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Partner zara


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Name: Ben
Age: 23
Male:
New Paltz, NY, Grad student at SUNY New Paltz

Did my first climb outdoors yesterday at the gunks. THink the route was called boston.

Hi everyone :)


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Nov 3, 2004, 10:23 AM
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Name: Gary
Age: 324120
M/F: M
Location: Australia
indoor, outdoor or both : Both

Trad: Yes
Sport: Yes
Aid: No
Alpine: Yes

fav. food: none
level (lead climbed): 5.9
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): reasonable rack, does the job.
fav. website: www.thecrag.com
weird fact about yourself: used to be terrified of heights
random comment: Take!


Partner ctardi


Nov 3, 2004, 4:14 PM
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Name: Cam Tardi
Age: edited by climbs4fun
M/F: M
Location: Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada
indoor, outdoor or both: Indoor



fav. food: too many
level (lead climbed): don't lead yet, just starting
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): just basic indoor gear
fav. website: http://www.tarproducts.tk
weird fact about yourself: i'm older then i look...
random comment: don't you just hate pants?


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Nov 10, 2004, 8:45 AM
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Isn't it strange how every other post says "edited by Phil"


zeta


Nov 10, 2004, 9:25 AM
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Name: Jennifer
Age: edit by phil
Location: California
indoor, outdoor or both: both, always prefer outdoors! (who doesn't?)
do_______ (yes/no):

Trad: yes
Sport: yes
Aid: nope, looks like way too much work!


fav. food: Thai, Indian and chocolate
level (lead climbed): trad 5.7, sport 5.10
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): one rope, my quasi-rack is a set of nuts and 3 tri-cams. Ah, so expensive!
fav. website: rockclimbing.com and telemarktips.com
weird fact about yourself: i can list all the US states in alphabetical order (the random things you learned in elementary school...and still know!)
random comment: "don't ya just love the pink tri-cam?"


haplo


Nov 10, 2004, 11:49 AM
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Name: Jun
Age: 25
Location: Germany
indoor, outdoor or both: both, always prefer outdoors!

Trad: um...dunno...what does that mean? :oops:
Sport: yes
Aid: um...dunno...what does that mean? :oops:


fav. food: Everything besides Flaki :D
level (lead climbed): no idea
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): shoes, belt, chalkbag
fav. website: deviantart.com
weird fact about yourself: i once threw up during a dive (about 5 m below sea level)
random comment: The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The only other word with the same amount of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.


vanclimber


Nov 10, 2004, 2:22 PM
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Name: Don Springford
Age: 28 M
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
indoor, outdoor or both: Both

Trad: yup
Sport: yup
Aid: willing and able
Boulder: mostly


fav. food: Gyoza King
level: 10btrad/11c sport/v5 boulder
gear: 2 ropes/full trad rack/3 crashpads
fav. website: mls.ca
weird fact about yourself: I enjoy waking up at 5:30 am
random comment: Enjoy your last 4 years


dirtybiker


Nov 10, 2004, 2:59 PM
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Name: Chris
Age: 26
Location: Phoenix, AZ
indoor, outdoor or both :both


Trad: rarely
Sport: yes
Aid: never tried...somebody want to show me?


fav. food: peanut butter
level (lead climbed): 5.10
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): a bunch
fav. website:www.drunkcyclist.com
weird fact about yourself: i can drink a lot of beer and ride a bike at the same time
random comment: word.


femalefreud04


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Name: Tristen
Age: 23
Location: Palo Alto, CA
indoor, outdoor or both : indoor


Trad: no...someday
Sport: yes
Aid: no


fav. food: calamari
level: 5.8
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope):basic indoor gym gear
fav. website: www.psychport.com
weird fact about yourself: I like to sleep with the window open in the middle of winter... :?
random comment: "You've been missing a lot of work lately..." "Well I can't say I've been missing it.." (Rip off from Office Space) :wink:


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Name: Keith Boone
Age: 27
M/F:M
Location: Louisville, KY
indoor, outdoor or both: Gym 3 days per week - Outdoor / Travel when possible


Trad:No
Sport:Yes
Aid:No


fav. food:mexican
level (lead climbed):5.9sport, 5.11tr (Major Lead Head)
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): Ropes, Slings, Draws, Webbing, everything you would need for sport.
fav. website: www.boonephotography.cjb.net (My Shiz Biz)
weird fact about yourself: ??? No comment ???
random comment: Booo Yah!


dadave


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Name: David Boucher
Age: 34
M/F:M
Location: NW CT
indoor, outdoor or both: Gym 2-3x week, outdoor as much as possible

Trad:second twice
Sport:Yes
Aid:No


fav. food:hot wings
level: 5.8
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): some
fav. website: RC
weird fact about yourself: :twisted:
random comment: What?


tadam2000


Nov 11, 2004, 11:47 PM
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Name: Tom
Age: decrepitude (47) M/F: M
Location: Santa Barbara, CA & Long Beach, CA
indoor, outdoor or both: both
do_______ (yes/no):

Trad: yes
Sport: sort of
Aid: yes

fav. food: Thai or Italian
level (lead climbed): 5.10a (in my prime)
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): shoes, harness, chalk bag (sold everything off years ago -- looking to get back in)
fav. website: www.ryze.com
weird fact about yourself: my life is a lot more mundane than most of my friends think.
random comment: "No one ever lost money underestimating the taste of the American audience". - H.L. Mencken


usafcadet


Nov 12, 2004, 12:37 AM
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Name: Sara Weimar
Age: 18
M/F: F
Location: US Air Force Academy, CO
Indoor, outdoor or both: Bouldering room sometimes, get out whenever I can.

Trad:No
Sport:Yes
Aid:No


Fav. food: Anything other than Mitchell Hall food
Level (lead climbed): 5.8 sport
Gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): Rope, bag, harness, slings/runners, draws, helmet, other random climbing stuff.
Random comment: All men dream...the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. - T.E. Lawrence in The Seven Pillars of Wisdom


joshb0ys


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Name: Josh
Age: 18 Male
Location: Bloomington, Indiana and Tulsa, Oklahoma
indoor, outdoor or both: both


Trad: not yet, building skill and experience first
Sport: yes
Aid: no

fav. food: Israeli Falafel!!
level (lead climbed): 5.10a
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): shoes, harness, chalk bag, some biners, web, and webolette
fav. website: collgehumor.com
weird fact about yourself: I have a cleft lip
random comment: I love climbing!


mintcondish


Nov 12, 2004, 1:20 AM
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Name: Andy
Age: 20
Location: los angeles, ca
indoor, outdoor or both: both


Trad: yes
Sport: yes
Aid: as soon as i get all the gear or someone takes me out

fav. food: sushi and korean BBQ
level (lead climbed): sport 11a, trad 5.8
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): sport rack, 13 cams, 28 nuts, 1 rope, 2 aid ladders, around 50 biners and all the random webbing and runners
fav. website: www.myspace.com
weird fact about yourself: ive had back pain since i was in 6th grade and its never gone away.
random comment: dont pay attention to the man behind the man behind the man


momar


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Name: Noah Reichert
Age: 23
Location: Denver, CO
Indoor and Outdoor

Trad and Sport

Fav. Food: Mexican
Highest Lead: 11b/c
Gear: Full Rack
Weird Fact: I have an over the top obsession with the number 2...
Random Comment:


esljunkie34


Nov 15, 2004, 5:51 PM
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Eric Han
24
SF Bay Area
Indoor (would like to go outdoor)

and trad, and ice.. eventually

love all food, cept fast food
learning to lead still
shoes, harness, belay device. too broke to afford a rope or anything else.


pv_climber


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Name: Collin
Age: 25
M/F: Male
Location: Indiana
Curently climb indoor only, but plan on moving outdoor this spring


fav. food: Free
level (lead climbed): Never Lead
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): Basic
fav. website:
weird fact about yourself: I pole vault
random comment: attitude = altitude


salathiel


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I timed this to be my 100th post and screwed it up. One toke over the line sweet Jesus.

Name: Blair
Age: 32
Location: West Virginia, after Spain and Fresno, California...long story
Both, but currently neither


Trad: yes
Sport: sort of
Aid: when the trad doesn't work


fav. food: Mexican and or In n Out
level (lead climbed): 5.10
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): Rack, but now just harness and shoes till Jan
fav. website: www.mcsweeneys.net
weird fact about yourself: I have no couth
random comment: It really can get stuck like that, so be careful!


lang22


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Name: Erik
Age: 23
Location: Prince George, British Columbia...in other words, a long ways from any great climbing spots, except ice


Trad: a little
mostly bouldering, some ice-climbing
indoor, built a climbing wall in my basement after 2 months of climbing...keep myself strong during a long, northern winter!


fav. food: probably quiznos...toasted IS better
my level: total noob, only been at this for about 6 months
gear: shoes(5.10 asyms, chalk bag)
fav. website: www.clubtread.com
weird fact about yourself: I teach people about bears...no joke!
random comment: My hands are bleeding!


jazzhoodlum


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Name: Ben Tapper
Age: 20
M/F: Dude
Location: NJ
indoor, outdoor or both: both

Bouldering!

fav. food: Jimmy Buffs, Buffalo Chicken Pizza, Chineese
level (lead climbed): v4
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): basic (shoes n chalk bag, and a harness, just in case)
fav. website: www.hamncheez.com
weird fact about yourself: i can not smell farts. Everything but farts.
random comment: The albanian pretzel llamas are alphabetizing my flash canisters!!! (random? very)


abtisme


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Name: Aaron Thomas
Age: 19
Location: at the moment Charlotte, NC but Boone, NC during school
indoor, outdoor or both: both


Trad: not yet
Sport: not yet
Aid: no
i do a whole whole lot of bouldering


fav. food: g'ma's chicken and dumplin's
level (lead climbed): haven't yet
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): just some 5.10 mojaves
fav. website: of late: RC.com
weird fact about yourself: when i was born, i was as blue as the sky
random comment: "TINA! COME GET SOME HAM!" (napoleon dynamite)


allentot


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Name: allen
Age: 22
Location: Philippines
indoor, outdoor or both: both

Trad: just starting >i hope<
Sport: yea
Aid: nope

fav. food: persian
level (lead climbed): 5.10 sport,5.11c(TR)
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): 4 shoes, 2 harnesses, 2 ropes,quickdraws, grigri,atc, biners,hex/nuts
weird fact about yourself: drinks and climbs; likes utimate frisbee
random comment: ngokngok!


chitowngirl


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Name: Allison
Age: 25
location: chicago
indoor, outdoor or both: mostly indoor, but want to change that
do________ (yes/no)

trad: no, but want to
sport: yes
aid: not yet

fav. food: Sushi
level (lead climbed): never lead, have done 5.11 once, but mostly 5.8-5.9
gear (basic, some, full rack and rope): some
fav. website: www.furryfriendsfoundation.com
weird fact about yourself: brussel sprouts are like candy to me.
random comment: always looking for partners to hike/climb. pm me!


mendou


Nov 26, 2004, 12:05 AM
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Weeee!!! im the post #100!!! :D

Name: Armando
Age: 22
location: Saltillo, Coah. (Mexico)
indoor, outdoor or both: both...but i prefer outdoor
trad: no, but i really wanna learn
sport: yes
aid: not yet

fav. food: junkie food (i love pizza!! :D )
level (lead climbed): 5.10-5.11 sometimes (i guess :? )
gear:2 rope, carabiners, helmet, headlamps, etc.

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