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sapiecha
Feb 21, 2014, 6:36 PM
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Just had to share.... enjoy! 
http://rockclimbinglife.wordpress.com
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marc801
Feb 21, 2014, 7:32 PM
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sapiecha wrote: Just had to share.... enjoy! http://rockclimbinglife.wordpress.com
It's hilarious!
And the persona you've the author created with an ego bigger than Half Dome is masterful! The "About" page is a riot:
In reply to: "Hey guys, my name is Wesley Summers. I have spent the last 3 years of my life exploring the vertical world, i.e., rock cilmbing! I first started what would be a life changing sport at my local indoor climbing gym. This is a place indoors where the walls mimic the natural features of the great outdoor cliffs such as Yosemite National Park. I quickly excelled at the sport and found myself instructing people on such things as Top Roping, Bouldering, Knot Tying, and Safety. Recently, I have further grown as a rock climber and have taken my sport to new heights: Outside! Words cannot express how great it is to be outdoors on the rocks and being an example and inspiration to the climbing community. I hope to continue to make everyone proud, and share my gift of rock climbing to the world!
Edit to clarify the authorship of the site.
(This post was edited by marc801 on Feb 21, 2014, 8:00 PM)
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sapiecha
Feb 21, 2014, 7:40 PM
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I still think it's real..
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marc801
Feb 21, 2014, 7:58 PM
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Really?? 
Oh, and the way I wrote my reply I inadvertently implied you were the owner/author. Sorry. Going back to edit my post now...
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sapiecha
Feb 21, 2014, 7:59 PM
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Ha! No worries, just saw it on twitter
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lena_chita
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Feb 21, 2014, 8:39 PM
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marc801 wrote: sapiecha wrote: Just had to share.... enjoy! http://rockclimbinglife.wordpress.com What an excellent climbing blog parody! The posts and advice/tips are like a collection of all the bad n00b giving n00bs advice that we've seen on this site. It's hilarious! And the persona you've the author created with an ego bigger than Half Dome is masterful! The "About" page is a riot: In reply to: "Hey guys, my name is Wesley Summers. I have spent the last 3 years of my life exploring the vertical world, i.e., rock cilmbing! I first started what would be a life changing sport at my local indoor climbing gym. This is a place indoors where the walls mimic the natural features of the great outdoor cliffs such as Yosemite National Park. I quickly excelled at the sport and found myself instructing people on such things as Top Roping, Bouldering, Knot Tying, and Safety. Recently, I have further grown as a rock climber and have taken my sport to new heights: Outside! Words cannot express how great it is to be outdoors on the rocks and being an example and inspiration to the climbing community. I hope to continue to make everyone proud, and share my gift of rock climbing to the world!
It is an awesome parody!
(I hope it is a parody... there is a little voice in the back of my head that says, well, it is a LOT of time and effort to invest in a parody, but... it has GOT to be a parody. It is just too-perfect, in terms of compiling every single n00bly bumble into one smooth package of n00bledom.)
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marc801
Feb 21, 2014, 10:13 PM
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lena_chita wrote: ...package of n00bledom.)
Love it!
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macblaze
Feb 21, 2014, 10:44 PM
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In reply to: For God’s sake, if you drop, scratch, or fall on a piece of gear — it should become a keychain, not something that you trust with your life.
OMG. I have to go throw my draws away now... and my biners... I can't remember which cams I've fallen on... What about my rope? Is my rope still safe? Aaaaarrrrgh! I'm gonna die!!
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onceahardman
Feb 21, 2014, 11:08 PM
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happiegrrrl
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macblaze wrote: In reply to: For God’s sake, if you drop, scratch, or fall on a piece of gear — it should become a keychain, not something that you trust with your life. OMG. I have to go throw my draws away now... and my biners... I can't remember which cams I've fallen on... What about my rope? Is my rope still safe? Aaaaarrrrgh! I'm gonna die!!
The author does toe right up to the line of being NOT so over the top that you know beyond a doubt it is facetious, but yes, when they wrote that. thy went too far.
Cams can clink and rattle on your harness, but they ought to be shipped with safety foam.although....maybe Wesley has come up with some gizmo that keeps those cams from scathing his nuts. Now THAT would be a subject for a Pro Tech Tip post1
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moose_droppings
Feb 22, 2014, 4:24 AM
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Is this johnwesely that posts here now and then?
Sure sounds like something he'd write.
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Gmburns2000
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moose_droppings wrote: Is this johnwesely that posts here now and then? Sure sounds like something he'd write.
I'd totally believe it.
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I'm kind of scared that it isn't a parody/humour blog. Some of the replies in the comments... they just seem too real.
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skelldify
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I need to stop getting sucked into these and getting frustrated by them, but it's just scary how many people like this @sshole are out there. He's an accident waiting to happen and he's INSTRUCTING PEOPLE?!?!
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marc801
Feb 22, 2014, 5:35 PM
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dagibbs wrote: I'm kind of scared that it isn't a parody/humour blog. Some of the replies in the comments... they just seem too real.
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theguy
Feb 22, 2014, 8:56 PM
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lena_chita wrote: it has GOT to be a parody. It is just too-perfect, in terms of compiling every single n00bly bumble into one smooth package of n00bledom
...yet the "experienced mountain climber"s referenced in the A&I thread would have benefited from the leather gloves for belaying safety post
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marc801
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theguy wrote: lena_chita wrote: it has GOT to be a parody. It is just too-perfect, in terms of compiling every single n00bly bumble into one smooth package of n00bledom ...yet the "experienced mountain climber"s referenced in the A&I thread would have benefited from the leather gloves for belaying safety post
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johnwesely
Feb 23, 2014, 5:54 AM
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moose_droppings wrote: Is this johnwesely that posts here now and then? Sure sounds like something he'd write.
Believe me, I wish I were that dedicated.
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jt512
Feb 23, 2014, 6:54 AM
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It's neither serious nor good parody. It's bad parody. Climbsomething could do better after drinking half her weight in margarita. (Edit to say, and has.)
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lena_chita
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jt512 wrote: It's neither serious nor good parody. It's bad parody. Climbsomething could do better after drinking half her weight in margarita. ( Edit to say, and has.)
Link to prove the bolded point?
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jt512
Feb 23, 2014, 6:03 PM
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lena_chita wrote: jt512 wrote: It's neither serious nor good parody. It's bad parody. Climbsomething could do better after drinking half her weight in margarita. ( Edit to say, and has.) Link to prove the bolded point?
http://www.rockclimbing.com/...i?post=574895#574895
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meanandugly
Feb 24, 2014, 12:58 AM
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Troll or not he's fun to feed. That being said, the vid he refers to is an actual guy who believes what he says.
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curt
Feb 24, 2014, 6:26 AM
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jt512 wrote: It's neither serious nor good parody. It's bad parody. Climbsomething could do better after drinking half her weight in margarita. (Edit to say, and has.)
I doubt it. Two margaritas and she's done.
Curt
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sapiecha
Feb 24, 2014, 7:16 PM
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he keeps posting lol
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marc801
Feb 24, 2014, 7:50 PM
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sapiecha wrote: he keeps posting lol
In reply to: On a side note… I recently have been getting some negative comments on here and on various forum sites. I am sorry if I have offended anybody in any way. I will review all of your constructive criticism, and try to help the community better with my, and your expertise.
I kinda hope he's serious - we desperately need a new chew-toy around here!
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