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wallwombat
Dec 16, 2003, 11:42 AM
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What climber's have inspired you the most?
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mega
Dec 16, 2003, 1:30 PM
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Ed D. (a guy in the club I climb with) - 78 and still climbing strong. Climbing with him reminds me that I really do have the rest of my life to climb, and he is a great teacher.
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keinangst
Dec 16, 2003, 2:28 PM
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Jesus.
in climbing? Moses. :D
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rmiller
Dec 16, 2003, 2:52 PM
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A lot of climbers have inspired me, but at the top of the list has to be Layton Kor.
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lordjim
Dec 16, 2003, 3:10 PM
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Every Joe and Jane out there with a full time 40+hr/week job who gets out to their local crag every weekend and sends wicked lines.
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climbingjunky
Dec 16, 2003, 3:22 PM
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Chris Sharma
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cthcrockclimber
Dec 16, 2003, 3:40 PM
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everyone who is better than me... so i guess everyone. Just to see somebody send something I cant do helps me try harder and harder.
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tucsonalex
Dec 16, 2003, 4:12 PM
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Any partner that's enthusiastic and supportive. I climb my best when my partner hands over the lead to me on something that I think is over my head yet I can tell that they truly believe that I can climb it if I only give it my best shot.
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smellyhippie
Dec 16, 2003, 4:18 PM
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My climbing partners
Fred Beckey
Alex Lowe
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gravitytheory
Dec 16, 2003, 4:20 PM
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Ron Kauk. He climbs hard trad and fights for the environment.
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epic_ed
Dec 16, 2003, 5:33 PM
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Reading the daily dispatches of Mark Synott, Jared Ogden, and Alex Lowe's climb on Trango Tower in '99 was a distinct turning point for me. I had only been to the climbing gym a few times and climbed outdoors once, but after a few days of following their escapades on-line I knew that I wanted to be a good enough climber some day to have the self-sufficiency and courage to live in the vertical world for days and weeks at a time. Big wall climbing has been a fixation for me ever since.
Thank you, Alex Lowe.
Ed
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calamity_chk
Dec 16, 2003, 5:47 PM
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marcus garcia.
he was part of the group that got me started in climbing, and while they all played a part in the addiction, marcus spent more time teaching me technique and brainwashing my ethics. from him, i learned about traditional ethics, chopping bolts, alpining & mountaineering, and most important of all - moab.
after listening to him talk about the fisher towers and looking at some photos, i set my sights on the kingfisher .. and after i made my way to moab, i fell in love with climbing all over again. in fact, that trip is what defined me as a climber - and without knowing it, marcus planted the seeds for a lifestyle that has changed my life in several, profound ways. looking through his photos and slides turned the spark inside me into a raging fire - a fire that made me feel alive.
i am forever indebted to the friendship that we shared during my first few months as a climber.
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wallwombat
Dec 16, 2003, 11:18 PM
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Greg Child inspires me.
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hugepedro
Dec 16, 2003, 11:29 PM
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In reply to: marcus garcia. - - - -
Fred Beckey.
Pete Schoening.
My Grandfather.
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climbsomething
Dec 16, 2003, 11:37 PM
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There are people who I can bounce off of, and in their presence I feel like a better climber and/or person, but I am not sure that people "inspire" me, per se.
Climbs themselves inspire me. Toproping a steep little finger crack and considering the gear I could put in it, had I the gear, inspires me to 1) spend money I don't have ;) and 2) sharpen my skills as a trad betty. And my own failure inspires me to try harder. (that goes for climbing and other aspects of life...)
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tucsonalex
Dec 17, 2003, 12:02 AM
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In reply to: sharpen my skills as a trad betty
Hillary, repeat after me: I am a sport weenie, friends don't let friends climb trad...
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climblouisiana
Dec 17, 2003, 1:15 AM
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Steve Grossman
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curt
Dec 17, 2003, 1:18 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: sharpen my skills as a trad betty Hillary, repeat after me: I am a sport weenie, friends don't let friends climb trad...
What do you mean? What other kind of real climbing is there, other than bouldering of course.
Curt
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ikefromla
Dec 17, 2003, 1:55 AM
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SO many people inspire me. Folks who climb hard trad esp.. but one particular buddy of mine is a huge inspiration. the guy climbs HARD.. but beyond that, his attitude toward climbing is inspiring... he's one of those guys that makes you send your hard project.
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sduncan
Dec 17, 2003, 2:02 AM
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Andy and Lisa Puhvel, with their success with Yo!Basecamp as well as their own climbing careers, have inspired me the most in my climbing.
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All of the original yosemite hardmen. They were out there sending insane lines before most of us were born.
I can remember back to when I first started climbing; I saw a picture of Ron Kauk on Magic Line in Yosemite. It was a perfect day and a perfect line. That picture has to be one of the most influential pieces of my early climbing life.
Jimmy
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copperhead
Dec 17, 2003, 2:25 AM
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My Uncle... but he is dead. Got blasted by a 12 guage with 00 buck while asleep with his wife in their tent in Pakistan...
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rogueclimber
Dec 17, 2003, 4:15 AM
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Bryan, I am sorry to hear that. I also lost an uncle who inspired me in a different way.
I hope all is well and happy holidays bro.
Oh, and I think you know who my #1 inspiration is. Peace
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cbeltrano
Dec 17, 2003, 4:19 AM
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In reply to: Every Joe and Jane out there with a full time 40+hr/week job who gets out to their local crag every weekend and sends wicked lines.
word
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frankyb
Dec 17, 2003, 4:25 AM
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A friend of mine, has inspired me into starting to climb.
My hero right now is Alain Robert.. I saw a video of him climbing a building in Montreal and holy guacamole... he really is spiderman
when I grow up, i want to be just like him
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