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chrisJoosse
Jul 1, 2009, 6:13 AM
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Name: Chris Joosse
Age: 39
Location: Tacoma, Wa
Indoors, outdoors, yep.
Trad: just starting out- mostly follow
Sport: just started leading after a bunch of bouldering and TR in the gym
Aid: not sure I'm interested
Fav food: Thai
Level: sport lead: 5.10c Trad lead: 5.8 Boulder: v6
Gear: light rack and rope (c3s 000-0, doubles 1 and 2, c4 doubles .5-3, full set of wallnuts, 18 helium draws, half of them extendable. Am a gear freak.
Wierd fact: terrified of heights. Have paddled a kayak off a 65-foot waterfall on purpose nonetheless. The view was fantastic, the rush doubly so.
I come to climbing by way of wanting to stay fit for kayaking- I've been a class V paddler for 11 years, and since I started climbing, I have been paddling a lot less, dreaming about rock a lot more.
It's been interesting coming from one safety-risk-intensive sport to another- some skills translate directly, some not at all. It's been great fun being new again, learning so much.
This year I've turned a bunch of corners- my bouldering has progressed from v3-4 to v5-6, I learned to climb crack, did my first outdoor multi-pitch, my first trad follow, my first sport lead and trad lead.
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vawallflower
Jul 2, 2009, 5:44 PM
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Name: Wendy
Age: 43
M/F: F
Location: Virginia
indoor and outdoor TR
Trad: Not yet
Sport: in training
Aid: not interested
fav. food: all things Japanese
level (lead climbed):
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): basic
fav. website: RC.com
weird fact about yourself: I was a welder in the US Navy
random comment: ?
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billdoyle
Jul 14, 2009, 12:02 AM
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Name: Bill Doyle
Age: 57
Location: Southern Indiana
indoor, outdoor or both: Indoor
do_______ (yes/no):
Trad:
Sport:
Aid:
fav. food: A thick rare, juicy steak
level (lead climbed): Newbe (2 months)
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): some
fav. website:
weird fact about yourself: Currently working in Southern Indiana for an undetermined amount of time. I Live in Northern Michigan.
random comment:
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cadster
Jul 14, 2009, 7:58 AM
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Name: Brian
Age: 41
M/F: Male
Location: seattle, wa
indoor, outdoor or both: both
do_______ (yes/no):
Trad:
Sport: 3 times
Aid: ?
fav. food: home made pasta
level (lead climbed): hit 5.6 goal , 5.7 next
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): none yet
fav. website:
weird fact about yourself: simple quiet guy but love to try everything with a challege
random comment: looking for tips!
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jdubz
Jul 20, 2009, 8:01 AM
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Name: Justin
Age: 21
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Both indoor and outdoor
Trad: nope
Sport: starting it up
Aid:nope
fav. food: quesadillas :)
level (lead climbed): 5.9+
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): beginner rack (8 draws) and rope
fav. website: hulu
weird fact about yourself: i really do NOT like sweet potatoe fries..
random comment: hi everyone!
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Costa
Aug 18, 2009, 12:54 PM
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I hate to bump an old thread but oh well
Name: Brenden
Age: 25
Location: Sydney
indoor & outdoor
Trad: ill equipped
Sport: Yes
Aid: too inexperienced
fav. food: skittles
level (lead climbed): onsight 19 Nowra NSW
gear : rope and req gear for sport routes
fav. website: onsills.com
weird fact about yourself: i quit my job so i could spend more time in the mountains but it still costs money 
random comment: The more sweat in times of peace, the less blood in times of war
im surprised theres not a how long climbing section so...
years climbing: nearly 1yr in the gym, one weekend outdoors experience
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sungam
Aug 18, 2009, 7:45 PM
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Costa wrote: im surprised theres not a how long climbing section so...
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notapplicable
Aug 19, 2009, 1:32 AM
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sungam wrote: Costa wrote: im surprised theres not a how long climbing section so... No one wants to admit they don't actually climb.
You have far exceeded the 100 post whoring threshold for participation in this thread sir.
I'm telling.
Not exactly sure who, but I'll find someone willing to concern themselves with your blatant disregard for the rules.
There has to be at least one.
Somewhere.
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sungam
Aug 19, 2009, 3:16 AM
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notapplicable wrote: sungam wrote: Costa wrote: im surprised theres not a how long climbing section so... No one wants to admit they don't actually climb. You have far exceeded the 100 post whoring threshold for participation in this thread sir. I'm telling. Not exactly sure who, but I'll find someone willing to concern themselves with your blatant disregard for the rules. There has to be at least one. Somewhere.
Well, you'll be well on yore way.
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Imonbelay
Aug 19, 2009, 8:09 PM
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Name: Richard Arsenault
Age: 40
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Indoors, outdoors, Rock / Ice
Trad: just starting out and loving it : Up to 5.6 ~ 5.7
Sport: 5.9
Aid: interested... but haven't had the opportunity
Fav food: home cooked meals
Gear: lots....
rock : two sets stoppers, one set of four met - tcu .4,.5,.75,1,2,3 camalots 2,2.5 flex friends, 8 trad draws, 8 spirit draws, bunch of lockers, slings, cordolettes, la sportiva katanas, scarpa techno, boreal aces (old), ...
ice : quarks, nepal extremes, 5 screws, .....
Climbed a bunch awhile back... mostly top roping and some sport... then clean stopped for 10 years or so.... started again last year... and am slowly coming into my own....
you kids... work.... life....choices...
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suprasoup
Aug 19, 2009, 9:47 PM
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Name: Souphanh "Supra" Intong
Age: 29
M/F: Male
Location: Rio Rancho, NM
Indoor and Outdoor
Trad: 5.12ish, hardest lead 5.13ish
Sport: 5.13ish, hardest lead 5.14a/b
Boulder: V10ish, hardest send V13
Aid: A3
fav. food: bananas, sushi, pasta
level (lead climbed): 5.12-513ish these days
gear: double 60m, double set of OP link cams, set of C4's, stoppers, microstoppers, double set of tricams, set of C3's, set of Mastercams, set of Trango Splitter cams, set of WC Zeroes.
weird fact about yourself: I'm Asian
random comment: I'm good enough not to suck at climbing.
(This post was edited by suprasoup on Sep 15, 2009, 4:48 PM)
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sungam
Aug 19, 2009, 10:06 PM
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Holy crap someone posted in here who actually climbs.
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coops
Aug 20, 2009, 10:47 PM
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Name: Nichola
Age: 30
Location: An English girl in Melbourne, Australia
indoor, outdoor or both: Gee, I'd always prefer to be outside, but I can get on board with a gym
Trad: 5c
Sport: 6b
Aid: 6 trad
fav. food: Anything with lots of veggies/fruit
level (lead climbed):
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): basic rack
fav. website:Um, this one?
weird fact about yourself: I don't particularly like being in Australia - apparently this makes me weird. I'd much prefer to be in wet and windy In-ger-land.
random comment:
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squishy654
Aug 20, 2009, 10:51 PM
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Name: SQUISHY!!!
Age: 32
Location: sactown
Outdoor ONLY!!
Trad: 5.7
Sport: NEVER
Aid: C3
fav. food: anything Marsala and Bruschetta
level (lead climbed): yes
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): full rack plus aid rack
fav. website: http://www.hikingnstuff.com http://www.summitpost.org
weird fact about yourself: I'm a spraylord and good at it.
random comment: wanna smell my feet?
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sungam
Aug 20, 2009, 11:16 PM
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OI!
Squishy!
Yore in Sac town? Does this = Sacramento?
You may have the rare(ish) honor *cough* of klymbzing t3h klymbz with myself. I'll be around here for a week and a bit.
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squishy654
Aug 21, 2009, 1:14 AM
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sactown does indeed = Sacramento...
PM if you want to climb...
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sungam
Aug 21, 2009, 3:13 AM
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squishy654 wrote: sactown does indeed = Sacramento... PM if you want to climb...
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Naiyah
Aug 26, 2009, 12:05 AM
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Kris
Age: 39
Female
Location: NY
indoor, outdoor: both
do_______ (yes/no):
Trad: yes
Sport: yes
Aid:
Just getting back into it after 10 years of going to grad school and raising kids..
fav. food: home made burritos
level (lead climbed) 5.7
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): some
fav. website:
weird fact about yourself: ?
random comment: What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
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william.alan.swanson
Sep 1, 2009, 11:23 AM
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William
21
Outdoor almost exclusively, climbed for the first time inside last week.
I trad climb when I can
Mostly lead sport
Never aid climbed
Fav food: Beer
Level: 5.7 Trad lead, 5.10d Sport lead
Gear: Full sport rack, no trad gear.
Favorite Website: ?
Weird Fact: Not that weird, but I was a volunteer DJ at an independent radio station before I moved to France. So I like new rock music a lot.
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threebadfish
Sep 1, 2009, 2:34 PM
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Hello. Just saying hi. I live in SLC, Ut. Mountaineering, learning how to climb so I can tackle more technical routes.
Training the next 2 years for Denali.
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mikec58
Sep 2, 2009, 7:19 PM
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Name: Mike
Age: 51
Location: Virginia and Louisiana (back and forth)
Tree climbing in the Pearl River swamp
fav. food: BBQ, spaghetti, veggies
level (lead climbed): novice -- enjoy climbing but not doing it for sake of climbing
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): single rope climbs of less than 100 ft.
fav. website: my homepage is fishcrow.com
weird fact about yourself: looking for an endangered woodpecker from the treetops
random comment: tried rock climbing at Joshua Tree N.P. in 1983 but hated it (sorry)
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surfer9joe
Sep 2, 2009, 7:40 PM
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Name: Joe Segal
Age: 37
Location: Waialua, HI (island of Oahu)
Outdoors only
Fav food: Healthy stuff
Level: A little past beginner maybe
Wierd fact: Love big wave surfing and Tow-in surfing. Check out my website http://www.surfguidehawaii.com
Took a beginners class from Climb Aloha 5 weeks ago and am now completly hooked on climbing.
Bought the shoes, rope, harness, ATC and a few Carabiners and quick draws.
Been bouldering at Waimea Bay about 1x aweek into the night and 1x a week climbing (top roping) at either Mokulia wall or Camp Erdman.
Loving the feeling of progression and accomplishment Ive been feeing.
Managed to make to to the top of a 5.8 and 5.9 first try, soo stoked, couldnt beleive I made it.
Basically been surfing for 20 years and finally found another outlet for DA STOKE!
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CSC0321
Sep 2, 2009, 8:54 PM
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Sungam, honestly, why are you posting here? Why is every third post in every forum yours? It's not a contest. Relax.
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cjon3s
Sep 3, 2009, 12:16 AM
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Chris
I'm 18.
Been climbing since January and also work in a gym.
Climb around a v3 (outside) and maybe a 5.9/5.10 outside as well.
Love to eat just about anything.
I'm in the Coopers area, or just about anywhere in WV.
Lemme know if you want to climb at Cooper's.
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sungam
Sep 4, 2009, 12:09 PM
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CSC0321 wrote: Sungam, honestly, why are you posting here? Why is every third post in every forum yours? It's not a contest. Relax.
Why are you posting here? Just to try to make a point? Are my conversational pots detracting from your e-climbing experience?
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