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northfacejmb
Mar 28, 2009, 3:21 AM
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- When watching boulderers walking with crash pads they ask, "what happens if you fall on your face?"
- They buy belay gloves for TR belaying..
- They think the ATC Sport is actually useful..
- They buy a second ATC Sport so they can rappel two ropes.
- They carry a first aid kit, 2L of water, emergency blanket, and extra clothes on one pitch sport climbs...
- Then they wonder why their "sport rack" weighs soo much..
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coastal_climber
Mar 28, 2009, 3:52 AM
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Create threads like these....
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majid_sabet
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northfacejmb wrote: - When watching boulderers walking with crash pads they ask, "what happens if you fall on your face?" - They buy belay gloves for TR belaying.. - They think the ATC Sport is actually useful.. - They buy a second ATC Sport so they can rappel two ropes. - They carry a first aid kit, 2L of water, emergency blanket, and extra clothes on one pitch sport climbs... - Then they wonder why their "sport rack" weighs soo much..
they watch someone else's climbing instead of their own partner.
this is where I take over their n00biness to avoid dealing with a potential mess .
(This post was edited by majid_sabet on Mar 28, 2009, 6:01 AM)
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altelis
Mar 28, 2009, 3:08 PM
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majid_sabet wrote: northfacejmb wrote: - When watching boulderers walking with crash pads they ask, "what happens if you fall on your face?" - They buy belay gloves for TR belaying.. - They think the ATC Sport is actually useful.. - They buy a second ATC Sport so they can rappel two ropes. - They carry a first aid kit, 2L of water, emergency blanket, and extra clothes on one pitch sport climbs... - Then they wonder why their "sport rack" weighs soo much.. they watch someone else's climbing instead of their own partner. this is where I take over their n00biness to avoid dealing with a potential mess .
To be fair buddy, I think they are watching another RAPPELLER!!!!! not climber 
Not sure which is worse
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jeepnphreak
Mar 28, 2009, 4:13 PM
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Thread a grigri backward and bitch about what a piece of crap it is and start a thread as well.
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vicktorium_rock
Mar 28, 2009, 6:03 PM
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One time my dad invited one of his friends climbing with us...The guy wore a helmet in the gym. We explained why this wasn't necessary. The next day we went trad climbing, and he was the only one without a helmet.
Needless to say, he ended up with a rock the size of a golf ball falling on his head, and he probably won't be climbing again soon.
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snowey
Mar 28, 2009, 6:12 PM
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vicktorium_rock wrote: One time my dad invited one of his friends climbing with us...The guy wore a helmet in the gym. We explained why this wasn't necessary. The next day we went trad climbing, and he was the only one without a helmet. .
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vicktorium_rock
Mar 28, 2009, 7:22 PM
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Actually, I agree with you...But the guy was a cocky asshole, and I felt that he needed a little humiliation...
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brownie710
Mar 29, 2009, 2:14 AM
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coastal_climber wrote: Create threads like these....
priceless...and true
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uni_jim
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northfacejmb wrote: - They carry a first aid kit, 2L of water, emergency blanket, and extra clothes on one pitch sport climbs...
Are the n00bs the ones packing this on the climb? As in carrying it up the route, or to the base of the climb? I will always bring water, a first aid kit and extra layers with me when i go climbing, single pitch or multi. Not a good idea to leave stuff like that in the car.
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northfacejmb
Mar 29, 2009, 3:17 AM
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No, I'm talking about the ones who climb with all that on their harnesses..
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rangerrob
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To the beginner who started this thread...
First things first...boulderers who use crash pads are lame asses, and it's always pretty funny when they fall on their face anyway.
Second...who even remembers the names of the specific belay devices after they buy them? And what the hell is rapelling two ropes?
Third, if you ever had to blow rescue breaths into some dudes vomitous and bloody mouth, you would want a first aid kit and cpr mask. That's not dumb...that's just smart.
Lastly..only a beginner would use the term sport rack. You don't need a rack to clip bolts dude.
Face it, only a beginner would create a post like this, and only beginners use the word Noob.
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johnwesely
Mar 30, 2009, 2:44 AM
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rangerrob wrote: Second...who even remembers the names of the specific belay devices after they buy them?.
Maybe someone who doesn't want to look like an idiot, or someone who wants to talk about the pros and cons of different belay devices. It would be pretty difficult if you used descriptors such as the tubey one or the one that locks by it self.
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EvilMonkey
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it's not the noobs that bother me. they just don't know any better yet. it's the idiots that have been climbing 4 a long time and still ac like noobs that piss me off. i climbed a 100ft 2 tiered WI3 waterfall with this guy who insisted on packing in a sleeping bag in case anyone got hurt. great f-ing idea when the climb is an arduous 5 minute hike from the car. then he insisted on roping up for the 2nd tier, so i dragged it up with me and laughed my a$$ off when his dog climbed up all but the last 15ft right beside him.
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taydude
Mar 30, 2009, 4:18 AM
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either that guy sucks or that dog needs to be sponsored! haha
-taking video of themselves climbing easy shit in the gym.
-giving beta to much stronger climbers.
-worrying too much about training when they don't even have proper technique.
-taking their shirt off before they are even sweating.
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Mar 30, 2009, 2:26 PM
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- people who needlessly have to place themselves in a position of authority to make up for something lacking in their own lives? (example, posting this thread for no apparent reason other then to set yourself up as some kind of expert!)
Come on dude.. .you can admit it.. you dropped your partner this weekend with a grigri and need to boost that 'ol self esteem eh?
...because people should be born knowing exactly what to do?
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bill413
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[quote "Parkerkat"because people should be born knowing exactly what to do?
Now that would save a lot of time!
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ccspikes
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--climb with gloves on.
--climb with a head lamp on their helmet in the middle of the day.
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lapierrem
Mar 30, 2009, 3:31 PM
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How about just posting on this site (anywhere in this site) and thinking they would ever get more than a verbal bashing and belittled for their reward.
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northfacejmb
Mar 30, 2009, 5:05 PM
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Nope, just wanted to hear funny stuff others have seen noobs do.
And I would not ever intend to put myself up as an expert as I am not even close to being one.
I have, at one time or another, done half the things in my original post and when I look back I laugh at them. Heck, http://www.rockclimbing.com/...ost=1510767;#1510767
here's a quite no0bish question I asked that I laugh at every time I think about it.
I'm not saying I'm an expert or that I have even completely passed the noob stage of the learning process, but that doesn't change the fact that noobs do some funny things worth noting.
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altelis
Mar 30, 2009, 6:25 PM
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ccspikes wrote: --climb with a head lamp on their helmet in the middle of the day.
You can either read the one paragraph response or skip to the end for the summary:
Why is this a problem? I've done this plenty. I'm going for a medium/long multipitch after work. Weather's glorious and stable. I'm not carrying anything but a light rack and PERHAPS a single bag of cliff-bloks in my pocket. Long summer days are only so long, so even though I know I have time after work to get the climb done I'm probably going to be topping out or at the very least descending in the dark. Why put the headlamp in a pocket, only to have to futz with it up on the rock, risking dropping it, etc. It starts on the helmet, sun goes down (as expected!), turn on light, keep climbing. OR perhaps I'm going out and climbing a long ice climb BEFORE an evening shift behind the bar. Start the approach and first couple pitches in the dark. Sun comes up, turn off the light. Why should I be bothered to take it off my helmet? Waste. O. Time. Darn tooting it'll still be on my head when I get back to the car in full sunlight at 1:00 pm.
OR, to sum it up. STFU YOU NOOBISH TOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Parkerkat
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Wall model = FAIL
Wall model w / handholds = Epic Win
(on rc.com shouldn't that be spelled Flail?)
add in a lego spiderman and you're set!
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ccspikes wrote: --climb with a head lamp on their helmet in the middle of the day.
OR
Put the head lamp in your pocket, and top out in the dark. Than screw around trying to put it on your helmet and wasting every time and pissing the pros off because you are not ready for the decent yet and they have their lams ready to go. Then you drop you head lamp and are now having to rap down in total darkness.
N00000000B!!!!!!
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