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mtnjohn
Sep 26, 2007, 10:56 PM
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Of course I feel the connection and it sound like you do to. That does not make us any better than any other tourist. 99% of climbers drive to the mountains / climbing area, have thier fun and go home. Same as hikers, photographers, bird watchers ect.
My point isn't that we do or don't feel at home or close to nature or that we do or don't gain from our experience. My point is, we are no better than other people who are out there. I don't think you used the word but some one was saying "tourons". My point is, we are ALL tourons. Climbers are the same as everyone else who visits an area. We just find our enjoyment a bit more vertically.
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NSFW
Sep 26, 2007, 11:36 PM
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desertwanderer81 wrote: Certain people are supirior at different things.
For example, spelling. Some people are good at it, others are not.
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Alpine07
Sep 26, 2007, 11:46 PM
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I have heard cararbiners called "carbungles"! and there is also the people that refer to ice axes as "ice picks."
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desertwanderer81
Sep 27, 2007, 12:20 AM
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NSFW wrote: desertwanderer81 wrote: Certain people are supirior at different things. For example, spelling. Some people are good at it, others are not.
Exactly!!! :D speeling is for teh loosers.
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nuts_bolts
Sep 27, 2007, 12:21 AM
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Alpine07 wrote: I have heard cararbiners called "carbungles"! and there is also the people that refer to ice axes as "ice picks."
And then there are people who spell carabiners as cararbiners
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johngenx
Sep 27, 2007, 4:23 AM
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wildthing14 wrote: Alpine07 wrote: ! and there is also the people that refer to ice axes as "ice picks." i've heard that one before, i always get a very funny image 
Or Sharon Stone...
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powair
Sep 27, 2007, 5:45 AM
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I was sitting in my room the other day racking my gear and my room mates girlfriend looks at me and asks "is that one of those extreme climbing sticks?" (number 1 camalot) haha
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calfcramp
Sep 27, 2007, 1:15 PM
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"Native of the Rock"
Wouldn't that belong in the a thread about dumb things climbers say? Awesome.
(This post was edited by calfcramp on Sep 27, 2007, 1:16 PM)
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elnero
Sep 27, 2007, 1:49 PM
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Working with kids over the summer my favorite is:
non-cllimbing kid 1: Did you fall?
climber kid 2: yeah, a lot
kid 1: did it hurt?
kid 2: nah, the rope caught me
kid 1: what color was the rope?
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granite_grrl
Sep 27, 2007, 2:10 PM
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When at a sport area in Alberta we overheard a father explaining lead climbing to his little boy....."See as they go up they climb up they anchor the rope to the calipers. You see all the holes in the rock, that's why they like climbing here...because makes putting the calipers in and out a lot easier" 
I'm not sure if he was talking about the bolts, our quick draws or getting it mixed up with gear climbing, but at least he understood how we got the rope up there.
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dynosore
Sep 27, 2007, 2:41 PM
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desertwanderer81 wrote: mtnjohn wrote: Climbers ARE TOURIST!!!! There is no difference. Get over yourself! Not entirely true. Climbers are akin to "Natives of the Rock" rather than fat tourists who step outside of the car, snap a picture, and quickly jump back inside in the off chance that they might actually breathe something that is clean.
Get over yourself . That "fat tourist" you see and judge might be my out of shape grandfather. The one that spent 70+ years of his life hunting, fishing, hiking, and farming and knows more about nature than you ever will. God forbid he now has lung disease and can't walk very far. What a touron he is, and how cool you are.
"native of the rock" bwaahahahahaaaaaa!!!!!11
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bent_gate
Sep 27, 2007, 2:43 PM
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calfcramp wrote: "Native of the Rock" Wouldn't that belong in the a thread about dumb things climbers say? Awesome.
I think I'm going to start using that.
I am a Native of the Rock and I live on the Climbing Reservation. We are a proud people. You are only visiting here, and need to respect my traditions. Would you like to place a bet?
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truello
Sep 27, 2007, 2:59 PM
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Is your reservation called "Camp 4" by chance?
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themadmilkman
Sep 27, 2007, 8:15 PM
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It's kind of sad that people choose to make fun of how small children explain climbing, but maybe that's something only a parent would understand.
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calfcramp
Sep 27, 2007, 8:40 PM
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bent_gate wrote: calfcramp wrote: "Native of the Rock" Wouldn't that belong in the a thread about dumb things climbers say? Awesome. I think I'm going to start using that. I am a Native of the Rock and I live on the Climbing Reservation. We are a proud people. You are only visiting here, and need to respect my traditions. Would you like to place a bet?
No, but I'll take 4 cartons of B&H special lights.
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shockabuku
Sep 27, 2007, 8:58 PM
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This thread is nearly ruined. Here's a thank you to all the bleeding hearts out there. (middle finger smiley)
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gobennyjo
Sep 27, 2007, 9:14 PM
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So do you do real technical stuff like were the rope goes to the top and back to you?
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krusher4
Sep 27, 2007, 9:20 PM
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bent_gate wrote: calfcramp wrote: "Native of the Rock" Wouldn't that belong in the a thread about dumb things climbers say? Awesome. I think I'm going to start using that. I am a Native of the Rock and I live on the Climbing Reservation. We are a proud people. You are only visiting here, and need to respect my traditions. Would you like to place a bet?
HAHAHA I love it!!
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percious
Sep 27, 2007, 9:36 PM
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At the bottom of Cathedral in full gear:
"You guys going to climb that?"
Yep.
"You guys are crazy"
*in my head* Would you tell a crazy person they are crazy? */in my head*
After arriving at the top of [a different] cliff:
"You just come up?"
**Nope, just flew in through the trees and quickly tied myself to this rope here.**
-percious
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artm
Sep 27, 2007, 9:39 PM
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percious wrote: At the bottom of Cathedral in full gear: "You guys going to climb that?" Yep. "You guys are crazy" *in my head* Would you tell a crazy person they are crazy? */in my head* After arriving at the top of [a different] cliff: "You just come up?" **Nope, just flew in through the trees and quickly tied myself to this rope here.** -percious
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bent_gate
Sep 27, 2007, 9:44 PM
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truello wrote: Is your reservation called "Camp 4" by chance?
Camp 4 is often mistaken for that because so many people are seen smoking the peace pipe there...
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Myxomatosis
Sep 27, 2007, 10:54 PM
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Ok heres a new one... I am getting contents insurance at the moment and the lady said
"You dont have to list your rock climbing gear but its not covered when in use for the purpose it was designed for. eg if it breaks while rock climbing"
Yeah ok... that makes perfect sense... .. so I go...
"If it breaks while I am climbing you do realize that I will be falling to my death, will I be better to get life insurance?"
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ridet61
Sep 27, 2007, 11:23 PM
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While working at a gym I asked a kid I was tying in what kind of knot he thought I was tying. After thinking about it for a second he replied, "a slipknot?".
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taydude
Sep 28, 2007, 2:47 AM
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ridet61 wrote: While working at a gym I asked a kid I was tying in what kind of knot he thought I was tying. After thinking about it for a second he replied, "a slipknot?".
so working at a new gym now on campus. Most of the kids think that i dont know what im doing because i'm a freshman (lol). So i tie in this girl pick up the grigri and tell her she's on belay. she approaches the wall turns around and asks "so you know what you're doing right?" it amazes me how she was about to trust someone with that doubt in her head.
also the other night this guy starts telling me what all the tape is for because he thought i didnt know what i was doing. he tells me how he got this red one, "yea i followed the red tape see, i got all the way to there (pointing) before i had to grab that other blue rock to finish. It a good route" LOL
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