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the_pirate
Feb 20, 2004, 9:49 PM
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"Wow, you aren't nearly as much of an ass as I originally thought you were."
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climberchic
Feb 20, 2004, 9:50 PM
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In reply to: I like the comments you get while slacklining: "Are you training for the circus?" Reply, "Yes I am. You ever hear of Circ de Solei?" Their reply, dumbfounded, "Are you really trainging for the circus?"
You should have said, "No. But I've always wanted to see them".
Keep 'em guessing, I say. :wink:
In reply to: In reply to: I think something along the lines of, "Baby, I'd like to boulder you", but I wasn't that flattered. :wink: LOL! you should have said you were too juggy :mrgreen: but i'll stop before this gets dirty...
Oh well then let ME contiunue.....
Think about it...... crimps (collarbone), jugs (I'm guessing you figured this out already), then there's the ever popular cracks and..........
monos.
:shock:
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andy_reagan
Feb 20, 2004, 9:58 PM
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What about fist jams? :roll:
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litleclimberchick
Feb 20, 2004, 10:01 PM
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let's see...oh one that i found interesting from a belayer was:
"you have pretty good technique, i didn't really think you would, but you do."
i think i have virtually no technique, but okay. :?
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reprieve
Feb 20, 2004, 10:02 PM
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^lol!^
the biggest compliment I've gotten wasn't even a compliment - i set a problem, and a guy who is arguably THE best climber at our very small gym walked over to it acting all cocky, and then couldn't send it after many tries! Ah, I wish I had been there to see it!
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climberchic
Feb 20, 2004, 10:06 PM
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In reply to: What about fist jams? :roll:
ewwwww...
Love your sig, btw. Bow to the jewel yourself ;)
I had that as my welcome message on my cell for a while (I know...metro-ghey).
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slcliffdiver
Feb 20, 2004, 10:09 PM
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Under the theory it's not what's said but how it is said. Nice lead! If your second either looks and sounds terrified and or at me like I'm totally nuts I consider that a fairly big complement. If it comes out causual I have to wonder if they're just making sure that I'll remember they get the next lead :wink:
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iltripp
Feb 20, 2004, 11:16 PM
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I'll take a stab at this...
I have a photo of me standing at the edge of what I think was Dewey Point in Yosemite. My back is to the camera. Two different people have, on seperate occasions, given the following reactions...
"Oh my god... you look like The Hulk"
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"Wow... you look like Rambo"
I wish I could still say I had back muscles that deserved such a reaction, but surgery and the following layover made them all atrophy.
Some people were trying to walk on my slackline, and when it was my turn, one of them said, "Watch... this is the real master".
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vulgarian
Feb 20, 2004, 11:59 PM
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"You win the Golden Wheelbarrel award for that lead" The wheelbarrel being in reference to device used to haul around big nuts. It's a compliment that my brother and climbing partner throw back and forth after scary trad leads.
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cracklover
Feb 25, 2004, 8:20 PM
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In the gym "Do you teach a class here on crack climbing?"
Me: "No, I don't work here."
Him: "Well you really ought to teach a class."
Me: 8)
GO
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reprieve
Feb 25, 2004, 8:23 PM
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yeah, I've gotten the "do you work here" question a couple of times while setting problems. Of course, I also got asked that the other day at a hardware store because I was wearing a red shirt.
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dynamicpanda
Feb 27, 2004, 4:01 AM
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"He may be ugly, but he sure can climb rocks"
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smallnutsandbigballs
Feb 27, 2004, 4:26 AM
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"You're darn near good at face climbing..."
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gman
Feb 27, 2004, 5:27 AM
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On my first day out to JT and having never been climbing before (including in a gym), someone said in a surprised tone "this is his first day out?" ....made me feel good.....
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indigo_nite
Feb 27, 2004, 5:37 AM
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given to me: I was getting a tr belay at tahquitz from an old-school climber giving a lead clinic. I think of him as the sergeant. so I was doing a simulated lead of a climb about at my edge w/ a couple dicey moments. afterwards he says, "I like how you climb. I like your style." well, I climb like an old man basically (no offense to you old men) so I have to milk that for all it's worth.
given to someone: "you're a good partner" b/c that takes into consideration so much more than how hard someone climbs. it's having the whole package of someone you want belaying and to spend your time with.
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angry
Feb 27, 2004, 5:51 AM
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Are you a professional? Asked by some tourist who watched me send some over-rated 11.
What did you climb today?
Boardwalk
:shock: That was you!!!!
The best, best, best compliments all come from the parking lot of Devils Tower. I had a woman ask me if she could take pictures of the back of my truck. Sleeping bags still rolled out, gear, trash, cans, shit all over. She was mesmerized. I had a biker who could have EASILY bit me in half look at me with all the respect of a god when he asked me for a narrative of Tulgey Wood (maybe I embellished :wink: ). My first trip to the Tower I climbed Wiessners, it was my limit. Some old hard looking dude later told me that was a proud line, that made me feel like a real climber (in fact I was a real gumby)
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reprieve
Feb 27, 2004, 6:03 AM
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last weekend i got "thanks for the good belay", which was cool since it was my first time lead-belaying.
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simianboy
Feb 27, 2004, 6:56 AM
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After a year of regular climbing, I was traversing in the gym one day when I slipped off the wall and these utter newbies came over and gave me some beta...
...wait, that's not flattering at all.
Nevermind.
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jonnyb
Feb 27, 2004, 7:50 AM
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In reply to: Are you a professional? Asked by some tourist who watched me send some over-rated 11. What did you climb today? Boardwalk :shock: That was you!!!! The best, best, best compliments all come from the parking lot of Devils Tower. I had a woman ask me if she could take pictures of the back of my truck. Sleeping bags still rolled out, gear, trash, cans, s--- all over. She was mesmerized. I had a biker who could have EASILY bit me in half look at me with all the respect of a god when he asked me for a narrative of Tulgey Wood (maybe I embellished :wink: ). My first trip to the Tower I climbed Wiessners, it was my limit. Some old hard looking dude later told me that was a proud line, that made me feel like a real climber (in fact I was a real gumby)
Yea, Devils Tower is a funny place. Any climber who wants an ego boost should go there. Millions of midwestern families looking at you like you're some astronaut or something. Be prepared for a lot of the same dumb questions over and over. My partner and I had to hide out of site of the trail just to keep from getting interrupted.
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daisuke
Feb 27, 2004, 12:01 PM
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"you make it look easy" (even though it was hard as hell)
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studs
Feb 27, 2004, 3:46 PM
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You havent had a compliment,unless u have had a girl u met 5 minutes before drop her pants at the base of the boulder u just did.
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crazygirl
Feb 27, 2004, 3:50 PM
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In reply to: You havent had a compliment,unless u have had a girl u met 5 minutes before drop her pants at the base of the boulder u just did.
you should probably turn around and don't look when a girl goes to pee
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mother_sheep
Feb 27, 2004, 4:10 PM
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The most flattering compliments I hear come from within, when I'm on lead and I stick a hard move without falling or backing down. Being able to appreciate something I did myself means far more to me than any compliment I could get from fellow climbers since I am my WORST critic. But it’s always nice to hear praise from my partners as well.
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flagpolewizard
Feb 27, 2004, 4:37 PM
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In reply to: you should probably turn around and don't look when a girl goes to pee
truly awsome, trust me it means something coming from me, that was epic
anyway, haven't gotten alot of climbing compliments, I'm 6'3" and my arms and legs are long even for someone my hieght (and I'm the worst basketball player I know, go figure), so usually people just jeer and hiss because I have this reach over the crux move entirely trick, not a crowd pleaser, I earn my keep as a pack mule though, as long as I've got something to eat I'll walk just about anyone into the ground
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pawilkes
Feb 27, 2004, 4:41 PM
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Far and away the most flattering comment I've recieved was when the father of the best climber in the gym (he's on the US Junior National Team) asked me if I would commit 3 nights a week to start training with them. It was the end of summer and I was heading back to school in a week so I had to turn it down but it made me feel really warm and fuzzy inside.
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