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welshcorgi
Jul 1, 2003, 7:33 PM
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"Climbing would be a great, truly wonderful sport if it wasn't for all this damn climbing..." I forget who said it; I think a Brit.
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zacrobinson
Jul 1, 2003, 7:42 PM
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Climbing: most sports only require one ball.
I saw that one on here and I liked it
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scuclimber
Jul 1, 2003, 8:09 PM
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There's a book I bought a while back called "The Quotable Climber." It's edited by Jonathan Waterman and published by Lyons Press if anyone wants to pick it up. It's organized into sections about various aspects of climbing. It has some great quotes including a couple of the ones above. Here are a couple of my favorites:
"Biscuit. I almost had it."
-The ever-reverent Tobin Sorenson, after narrowly missing a hold and slamming into a wall during a long leader fall.
"It's a person's attitude toward life that is important, not whether they're in a wheelchair or not."
-Mark Wellman, who climbed El Cap and Half Dome after being paralyzed in a climbing accident.
"I'm not sensitive about my accidents, I'm sensitive about being a bad or foolish climber. Apart from the avalanche and the ice climbing thing-those were my fault-the others were not my fault."
-Joe Simpson, master of accident epics.
"New things are done by simply trying them again and again and again until one succeeds."
-John Stannard, on introducing 5.11 to the East Coast with Foops (at the Gunks).
These are directly from the book. I take absolutely no credit for them.
Colin
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sticky_fingers
Jul 1, 2003, 9:09 PM
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"If you're not falling, you're not trying"
don't know who said it
i try a lot :D
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climbingpride
Jul 1, 2003, 9:20 PM
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If your looking for Climbing Quotes go here.
A few that I liked that i got off of there:
In reply to: If you can hit it while falling down, you can use it while climbing up." — Andy's Rule of thumb for climbing vegetation. In reply to: Q: What's the difference between a bad golfer and a bad climber ? A: A bad golfer sounds like this: "Whack... Damn!" A bad climber sounds like this: "Damn... Whack!" In reply to: "If it weren't for egos, some of the greatest accomplishements of climbing would never have happened." — Michael Kennedy. In reply to: He who remains calm while those around him panics probably doesn't know what is going on."
Ok just check out the page for your self.
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geochristian
Jul 1, 2003, 9:50 PM
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Climbing...
cheaper than a shrink :shock:
safer than a gun :twisted:
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julie
Jul 1, 2003, 9:53 PM
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Most other sports have umpires. In climbing, we have cops.
-Cedar Wright
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richardiii
Jul 1, 2003, 10:07 PM
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Dammit - I've just finished reading the Beckoning Silence by Joe Simpson and it was full of good quotes. But I can't remember any of them.
so:
"Make the clip or take the fall" - Alexis (AFAIK)
"I'll just climb one more route before I go home .... when my arms stop shaking" - me.
"You are the most important person in the world to me and I love you very much.... don't drop me" - several hundred climbers to their belayers, daily.
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climbtheruins
Jul 1, 2003, 10:44 PM
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"reach the sky....or die trying."
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criscokid
Jul 2, 2003, 12:19 AM
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commonly heard question: "which way do i go?"
commonly heard answer to commonly heard question: "UP!"
"face down when you piss!"
"no blood=no effort"
and the most overused phrase ever in climbing...(drumroll please...)
"common!"
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climbingpride
Jul 2, 2003, 4:34 PM
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"No mistakes or big pancakes."
"Make that move or six foot groove."
"Cruise or bruise
Summit or plummet
Make haste or tomato paste
Finger locks or cedar box
Climb in style or fly a mile
Unravel the mystery or soon become history
Underclings or angel wings
Nail the seam or giant scream."
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thedesertnomad
Jul 2, 2003, 5:19 PM
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In reply to: "you don't die from the fall, you die from hitting the ground"
It's not the fall that kills you... it's the sudden stop at the end !!!
My personal favorite climbing bumper sticker is simple
Sport climbing is neither
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alpinerockfiend
Jul 2, 2003, 6:12 PM
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"He who climbs with me must be prepared to die."- Can't remember the name, classic Italian(?) big-wall free climber. Check out the latest Alpinist.
"Edging skills or hospital bills".
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telluryan
Jul 2, 2003, 7:11 PM
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"climbing is hard, not climbing is even harder" - Charlie Fowler
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jetman_jake
Jul 3, 2003, 3:20 AM
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In reply to: The greatest climber in the world is the one who has the most fun. -alex lowe It doesn't have to be fun to be fun. -barry blanchard
one of my partners and i changed the first on a bit:
"The greatest climber in the world is the one who feels the coolest."
this came from setting/climbing some fairly easy but cool looking/feeling problems. we liked 'em
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cologman
Jul 3, 2003, 3:46 AM
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up! UP! Always Up!
unknown
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foograbbinstone
Jul 3, 2003, 4:03 AM
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Climbing is as real as it gets! As real as life gets, it just isn't climbing!!!
foo
Foo
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reno
Jul 3, 2003, 5:10 AM
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I'm shocked... SHOCKED!... that nobody has offered up the all-time classic:
"Because it is there."
(Simply shocked.)
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bvb
Jul 3, 2003, 5:17 AM
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In reply to: up! UP! Always Up! unknown
this is a line from a tom patey story entitled "a short walk with whillans", about an aborted attempt on the 1938 route on the eiger. it's attributed two two japanese climbers who sat out the blizzard that bailed patey and whillans.
FUNNY story, read it.
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bvb
Jul 3, 2003, 5:19 AM
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and my favorite climbing quote??
"Vy can't ve chust climb?"
--john salathe, after sitting silently listening to a bunch of climbers in camp 4 arguing ethics; salathe's remark becomes more timely with each passing day.
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rubinsidhu
Jul 3, 2003, 6:21 AM
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I've seen thisone a few times - don't know who came up with this...
"Pain is fear leaving the body"
And btw, "because its there" is Ed Hillary if I'm not mistaken.
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neeshman
Jul 3, 2003, 6:58 AM
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Ok, I saw this on a T-Shirt tonight and have replcaed rock climbing with soccer.
"If there is no rock
climbing in heaven....
Then I'm NOT Going!!!
Dunno, though it was funny!
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ghost
Jul 3, 2003, 11:15 PM
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"La libertà interna non finisce mai"
I´m not sure if my italian is ok. I´ll appreciate any corrections!!
Ghost.
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xanx
Jul 3, 2003, 11:32 PM
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dunno who this was (someone on this site) but...
My grading system: 1) I can do that 2) I'm pretty sure i can do that 3) i don't think i can do that but it is going to be interesting trying.
something like that....
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ropeburn
Jul 3, 2003, 11:44 PM
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In reply to: I've seen thisone a few times - don't know who came up with this... "Pain is fear leaving the body" And btw, "because its there" is Ed Hillary if I'm not mistaken.
"Because it's there."
--George Leigh Mallory, 1923
When asked why he wanted to climb Everest.
:mrgreen:
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