 2001, 6:28 PM
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Hey Fiend, lets redesign it and show them what a REAL site looks like
Parts of it can be salvaged...I think...
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missedyno
Dec 13, 2001, 8:35 PM
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you guys should do another climb n' drink night. some i climb with at rockheads in toronto were talking about hitting gravity sometime. i hear it's a pretty good gym.
or by all means, few times a week is our rockheads climb and drink night....
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bigevilgrape
Dec 13, 2001, 8:49 PM
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the drinking age in Ontario is 19 isn't it?
you guys need to climb in Quebec
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krillen
Dec 13, 2001, 8:57 PM
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Why? we are all 19
I did my lead test at Rockheads last weekend, no worries. I don't think I'll be hitting Rockheads until MAYBE Feb. No monies.
Speaking of which I think my gravity one is done soon too.
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kriso9tails
Dec 13, 2001, 9:55 PM
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yeah... uh, all 19... all of us... that is uh, to say um... we're all 19 yeah... I mean. Damn it! How could tey tell I'm under age! Someday. I think I need to start climbing in Que.
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c_plante
Dec 16, 2001, 5:23 PM
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What goes into the price at a climbing gym? Why does it cost so much? Even if you don't rent any gear it's still fairly expensive, it'd be nice if a rockclimbing.com membership could get us discounts at places like gravity and joe rockheads.
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downshift
Dec 16, 2001, 7:33 PM
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Well in the cost of running the gym you have paying your staff, insurance, utilities, and other incidentals. Climbing gym prices really aren't that high comparatively to other pay per use sports.
Considering a day pass is $10 - $15 (CDN), lets compare it to golf or skiing. Golf can range from $30 - $300 (CDN) per game. A day pass of skiing is now minimum $20 - 30 (CDN).
Now I realize the cost of running a golf course or a ski hill is way higher than a climbing gym. But, you are getting the same amount of activity time so that's one way to look at it.
It would be nice if there was some sort of rockclimbing.com members discount but, I really don't feel that I'm getting ripped off from climbing gyms. Anyway it is the same price as a movie.
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kriso9tails
Dec 17, 2001, 12:38 AM
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If you climb at a particular gym quite often then it cost very little with a membership. If you only visit a certain gym every once in a while, the $15 per visit isn't too bad. It costs most people more to see a two hour movie than it does for around five hours of cranking some hard core plastic.
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missedyno
Dec 17, 2001, 1:11 AM
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yeah, i just picked up my membership because that way i don't have to worry about being able to spare the cash every time i want to go climbing.
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downshift
Dec 17, 2001, 2:34 AM
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Memberships are for sure the best way to go if you hit the gym alot. When I got mine I figured out how much I would be paying without and there is a really big difference. To add to Kris's point a movie may suck and you may lose 2 hours of you life. Climbing is what you make of it.
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