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squirrelgirl
Jul 10, 2002, 6:37 PM
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Recently I read a book called _The Quotable Climber_ by Jonathan Waterman. It had a ton of great quotes pertaining to climbing. My favorite quote is:
"...climbing is not the only way of dealing with an over-organized, over-protective society. But it is one good way."
-Woodrow Wilson Sayre
Another favorite of mine is:
"Never noticed a female monkey not climbing as well as a male, have you?"
-Don Whillans, upon being asked if it was possible for a woman to be a better rock climber than a man.
What are your favorite rock climbing quotes? They don't have to be said by rock climbers.
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acrophobic
Jul 10, 2002, 6:44 PM
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Good ole' Buddha said this one, and i love it:
"As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, even so the wise remain unshaken amidst blame and praise."
Panditavagga - The Wise Man
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beyond_gravity
Jul 10, 2002, 6:47 PM
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No offence, But I hate quotes.
I think there a stupid and pointlessly ego-boosting. Any quote can be bad. Lets take....
"Never stop trying" or what ever.
I guess I should never stop gambling, cuz ya know, if I put in one more Quater I could win many Quaters!
I dont mean to offend anyone. Just my Penny x 2
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acrophobic
Jul 10, 2002, 6:52 PM
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I disagree! quotes can be motivational, thought inspiring and just campfire amusing! Don’t really think ego plays all to greatly into it.
But whatever tickles your pickle I guess….
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orngave
Jul 10, 2002, 7:07 PM
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Wow that was some great insight. I never knew that you could have that much life experience, when they are only 15. If we could all lead lives as fullfilling, and enriched as B_G I don't think we would need quotes either. But since we are all but humble pee-ons, bowing in magestic awe, we need quotes to put a smile on our faces.
Gabe
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smithclimber
Jul 10, 2002, 7:34 PM
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"Lead, follow, or get on Belay!"
The following two are ones I use all the time when teaching people.
"If your going to fall, you might as well fall while trying" (rather than simply letting go and falling). Try to make one more move, sometimes you surprise yourself and make it.
"Grigris don't drop people, People drop people!" This is my take on the "guns don't kill people..."
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ponyryan
Jul 10, 2002, 7:42 PM
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I don't remember the exact quote nor where I got it (could have been one of the random ones on this site). It went something like this-
The way to train for mountaineering is to make yourself as hard as you possibly can to kill. After all, that's basically what alot of mountaineering is, staying alive when the mountain is trying to kill you.
I may have misquoted it a bunch but oh well, correct me.
I think quotes are very useful and inspiring. If you don't think quotes are useful, I know you've never heard your belayer say, "Just go for it, you p***y!" I have great climbing partners
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punk
Jul 10, 2002, 7:52 PM
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"Get A Job" a truck driver to Jeff Lowe when he was putting a new mix route at Poko-O-Moonshine that bare the name "Get A Job" M-7
And this is the waterfall area
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artm
Jul 10, 2002, 7:57 PM
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Your plan didn't work; now let's use my plan, brute force!
-The Tick-
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jammer
Jul 10, 2002, 7:58 PM
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Dylan, in one of his songs said "... Do what you must do and do it well". I take that everywhere
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snapier
Jul 10, 2002, 8:04 PM
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My fav Dylan quote is:
"A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants."
Should apply to a lot of you trying to live "the life"....
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climberwill
Jul 10, 2002, 8:25 PM
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Whether this is a real quote or not, I can't say. However a friend of mine attributed this quote to Peter Croft.
"It's not about hanging on, it about letting go."
Whether or not it was said by him or anyone, I think these are great words to live and climb by.
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krustyklimber
Jul 10, 2002, 8:41 PM
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"What are we gonna do this weekend Pain?"...
"the same thing we do every weekend Stinky...
...Climb up and LOOK over the World!"
Krustyklimber
Jeff
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rck_climber
Jul 10, 2002, 9:02 PM
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Please find a vast number of these at this topic - Great Quotes.
Has been discussed at length with lots of good replies there.
Mick
My fav: Zipper (v.): Simple, yet spectacular way to remove pro.
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Fall (v.): AKA Free-solo rappel.
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squirrelgirl
Jul 10, 2002, 9:22 PM
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"Birds fly,
Fish swim,
Deer run,
WE CLIMB!"
-Me
Made that up as an idea for a T-shirt.
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I read this one on gunks.com
"flailing" "flail on"
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ktwo
Jul 11, 2002, 2:40 AM
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"You must do the thing you think you cannot"
--Elenoar (Sp.) Roosevelt
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apollodorus
Jul 11, 2002, 3:02 AM
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"Get your hands off me, you damn dirty apes!"
This is what El Cap thinks, but can't say, whenever some morons decide to add bolts to existing routes.
That NRA guy stole the line and made it famous.
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k9rocko
Jul 11, 2002, 4:55 AM
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I hate grafitti, and most of all.... vandals.
This one, however, was pretty good!!!
Lew Thatcher, AKA Clymber posted a photo of this one. Kudos for the sharp eye, and attention to detail when passing through town.
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pbcowboy77
Jul 11, 2002, 5:50 AM
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Climber 1: "Is that cam going to hold?"
Climber 2:"I don't know, just don't fall"
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amigo25zmy
Jan 28, 2009, 5:34 PM
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How I was taught to climb
"Put your foot on your ear and stand up."
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limeydave
Jan 28, 2009, 5:46 PM
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6.5 year thread resurrection - strong work.
Wasn't it Long who said "Climbing is falling upwards" or something similar? - I liked that one.
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Senate156
Jan 28, 2009, 6:36 PM
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There's this quote from Pilgrimage that has been stuck in my head for a while:
"I never really wish for something to be done, cuz you know a wish might not come true; instead I will for it to be done and I do it."
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cush
Jan 28, 2009, 6:41 PM
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i forget the name of the guy that said it but in the sharp end there's some dude who says
"i've worn yarmulkes bigger than this bivvy spot."
i got a chuckle out of that one
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