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ja1484
Mar 3, 2008, 9:07 PM
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Saw these a few days ago perusing youtube and was disconcerted. If these folks are associated with Climb On Adventures, who's website can be found here:
http://climbonadventures.com/default.aspx
That's scary. They purport themselves as a guide service with some kind of Christian underpinning going on, but if those videos are any indication, they shouldn't be guiding anyone anywhere. There's disinformation of the major type in those vids, flaws in basic understanding...God only knows how bad it gets in the more complex items (pun intended).
Best video is the one during which he has significant trouble finding a suitable nut placement:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=O9fbbMscTJ4
Notice how the first "placement" he finds pops out easily with a stiff tug...
Edit: Yeah, they're the same Climb On Adventures - if you check the photo gallery on the website, that same bozo from the videos is wandering around in pictures. I guess he's one of their "guides".
(This post was edited by ja1484 on Mar 3, 2008, 10:56 PM)
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j_ung
Mar 3, 2008, 9:19 PM
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Looks like he recorded it for this site and the people who run it posted the vid on youtube: http://www.expertvillage.com/. Obviously, they don't employ a whole lot of quality control. Maybe they should stick to activities that are less potentially lethal.
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blondgecko
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Mar 3, 2008, 9:21 PM
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What kind of moron produces a video telling people to set up their anchors using an American death triangle?
The same kind of guy who claims to be an expert, but doesn't know how to spell "chock". 
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taydude
Mar 3, 2008, 9:22 PM
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I looked at their site. It seems they pick the most under qualified people from every type of activity. Shit they have a how to open a bottle of wine video wtf?
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theguy
Mar 3, 2008, 9:28 PM
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ja1484 wrote: They purport themselves as a guide service with some kind of Christian underpinning going on
And their theme hymn is "Closer my God to Thee"
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axeman
Mar 3, 2008, 9:29 PM
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Whats with the grunting? I mean, shit, he's not even working hard.... or mabey he is?
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wormly81
Mar 3, 2008, 9:43 PM
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The "Journey to Manhood" is going to have to wait until just after the "Journey to the Hospital"...
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majid_sabet
Mar 3, 2008, 9:55 PM
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I think you are just jealous about that guy showing off his anchor building skill. If you really think his rig could kill someone then you should post your own clip in YT so we could see the difference.
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no_email_entered
Mar 3, 2008, 9:57 PM
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nary a female present. just men and boys for jeezus.
swing low sweet pendulum----
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ozoneclimber
Mar 3, 2008, 10:01 PM
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I sent him an e-mail. Lol. Apparently he is their site manager or whatever, probably owns the service.
Oh God...
-Bobby
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drfelatio
Mar 3, 2008, 10:01 PM
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majid_sabet wrote: I think you are just jealous about that guy showing off his anchor building skill. If you really think his rig could kill someone then you should post your own clip in YT so we could see the difference.
OMG a Majid anchor video would be awesome. Animated red and green arrows, army men climbing floating asteroids, etc. The possibilities are endless.
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angry
Mar 3, 2008, 10:06 PM
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George Lucas should direct it
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majid_sabet
Mar 3, 2008, 10:11 PM
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(This post was edited by majid_sabet on Mar 5, 2008, 8:14 AM)
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skinnyclimber
Mar 3, 2008, 11:32 PM
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angry wrote: majid_sabet wrote: yes, he smoked that sh*t before, during and after his anchor rig. In the name of God
Smoking sh*t don't necessarily result in bad anchors (or bad English).
Sounds like these guys are doing more Prayin' than Belayin'
I guess they are expecting God to save them from a bad anchor???
(slaps knee)...
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camhead
Mar 3, 2008, 11:55 PM
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if it is the guide service I'm thinking of, I've run into these guys at Enchanted Rock in TX.
They yell "God is great" and "All the Time!" instead of "on belay" and "climbing."
gargh.
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ozoneclimber
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You have got to be joking...
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Arrogant_Bastard
Mar 4, 2008, 12:07 AM
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camhead wrote: if it is the guide service I'm thinking of, I've run into these guys at Enchanted Rock in TX. They yell "God is great" and "All the Time!" instead of "on belay" and "climbing." gargh.
No f-ing way. That would get annoying real quick. And I thought guide groups couldn't get any more obnoxious. I think it's time for you to take a ghetto blaster out to the crags and introduce them to death metal.
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erick
Mar 4, 2008, 12:07 AM
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whoaa.... from the pictures and titles from their photos, i can almost hear them all chanting "men, men, men, men, men, men, men..."
i can't wait to build anchors as cool as that. then i'll be a R.E.A.L. man!
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ja1484
Mar 4, 2008, 12:07 AM
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camhead wrote: if it is the guide service I'm thinking of, I've run into these guys at Enchanted Rock in TX. They yell "God is great" and "All the Time!" instead of "on belay" and "climbing." gargh.
They do mention in their "about us" that owner/chief statistic Mike Brwhatever frequents E-rock.
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