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climbsomething
Oct 2, 2003, 6:00 AM
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Just count how many times the phrase "at my school" comes up in this thread. That should tell you how seriously to take it...
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tenn_dawg
Oct 2, 2003, 6:03 AM
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In reply to: chill out coit. to an average person, trudging up a snowy slope or clipping bolts in flourescent spandex doesn't look cool. stupid things can still be fun.
That's it, I"m done with climbing for ever. I'm taking up "freestyle rapping" as my new hobby.
My name's Travdawg
I come from the hood
You mess with my homies
I'll kick your ass good.
Errrrr, naw, I still think I"m a better climber...
Travis
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robmcc
Oct 2, 2003, 6:06 AM
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In reply to: My name's Travdawg I come from the hood You mess with my homies I'll kick your ass good. Errrrr, naw, I still think I"m a better climber...
As long as you're pulling at least 5.2, I'm going to second that. :wink:
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favorablesteak
Oct 2, 2003, 6:38 AM
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In reply to: I have seen this before the "posers" are usually people more concerned with the idea of being a climber than actually climbing. I guess they like to impress people. Also this syndrome usually goes along with tons of PrAna stuff, especially those stupid beanies. Thats just my two cents.
Couldn't have said it better myself. cheers
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kunzie
Oct 2, 2003, 7:40 AM
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Is it just me or are we lacking a serious amount of apathy here.
1. As sad as it is, I'm gonna be coldhearted here and say, if someone dies at the crag due to inexperiece and incompetence, then our gene pool is better as a result of it. Elimination of the dumbest.
"Any mans death diminishes me. Never send for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee. No man is an island."
I might not be an island, but there's a barrier between me and superficial people and I'm tone deaf for their bells.
Regarding the comment made (I don't know how to do the quotey thing yet, and I won't attempt in case I cause a mishap and a fatality results) about people scoring points by dressing as homies and imitating hip-hop culture, how is that culture any different? Why limit what people do. I've found anyone who accuses that is as shallow as the stereotype. They just assume depth.
And before anyone argues the point that, if I don't care, why am I arguing, I enjoy arguing for the sake of it :wink:
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climbhigh2005
Oct 2, 2003, 10:33 AM
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In reply to: You know who I really hate are those people who climb mountains to enjoy the view. Ohhhh and sport climbers who don’t lead 5.12, and trad climbers who don’t aid, Ohhhh yaaa top ropers who “say” they climb but really only move upwards on rock and try not to fall. Not to mention supposed “climbers” that only own one pair of shoes. When I first read this I thought it was a troll! Maybe I have been out of highschool too long but who cares if they say they are climbers. Is it because it cheapens your status? I thought you were climbing for the climb, but now that is cheapened so I guess you’ll have to go back to finding a new hobby that can make you special. Maybe Fencing? Nalgene bottle are some of the few on the market that don’t make your water taste like plastic, now come in cool colors, and are catering to a wider market. Again….who cares. Stop thinking you are so elite. I apologize if I have taken many of you seriously and you were being sarcastic. :oops:
dude calm down!! It will be okay!! the posers in climbing just take away fromt he real climbers... I LOVE real climbers... there as cool as hell, I just dont like posers... sorry dude... dont be so deffensive!
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climbhigh2005
Oct 2, 2003, 10:39 AM
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In reply to: Thanks tweek, you were faster than I was... You guys should think about why you care about this so much... Also, really, do the posers get into more accidents? I doubt it. What makes them "posers" is that they do not climb that much anyway, they mostly talk about it.
Yeah I agree... but then they get themselves stuck where they half to climb after lieing to people about it for so long, and then dont even know how to tie a figure 8 on a bite... go figure
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climbhigh2005
Oct 2, 2003, 10:44 AM
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In reply to: HAHA, you guys are losers. Don't kid yourselves. Nobody wants to emulate you or your actions. Climbing is a stupid and unimpressive sport. Most people view it alongside with male chearleaders and ballet. Highschool climbers have poor social skills and tend to be regarded as losers and geeks. Youre false belief that people want to be as cool as you is arrogant and stupid. People trying to score social points will imitate the black and hip-hop society, not climbing.
If your not a climber than why are you on this site?
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jonoj
Oct 2, 2003, 12:32 PM
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In reply to: ha! I agree. its like all those trust-a-farians posing like hippies. to climb is cool. climbers are cool. just be glad that finally...... you are cool. i've never been, its a pretty odd feeling.... i think i have to be alone for a while.....
:lol: Hahaha! Dig it, man!
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blueeyedclimber
Oct 2, 2003, 12:53 PM
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I dont' climb to be cool, I'm cool because I climb!
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cthcrockclimber
Oct 2, 2003, 1:02 PM
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amen to that blueeyes
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tim
Oct 2, 2003, 1:27 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: I climb to be cool. Hahahaha. Curt Hahahaha. Curt's a known poser. That's why he boulders...because we all know bouldering isn't REAL climbing. Travis
STFU n00b. (both of you)
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halcyon
Oct 2, 2003, 9:00 PM
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In reply to: I dont' climb to be cool, I'm cool because I climb!
and then people see how cool you are and think "I wish that I was that cool". Then come the posers
Really. This thread is preety rediculous. But on the flip side it does have quite a bit of merit. Merit that is there and so I wont bother repeating it. I think I am being swayed more to the views of "who cares whether they're climbers or not. How does it effect you?" My main gripe was that I dont want people dying for fear that the areas will be closed. 3 people were reported to have died climbing in utah in 2002. I guess I can't be all to paranoid about the gate buttress being closed due to an idiot dying.
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calliope
Oct 2, 2003, 9:22 PM
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Geez, should I have submitted some sort of application before taking up this sport?
:roll:
Thankfully, I've met a lot of climbers who've been doing this for a while but are still willing to take a newbie under their wing and help them become the kind of climber they want to be.
Maybe these "princess poser wannabes" would really like to improve but don't have the contacts to get out on the crag and learn on real rock.
Gotta go hiking now.
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wonderwoman
Oct 2, 2003, 9:24 PM
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I confess, I confess!
I only climb because I can't resist those cute little prana sport tops!!! :cry:
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sroehlk
Oct 2, 2003, 9:54 PM
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How many times do you have climb to be considered a climber?
Do you have to climb at a certain level to be considered a climber?
Do you have to have the most expensive equipment to be a climber?
If you've never bouldered are you a climber?
If you've never climbed trad are you a climber?
If you've never climbed sport are you a climber?
If you only top rope are you a climber?
If you don't know how to set anchors are you a climber?
If you've never lead are you a climber?
If you've never climbed a multi-pitch route are you a climber?
This list could go on and on, but who really cares? Just climb with people you trust.
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nagatana
Oct 2, 2003, 10:06 PM
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In reply to: Just count how many times the phrase "at my school" comes up in this thread. That should tell you how seriously to take it...
Hear, hear.
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dynoguy
Oct 2, 2003, 10:14 PM
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duh! being a climber is a state of mind :lol:
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flynnypek
Oct 2, 2003, 10:24 PM
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I'm a climber!
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calliope
Oct 2, 2003, 10:28 PM
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Soon there will be black and white GSD&M style PSA's featuring people from all races, religions, age groups, and walks of life. All with serious looks on their faces and one resounding cry:
"I am a climber."
Fade to black...
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drector
Oct 2, 2003, 10:33 PM
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It's none of your (the original poster's) business why other poeple climb. If you think it is then you are as much a jerk as those you call posers because you are a medling in other peoples afairs that don't involve you.
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stuck
Oct 2, 2003, 10:43 PM
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I am a climber.
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caughtinside
Oct 2, 2003, 10:46 PM
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I'm more into posing myself. You know, been climbing since december 2002, climbing outside since July 2003. Plus, I own a nalgene. Posing is waaay easier than actually going out side and gettin dirty. The other kids at my high school just don't understand.
:P
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rvega
Oct 2, 2003, 10:52 PM
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The whole problem with sort of idealogy is that you think that being a "climber" puts you into some social club and gives you the right to put down others because of a) how good they are b) what clothes they wear and c) the reasons they climb. If want to classify yourself as a "climber" you fall into the trap always associated with stereotypes. Don't be a "climber." Be yourself. Climb. Enjoy it for what it is, not what it makes you..in this case "cool." And please, from another woman climber, don't ever put down other women climbers because you see them as betty belays. Just because we chose to climb with men doesn't mean we are posers too.
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You know you have to deal with posers or people interested in only marginal aspects of the sport when you try to relate to them about how good granite feel on the back of your hands and they look at you weird
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