I can chalk up without falling out of the ass-jam I've engaged myself in

WAAAAH!!!

If the crack is big enough to fit your ass, you shouldn't need chalk anyway.

actually, I really don't care what you do with your chalk bag. I just find it odd that using a biner should bother anybody...pretty jive pet peeve.

Retro-bolting somebody else's bold route, now THAT is a worthy pet-peeve.

people that think that just because they've been doing something for over 30 years no one should say anything about it.

I've been glad for a mobile chalk bag on more occasions than I care to think about.

I was interested what pissed people off about climbing. What are your climbing pet peeves?

The biggest pet peeve for me is seeing people brush off easy indoor holds with a toothbrush or a wire brush.

The other day I was doing some indoor bouldering and this chick started brushing off a JUG!!!
I kind of understand when someone is brushing off a hard sloper with alot of chalk on it, but this was a bit over the top. The problem couldn't have been harder than a V2.

It's more epic if you never put the lamp on, because you forgot it, or it's dead.

i heard a climber from austin who goes by fracture, has been slammin some old schoolers on this post.some locals in austin e-mailed me and told me about it. this person is the exception , not the rule of texas climbers.most are knowledgeable, non-consuming about themselves and overall, respectful of those who have been before sport routes, pre placed pro , and pre-clipped routes.this is the type of shat that pisses me off. he's been climbing about 5 years, climbes hard, pre-clipped limestone, but wants to talk about it rather than just enjoy it.get off the intraweb and go outside!! I've invited him to do some soloes on some 5.9-5.10 cracks, as well as asking him to meet me in the parking lot of my local granite crag ,to discuss his lack of respect to the ones before him, but he declined.he informed me that if I touched him , that I would be hearing from his lawyer,( his father ), in no uncertain terms. I have been climbing for 21 years, been guiding since 1992, and i have put up numerous routes in texas as well as the potrero, and i must say, his lack of respect for some of my fellow climbers around the country annoys me. I hope not all climbers from texas are judged by his threads. climb on, birdog

Heheheh. That's just funny. I know of a 5.6 that involves crimps on feldspar crystals to pull you out of the offwidth. Chalk is kind of crucial on a hot day after you've been alligator wrestling to get to that point. Don't get me started on the truly hard offwidths that involve face holds (Lucille, most famously, has a crimp at the very end of the crux, but I haven't the skill for that level of climbing) to make them go at a more reasonable grade.

I'm no hard man, but I've been glad for a mobile chalk bag on more occasions than I care to think about.

Try again.

Another cool thing about having your chalk bag on a strap: you can turn it around backwards and wear it like a loin cloth. On a hot day, just plop your junk in there and BANG! Say goodbye to nut sweat.

A recent pet peeve that I've developed lately is when lead climbers on trad don't put in protection for their second on traverses. It's fine if you feel safe, but as a second, you'll take as big of a pendulum swing in a traverse as a leader would and I think it's just inconsiderate not to protect a traverse.

That works on a cold day too, assuming shrinkage doesn't leave you a bit, um, short?

You ladies know about shrinkage right?

"Damn these new chalk bags are COLD!"

"Mmmmm Hmmmm. Deep too!"


DMT

Say goodbye to nut sweat.

Great! How does it work on dick cheese? Apparently, Rhythm164 has become aware of my problem. How did he find THAT out?

My biggest pet peeve is when people come to a crag

When someone in a gym is talking to you like they know more than you about climbing (just general stuff ), and they are gym rats that have never seen or felt outside rock.

That really pisses me off but i just give'em a funny look and nod my head.