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jt512
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You're at the sport crag waiting for your partner to arrive, an unkown climber walks up to you, and asks, "Hey, you want a belay?" You're on the spot. You'd like to get a warm-up burn in, but you don't want to end up on the wrong end of some hapless gymbie's rope. If you hesitate before answering, you risk offense. You must be definitive. It's either got to be, "Sure, that would be great," or "No thanks. I'm still a little hungover." You need a way to size up your potential partner that is systematic, fast, and accurate. In short, you need a
Screening Test for N00bs
Through years of keen observation, I have identified 10 key risk factors for n00bs. Give the climber the number of points indicated for each risk factor. Then sum the points to arrive at the climber's n00b risk score.
Risk factor 1: Helmet
Climber has a helmet at the crag: 2 points
Climber is wearing a helmet belaying: 10 points
Climber wore a helmet on the approach: 25 points
Climber got out of car wearing helmet: 100 points
Risk factor 2: Climbing shoes
Climber's shoes, if not slippers, are made from natural leather: 10 points*
Climber's shoes are made by Mad Rock: 10 points
*Exception 1: Climber's shoes are Firés: -50 points
*Exception 2: Climber's shoes are EBs: -100 points
Risk factor 3: Harness
Any modern harness not made by Petzl: 5 points
Risk factor 4: Belay device(s)
Give the climber 10^n points, where n is the number of belay devices on the climber's harness in excess of one.
In addition:
Does not have a grigri: 10 points
Has a Cinch: 10 points
Has a device whose brand name is "ATC" followed by something: 10 points
Risk factor 5: Quick draws
Anything other than Petzl: 5 points
Dogbones too skinny to grab: 10 points
Petzl logo on dogbones: -50 points
Risk factor 6: Rope bag
Non-Metolius: 5 points
None: 20 points
Risk factor 7: Stick clip
None: 10 points
Risk factor 8: Unnecessary equipment
10^n points, where n is the number of items girth hitched to the climber's harness
10 points for each locking carabiner on the climber's harness not clipped to a belay device
50 points for each quick link on the climber's harness
Risk factor 9: REI
1 point for each appearance of the REI logo on the climber's gear
20 points for each appearance of an REI price tag on the climber's gear
100 points for an REI shopping bag containing the climber's gear
Risk factor 10: The color red
1 point for each red item among the climber's gear, unless the gear is unscratched; then, 10 points.
Red grigri: 15 points
Scoring:
100 or more: Run away.
50–99 points: High n00b probability. Climb with at your own risk.
25–49 points: Possibly a n00b or a visiting trad climber.
0–24 points: Probably an experienced sport climber.
Less than 0: The climber probably knows more about climbing than you do.
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bill413
Aug 11, 2009, 6:55 PM
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Do I detect a certain Petzl bias?
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caughtinside
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Damn. I checked in at 36. BD rope bag (red by gawd!), a mish mash of non petzl draws, arcteryx harness and no stick clip. I think my shoes are leather as well. Those evolvs are too hot and sweaty for my dogs.
n00b'd!
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jt512 wrote: Risk factor 2: Climbing shoes Climber's shoes are made from natural leather: 10 points* Climber's shoes are made by Mad Rock: 10 points *Exception 1: Climber's shoes are Firés: -50 points *Exception 2: Climber's shoes are EBs: -100 points
Hmm, I would have made this one different:
A climber has the shoes clipped to his harness, 10 points
A climber is wearing Bufos, 20 points
A climber is wearing socks with his climbing shoes, 50 points (exceptions apply if the climber is above 50yo and the socks are tube-style, in that case subtract 50)
A climber is wearing his climbing shoes while walking around, 100 points
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bandycoot
Aug 11, 2009, 7:19 PM
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Awesome post Jay! 5 stars for sure! I'm in the "High n00b probability" category. Awesome. I could make a few simple changes (like actually bring my grigri) and that would solve the "problem", but the thing weighs so damn much!
No grigri +10
No stick clip +10
Natural Leather on my "warm up" shoes +10
(Cinch comes with me some days so optional +10)
30-40 for me!
Josh
PS. The 10^n ones are SO MONEY!
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jt512
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caughtinside wrote: Damn. I checked in at 36. BD rope bag (red by gawd!), a mish mash of non petzl draws, arcteryx harness and no stick clip. I think my shoes are leather as well. Those evolvs are too hot and sweaty for my dogs. n00b'd!
If I were doing the screening, I wouldn't count the red rope bag against you. Ditto for red ropes or backpacks. Red carabiners, grigris, or dogbones, however, are definite risk factors.
Jay
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Aug 11, 2009, 7:20 PM
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I LOL'd
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jt512
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bandycoot wrote: Awesome post Jay! 5 stars for sure! I'm in the "High n00b probability" category. Awesome. I could make a few simple changes (like actually bring my grigri) and that would solve the "problem", but the thing weighs so damn much! No grigri +10 No stick clip +10 Natural Leather on my "warm up" shoes +10 (Cinch comes wtih me some days so optional +10) 30-40 for me! Josh
OK. You and caughtinside were false positives, according to the current categories, but you both scored under 50. Looks like I need break the 25-99 category into two groups.
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bandycoot
Aug 11, 2009, 7:23 PM
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Yeah, probably. 25-50 could be "Possibly competent but wanks around on cracks too often to know what to bring to a sport crag."
Josh
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jt512
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bandycoot wrote: Yeah, probably. 25-50 could be "Possibly competent but wanks around on cracks too often to know what to bring to a sport crag." Josh
That's basically what I did.
Jay
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bandycoot wrote: Yeah, probably. 25-50 could be "Possibly competent but wanks around on cracks too often to know what to bring to a sport crag." Josh
Hah! busted.
I may slide in with the shoes though. My katanas and spectros are leather, but they have a small sheet of some synthetic stuff in the forefoot that doesn't stretch to keep the shape. So if I drop the 11 points I'm cusping at 25.
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bandycoot
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You want busted? I bring MYTHOS to the crag! Ha! And, before I bought my first quick draws in 2007 (Petzl) I used to climb exclusively on 2' sling tripled into trad draws! I know, I'm an embarrasment, but wanking around on the cracks is just so damn fun!
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caughtinside
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bandycoot wrote: You want busted? I bring MYTHOS to the crag! Ha! And, before I bought my first quick draws in 2007 (Petzl) I used to climb exclusively on 2' sling tripled into trad draws! I know, I'm an embarrasment, but wanking around on the cracks is just so damn fun!
Mythos... the worst edging shoe of all time.
Might have to factor in a +10 for using the tripled up runners on bolts.
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Harness not by Petzl: 5 points
Does not have a grigri: 10 points. I was actually intending to get a cinch, but I'm not sure I can go any higher on this without risking certain n00bhood.
Rope bag, not Metolius: 5 points. My 59 cent blue Ikea bag is the best rope bag/tarp I've ever owned. I'll take my points with pride for this one.
No stick clip: 10 points. Seriously? A stick clip is for experts? If Henry Barber were ever to be found with a stick clip, he'd probably be using it to thwack n00bs over the head.
Red items: 1 point, for my harness
Total: 31. I can live with that.
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knieveltech
Aug 11, 2009, 8:07 PM
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120 points for two girth hitched slings and a couple of lockers? Harsh. 
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caughtinside wrote: Might have to factor in a +10 for using the tripled up runners on bolts.
Screw that. Worn tripled runners as draws indicates trad experience, neutral points. Worn, knotted 1" mil-spec slings on Chouinard 'biners gets you -10. Brand new tripled runners and 'biners should net you +10.
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caughtinside
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shoo wrote: No stick clip: 10 points. Seriously? A stick clip is for experts? If Henry Barber were ever to be found with a stick clip, he'd probably be using it to thwack n00bs over the head.
Yeah, most steep and worthy crags tend to be chossy and/or have hard moves right from the get go, so sticking the first bolt is a good idea. It's sport climbing, no one cares how boldly you climb to the first bolt.
I'm just going to not touch that Henry Barber comment...
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Shit! 36. Damn you red grigri!!!! Damn you to hell!!!!!
How much point break can I get if the red is ~60-70% scratched off?
How does it count if I wear my Misty Mountain Cadillac?? + or - it's hard to tell...
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caughtinside
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jt512 wrote: knieveltech wrote: 120 points for two girth hitched slings and a couple of lockers? Harsh. Sorry, Dude. Bandycoot is correct. The 10^n items are indisputable. Besides, haven't we told you to get rid of that second daisy chain elsewhere? Jay
Dead giveaway.
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caughtinside
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gmggg wrote: Shit! 36. Damn you red grigri!!!! Damn you to hell!!!!! How much point break can I get if the red is ~60-70% scratched off? How does it count if I wear my Misty Mountain Cadillac?? + or - it's hard to tell...
wall harness to sport climb, +20.
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caughtinside
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shoo wrote: caughtinside wrote: Might have to factor in a +10 for using the tripled up runners on bolts. Screw that. Worn tripled runners as draws indicates trad experience, neutral points. Worn, knotted 1" mil-spec slings on Chouinard 'biners gets you -10. Brand new tripled runners and 'biners should net you +10.
Worn tripled runners does indicate trad experience, but at a sport crag that could either be a good thing or a bad thing. I'd tend to go bad, since 75% of trad climbers are in the 5.7 crowd.
I will admit to having used tripled runners at sport crags on road trips... and it sucks.
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caughtinside wrote: gmggg wrote: Shit! 36. Damn you red grigri!!!! Damn you to hell!!!!! How much point break can I get if the red is ~60-70% scratched off? How does it count if I wear my Misty Mountain Cadillac?? + or - it's hard to tell... wall harness to sport climb, +20.
No. Wall Harness to trad = _+20 (either points or pounds, either will work)
Wall harness to sport climbing? That's gotta be +50, at least.
(yes I have done both, fairly recently haha - but I slimmed down again and the Misty Lard Bucket is no longer a necessity! Yay for me!)
DMT
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gmggg wrote: Shit! 36. Damn you red grigri!!!! Damn you to hell!!!!! How much point break can I get if the red is ~60-70% scratched off?
I would be suspicious of a badly worn red grigri, since red grigris haven't been around for long. I would tend to suspect an intentional attempt to disguise one's true n00biescence.
Jay
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Dang 56...although up that to 67 if red gates on mammut classic draws count. So if you belay with a grigri/cinch and carry an ATC for rapping, you still get dinged for having 2 belay devices?
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shoo wrote: Harness not by Petzl: 5 points Does not have a grigri: 10 points. I was actually intending to get a cinch, but I'm not sure I can go any higher on this without risking certain n00bhood. Rope bag, not Metolius: 5 points. My 59 cent blue Ikea bag is the best rope bag/tarp I've ever owned. I'll take my points with pride for this one. No stick clip: 10 points. Seriously? A stick clip is for experts? If Henry Barber were ever to be found with a stick clip, he'd probably be using it to thwack n00bs over the head. Red items: 1 point, for my harness Total: 31. I can live with that.
I want a red harness to match my shoes and grigri.
I think color matched climbing gear (of any color) should be counted as well.
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dingus wrote: knieveltech wrote: 120 points for two girth hitched slings and a couple of lockers? Harsh. Harsh, yes. But indicative my man, indicative. DMT
*sigh* Guess I'll put my gym tags back on my harness now.
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tedman wrote: Dang 56...although up that to 67 if red gates on mammut classic draws count. So if you belay with a grigri/cinch and carry an ATC for rapping, you still get dinged for having 2 belay devices?
Plus another 10 for rapping.
Jay
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dingus wrote: caughtinside wrote: gmggg wrote: Shit! 36. Damn you red grigri!!!! Damn you to hell!!!!! How much point break can I get if the red is ~60-70% scratched off? How does it count if I wear my Misty Mountain Cadillac?? + or - it's hard to tell... wall harness to sport climb, +20. No. Wall Harness to trad = _+20 (either points or pounds, either will work) Wall harness to sport climbing? That's gotta be +50, at least. (yes I have done both, fairly recently haha - but I slimmed down again and the Misty Lard Bucket is no longer a necessity! Yay for me!) DMT
+50 sounds right.
Next question... What if someone carries their draws on a shoulder sling, either gear sling, or just a doubled 60?
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gmggg wrote: dingus wrote: caughtinside wrote: gmggg wrote: Shit! 36. Damn you red grigri!!!! Damn you to hell!!!!! How much point break can I get if the red is ~60-70% scratched off? How does it count if I wear my Misty Mountain Cadillac?? + or - it's hard to tell... wall harness to sport climb, +20. No. Wall Harness to trad = _+20 (either points or pounds, either will work) Wall harness to sport climbing? That's gotta be +50, at least. (yes I have done both, fairly recently haha - but I slimmed down again and the Misty Lard Bucket is no longer a necessity! Yay for me!) DMT +50 sounds right. Next question... What if someone carries their draws on a shoulder sling, either gear sling, or just a doubled 60?
You mean on a sling over the shoulder—like, not in a backpack???!!!11
Jay
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jt512 wrote: gmggg wrote: Shit! 36. Damn you red grigri!!!! Damn you to hell!!!!! How much point break can I get if the red is ~60-70% scratched off? I would be suspicious of a badly worn red grigri, since red grigris haven't been around for long. I would tend to suspect an intentional attempt to disguise one's true n00biescence. Jay
2 years is enough for for me to ruin just about anything. Gear, daughters, my technique, etc...
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shoo wrote: caughtinside wrote: Might have to factor in a +10 for using the tripled up runners on bolts. Screw that. Worn tripled runners as draws indicates trad experience, neutral points. Worn, knotted 1" mil-spec slings on Chouinard 'biners gets you -10. Brand new tripled runners and 'biners should net you +10.
I totally disagree... Having made the painful conversion from pure trad climbing to having a clue at the sport crag (I used to onsight trad climb harder than I could sport climb) and realizing how little I knew in the realm of overhung sport climbing techniques, tripled trad draws should be a minus regardless.....
I'm proud to say that my hardest redpoint is still a pure gear climb as of last Saturday. I think it's probably good I'm in the questionable range...
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jt512 wrote: You mean on a sling over the shoulder—like, not in a backpack???!!!11 Jay
Hell yeah!! You can see the world at the crags of the northeast.
Also, shirtless with a beanie while climbing, + or -?
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Curry Village butter knife with keeper hole: -300
Any Fish products: -100
Mountaineers coil: +10
Army surplus anything: -10
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squishy654 wrote: Army surplus anything: -10
Absolutely not. I have seen many former actual military climbers with army surplus gear. They are without question some of the most dangerously n00bulous climbers I have every experienced. Moreso, they tend to think they know what they are doing because they rappelled on a fig 8 once in basic training and don't take advice kindly.
If there just happens to be some former military peoples reading these forums, the location on my profile is a fake. I actually live in North Dakota.
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shoo wrote: squishy654 wrote: Army surplus anything: -10 Absolutely not. I have seen many former actual military climbers with army surplus gear. They are without question some of the most dangerously n00bulous climbers I have every experienced. Moreso, they tend to think they know what they are doing because they rappelled on a fig 8 once in basic training and don't take advice kindly. If there just happens to be some former military peoples reading these forums, the location on my profile is a fake. I actually live in North Dakota.
+1
Also, much army surplus lies in the hands of teenage gumbs who don't know better.
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I am ex-Army and I rapped with a figure eight long before that in the Boy Scouts what does that make them?
I wear old Army T shirts while climbing because I don't want to pay over 20 bucks for something that isn't cotton. While I do agree that some ex military people act like noobs, I dare you to lump them all into "n00bulous". Basically you need to remember who your talking to, and in some regard you are the noob for making such gross assumptions...
Early Yosemite climbing was done on nothing but old army surplus biners and gear...go ahead and make sure you call them noobs too...
I was actually talking about surplus military gear, not veterans, if you want to drag them into it, you're asking for a hurting...
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squishy654 wrote: I am ex-Army...
+10
In reply to: ...and I rapped with a figure eight long before that in the Boy Scouts....
+20
In reply to: I wear old Army T shirts while climbing....
+15
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You know, I'm still in the Army, have been since 1985 in one form or another, and I've never rappelled with a figure of eight while in uniform.
But generally he's right, most soldiers don't know shit about climbing in it's modern form.
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squishy654 wrote: I am ex-Army and I rapped with a figure eight long before that in the Boy Scouts what does that make them? I wear old Army T shirts while climbing because I don't want to pay over 20 bucks for something that isn't cotton. While I do agree that some ex military people act like noobs, I dare you to lump them all into "n00bulous". Basically you need to remember who your talking to, and in some regard you are the noob for making such gross assumptions... Early Yosemite climbing was done on nothing but old army surplus biners and gear...go ahead and make sure you call them noobs too... I was actually talking about surplus military gear, not veterans, if you want to drag them into it, you're asking for a hurting...
Butt-hurt threatening tones on the internet +20?
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jt512 wrote: squishy654 wrote: I am ex-Army... +10 In reply to: ...and I rapped with a figure eight long before that in the Boy Scouts.... +20 In reply to: I wear old Army T shirts while climbing.... +15 Jay
Hell ya, now I'm noob...!!!
at least I don't clip bolts...
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squishy654 wrote: jt512 wrote: squishy654 wrote: I am ex-Army... +10 In reply to: ...and I rapped with a figure eight long before that in the Boy Scouts.... +20 In reply to: I wear old Army T shirts while climbing.... +15 Jay Hell ya, now I'm noob...!!! at least I don't clip bolts...
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squishy654 wrote: ...in some regard you are the noob for making such gross assumptions...
I seem to have mistaken the purpose of this thread.
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In reply to: at least I don't clip bolts...
Damn boulderers.
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The assumption was that if you carry surplus army gear you must be ex-military. When in fact surplus military gear was all they had in the beginning of Yosemite climbing, but I guess this post is only read by those who do not value such history or even know of it...my bad...I shouldn't be surprised when it turns into a vet bashing thread...it's understandable based on the population I am speaking too...
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hansundfritz
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squishy654 wrote: Curry Village butter knife with keeper hole: -300 Any Fish products: -100 Mountaineers coil: +10 Army surplus anything: -10
So my 10 brand new FISH slings more than offset my mountaineers coil? Cool.
Note to self: order at least 3 different colors next time assist with gear sorting/untangling.
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squishy654 wrote: The assumption was that if you carry surplus army gear you must be ex-military. When in fact surplus military gear was all they had in the beginning of Yosemite climbing, but I guess this post is only read by those who do not value such history or even know of it...my bad...I shouldn't be surprised when it turns into a vet bashing thread...it's understandable based on the population I am speaking too...
Yeah damn Commies!!
Oh wait climbing history had a few of those...
Yeah damn pot smokers!!!
Oh wait...
Getting this back on track, how does some ganj factor into your rating of your prospective partner?
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squishy654
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Using old submarine bunk as portaledge: -100
Bonus, if it was stolen from House keeping camp...
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What the hell, I got 0 thanks to all the brand bias. I didn't see anything about carrying trad gear at the sport area under "Unnecessary Gear". Did I miss it? I think you're giving the EB's and Fires too much weight. I could walk over to my bosses house and buy them and it'd put me in the more knowledgeable than you category. Definately some good indicators but could still use some revisement. I wish I had those indicators when I started climbing.
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Crap and I was hoping I'd never be a noob again
2 belay devices and my Silent Partner, a Purcell Prussik, tripled trad draws, my bittersweet crash pad and a beanie. Let's not forget the set of tricams as well
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jt512 wrote: squishy654 wrote: jt512 wrote: squishy654 wrote: I am ex-Army... +10 In reply to: ...and I rapped with a figure eight long before that in the Boy Scouts.... +20 In reply to: I wear old Army T shirts while climbing.... +15 Jay Hell ya, now I'm noob...!!! at least I don't clip bolts...+100 Jay
Lol!
DMT
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squishy654 wrote: Using old submarine bunk as portaledge: -100
OK, let's review. The premise: You're at a sport crag...
Jay
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Aug 11, 2009, 9:54 PM
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You forgot 6000 NOOb points for being a gear snob and giving a damn about what someone has with them beside you at the crag....
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squishy654
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gmggg wrote: squishy654 wrote: The assumption was that if you carry surplus army gear you must be ex-military. When in fact surplus military gear was all they had in the beginning of Yosemite climbing, but I guess this post is only read by those who do not value such history or even know of it...my bad...I shouldn't be surprised when it turns into a vet bashing thread...it's understandable based on the population I am speaking too... Yeah damn Commies!! Oh wait climbing history had a few of those... Yeah damn pot smokers!!! Oh wait... Getting this back on track, how does some ganj factor into your rating of your prospective partner?
This is easy, if they show up and want a puff and say "I haven't done this since high school" +100
If they show up stoned, smoke some more and smoke the whole time, then there's no problem: +/- NA
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Damnit I was doing so well till I got to the red equipment. I can't help that red is my favorite color.
+5 for non-petzl harness +1 for it being red
+10 for no gri-gri
+10 for not having a stick clip
+30ish for all my red carabiners ):
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climbdork
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All-Encompassing Risk Factor:
-Gets annoyed/offended when you say or do something that suggests s/he establish her/his belay skills to you before you put your life in her/his hands: +10,000 points
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You forgot chalkbag connection and a point system that denotes how loose their harness is - maybe +25 if it's hanging off their hips?
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gmggg
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phillygoat wrote: You forgot chalkbag connection and a point system that denotes how loose their harness is - maybe +25 if it's hanging off their hips?
I second chalk bad connection, that's a classic give away.
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With the usual stuff I bring climbing, which is trad I score a 221, super noob. I don't fair too much better if retooled for spor cause I just don't have all that sporto gear.
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I got quite low....
An 8 which I use to rappel (but guess you could say its a belay device) +10
Non Petzl draws +5
Rope Bag +5
Two Safety Slings +10
No Grigri +10
Red Rope Bag +1
Red 8 +1
42... 20 of which are debatable offenses (no lower off's in NZ so two slings and fragile volcanic rock) and my eight which I have never used to belay on.
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desertdude420
Aug 12, 2009, 4:42 AM
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You are supposed to actually take this quiz?! I had no idea that while I was out minding my own business climbing a rock... there was a group of fashionistas judging whether they thought that I was cool enough. Wow.
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jt512
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desertdude420 wrote: You are supposed to actually take this quiz?! I had no idea that while I was out minding my own business climbing a rock... there was a group of fashionistas judging whether they thought that I was cool enough. Wow.
Clueless, insecure respondent #2.
Jay
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I'm surprised there aren't more hurt butts in this thread. But there's enough to keep me from thinking this site has gone into the Twilight Zone.
Souvenirs from HOUSEKEEPING! CURRY!! I'VE BEEN TO YOSEMITE!!!!11 I'd be genuinely impressed if you smoked some of the weed from the plane crash, though.
Thanks to Jay rehabbing me a few years ago (it started on our first crag trip when he called my Reverso a "Perverso"), I got a score of 15. That's owing to my leather shoes and Metolious "NoobTech" harness. 20 if you count my BD et. al. draws, but I haven't used them in years. Sometimes I carry a few in my pack for unforeseen A0 emergencies.
I am absolutely non-apologetic about the harness. It's cush. I'm skinny. I sit a lot.
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bill413
Aug 12, 2009, 1:19 PM
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Do I have to score the red points if I mark my gear with red?
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bill413
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squishy654 wrote: Early Yosemite climbing was done on nothing but old army surplus biners and gear...go ahead and make sure you call them noobs too...
This thread is about SPORT climbing. Those hardmen were doing CLIMBING, not SPORT Climbing.
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bill413 wrote: squishy654 wrote: Early Yosemite climbing was done on nothing but old army surplus biners and gear...go ahead and make sure you call them noobs too... This thread is about SPORT climbing. Those hardmen were doing CLIMBING, not SPORT Climbing.
Except when they were clipping bolts on the Bachar-Yerian. God those guys were such pussies.
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dingus
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Oh sweet Jesus its painful watching you all pretending you know from what...
DMT
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gmggg
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dingus wrote: Oh sweet Jesus its painful watching you all pretending you know from what... DMT
Sorry, it had to be said with a statement like "At least I don't clip bolts" thrown out there as an ultimatum...
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Yikes! 81 noob points.
But wait!
shoo's Chouinard biners: 6 of those
bandycoots' trad draws: 10 of those
Ha ha! now - 79 pro points!
Going to the crags this afternoon. If it rains while I'm climbing, I'm adding -50 more pro points, so watch out! I'll be so pro, I won't have to climb anymore -- I'll just sit on a rock and look cool.
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The #1 show stopper should be having a climbing gym certification card dangling from their harness. When I see that I go boulder - and I do NOT ask them to spot.
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let's see!
helmet: yes, while belaying. (I know a girl who suffered brain damage from rockfall, a guy who got hit by a tree, and a girl recently got hit by a tree, all while belaying/chilling at rumney.) 10 points! and another 25, sometimes I wear it on the approach cuz I'm lazy. edit: oh SHIIII I forgot that sometimes I wear a helmet driving for chuckles. 100 points!
shoes: all leather, 10 points! (do we get extra points for extra leather shoes?)
metolius harness, 5 points!
belay device: I only use a gri-gri for bringing up a second on multi-pitch, 10 points!
quickdraws: unfortunately I use petzl draws, but I feel like putting BD/WC carabiners on them should count for something.
rope bag: damn, metolius.
no stick clip: 10 points!
unnecessary equipment: sling girth hitched, and another locker for clipping, and a locker with a prussik! woohoo 30 points! although in honestly, what else are people using besides a PAS to rap off of routes?
fuck, no rei.
red items: 10 heliums, 1 red sling, 2 dmm spectros, there's a little bit of red on my scarpa spectros I think, and sometimes I wear a red shirt. 15 points!
grand total: 215!
NEVER CLIMB WITH ME.
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Ooh, this is fun!
Let's see...
Risk factor 1: Helmet
+2 (Sport crags are chossy)
Risk factor 2: Climbing shoes
+1 (Acopas)
Risk factor 3: Harness
0
Risk factor 4: Belay device(s)
0
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+5 (for non-pretzl)
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+10 (only bring a stick clip about 10% of the time)
Risk factor 8: Unnecessary equipment
0
Risk factor 9: REI
0 (and funny!)
Risk factor 10: The color red
+10 (some of my biners are anodyzed. So what?)
Scoring:
25–49 points: Possibly a n00b or a visiting trad climber.
I plead guilty as charged, but would like to request a lenient sentence, as I think my heliums are kickass rope-end biners. Better than any pretzl crap.
Edited to add: my total score is 28.
GO
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Oh, and five stars.
GO
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jt512
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cracklover wrote: Ooh, this is fun! Let's see... Risk factor 1: Helmet +2 (Sport crags are chossy) Risk factor 2: Climbing shoes +1 (Acopas) Risk factor 3: Harness 0 Risk factor 4: Belay device(s) 0 Risk factor 5: Quick draws +5 (for non-pretzl) Risk factor 6: Rope bag 0 Risk factor 7: Stick clip +10 (only bring a stick clip about 10% of the time) Risk factor 8: Unnecessary equipment 0 Risk factor 9: REI 0 (and funny!) Risk factor 10: The color red +10 (some of my biners are anodyzed. So what?) Scoring: 25–49 points: Possibly a n00b or a visiting trad climber. I plead guilty as charged, but would like to request a lenient sentence, as I think my heliums are kickass rope-end biners. Better than any pretzl crap.
Heliums are light, which makes them good for trad, and bad for sport. Also, don't load 'em over an edge.
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gmggg wrote: bill413 wrote: squishy654 wrote: Early Yosemite climbing was done on nothing but old army surplus biners and gear...go ahead and make sure you call them noobs too... This thread is about SPORT climbing. Those hardmen were doing CLIMBING, not SPORT Climbing. Except when they were clipping bolts on the Bachar-Yerian. God those guys were such pussies.
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fresh wrote: let's see! helmet: yes, while belaying. ( I know a girl who suffered brain damage from rockfall, a guy who got hit by a tree, and a girl recently got hit by a tree, all while belaying/chilling at rumney.)
No you don't. She was at East Peak in CT, which is a trad area well known for being chosstacular.
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shit, my mistake. I guess that means that all injuries at rumney have been caused by trees.
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climbsomething wrote: gmggg wrote: bill413 wrote: squishy654 wrote: Early Yosemite climbing was done on nothing but old army surplus biners and gear...go ahead and make sure you call them noobs too... This thread is about SPORT climbing. Those hardmen were doing CLIMBING, not SPORT Climbing. Except when they were clipping bolts on the Bachar-Yerian. God those guys were such pussies. Bachar-Yerian- the ultimate sport climb!
But only if you're wearing army rejects!
(I can just IMAGINE the stonemasters wearing that military garbage bwaHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!)
DMT
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I bring a helmet, wear La Sportiva Katanas and a BD harness. I don't use a grigri but an ATC guide. My draws are also BD, I use a bluewater rope bag and don't carry a stick clip.
67 Points! I dont feel like doing any extra belaying anyways.
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15 points.
BD harness and I carry an old tube and gri. Tube to rap. 
Edit to ask: If I resoled any of my old Vectors or Lasers and wore them, could I get like a -1/2 point?
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Ths is an interesting test for n00bness. I did a quick add up of my gear list according to each factor.
My score was -25 (climbing for 12 years)way to go for the petzl gear.
my buddy that have been climbing for 6 months score of 55. Although is do trust him he still pulls a few bone head moves,
Oh and I think that 2 points for the helmet on while belaying is crap. I do ware a helmet while belaying because I hat getting hit my rocks while my bone head friend is above me. so mehhh!!!!
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fresh wrote: ...belay device: I only use a gri-gri for bringing up a second on multi-pitch...
This goes beyond "simple noob" and into the realm of "jackass noob". You deserve extra points for that.
Even without, I think you've won.
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cracklover wrote: jt512 wrote: Risk factor 10: The color red Well, call me a n00b or a traddie, but I still don't get what this ^^^ is about. GO
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cracklover wrote: jt512 wrote: Risk factor 10: The color red Well, call me a n00b or a traddie, but I still don't get what this ^^^ is about. GO
I don't think most of the people in thread get what any of it is about. I don't know why n00bs are more likely to have red gear than experienced climbers, but in my experience, they are. Next time you go to a sport crag, look around for the guy with the matching red quickdraws. Odds are, he's the n00b.
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I read an article once that the color red in general attracts n00bs. I did see any sufficient evidence to back this up until I started being on the lookout at the crags.
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jt512 wrote: cracklover wrote: jt512 wrote: Risk factor 10: The color red Well, call me a n00b or a traddie, but I still don't get what this ^^^ is about. GO I don't know why n00bs are more likely to have red gear than experienced climbers, but in my experience, they are. Next time you go to a sport crag, look around for the guy with the matching red quickdraws. Odds are, he's the n00b. Jay
Ah, but that's the funniest part...
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In reply to: Risk factor 5: Quick draws Anything other than Petzl: 5 points Dogbones too skinny to grab: 10 points Petzl logo on dogbones: -50 points
I'm all over the map on this one, but it's the only category where I'm registering any points (I meet all three parts). My draws are the way they are for a reason, and oddly enough I have been asked more than once about it, but my explanation has been reduced to, "Fuck you. That's why."
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kriso9tails wrote: In reply to: Risk factor 5: Quick draws Anything other than Petzl: 5 points Dogbones too skinny to grab: 10 points Petzl logo on dogbones: -50 points I'm all over the map on this one, but it's the only category where I'm registering any points (I meet all three parts). My draws are the way they are for a reason, and oddly enough I have been asked more than once about it, but my explanation has been reduced to, "Fuck you. That's why."
How'd you score the logo dogbones?
Jay
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Errr... no, I think I've mashed up a combination in my head of my old gear, current gear, samples and vendor images for Petzl that I've been looking through for work recently. Long day.
+50 n00b points to me for not remembering what my own damn gear looks like. (Jebus help me)
Well, at least none of my draws have any red in them for certain.
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vincent wrote: + 500 if the climber in question has over 16,000 posts on rockclimbing.com.
Ever notice that the only people who point out post counts are n00bs?
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+ 200 if they jump on rockclimbing.com to defend themselves anytime someone hurts their feelings.
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That's going be kind of hard to figure out at the crag.
You suffering from post envy or something?
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vincent wrote: + 200 if they jump on rockclimbing.com to defend themselves anytime someone hurts their feelings.
You think you hurt my feelings?
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It's ok jt , you're still my internet climbing hero.
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jt512 wrote: vincent wrote: + 200 if they jump on rockclimbing.com to defend themselves anytime someone hurts their feelings. You think you hurt my feelings? Jay
Congratulations on your new groupie! Teach it how to troll, will you? This is embarrassing.
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vincent wrote: It's ok jt , you're still my internet climbing hero.
As silly and useless as your last couple posts were, this one was actually pretty funny. If you made it up then kudos to you.
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knieveltech wrote: jt512 wrote: vincent wrote: + 200 if they jump on rockclimbing.com to defend themselves anytime someone hurts their feelings. You think you hurt my feelings? Jay Congratulations on your new groupie! Teach it how to troll, will you?
He doesn't strike me as being very bright. He accuses me of being a n00b (as if there's anything wrong with that, in the first place), even though my profile indicates that I've been climbing since he was in diapers. Moreover, he bases the accusation on my having a high post count—a post count that I have accumulated over nearly a decade of active participation on a rock climbing site. His profile says he's a teacher. I have to wonder what subject he teaches; hopefully, not mathematics or logic. He doesn't seem teachable, himself, to me.
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jt512 wrote: If I were doing the screening, I wouldn't count the red rope bag against you. Ditto for red ropes or backpacks. Red carabiners, grigris, or dogbones, however, are definite risk factors. Jay
Good stuff on this thread Jay. I'd like to see it collated and organized a bit. I have the new red Wild Country Helium's...I see it as a second childhood thing though where I can go buy the shiny new gear like I had 37 years ago when I started out. Even if the old Eiger Ovals were not anodized...and only tested to 1800 lbs - gate closed! At least they were new and shiny.
Not much else though.
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jt512
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jt512 wrote: How'd you score the [Petzl] logo dogbones? kriso9tails wrote: Errr... no, I think I've mashed up a combination in my head of my old gear, current gear, samples and vendor images for Petzl that I've been looking through for work recently. Long day. +50 n00b points to me for not remembering what my own damn gear looks like. (Jebus help me)
I was going to say, I'm in a Petzl-sponsored DVD, and all I got was a T-shirt, and I had to give it back, come to think of it. The logo draws are a prize.
Jay
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quiteatingmysteak
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Hahahah, oh man, that was great.
It looks like I'm somewhere around 16 points, for having a non petzl harness, no stick clip and red Acopa's. Other than that, I've seen 150+'s out there.
This is SPORT cragging, right? The last place you'd expect to see aid climbing gear, like a daisy chain or helmet...
But seriously, arcteryx harnesses are great for when I flail on 10c's.
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olderic wrote: The #1 show stopper should be having a climbing gym certification card dangling from their harness. When I see that I go boulder - and I do NOT ask them to spot.
O dang, I'm actually guilty of this! The card is even red, actually.
(Since I suppose attached to my chalk bag is as bad as dangling from my harness.)
And I agree that's the noob sign above all noob signs. Note to self: Must separate gym kit from rock kit. Yes even chalk bag.
And btw my draws are BD. So is my harness. Which by the way has a maillon rapide on it. Have seen anchors with only hangers more than once.
Wear a helmet too. Even belaying. Used to skip it on sport climbs when I was a noob pretending I wasn't. Seen too much rockfall since then.
My n00b score is in the triple digits. Fine by me, since it means YOU'll belay, I'll climb, muahahah!
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Well lets see:
Risk factor 1: Helmet
Climber is wearing a helmet belaying: 10 points
How many points do i get if i wear my helmet on the approach when done by bike?
But anyways: I have never met any rock that was so rock solid (har har) that i didnt want to wear a helmet. I know way to much about rocks to not wear one.
how about n00b points for NOT wearing a helmet? Or wearing a helmet that doesnt fit (you all know them: absolute n00bs, with their helmet sitting somewhere in their neck)
Risk factor 2: Climbing shoes
Climber's shoes, if not slippers, are made from natural leather: 10 points*
Do i get extra points if i often wear them while belaying or walking to the next climb?
My toenails are way to fucked up for uncomfortable shoes.
Risk factor 3: Harness
Any modern harness not made by Petzl: 5 points
Risk factor 4: Belay device(s)
Give the climber 10^n points, where n is the number of belay devices on the climber's harness in excess of one.
Does a big locker that could get used as a munter in addition to my TRE count?
In addition:
Does not have a grigri: 10 points
Has a device whose brand name is "ATC" followed by something: 10 points
Sometimes i use my ATC-XP
Risk factor 5: Quick draws
Anything other than Petzl: 5 points
Dogbones too skinny to grab: 10 points
About half of my quickdraws are the skinny ones, but i actually think they are quite good to grab. how about 5 points for that?
Risk factor 6: Rope bag
Non-Metolius: 5 points
Risk factor 7: Stick clip
None: 10 points
Risk factor 8: Unnecessary equipment
10^n points, where n is the number of items girth hitched to the climber's harness
Do slings on the shoulder count?
10 points for each locking carabiner on the climber's harness not clipped to a belay device
10 to 40 points, depending on wehter i could be bothered to "clean" my harness
What do i get for prussik loops and a tibloc and some trad gear, for those climbs that are not bolt ladders?
Risk factor 10: The color red
1 point for each red item among the climber's gear
Red helmet, a couple of red slings, a few red biners, so about 8 points
Scoring:
So at minimum i got 88.
depending on what the unclear things are worth i could go as high as a few 1000s.
So its either
100 or more: Run away.
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50–99 points: High n00b probability. Climb with at your own risk.
I am such a sport n00b.
I guess all the years i am climbing i did it rong.
I heard ultimate fresbee is nice? anyone wants to buy my gear so that i can get my fresbees?
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qwert wrote: So at minimum i got 88. depending on what the unclear things are worth i could go as high as a few 1000s. So its either 100 or more: Run away. or 50–99 points: High n00b probability. Climb with at your own risk. I am such a sport n00b. I guess all the years i am climbing i did it rong. I heard ultimate fresbee is nice? anyone wants to buy my gear so that i can get my fresbees? qwert
As long as you aren't planning on getting red ones.
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Yikes, I’ve scored 66 I’m defiantly a Noob
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jt512 wrote: jt512 wrote: How'd you score the [Petzl] logo dogbones? kriso9tails wrote: Errr... no, I think I've mashed up a combination in my head of my old gear, current gear, samples and vendor images for Petzl that I've been looking through for work recently. Long day. +50 n00b points to me for not remembering what my own damn gear looks like. (Jebus help me) I was going to say, I'm in a Petzl-sponsored DVD, and all I got was a T-shirt, and I had to give it back, come to think of it. The logo draws are a prize. Jay
The male American wearer of a Petzl harness has a 75% chance of being gay, according to a recent AMGU study. If that man also sport climbs it rises (hehe) to 85%.
Let your freak flag fly J!
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dingus wrote: jt512 wrote: jt512 wrote: How'd you score the [Petzl] logo dogbones? kriso9tails wrote: Errr... no, I think I've mashed up a combination in my head of my old gear, current gear, samples and vendor images for Petzl that I've been looking through for work recently. Long day. +50 n00b points to me for not remembering what my own damn gear looks like. (Jebus help me) I was going to say, I'm in a Petzl-sponsored DVD, and all I got was a T-shirt, and I had to give it back, come to think of it. The logo draws are a prize. Jay The male American wearer of a Petzl harness has a 75% chance of being gay, according to a recent AMGU study. If that man also sport climbs it rises (hehe) to 85%.
I'd believe it.
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dingus wrote: jt512 wrote: jt512 wrote: How'd you score the [Petzl] logo dogbones? kriso9tails wrote: Errr... no, I think I've mashed up a combination in my head of my old gear, current gear, samples and vendor images for Petzl that I've been looking through for work recently. Long day. +50 n00b points to me for not remembering what my own damn gear looks like. (Jebus help me) I was going to say, I'm in a Petzl-sponsored DVD, and all I got was a T-shirt, and I had to give it back, come to think of it. The logo draws are a prize. Jay The male American wearer of a Petzl harness has a 75% chance of being gay, according to a recent AMGU study. If that man also sport climbs it rises (hehe) to 85%. Let your freak flag fly J! DMT
That also explains the aversion to certain colors. Brown is the new black!
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Uses the word "Climbing" interchangeably for climbing anything be it sport, trad, buildings, stairs or alpine ....-20
Actually uses the words "Sport" and "Trad" + 20
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jt512 wrote: jt512 wrote: How'd you score the [Petzl] logo dogbones? kriso9tails wrote: Errr... no, I think I've mashed up a combination in my head of my old gear, current gear, samples and vendor images for Petzl that I've been looking through for work recently. Long day. +50 n00b points to me for not remembering what my own damn gear looks like. (Jebus help me) I was going to say, I'm in a Petzl-sponsored DVD, and all I got was a T-shirt, and I had to give it back, come to think of it. The logo draws are a prize. Jay
there's a bunch of 'em hanging off of dreamcatcher right now. come and get 'em.
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disturbingthepeace wrote: suprasoup wrote: Crap and I was hoping I'd never be a noob again 2 belay devices and my Silent Partner, a Purcell Prussik, tripled trad draws, my bittersweet crash pad and a beanie. Let's not forget the set of tricams as well You're also the hardest climber I know that hates it when the draws are pre-hung, and belays with an ATC. Total sport noob land for you, even if you crush everyone's projects.
harsh man, harsh Guess that means I can't hang with the kewl kids anymore.
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billcoe_ wrote: Uses the word "Climbing" interchangeably for climbing anything be it sport, trad, buildings, stairs or alpine ....-20 Actually uses the words "Sport" and "Trad" + 20
Me too and I include skiing, hiking and peak bagging in that genre too and I don't give a fuck who likes it or not.
"I'm going climbing" can mean a lot of things to me and it only means one thing to Mrs Milktoast...
Mrs Milktoast wrote: THANK GOD!
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What if you have some older BD draws but they were a gift?
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wanderlustmd
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Good thread, btw.
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iamthewallress
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48 for me. I just barely made the visiting trad climber cut. LOL.
I've told this story before, but it's a propos here.
When our house burned, we lost all of our climbing gear. Luckily, insurance paid for us to get shiney new gear. C4s had only been out for a couple of months, so in addition to the bold colors and sparkling, unscathed anodization, the item itself, when comprising 100% of the large cams on one's rack, was a serious n00b flag.
Anyhoo, there were only a few minutes left in the day, so we thought we'd try to cram a climb in at a roadside n00b-dominated (and guide-dominated) area where I had never actually climbed before.
The climb in question was 5.9 A0 or 5.11. My bf racked up as the duo that had just been on the route tried to disuade him. He danced 5.11 moves past the A0 and the slack jawed guy like it was nothing. Then the guy turned to me and said, "How hard does that guy climb in the gym?" LOL.
They were actually really sweet and confessed that they saw the gear and thought we were in for something ugly.
A bitchy girl at Indian Creek gave me grief about that rack too, but her assumption was that I must be the Paris Hilton of climbing gear and rerack whenever something new hits the stores.
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If you climb in Pennsylvania, you should be considered a newb (because PA crags are choss, everybody wears helmets who actually climbs at these "crags") (at least eastern PA crags) your newbishness can also be exposed if your first post is about asking for directions to a secret PA crag! Now I just sit back and wait for the hate from people committed to the "PA kicks ass" lie
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choplops wrote: If you climb in Pennsylvania...
Risk factor 11: Location
Pennsylvania: 50 points
Jay
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Oh, I've got a risk factor to add. I over heard this at the crag last month.
Dude 1: "Hey man, do you want to lead this one?"
Dude 2: "Nah man, I'm not yet certified to lead."
 
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kriso9tails wrote: rockandlice wrote: Oh, I've got a risk factor to add. I over heard this at the crag last month. Dude 1: "Hey man, do you want to lead this one?" Dude 2: "Nah man, I'm not yet certified to lead." Conversely: refers to oneself as a 'guide' within the first five minutes of conversation when no one was asking.
How can you tell if someone at a party or bar is a climbing guide?
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sungam wrote: lena_chita wrote: A climber is wearing socks with his climbing shoes, 50 points (exceptions apply if the climber is above 50yo and the socks are tube-style, in that case subtract 50) [image]http://www.hotaches.com/images/perfectcrime4_SM.jpg[/image] That would be Dave MacLeod on Perfect Crime 8B.
Ah, but is that sport?
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This one kinda sucks... The trad one was much better
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evanwish wrote: This one kinda sucks... The trad one was much better
n00b
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Aug 18, 2009, 4:29 AM
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jt512 wrote: evanwish wrote: This one kinda sucks... The trad one was much better n00b
explain
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evanwish wrote: jt512 wrote: evanwish wrote: This one kinda sucks... The trad one was much better n00b explain
Read the responses to this post and the trad version. This one has some validity. The other was devised by a n00b himself.
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jt512 wrote: evanwish wrote: jt512 wrote: evanwish wrote: This one kinda sucks... The trad one was much better n00b explain Read the responses to this post and the trad version. This one has some validity. The other was devised by a n00b himself.
yeah thats true, but some things just seemed kinda contrived... like the red one. i have a #1 camalot, does that count??
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evanwish wrote: jt512 wrote: evanwish wrote: jt512 wrote: evanwish wrote: This one kinda sucks... The trad one was much better n00b explain Read the responses to this post and the trad version. This one has some validity. The other was devised by a n00b himself. yeah thats true, but some things just seemed kinda contrived... like the red one. i have a #1 camalot, does that count??
Yes! Why are you climbing with a #1 camalot at a sport crag, n00b?
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quiteatingmysteak
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Have you heard about all those rad areas in the southeast?
Me either.
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bandycoot wrote: evanwish wrote: jt512 wrote: evanwish wrote: jt512 wrote: evanwish wrote: This one kinda sucks... The trad one was much better n00b explain Read the responses to this post and the trad version. This one has some validity. The other was devised by a n00b himself. yeah thats true, but some things just seemed kinda contrived... like the red one. i have a #1 camalot, does that count?? Yes! Why are you climbing with a #1 camalot at a sport crag, n00b?
HOLY FUCK!!!!!! wow i'm an idiot.....
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actually on second thought... i would be considered a sport noob... i've only done four sport routes, a 7R, 10b, 11a, and 12b...
i'm a trad nut...
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Somwhere out there is a noob who will score 0 based on reading this thread and acting accordingly.
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Aug 18, 2009, 6:57 AM
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scotchie wrote: Somwhere out there is a noob who will score 0 based on reading this thread and acting accordingly.
No, n00bs never really read anything properly nor do they do any proper research. That's a big part of what makes them n00bs.
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kriso9tails wrote: scotchie wrote: Somwhere out there is a noob who will score 0 based on reading this thread and acting accordingly. No, n00bs never really read anything properly nor do they do any proper research. That's a big part of what makes them n00bs.
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No.
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I dunno. I think n00bs are new climbers who don't know shit but might be able to learn.
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There are all sorts of noobs, like unpolished turds every damn one of them.
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fresh wrote: I dunno. I think n00bs are new climbers who don't know shit but might be able to learn.
That would seem to imply that old climbers (and / or longer term climbers) can't be n00bs.
Better recheck the definition.
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bill413 wrote: fresh wrote: I dunno. I think n00bs are new climbers who don't know shit but might be able to learn. That would seem to imply that old climbers (and / or longer term climbers) can't be n00bs. Better recheck the definition.
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bill413 wrote: fresh wrote: I dunno. I think n00bs are new climbers who don't know shit but might be able to learn. That would seem to imply that old climbers (and / or longer term climbers) can't be n00bs. Better recheck the definition.
Uh, I think you're the one unclear on the definition. A n00b is someone who's new, at least to that arena. For example, I'm an aid n00b, having only done one small wall successfully, and having done less than 50 aid pitches. But I'm reasonably experienced in sport and trad.
What did you think it meant?
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cracklover wrote: bill413 wrote: fresh wrote: I dunno. I think n00bs are new climbers who don't know shit but might be able to learn. That would seem to imply that old climbers (and / or longer term climbers) can't be n00bs. Better recheck the definition. Uh, I think you're the one unclear on the definition. A n00b is someone who's new, at least to that arena. For example, I'm an aid n00b, having only done one small wall successfully, and having done less than 50 aid pitches. But I'm reasonably experienced in sport and trad. What did you think it meant? GO
I think he was suggesting that there are some who have climbed for years but never learned anything from the experience, hence they are still n00bs.
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It's largely pejorative though, perhaps not in its origins, but in this usage. You call someone a n00b when they actually are new and are woefully naďve or when they've been around awhile and are completely ignorant (as in, "What are you, a fucking n00b?").
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evanwish wrote: jt512 wrote: evanwish wrote: This one kinda sucks... The trad one was much better n00b explain
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climbsomething wrote: evanwish wrote: jt512 wrote: evanwish wrote: This one kinda sucks... The trad one was much better n00b explain Read the time stamps. Jay basically wrote the trad one, too.
I wouldn't say that I basically wrote the trad version. Rather, some n00b who didn't like his score on this test (not that this test was ever intended for self-scoring) went and developed a supposed trad version. But his version fails for two reasons: one, being a n00b himself, he gave completely wrong scores for many items; and, two, he based some items (like helmets) on value judgments, rather than observation.
Jay
P.S. I made a rare visit to Holcomb Valley Pinnacles this weekend, and believe me, this test is valid. I should have taken a few illustrative portraits.
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bill413 wrote: sungam wrote: lena_chita wrote: A climber is wearing socks with his climbing shoes, 50 points (exceptions apply if the climber is above 50yo and the socks are tube-style, in that case subtract 50) [image]http://www.hotaches.com/images/perfectcrime4_SM.jpg[/image] That would be Dave MacLeod on Perfect Crime 8B. Ah, but is that sport?
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scotchie wrote: cracklover wrote: bill413 wrote: fresh wrote: I dunno. I think n00bs are new climbers who don't know shit but might be able to learn. That would seem to imply that old climbers (and / or longer term climbers) can't be n00bs. Better recheck the definition. Uh, I think you're the one unclear on the definition. A n00b is someone who's new, at least to that arena. For example, I'm an aid n00b, having only done one small wall successfully, and having done less than 50 aid pitches. But I'm reasonably experienced in sport and trad. What did you think it meant? GO I think he was suggesting that there are some who have climbed for years but never learned anything from the experience, hence they are still n00bs.
You're confused. When I call my friend who takes forever on descents because he steps so carefully - a "granny" - that does not mean that the definition of grandmother includes twenty-something year old men.
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I;d just like to know a few things.
What;s wrong with not having a petzl harness or draws? I have black diamond for both. No problems. And I have a cinch over a gri-gri. Seeing that it works better, your test is nonsense. Seeing that I have a rope bag but it;s not metolius I gained 5 points. Again, nonsense.
And what's so wrong with wearing a helmet?
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Are you being facetious, or do you really not understand?
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cjon3s wrote: I;d just like to know a few things. What;s wrong with not having a petzl harness or draws? I have black diamond for both. No problems. And I have a cinch over a gri-gri. Seeing that it works better, your test is nonsense. Seeing that I have a rope bag but it;s not metolius I gained 5 points. Again, nonsense. And what's so wrong with wearing a helmet?
N00b!!!
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cjon3s wrote: I;d just like to know a few things. What;s wrong with not having a petzl harness or draws? I have black diamond for both. No problems. And I have a cinch over a gri-gri. Seeing that it works better, your test is nonsense. Seeing that I have a rope bag but it;s not metolius I gained 5 points. Again, nonsense. And what's so wrong with wearing a helmet?
Good luck in your climbing partner search. He'll be the one carrying the walkie-talkie to communicate with his partner more responsibly.
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cjon3s wrote: I;d just like to know a few things. What;s wrong with not having a petzl harness or draws? I have black diamond for both. No problems. And I have a cinch over a gri-gri. Seeing that it works better, your test is nonsense. Seeing that I have a rope bag but it;s not metolius I gained 5 points. Again, nonsense. And what's so wrong with wearing a helmet?
Same thing that's wrong with apostrophes.
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shockabuku wrote: cjon3s wrote: I;d just like to know a few things. What;s wrong with not having a petzl harness or draws? I have black diamond for both. No problems. And I have a cinch over a gri-gri. Seeing that it works better, your test is nonsense. Seeing that I have a rope bag but it;s not metolius I gained 5 points. Again, nonsense. And what's so wrong with wearing a helmet? Same thing that's wrong with apostrophes.
They make your ass look fat.
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kriso9tails wrote: shockabuku wrote: cjon3s wrote: I;d just like to know a few things. What;s wrong with not having a petzl harness or draws? I have black diamond for both. No problems. And I have a cinch over a gri-gri. Seeing that it works better, your test is nonsense. Seeing that I have a rope bag but it;s not metolius I gained 5 points. Again, nonsense. And what's so wrong with wearing a helmet? Same thing that's wrong with apostrophes. They make your ass look fat.
Exactly.
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cjon3s wrote: I;d just like to know a few things. What;s wrong with not having a petzl harness or draws?
Who said there's anything wrong with them?
In reply to: I have black diamond for both. No problems. And I have a cinch over a gri-gri. Seeing that it works better, your test is nonsense. Seeing that I have a rope bag but it;s not metolius I gained 5 points. Again, nonsense. And what's so wrong with wearing a helmet?
Is my test nonsense? Your profile is blank. How long have you been sport climbing, and at what level do you climb?
BTW, what's wrong with an apostrophe?
Jay
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Seeing that I have been flamed, I am a n00b. Sorry about my misuse of the poor apostrophe.
I was not being facetious, I really did not understand.
Sorry jt.
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50, which puts me just past the "visiting trad climber" category, which I am.
What's the deal with the color red?
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TarHeelEMT wrote: What's the deal with the color red?
They wear red to hide the blood splatter on their clothes from the climbing partners they've dropped while giving shitty n00b-style belays.
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I see.
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I got 22 but my 'leather' shoes are either Testarossa's or Scarpa Mago's. Although my harness is not a Petzl, i do climb in the new-ish Arc'Teryx harness, so i gave myself the 5 points begrudgingly. I also gained points on the quickdraws because about half my gear is either petzl dogbones or biners. all my shit is so old, beaten, tattered and worn, my draws aren't dividend by brand. Instead dogbone and biner are mated according to length and how much of a groove/notch the biner has or does not have.
I think i really only earned 2 points for my metolius dogbones that used to be red.
What is the official ruling JT??
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rjtrials wrote: I got 22 but my 'leather' shoes are either Testarossa's or Scarpa Mago's. Although my harness is not a Petzl, i do climb in the new-ish Arc'Teryx harness, so i gave myself the 5 points begrudgingly. I also gained points on the quickdraws because about half my gear is either petzl dogbones or biners. all my shit is so old, beaten, tattered and worn, my draws aren't dividend by brand. Instead dogbone and biner are mated according to length and how much of a groove/notch the biner has or does not have. I think i really only earned 2 points for my metolius dogbones that used to be red. What is the official ruling JT?? RJ
The test isn't designed for self-scoring. So, you have to ask yourself: how would an experienced sport climber score you. He'd probably notice the age of your draws and give you the benefit of the doubt on the mixed brands.
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I scored a 10: Non-Petzl draws (though I have many Petzls) and a non-metolious rope bag (Fuck paying, I use a homemade synthetic table cloth with a elastic band to hold it together. Works like a charm.
Looks like a pretty good scale/indicator to me.
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roughster wrote: with a elastic band to hold it together. Works like a charm.
That's hilarious roughster. My buddy Angus went deep into the BC with another partner of mine, it was their first (and only) back country adventure together solely in each other's company.
My other buddy was Mr High Tech, Goretex coated sleeping bag that compressed into the size of a walnut and cost a thousand bucks, etc.
They get to the bivi site and its drizzling.
Angus whips out his custom SHOWER CURTAIN BIVI TENT, layys it over his $50 polywhatever bag and is snoring before Mr Goretex can close his open mouth.
True.
And they never DID climb together again after that, but that's another story
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dingus wrote: There are all sorts of noobs, like unpolished turds every damn one of them.DMT
I had to read this twice to catch the inference. LOL!
For myself, JT already called me out on it so sure I'll admit I'm a sport noob, but sometimes high end sport non-n00bs take pity on my sorry trad ass and drag my sorry butt out for some sport: but everytime I get home, I feel so dirty....and used. I just don't know how you all do it all the time.
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I try to bitch and complain a lot whilst pointing out all the manufactured or glued holds when I sport climb. Somehow, I feel a little less dirty by doing this, and little less like a desperate climbing whore when I can't get on some nice trad line.
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Not too bad. 40 points total and I agree with 30 of em. No GriGri, an ATC and no stick clip are definitely universal signes of the sport nOObage. If I actually cared I might would argue about the non-petzl harness and draws though.
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notapplicable wrote: Not too bad. 40 points total and I agree with 30 of em. No GriGri, an ATC and no stick clip are definitely universal signes of the sport nOObage. If I actually cared I might would argue about the non-petzl harness and draws though.
It has to be an ATC-something, and it doesn't matter what something is, as long as it isn't blank. No points for a plain vanilla ATC.
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jt512 wrote: notapplicable wrote: Not too bad. 40 points total and I agree with 30 of em. No GriGri, an ATC and no stick clip are definitely universal signes of the sport nOObage. If I actually cared I might would argue about the non-petzl harness and draws though. It has to be an ATC- something, and it doesn't matter what something is, as long as it isn't blank. No points for a plain vanilla ATC. Jay
Woot!! 30 points for me.
I was given slight pause by the phrasing on that one but decided to err on the side of over scoring. Probably a subconscious thing; sport only makes up 17.9211% of my clilmbing so I was honestly expecting to score higher.
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My regular partner is a 63 yr old climber who has been climbing longer than I have been alive (and I'm over 30). His scoring:
Risk factor 1: Helmet
Climber is wearing a helmet belaying: 10 points
Risk factor 2: Climbing shoes
*Exception 2: Climber's shoes are EBs: -100 points
extra negative points for multiple home resoles with shoe goo that you can count like geologic layers of rock?
Risk factor 3: Harness
Any modern harness not made by Petzl: 5 points
Risk factor 4: Belay device(s)
Does not have a grigri: 10 points
how many points for using any excuse to use the Munther hitch? If he can't see his belay device, usually it is just on his rear gear loop, he just whips up a Munther and uses that for belay/ rappel.
Risk factor 5: Quick draws
Anything other than Petzl: 5 points
Risk factor 6: Rope bag
None: 20 points
Risk factor 7: Stick clip
None: 10 points
Risk factor 8: Unnecessary equipment
10 points for each locking carabiner on the climber's harness not clipped to a belay device
= 30 points
Risk factor 9: REI
0 points
Risk factor 10: The color red
0 points
Scoring:
-10 points
Less than 0: The climber probably knows more about climbing than you do.
Good test!
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It's been some time since I've visited this website. Some things have changed (like the face of the site) and some things haven't jt512 is still a jackass. Please place me in your "kill file", you f#$ing tool. |
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Risk factor 1: Helmet
Climber has a helmet at the crag: 2 points
Risk factor 2: Climbing shoes
Climber's shoes, five tenif not slippers, are made from natural leather: 10 points*
Risk factor 3: Harness
Any modern harness not made by Petzl:BD!!! FK!! 5 points
Risk factor 4: Belay device(s)
Give the climber 10^n points, where n is the number of belay devices on the climber's harness in excess of one.
In addition:
Does not have a grigri: 10 points
Has a Cinch: 10 points
Risk factor 5: Quick draws
Anything other than Petzl: 5 points x 10 =50
Petzl logo on dogbones: -50 points x 5 = 250
-200 what if it's a mix?
Risk factor 6: Rope bag
RED metolius- gonna have to add 1 point for that one
Risk factor 7: Stick clip
None: 10 points FK!
Risk factor 8: Unnecessary equipment
10^n points, where n is the number of items girth hitched to the climber's harness
10 points for each locking carabiner on the climber's harness not clipped to a belay device x 2!!! AHHH 20 points FKING runners for anchors
Risk factor 9: REI
Risk factor 10: The color red
1 point for each red item among the climber's gear, unless the gear is unscratched; then, 10 points.
oh boy... need a calculator. FK = 11 more points
squishy654 wrote:I am ex-Army...
+10
army surplus (not really, just gear taken from in service) T-10C paracheute pack tray that i've been using as a crag bag for the past 15 years -10 points (bonus!)
desert camo patrol bag for trad gear -10 points
digital camo camelback for long wall routes -10 points
And the tally is......... -141 (i'm thinkin' all those Petzl draws saved my life!)
i'm gonna have to add something to this.
Has not led 5.12 or higher in the past 5 years "injury or not" +200 POINTS
Scoring:
100 or more: Run away.
50–99 points: High n00b probability. Climb with at your own risk.
25–49 points: Possibly a n00b or a visiting trad climber.
0–24 points: Probably an experienced sport climber.
Less than 0: The climber probably knows more about climbing than you do.
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dolphja wrote: Risk factor 1: Helmet Climber has a helmet at the crag: 2 points Risk factor 2: Climbing shoes Climber's shoes, five tenif not slippers, are made from natural leather: 10 points* Risk factor 3: Harness Any modern harness not made by Petzl: BD!!! FK!! 5 points Risk factor 4: Belay device(s) Give the climber 10^n points, where n is the number of belay devices on the climber's harness in excess of one. In addition: Does not have a grigri: 10 points Has a Cinch: 10 points Risk factor 5: Quick draws Anything other than Petzl: 5 points x 10 = 50 Petzl logo on dogbones: -50 points x 5 = 250 -200 what if it's a mix? Risk factor 6: Rope bag RED metolius- gonna have to add 1 point for that one Risk factor 7: Stick clip None: 10 points FK! Risk factor 8: Unnecessary equipment 10^n points, where n is the number of items girth hitched to the climber's harness 10 points for each locking carabiner on the climber's harness not clipped to a belay device x 2!!! AHHH 20 points FKING runners for anchors Risk factor 9: REI Risk factor 10: The color red 1 point for each red item among the climber's gear, unless the gear is unscratched; then, 10 points. oh boy... need a calculator. FK = 11 more points squishy654 wrote:I am ex-Army... +10 army surplus (not really, just gear taken from in service) T-10C paracheute pack tray that i've been using as a crag bag for the past 15 years -10 points (bonus!) desert camo patrol bag for trad gear -10 points digital camo camelback for long wall routes -10 points And the tally is......... -141 (i'm thinkin' all those Petzl draws saved my life!) i'm gonna have to add something to this. Has not led 5.12 or higher in the past 5 years "injury or not" Scoring: 100 or more: Run away. 50–99 points: High n00b probability. Climb with at your own risk. 25–49 points: Possibly a n00b or a visiting trad climber. 0–24 points: Probably an experienced sport climber. Less than 0: The climber probably knows more about climbing than you do.
that would put me in the Possibly a n00b or a visiting trad climber category
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qwert wrote: Risk factor 5: Quick draws Anything other than Petzl: 5 points Dogbones too skinny to grab: 10 points About half of my quickdraws are the skinny ones, but i actually think they are quite good to grab. how about 5 points for that?
Are you climbing slab or something?
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granite_grrl wrote: qwert wrote: Risk factor 5: Quick draws Anything other than Petzl: 5 points Dogbones too skinny to grab: 10 points About half of my quickdraws are the skinny ones, but i actually think they are quite good to grab. how about 5 points for that? The only thing worse than carrying skinny draws that suck to grab is going around telling people that you actually think they are quite good to grab. Are you climbing slab or something?
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qwert wrote: Actually i do enjoy slab climbing the most, but im not grabbing draws on slabs. Unlike ooverhanging crap slabs can be done with technique and not just stupid power. qwert
Overhanging crap slabs? Sounds kind of gross.
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I tried this test out on myself: 10 points
And afterward, for some reason, my butt really hurt: 100 points.
Jay
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jt512 wrote: I tried this test out on myself: 10 points And afterward, for some reason, my butt really hurt: 100 points. Jay
Was Angry giving you the test?
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kriso9tails wrote: qwert wrote: Actually i do enjoy slab climbing the most, but im not grabbing draws on slabs. Unlike ooverhanging crap slabs can be done with technique and not just stupid power. qwert Overhanging crap slabs? Sounds kind of gross.
does a , make it better?
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qwert wrote: granite_grrl wrote: qwert wrote: Risk factor 5: Quick draws Anything other than Petzl: 5 points Dogbones too skinny to grab: 10 points About half of my quickdraws are the skinny ones, but i actually think they are quite good to grab. how about 5 points for that? The only thing worse than carrying skinny draws that suck to grab is going around telling people that you actually think they are quite good to grab. Are you climbing slab or something? Actually i do enjoy slab climbing the most, but im not grabbing draws on slabs. Unlike ooverhanging crap, slabs can be done with technique and not just stupid power. qwert
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Apparently I am in the run away category.
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I am sure you'll recognize me when I step out of the car and put my helmet on.
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Damn. Jay that is an awsome test. I scored 80 but that was only after I ditched the wire brush, pry bar, hand saw, etriers, jumar, bolt kit, hammer,pitons, hooks and drill
Seroiusly, with my normal rig I still got an 80 Wondering if I really have to give myself 10 points for Mad Rock Flash... I mean they are slippers fer christ sake.. just because they are the wrong brand...
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A few years ago I soloed RBF on a super nasty cold windy bulletproof day. I got in my VW buss with helmet and Crampons on and drove to chapple pond working that clutch, gas and mushy brakes with rambocomps while stareing through the one tiny clear spot on my frozen windshield. Pulled into the Chaple pond parking and step out with helmet, crampons and tools ready to go. Fight the wind accross the frozen pond and solo Chiounards.. Must have racked up some noob points with that stunt
Drank about 10 Adirondak pale ales on the way back to VT on that trip....
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22.
Why the bias against the Cinch?
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scm007 wrote: 22. Why the bias against the Cinch?
I have no bias against the Cinch. Why the bias toward interpreting empirical observations as value judgments.
Jay
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jt512 wrote: scm007 wrote: 22. Why the bias against the Cinch? I have no bias against the Cinch. Why the bias toward interpreting empirical observations as value judgments. Jay
Ahh ok if the evidence points that way! I thought somehow you were just ranting against shit you didn't like. I use a cinch and I struggle on .11s, so your evidence is sound... so far :) .
Also, helmets with your name on the front +50,000
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haha, I must have read the begining backwards cause i though you were saying petzl was bad and REI was good so I was like "what the heck?" |
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ClimbTheCrag
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Sweet -3 :D
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rossross
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10 points
Arcteryx harness, old school vapor, getting a little fuzzy. I think a fuzzy "skinner" harness should be worth +100 points personally lol.
Non Petzl draws. Also I think old beat up draws (still solid) should be 0 points. New spirits with minimal scratches should be +20.
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tH1e-swiN1e
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2 year revive..........WOW
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tscampbell
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gonna have to say my 20 yr old gypsy rope bag (bomb proof) doesn't add any points....
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jt512
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tH1e-swiN1e wrote: 2 year revive..........WOW
Yeah, who would have thought it would have taken this long?
Jay
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JimTitt
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Took a while for the paint to dry on my Grigri.
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rgold
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Well, I don't really sport climb much and don't have any dedicated sport climbing gear. So, my Noob index is 132 (*), making me one of the last people you should accept a belay from. At 132 sprinting may not be required, but a purposeful jog in the opposite direction is surely called for. However, see note below.
(*) Most of my gear is marked with red tape. If I had counted that in the scoring, my index would have been astronomical, and mere running away would probably not save you from the billowing cloud of noobish contamination surrounding me.
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JimTitt
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I got 20 but I climb like a beginner!
Though there must be bonus points for the rain of bolts, drill bits, spare batteries and stuff that always appears I tip my sack out.
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You're at the sport crag waiting for your partner to arrive, an unkown climber walks up to you, and asks, "Hey, you want a belay?" You're on the spot. You'd like to get a warm-up burn in, but you don't want to end up on the wrong end of some hapless gymbie's rope. If you hesitate before answering, you risk offense. You must be definitive. It's either got to be, "Sure, that would be great," or "No thanks. I'm still a little hungover." You need a way to size up your potential partner that is systematic, fast, and accurate. In short, you need a
Screening Test for N00bs
Through years of keen observation, I have identified 10 key risk factors for n00bs. Give the climber the number of points indicated for each risk factor. Then sum the points to arrive at the climber's n00b risk score.
Risk factor 1: Helmet
Climber has a helmet at the crag: 2 points
Climber is wearing a helmet belaying: 10 points
Climber wore a helmet on the approach: 25 points
Climber got out of car wearing helmet: 100 points
Every-time or just from time to time?
In reply to: Risk factor 2: Climbing shoes Climber's shoes, if not slippers, are made from natural leather: 10 points* Climber's shoes are made by Mad Rock: 10 points *Exception 1: Climber's shoes are Firés: -50 points *Exception 2: Climber's shoes are EBs: -100 points
Love my fire, but also love my 5.10 red slippers. Rad Mock by Climb X is great too.
In reply to: Risk factor 3: Harness Any modern harness not made by Petzl: 5 points
Ouch, I have never liked a single Petzl Harness. Especially the gear loop layout.
In reply to: Risk factor 4: Belay device(s) Give the climber 10^n points, where n is the number of belay devices on the climber's harness in excess of one. In addition: Does not have a grigri: 10 points Has a Cinch: 10 points Has a device whose brand name is "ATC" followed by something: 10 points
Always two devices, oh well. (Often one of them is a gri-gri)
In reply to: Risk factor 5: Quick draws Anything other than Petzl: 5 points Dogbones too skinny to grab: 10 points Petzl logo on dogbones: -50 points
Skinny draws with wire-gates here. Even my runners are skinny with wire-gates.
In reply to: Risk factor 6: Rope bag Non-Metolius: 5 points None: 20 points
In reply to: Risk factor 7: Stick clip None: 10 points
In reply to: Risk factor 8: Unnecessary equipment 10^n points, where n is the number of items girth hitched to the climber's harness 10 points for each locking carabiner on the climber's harness not clipped to a belay device 50 points for each quick link on the climber's harness
Can you define unnecessary?
In reply to: Risk factor 9: REI 1 point for each appearance of the REI logo on the climber's gear 20 points for each appearance of an REI price tag on the climber's gear 100 points for an REI shopping bag containing the climber's gear
In reply to: Risk factor 10: The color red 1 point for each red item among the climber's gear, unless the gear is unscratched; then, 10 points. Red grigri: 15 points
I think all my gear is currently marked with red nail-polish.
In reply to: Scoring: 100 or more: Run away. 50–99 points: High n00b probability. Climb with at your own risk. 25–49 points: Possibly a n00b or a visiting trad climber. 0–24 points: Probably an experienced sport climber. Less than 0: The climber probably knows more about climbing than you do.
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ChalkIsCheap
Nov 29, 2011, 5:33 PM
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jt512 wrote: tH1e-swiN1e wrote: 2 year revive..........WOW Yeah, who would have thought it would have taken this long? Jay
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donald949
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REI Red Crag bag 1+1
Red Helmet 2+1
ATC XP 10
Leather shoes 10
Met Safe harness 5
Met skinny bones 10
homemade canvas rope sack 5
No stick 10
PAS on Harness 10
4 lockers on long bones or cord for anchor 40 points
105 run away.
Now I wanting to break out my old REI pear lockers and D's for some real bonus points.
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donald949
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dan2see wrote: Yikes! 81 noob points. But wait! shoo's Chouinard biners: 6 of those bandycoots' trad draws: 10 of those Ha ha! now - 79 pro points! Going to the crags this afternoon. If it rains while I'm climbing, I'm adding -50 more pro points, so watch out! I'll be so pro, I won't have to climb anymore -- I'll just sit on a rock and look cool.
*digs through buckert of old crap*
Here it is:
Check out the scary backward locking biner.
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dan2see
Dec 3, 2011, 4:54 AM
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That post you quoted was from August 2009. A lot has happened since then.
For one thing, that winter I went ice-climbing a few times. Always multi-pitch waterfalls. I bought some second-hand ice screws and I filed the points myself
But I scramble a lot. Mostly easy, rarely alpine, but it's real scrambles, on real rock with plenty of exposure. That means, I often rock-climb, on remote ridges, with backpack, boots, and mitts, and I climb with no pro at all!
Hey! that's gotta be worth more cool anti-noob points for me!
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jae8908
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petzl helmet: 2
edelrid harness: 5
mixed quickdraws: 5
mammut bag: 5
stick clip: 10
red accessory cord: 1
total: 28
luckily I carry 2 of my belay devices in my rope/gear bag all of the time along with all of my locking biners.
guess I'm a n00b
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Marylandclimber
Dec 4, 2011, 8:13 PM
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I scored 50. :( whats so bad about not having a GriGri?
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climbingtrash
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Marylandclimber wrote: I scored 50. :( whats so bad about not having a GriGri?
Add another 50 to yore score for such a question.
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Marylandclimber
Dec 5, 2011, 1:31 AM
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But why? Whats wrong with ATC? Or ATC-XP?
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climbingtrash
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Marylandclimber wrote: But why? Whats wrong with ATC? Or ATC-XP?
Nothing.
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Marylandclimber
Dec 5, 2011, 12:13 PM
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So then I get 50points D: extra
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rtwilli4
Dec 5, 2011, 1:55 PM
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I got points for having a Misty Mountain Harness, DMM biners, and an IKEA bag for my rope.
Somehow that doesn't seem right to me.
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chadnsc
Dec 5, 2011, 4:27 PM
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(35 points) I've a visiting trad climber! Now why would I be visiting a sport crag again?
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jt512
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rtwilli4 wrote: I got points for having a Misty Mountain Harness, DMM biners, and an IKEA bag for my rope. Somehow that doesn't seem right to me.
I agree. You should have gotten more points for the Ikea bag.
Jay
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rtwilli4
Dec 5, 2011, 7:55 PM
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jt512 wrote: rtwilli4 wrote: I got points for having a Misty Mountain Harness, DMM biners, and an IKEA bag for my rope. Somehow that doesn't seem right to me. I agree. You should have gotten more points for the Ikea bag. Jay
Why? If the rope and bag are going in a pack anyway then what is the point of spending any money on something that you are just going to toss in the dirt?
My IKEA bag cost 35 cents, keeps my rope clean and has handles that make it easy to carry from route to route. What else could you ask for in a rope bag?
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jt512
Dec 5, 2011, 8:44 PM
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rtwilli4 wrote: jt512 wrote: rtwilli4 wrote: I got points for having a Misty Mountain Harness, DMM biners, and an IKEA bag for my rope. Somehow that doesn't seem right to me. I agree. You should have gotten more points for the Ikea bag. Jay Why? If the rope and bag are going in a pack anyway then what is the point of spending any money on something that you are just going to toss in the dirt? My IKEA bag cost 35 cents, keeps my rope clean and has handles that make it easy to carry from route to route. What else could you ask for in a rope bag?
Since you have no sense of humor, the serious answer is, in part, that a good rope bag packs up smaller.
Now go give yourself 50 more points for being offended by your score.
Jay
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GabeWalker
Dec 5, 2011, 9:02 PM
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When I show up anywhere, everyone else is a n00b
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sungam
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GabeWalker wrote: When I show up anywhere, everyone else is a n00b
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27 - But I am still a noob - You should see the racing stripes I put on my helmet (not red - but orange duct tape).
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-40. Just goes to prove this is a flawed system. Then again, the only reason I have most of what I do is because of a CL score of new gear off some guy who blew his load on a dozen Petzl draws and a good rope/bag only to decide he didn't like falling while top roping.
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Colinhoglund
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My points
Risk factor 1: Helmet
Climber is wearing a helmet belaying: 10 points
I live in the rockies, choss is abundant . . .
Risk factor 4: Belay device(s)
Does not have a grigri: 10 points
I prefer a Mammut Smart.
Risk factor 5: Quick draws
Anything other than Petzl: 5 points
Dogbones too skinny to grab: 10 points
Mostly BD draws, some skinny slings, -5
Risk factor 6: Rope bag
Non-Metolius: 5 points
MEC makes a great metolius alternative . . .
Risk factor 8: Unnecessary equipment
10 points for each locking carabiner on the climber's harness not clipped to a belay device
Standard practice here is Part "J"
http://www.petzl.com/...ing_Catalog-2010.pdf
Risk factor 10: The color red
One point for pack if that counts . . .
I get a 46, which is confirmed, visiting traddie.
Forgive me for liking my helmet, Smart and extra biner (cumulative 30pts).
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ilikepargo
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95 = Sadness.
It didn't help me that that my Heliums are red with skinny dogbones. That was 27 points right there.
It also didn't help me that I keep an ATC for rapping in addition to my Gri-Gri. Or that Mad Rock Demons make my toes happy. (At least they aren't red. Most of my previous shoes have been.)
Edit = My rope bag is red. +1 = 96.
Edit = Uh oh. I recalculated. 105.
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andrewluke wrote: -40. Just goes to prove this is a flawed system. Then again, the only reason I have most of what I do is because of a CL score of new gear off some guy who blew his load on a dozen Petzl draws and a good rope/bag only to decide he didn't like falling while top roping.
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jae8908
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Colinhoglund wrote: Risk factor 8: Unnecessary equipment 10 points for each locking carabiner on the climber's harness not clipped to a belay device Standard practice here is Part "J" http://www.petzl.com/...ing_Catalog-2010.pdf (cumulative 30pts).
But the question is do you walk around with the biner hanging off your harness all of the time? Also, contrary to the manual, most people I know and see, at least where I climb, rappel down to save wear and tear on the rings.
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Colinhoglund
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Pretty much . . . One 40g biner Isn't going to prevent me from sending. Plus, I'm used to having up to a double set of cams on my harness, 14 draws and a locker feels light.
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I don't think I'd be able to pronounce "Kyrgyzstan" without hurting myself. That doesn't add any points does it?
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40 points, but I use my Mammut rope bag with pride.
My Arcteryx harness is much nicer than the Petzl harnesses I have tried, and I got it for $50!
Even when I am no longer a n00b I will probably still be girth hitching a single sling to my harness to anchor in at the chains.
When I need one I make a stick clip out of a long stick and some tape. Once I am finished I remove the tape and return the stick to nature.
I probably am n00b but don't think I will change any time soon.
Eric
Edited to fix crappy grammar
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Apr 7, 2012, 12:56 AM
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No Helmet yet. 0
Damn you tesstarossa 10
Black Diamond 5
I have my grigri2 for belay and atc for rap off anchors 10
I have a mess of draws some BD (live wire and posiwire) and Petzl (ange s) -50?
No Rope bag yet 20
No stick Clip 10
No Girth 0
No REI 0
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I have a score of 6!!!
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freeclimber92 wrote: No Helmet yet. 0 Damn you tesstarossa 10 Black Diamond 5 I have my grigri2 for belay and atc for rap off anchors 10 I have a mess of draws some BD (live wire and posiwire) and Petzl (ange s) -50? No Rope bag yet 20 No stick Clip 10 No Girth 0 No REI 0 Red tesstarossa 1 I have a score of 6!!!
Your score is 106. You don't get the -50 points for your non-logo Petzl draws, plus you get another 50 for thinking that you do.
Jay
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freeclimber92
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Oh well Im n00b then!
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jt512 wrote: freeclimber92 wrote: No Helmet yet. 0 Damn you tesstarossa 10 Black Diamond 5 I have my grigri2 for belay and atc for rap off anchors 10 I have a mess of draws some BD (live wire and posiwire) and Petzl (ange s) -50? No Rope bag yet 20 No stick Clip 10 No Girth 0 No REI 0 Red tesstarossa 1 I have a score of 6!!! Your score is 106. You don't get the -50 points for your non-logo Petzl draws, plus you get another 50 for thinking that you do. Jay
Actually the score should be even higher if those draws have the stock 'bones. The Livewire draws have big 'bones, but the Posiwire and Ange draws both have 'bones too skinny to grab. Depending on how many of these he has, the score could be even more frightening.
I'm going to start running now, just on the outside chance that he is climbing anywhere reasonably near me.
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What happens if the person in questions still has their stuff in a backpack of some sort? Is there something you can do in case you can't see their draws, harness, etc... when they ask you?
Edit: Now that I think about it, that probably wouldn't happen given the scenario, but I'm still curious.
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ilikepargo
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I just looked over the test again. My score is higher than I thought. AND I just recently bought an REI backpack to carry my stuff. Plus I grabbed a couple of MadRock 'biners to hang a couple of things on the outside of it. They're red.
I can't count that high.
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> Climber wore a helmet on the approach: 25 points
What if I wore my helmet on the approach to keep the sun from burning my balding head? Not having a bad hair day, just a no hair day...
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kf8mo wrote: > Climber wore a helmet on the approach: 25 points What if I wore my helmet on the approach to keep the sun from burning my balding head? Not having a bad hair day, just a no hair day...
25 points. No exceptions. Plus 100 points for making this the subject of your first post on this site.
However, as a demonstration of my magnanimity I shall deduct 25 points from your score for your having prefaced a quote with '>' because it suggests you might have some Linux/Unix experience in your background.
Jay
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ilikepargo wrote: I don't think I'd be able to pronounce "Kyrgyzstan" without hurting myself. That doesn't add any points does it?
Gher_ghe_ghe Zstan
Stan means state or state of Gherghi or Kyrgyz-stan
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jt512 wrote: kf8mo wrote: > Climber wore a helmet on the approach: 25 points What if I wore my helmet on the approach to keep the sun from burning my balding head? Not having a bad hair day, just a no hair day... 25 points. No exceptions. Plus 100 points for making this the subject of your first post on this site. However, as a demonstration of my magnanimity I shall deduct 25 points from your score for your having prefaced a quote with '>' because it suggests you might have some Linux/Unix experience in your background. Jay
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> Be careful Jay - It might also mean they're from Reddit.
Perish the thought! Recovering Solaris sysadmin; now Linux.
I have a BD rope bag, but it's yellow. Anyone know where I can get a red one? ;-)
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I use a red backpack AND red rope bag (black diamond at least). I also have like, 4 different kinds of draws because I lose stuff and am scatterbrained. That and using a gri (go) for belay but atc for rap make me a super noob.
Also arcteryx harnesses are so much better than petzl. Just got one on clearance and am blown away by how much more comfortable it is.
I also climb with a helmet, but only when I don't leave it in the car.
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jt512 wrote: kf8mo wrote: > Climber wore a helmet on the approach: 25 points What if I wore my helmet on the approach to keep the sun from burning my balding head? Not having a bad hair day, just a no hair day... 25 points. No exceptions. Plus 100 points for making this the subject of your first post on this site. However, as a demonstration of my magnanimity I shall deduct 25 points from your score for your having prefaced a quote with '>' because it suggests you might have some Linux/Unix experience in your background. Jay
Only 25 for the helmet ON THE APPROACH??? Wow. You're lenient. In the past I used to bring my helmet along, just so that I could stuff my lunch in it. (On the theory that doing so would make it tougher for the Malibu Creek rats to steal my food.) These days I rarely even take it with me. Unless I'm in a place that is raining rocks, I'd never wear it on the approach.
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5 stars for sure
2 - Helmet
10 - Katanas
10 - ATC-XP
10 - No Gri-Gri
5 - BD ropebag (hate it, want the metolius one)
10 - No stick clip (prefer the old fashioned kind when necessary)
Grand Total : 47!
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CrimpyFever
Jan 17, 2013, 3:56 AM
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How many points is a full body harness?
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dagibbs
Jan 17, 2013, 7:31 PM
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CrimpyFever wrote: How many points is a full body harness?
Depends on how they're built, and how you count points -- but at least 4-points.
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jorgegonzalez
Jan 18, 2013, 8:42 PM
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If you read every page on this thread:
100 points!
You win!
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MikeDierson
Feb 7, 2013, 8:00 PM
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jt512 wrote: You're at the sport crag waiting for your partner to arrive, an unkown climber walks up to you, and asks, "Hey, you want a belay?" You're on the spot. You'd like to get a warm-up burn in, but you don't want to end up on the wrong end of some hapless gymbie's rope. If you hesitate before answering, you risk offense. You must be definitive. It's either got to be, "Sure, that would be great," or "No thanks. I'm still a little hungover." You need a way to size up your potential partner that is systematic, fast, and accurate. In short, you need a Screening Test for N00bs Through years of keen observation, I have identified 10 key risk factors for n00bs. Give the climber the number of points indicated for each risk factor. Then sum the points to arrive at the climber's n00b risk score. Risk factor 1: Helmet Climber has a helmet at the crag: 2 points Climber is wearing a helmet belaying: 10 points Climber wore a helmet on the approach: 25 points Climber got out of car wearing helmet: 100 points Risk factor 2: Climbing shoes Climber's shoes, if not slippers, are made from natural leather: 10 points* Climber's shoes are made by Mad Rock: 10 points *Exception 1: Climber's shoes are Firés: -50 points *Exception 2: Climber's shoes are EBs: -100 points Risk factor 3: Harness Any modern harness not made by Petzl: 5 points Risk factor 4: Belay device(s) Give the climber 10^n points, where n is the number of belay devices on the climber's harness in excess of one. In addition: Does not have a grigri: 10 points Has a Cinch: 10 points Has a device whose brand name is "ATC" followed by something: 10 points Risk factor 5: Quick draws Anything other than Petzl: 5 points Dogbones too skinny to grab: 10 points Petzl logo on dogbones: -50 points Risk factor 6: Rope bag Non-Metolius: 5 points None: 20 points Risk factor 7: Stick clip None: 10 points Risk factor 8: Unnecessary equipment 10^n points, where n is the number of items girth hitched to the climber's harness 10 points for each locking carabiner on the climber's harness not clipped to a belay device 50 points for each quick link on the climber's harness Risk factor 9: REI 1 point for each appearance of the REI logo on the climber's gear 20 points for each appearance of an REI price tag on the climber's gear 100 points for an REI shopping bag containing the climber's gear Risk factor 10: The color red 1 point for each red item among the climber's gear, unless the gear is unscratched; then, 10 points. Red grigri: 15 points Scoring: 100 or more: Run away. 50–99 points: High n00b probability. Climb with at your own risk. 25–49 points: Possibly a n00b or a visiting trad climber. 0–24 points: Probably an experienced sport climber. Less than 0: The climber probably knows more about climbing than you do.
In my country:
Sport Climber = Child/n00b
Traditional Climber = loftful
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