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climbingbetty22
Jun 27, 2005, 4:21 PM
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"Chicks leading trad are so hot. You don't mind if I rub one out why I belay you?"
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monkeyaround
Jul 1, 2005, 1:49 PM
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Just before the climber is about to fall off.
Belayer: Hold on a sec. :shock:
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sky7high
Aug 19, 2006, 4:04 AM
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- From a guy OTHER than the belayer: Hey, where did the other guy go?
- From the belayer: clipping on the third piece of pro: Hey dude, your freakin stoppers got stuck in my ATC
- When you are placing pro: I think this rock's hollow man
- Climber: On belay? Belayer: Oh, did you want ME to do it?
- when you're both on the ground: Me: Did you untie the stopper knot? Other guy, while pulling the rope: There was a knot?
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sick_climba
Aug 19, 2006, 4:44 AM
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In reply to: - - Climber: On belay? Belayer: Oh, did you want ME to do it? |
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rendog
Aug 19, 2006, 4:53 AM
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one word more than any other has alyways scared the poop out of me when on a climb.
it's wehn your partner above or below you yells at the top of thier lungs SHIT!
that's never a good one
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jacobg
Aug 19, 2006, 7:16 AM
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so the other day i was out climbing for the first time in a 1.5 years or so and we are on some easy 5.7 only about 30' but when im almost at the anchor my partner says " dont worry, the ledge the bolts are on isnt gonna brake off for a few more trips!" :shock: so once i hit the anchor i relize its 2 bolts that were placed about 3 inches apart from eachother on a hollow ledge! :shock: :shock: and then he said that the bolts are good but he had to tighten them the other day
or when we are doing a 100' climb i head him say "fuck! i brought up the wrong gear! oh well ill make it work" and as im going up to see what the fuck he is talking about i keep hearing "thats no good" :?
only a few of the times
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pitonboy
Aug 21, 2006, 6:02 AM
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After a hike in of about two hours down to the bottom of the Pecos River cliffs, looking straight up a few hundred feet of bolts:
"Where is my climbing harness?!"
Especially since he was supposed to be the ropegun.
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rockrat_co
Aug 21, 2006, 6:38 AM
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"Oh Shit"
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redlegrangerone
Aug 21, 2006, 3:15 PM
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After a three hour approach you turn to your partner and say:
Okay, get the rope out.
He says: I thought you had the rope.
So you basicly get a six hour hike.
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far_east_climber
Aug 21, 2006, 4:21 PM
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"The anchors are gone."
"WHAT?!"
"The anchors aren't here... the fixed pins have all rusted out or been chopped..."
"Oh... anywhere else?"
"No... it's a hairline crack... the only place there would be to set gear is where the rotting pins are..."
"What are you gonna do then?"
"I'm coming down..."
"Ok"
**Reverses a couple hook moves along a shelf**
"Right, pass me up the ditch cord I'm going to have to fix these two hooks here with the only existing pin (rusting)"
"Ok..." begins to contemplate partners potentially large zip and whip, undoubtedly worse...
"Right, the anchors equalised (2 hooks and 1 rusting pin) I'm coming down, I'm going to ab off the haul line (old dynamic)... take in the slack on both the haul line and the lead line."
"Ok. Doing good, man."
**PING!** the rusting pin snaps, despite equalisation now leaving him dangling from the two jiggling hooks slowly skipping about on the shelf...
"OOOHHHHH SHIITTTT. The fucking pin broke!"
"Oh shit... I've got you, man..."
"Fuck! I want off this thing!"
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zeke_sf
Aug 21, 2006, 4:37 PM
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so, I've been teaching my wife to lead belay for those times when there's no climbing partners. we were camping way up the Sonoma Coast this weekend and I needed her burgeoning talents to belay me up a sandbagged route at an awesome seacliff. at this point I'm approaching a very committing crux of the climb:
Me: "Are you gonna catch me if I fall?"
Her: "No."
Me: "What?!!?"
Her: "Don't fall."
suffice to say, it was one of the more exciting "pep talks" I've had. she was mostly scared of the belay stance and she has never held a lead fall. the point? I guess I should take a "safe" lead fall for her to experience what it's like. probably some other lessons here too...
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ksolem
Aug 21, 2006, 4:52 PM
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Overheard once at the Gunks after a leader dislodged a rock:
"Hey! Your climbing may not be improving but your aim sure is!" :lol:
Overheard once at Tahquitz - yelled by a leader following the sounds of a belay device richochetting down the cliff:
"Hey! What do I do now??" :?
Overheard once at Josh:
"Hey! Joe! If you can hear me squeeze my finger!" :shock:
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sky7high
Aug 21, 2006, 11:16 PM
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- Oh man... dusk is near, did you bring your lamp? No, did you?
- I think it's starting to rain
- Let's redpoint it some other day
And number one:
- Hey, did you bring the coke?
I thought you had...
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c22
Aug 22, 2006, 4:19 AM
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Hey uh... you wanna take this pitch?
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sick_climba
Aug 23, 2006, 6:18 AM
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In reply to: - Oh man... dusk is near, did you bring your lamp? No, did you? - I think it's starting to rain - Let's redpoint it some other day And number one: - Hey, did you bring the coke? I thought you had...
No its really, you just onsighted a 5.13c fingercrack and your hands are torn at the end of the day dusk is comin on fast you are 20 miles from anything just chillen by the campfire. You say to you're bro,
" Yo, toss me a cold beer... I deserve it HA"
"Sure man where did you put the cooler?"
"I thought you packed it"
"No... SON OF A BIT....."
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ratmnerd
Aug 23, 2006, 2:18 PM
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i think the worst thing to SEE is when you're doing a runout trad lead on marginal pro, and you're at the crux (elvis leg optional). you then look down to your belayer to see the lazy f*** is flat on his back with his eyes closed and a huge loop of slack out, ignoring your impending deckosity. i'm not 100% but i think his brake hand may have not even been on the rope. it was all i could do to avoid dropping my heaviest piece of gear on him.
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ao
Aug 23, 2006, 3:29 PM
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I was leading in the gym (at the time, still a bit tenuous about it), and my friend had just passed his lead belay test a couple of weeks before, and he'd offered me a belay. Anyways, after I clip a couple of bolts, I glance down to make sure he's paying attention, and that's when I see not one but TWO people run over to him at the same time, saying loudly enough that he's not belaying properly!
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