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the_climber
Jan 16, 2008, 9:26 PM
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carabiner96 wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: carabiner96 wrote: supersonick wrote: Dang you ice climbers are a crazy lot. I should read the Alpine & Ice section more often. Damn straight. Oh, and you're welcome. There has to be something fundamentally wrong with people who go out in subfreezing weather to climb frozen water on pro that might hold, weilding tools out of some people's nightmares. Sure is fun though. I am your nightmare.
While the Doc is quite disturbed I'm not sure you're his Nightmare... He's a twisted individual you know.... I mean just look at him, all doped up on Army drugs, bionic metal legs... hell he can't even climb a mountian boy scouts hike up without breaking a leg.
PTFTW!
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paintrain
Jan 16, 2008, 9:34 PM
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carabiner96 wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: carabiner96 wrote: supersonick wrote: Dang you ice climbers are a crazy lot. I should read the Alpine & Ice section more often. Damn straight. Oh, and you're welcome. There has to be something fundamentally wrong with people who go out in subfreezing weather to climb frozen water on pro that might hold, weilding tools out of some people's nightmares. Sure is fun though. I am your nightmare.
I am guessing you are more like his wet dream.
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secretninja
Jan 18, 2008, 1:29 AM
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sooo...does anyone have idea for comp prep? training wise that is...bear in mind it probably will not happen till next year so i have some time.
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chedontsurf
Jan 29, 2008, 12:47 AM
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lodi5onu wrote: I'd like to thank you both for your participation in my hi-jacking of this lame thread. It was out of place and irrelevant to Alpine & Ice climbing, and now has little chance of ever coming to fruition for secretninja. His mindless spray disguised as genuine interest in competition climbing was exposed as just that. My work here is done. In reply to: in my humble opinion, this lame comp post is more relevant to alpine and ice climbing than you are, pennsylvania. bag a lot of big peaks up there in the poconos? |
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chossmonkey
Jan 30, 2008, 12:45 PM
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secretninja wrote: sooo...does anyone have idea for comp prep? training wise that is...bear in mind it probably will not happen till next year so i have some time.
Drytool on your home wall in the off season. I would guess that you would want to be onsighting M8/9 regularly to seriously compete. I don't think there are many comps and I'd have to imagine of the few there are, most would be invite only. I could be completely wrong.
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chossmonkey
Jan 30, 2008, 12:47 PM
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dr_feelgood wrote: carabiner96 wrote: supersonick wrote: Dang you ice climbers are a crazy lot. I should read the Alpine & Ice section more often. Damn straight. Oh, and you're welcome. There has to be something fundamentally wrong with people who go out in subfreezing weather to climb frozen water on pro that might hold, on formations that WILL fall down in the near future, wielding tools out of some people's nightmares. Sure is fun though.
Fixed it for you. Corrected your spelling error while I was at it.
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skinner
Jan 30, 2008, 3:41 PM
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dr_feelgood wrote: There has to be something fundamentally wrong with people who go out in subfreezing weather to climb frozen water on pro that might hold, weilding tools out of some people's nightmares. Sure is fun though.
When you put it that way, the nipples and ice thing sound pretty tame, (no matter what it implied) 
the_climber wrote: Now back to your nipples... and ice...
I'm thinking this is one of those, *you had to be there* threads.
carabiner96 wrote: lodi5onu wrote: you should learn to spell before criticising my comprehension meh, he's canadian.
Damn illiterate Canadians, living up there with them mooses. 
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chossmonkey
Jan 30, 2008, 4:27 PM
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And I'm not even Canadian yet!!!
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the_climber
Jan 30, 2008, 4:39 PM
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chossmonkey wrote: skinner wrote: Damn illiterate Canadians, living up there with them mooses. Itts not so mucj as Canadians are illiterate as it is that they juts can't type.
I'm citing Laziness as the predominant factor; second to spending far too much time with the mooses.
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wmfork
Jan 30, 2008, 5:25 PM
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the_climber wrote: Relevent thread as the Comp-ice/mixed scene isn't really represented in the Comp forum... that's for plastic pullers, they are lame, yes. |
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the_climber
Jan 30, 2008, 5:52 PM
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wmfork wrote: the_climber wrote: Relevent thread as the Comp-ice/mixed scene isn't really represented in the Comp forum... that's for plastic pullers, they are lame, yes. But pulling wood/plastic with ice tools is not lame?
Well for starters you have a higher likelihood of having ice/mixed comps on real rock/ice than a regular climbing comp. Yes I know even manufactured ice climbs are almost always composed of frozen water (aka "real ice"). Is pulling wood/plastic with tools lame? Sure it is, but it's far more likely those training for ice/mixed comps are training on the real medium than it is for most comp climbers in general.
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granite_grrl
Jan 30, 2008, 5:53 PM
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the_climber wrote: chossmonkey wrote: skinner wrote: Damn illiterate Canadians, living up there with them mooses. Itts not so mucj as Canadians are illiterate as it is that they juts can't type. I'm citing Laziness as the predominant factor; second to spending far too much time with the mooses.
Aye, it not that we can't type, its just that we don't really care when were posting to online forums.
And mooses? I thought most Canadian guys liked beavers more. No wonder I had to import!
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carabiner96
Jan 30, 2008, 6:03 PM
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granite_grrl wrote: the_climber wrote: chossmonkey wrote: skinner wrote: Damn illiterate Canadians, living up there with them mooses. Itts not so mucj as Canadians are illiterate as it is that they juts can't type. I'm citing Laziness as the predominant factor; second to spending far too much time with the mooses. Aye, it not that we can't type, its just that we don't really care when were posting to online forums. And mooses? I thought most Canadian guys liked beavers more. No wonder I had to import!
Heh. Beavers....yuk yuk.
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the_climber
Jan 30, 2008, 6:08 PM
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carabiner96 wrote: granite_grrl wrote: the_climber wrote: chossmonkey wrote: skinner wrote: Damn illiterate Canadians, living up there with them mooses. Itts not so mucj as Canadians are illiterate as it is that they juts can't type. I'm citing Laziness as the predominant factor; second to spending far too much time with the mooses. Aye, it not that we can't type, its just that we don't really care when were posting to online forums. And mooses? I thought most Canadian guys liked beavers more. No wonder I had to import! Heh. Beavers....yuk yuk.
Oh, we hang out with beavers our west too... rolling around with them, wresteling, whipping... we do it all out west. You only had to import because you're in Onterrible.
For an import the ol' Chossy's a damn stand up guy though. Good pick, for an import.
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skinner
Jan 30, 2008, 7:33 PM
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granite_grrl wrote: And mooses? I thought most Canadian guys liked beavers more. No wonder I had to import!
Well of course dey do, it what der all aboot wit it bein dat dare national symbol and all ain't it?
Dare duh peephole of da Beaver, Beaver-peephole.
Yupper.
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GabeWalker
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secretninja wrote: Ive been ice climbing alot this year. This is really the firt seson ive been really serious about it (ie being out more than just the odd weekend) and it has paid off. As a result ive been able to climb (lead climb that is up to class 5 ice and M7/8. As well, ive had a lot of fun doing it. IVe recently been toying with the idea of maybe making it to some competitions at some point (if not this year then maybe next year if scheduling permits). Truth be told, i have only the fuzziest idea of how they work. Basically, I just wanted to pose this question to the general public at RC.com: What grade would I have to be climbing consistantly to be competitive at competitions? How would you best prepare for an event like this? Any feedback would be great. Thanks guys! -C
I tried calling a bunch of companies and sending them letters with pictures of me climbing. I'm almost sponsored. If you find the right company, they might sponsor you and send you to comps. Thats what I want to do. Good luck!
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carabiner96
Jan 31, 2008, 1:01 AM
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GabeWalker wrote: I tried calling a bunch of companies and sending them letters with pictures of me climbing. I'm almost sponsored. If you find the right company, they might sponsor you and send you to comps. Thats what I want to do. Good luck!
Quoted for posterity. I bet you could get sponsored by asslickingmidgets.com real quick, they LOVE gym rats!
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GabeWalker
Jan 31, 2008, 1:07 AM
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carabiner96 wrote: GabeWalker wrote: I tried calling a bunch of companies and sending them letters with pictures of me climbing. I'm almost sponsored. If you find the right company, they might sponsor you and send you to comps. Thats what I want to do. Good luck! Quoted for posterity. I bet you could get sponsored by asslickingmidgets.com real quick, they LOVE gym rats!
I don't get it. Is that an attempt at making fun of me?
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carabiner96
Jan 31, 2008, 1:09 AM
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GabeWalker wrote: carabiner96 wrote: GabeWalker wrote: I tried calling a bunch of companies and sending them letters with pictures of me climbing. I'm almost sponsored. If you find the right company, they might sponsor you and send you to comps. Thats what I want to do. Good luck! Quoted for posterity. I bet you could get sponsored by asslickingmidgets.com real quick, they LOVE gym rats! I don't get it. Is that an attempt at making fun of me?
No.
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skinner
Jan 31, 2008, 1:10 AM
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carabiner96 wrote: GabeWalker wrote: I tried calling a bunch of companies and sending them letters with pictures of me climbing. I'm almost sponsored. If you find the right company, they might sponsor you and send you to comps. Thats what I want to do. Good luck! Quoted for posterity. I bet you could get sponsored by asslickingmidgets.com real quick, they LOVE gym rats!
Wow.. it's just that easy huh? Send in a photo and your in! I have to go now, I have some photoshop work to do
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gargrantuan
Jan 31, 2008, 2:04 AM
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GabeWalker wrote: carabiner96 wrote: GabeWalker wrote: I tried calling a bunch of companies and sending them letters with pictures of me climbing. I'm almost sponsored. If you find the right company, they might sponsor you and send you to comps. Thats what I want to do. Good luck! Quoted for posterity. I bet you could get sponsored by asslickingmidgets.com real quick, they LOVE gym rats! I don't get it. Is that an attempt at making fun of me?
Not so much of an attempt. More of a success.
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jeffrogers
Feb 8, 2008, 7:01 AM
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I was concerned about everyone making fun of secretninja until I looked at his profile. Then I just wen Duh. I have got to go send a new sick trad route that I am working on.
peace out
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chossmonkey
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jeffrogers wrote: I was concerned about everyone making fun of secretninja until I looked at his profile. Then I just wen Duh. I have got to go send a new sick trad route that I am working on. peace out
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