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Poll: How do your refer to yourself? As a . . .
Sport Climber	6 / 5%
Boulderer	4 / 3%
Trad Climber	11 / 9%
Gym Climber	1 / 1%
Alpinist	0 / 0%
Climber	80 / 67%
Ice Climber	1 / 1%
Aid Climber	1 / 1%
I don't care	4 / 3%
I don't refer to myself in terms of climbing	12 / 10%
120 total votes

hafilax

Nov 16, 2010, 1:19 AM
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In the context of climbing I call myself a climber. I don't specialize.

I haven't had to refer to myself in any general context since nobody has ever asked me "What are you?". Actually that's wrong, when I've been asked that the answer has usually been "a physicist" since it's usually a science and trivia related situation.

Toast_in_the_Machine

Nov 16, 2010, 2:25 AM
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gunkiemike wrote:

Gunkiemike refers to mys...er, himself in the third person.

Toast liked this one the best. Toast also refers to himself in the third person pseudonym.

climbingtrash

Nov 16, 2010, 3:10 AM
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TYPER OF CAPS...CLIMBER OF ROCKS!!!111

petsfed

Nov 16, 2010, 4:35 AM
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hafilax wrote:

In the context of climbing I call myself a climber. I don't specialize.

I haven't had to refer to myself in any general context since nobody has ever asked me "What are you?". Actually that's wrong, when I've been asked that the answer has usually been "a physicist" since it's usually a science and trivia related situation.

So you're not the bat man?

majid_sabet

Nov 16, 2010, 7:49 AM
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is not how I "refer myself as" that matters

most importantly,what others think of me should be my concern.

swoopee

Nov 16, 2010, 1:47 PM
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meanandugly wrote:

I've been referred to as an A$$hole on may occasions, but that is just most of the time. Other than the afore mentioned, just climber.

I get that a lot too. Unsure

ianwatson

Nov 16, 2010, 9:29 PM
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Re: [coastal_climber] How do your refer to yourself? As a . . . [In reply to] Report this Post Average: (0 ratings)	Can't Post

scumbag is not on here, what a jip.

alpinismo_flujo

Nov 16, 2010, 9:53 PM
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I refer to myself as a "climber" because more than any other category, that is what I am..

jeepnphreak

Nov 16, 2010, 10:48 PM
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Re: [Colinhoglund] How do your refer to yourself? As a . . . [In reply to] Report this Post Average: (0 ratings)	Can't Post

I am just a climber.
Depending on the season and if someone asked Ill get more specific as to what I am climbing/style.
The Water falls are freezing well here, so this weekend I will be an ice climber. For thanksgiving weekend I will be a trad climber. get the picture...

the_climber

Nov 17, 2010, 9:13 PM
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There are climbers and there are people who climb. Do not confuse these two.

Bouldering is "Practice",
Sport Climbing is neither,
Trad is Rad,
Ice and mixed are the doorstep to the Bold and Cold,
Alpine is King.

spikeddem

Nov 17, 2010, 9:17 PM
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the_climber wrote:

Alpine is weak.

the_climber

Nov 17, 2010, 9:45 PM
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spikeddem wrote:

Alpine is weak.

American beer is weak.

areyoumydude

Nov 17, 2010, 10:01 PM
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A noviceboatin', gumbymoutainbikin', hippielettucesmokin', whiskeyswillin', pebblepinchin', beaverhuntin', bigwalldanglin', leadsinger.

I didn't see that one on the list.

jeepnphreak

Nov 17, 2010, 10:22 PM
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spikeddem wrote:

the_climber wrote:

Alpine is weak.

That's because you don't have mountains in MN.

sbaclimber

Nov 18, 2010, 6:12 AM
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the_climber wrote:

spikeddem wrote:

Alpine is weak.

American beer is weak.

I was gonna say that was below the belt.....then I saw that you are from Canada.
I pity you both....

(This post was edited by sbaclimber on Nov 18, 2010, 6:12 AM)

qwert

Nov 18, 2010, 9:56 AM
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boymeetsrock wrote:

Other: Bad Mother Fucker

[image]http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/95f/c86/95fc8644-fa85-43f2-9167-c27d30a0b00c[/image]

Yeah, you are probably right.
When i had the pleasure with your mother, she told me you where rather bad ... Crazy

On a more serious note:
So this poll asks how i refer to myself in general?
Like in "real life" general?

If so, yes, i do sometimes refer to myself as climber, when i talk to people, and the talk is about pastime/ hobbies, and if neccessary, i specify (mostly sport, alpine, bouldering, gym, trad and ice), but i am not starting every conversation with "new people" with "hello, i am a climber!".
Depending on the situation, i am a student, a geologist, a junior consultant, a (various specifications)- nerd, an idiot, or just simply myself.

qwert

cantbuymefriends

Nov 18, 2010, 10:28 AM
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I'd like to refer to myself as a climber, since it's my main interest. I think, however, that I'm more "a person who climbs" than a "climber", per se.

As to what kind. Roughly, over the last year I divided my climbing something like this:

- Ice 30%
- Trad 25 %
- Toprope 15% (incl. rope solo)
- Sport 5%
- Gym 25% (TR/Boulder/Lead, 50/40/10%)

So, what do you think I should call myself?

spikeddem

Nov 18, 2010, 5:59 PM
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the_climber wrote:

spikeddem wrote:

Alpine is weak.

American beer is weak.

Maybe that's why we Americans don't have flip top heads??

jeepnphreak wrote:

spikeddem wrote:

the_climber wrote:

Alpine is weak.

That's because you don't have mountains in MN.

--Thank God.

irukandji

Nov 19, 2010, 9:55 AM
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Why is "dirtbag" not on the list?

breetflower

Nov 19, 2010, 6:23 PM
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Colinhoglund

Nov 19, 2010, 6:29 PM
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drector

Nov 19, 2010, 6:48 PM
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I'm just a "rock climber" if I need to refer to myself in the context of climbing. I hate polls that seem to leave out an important choice. Or did I just miss that one.

spikeddem

Nov 19, 2010, 6:56 PM
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drector wrote:

I'm just a "rock climber" if I need to refer to myself in the context of climbing. I hate polls that seem to leave out an important choice. Or did I just miss that one.

Given that you're in the context of "climbing," saying that you're a "rock climber" is rather vague. Sure, it means you mostly climb outside, but that's still pretty vague and doesn't convey any new information, given the context you described.

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