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texplorer
Mar 14, 2005, 4:27 PM
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In response to another poll I decided to ask yet another meaningless and riduculous question.
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edge
Mar 14, 2005, 4:29 PM
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Non of the above, as long as they are sincere and enjoy what they do without damaging the rock, environment, or other people's climbing/wilderness experience.
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kubi
Mar 14, 2005, 4:31 PM
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"internet message board climbers" wasn't a choice :-(
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texplorer
Mar 14, 2005, 4:42 PM
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They all damage the environment.
Sport -Drilling Bolts, Spilling Latte's on sensitive vegetation, plastering rocks with chalk
Trad -Cleaning moss/plants out of cracks, also chalk, leave colored slings everywhere, Leave whiskey bottles in summit registers
Bouldering -Flatten huge swaths of foliage with crash pads, Spilling Triple expresso's on fragile earth
Alpine -Gu packets left in back country, litter peaks and crevasses with dead bodies
Ice -Turn beautiful frozen masterpieces into punctured bag ice you buy in your grocer's freezer
Gym -cause air pollution whilst chalking up in their pots-o-chalk
Aid -Leave tat everywhere, piton scars, break off fragile features, pee everywhere
Free Solo -Splatter rocks with blood occasionally
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wingnut
Mar 14, 2005, 4:48 PM
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no climbers annoy me except smart-ass ones (smart-assing is okay as long as it's funny), and poseurs.
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annoying climbers are annoying, not because of the type of climbing that they participate in, but because of their personality. duh!!!
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kaylinr
Mar 14, 2005, 4:59 PM
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I can't stand climbers who have obviously dedicated a ton of time to the sport to become good, and who never seem to have a good time. You know the guys who sends a 5.12, and then comes down looking like his dog just died? Or how bout the guy who kills a V8, and instead of smiling or high fiving he looks like he just failed his mid terms. Why spend so much time to become good at something that doesn't make you happy?
I guess it mostly has to do with the fact that I like to have a good time when I climb, and these guys walking around perpetually pissed off bring me down. The fact that I'd kill to be able climb their warm ups just rubs it in.
I guess as far as the poll goes, these people are spread pretty evenly across all the disciplines.
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esallen
Mar 14, 2005, 5:29 PM
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The kind on this sit . . . Oh wait . . .that's me too. . .
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quickclips
Mar 14, 2005, 5:30 PM
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The ones that leave trash at the crag, and the kids who think its funny to throw rocks off the top, and the ones who crowd my/friends ropes with their bad ethics noise and bad anchors.
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wright
Mar 14, 2005, 5:47 PM
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What kaylinr said.
He's like an opening band for the sun. 8^)
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adamtd
Mar 14, 2005, 5:51 PM
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I had a run in with a guy last year while at thr crag. He was climbing with a gal and was showing off. He asked me if I wanted to ride on their rope (I was soloing with a soloist). I accepted his offer for a ride and belay on his rope. Nextthing I knew he was bagging me up for how I was climbing. I was only onsiting a 5.10b, and sure I didn't do it in teh best style, but I was successful. Then he started spraying to his girlfriend about how my style and technical skills were screwed up. I found out he'd only been climbing for two years. That really annoyed, especially since my style was developed by climbing all around the US, Internationally, as a commercial guide, on ice, and in big ranges. I very politely told him he was a prick, picked up my gear and left. I dislike people who criticize other people's style and techniques. Don't criticize mine, I won't criticize yours, of course that's different form constructive criticism from someone who's opinion you value.
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cactusjack
Mar 14, 2005, 5:51 PM
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the jack ass, that setsup right on top of you , repells down, willist droping rocks on top of you, and then says "oh, its cool if I climb here, right?"
I'm just saying :roll:
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refugee
Mar 14, 2005, 6:37 PM
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how come there was no "All" button on the poll...At first, I thought the question was redundent because just about every type of climber annoys me. I hate them all, they all suck. They're all negative, spray-lord assmonkeys...who think "me, me ME"
Actually, now that I think of it, I like negative climbers way more than stupid fuking hippies who wear a ton of cordelletes on their safety harnesses for safety stupid hippy climbing. God, I hate hippies!
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dklco
Mar 14, 2005, 7:26 PM
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Ignorant Noobs and codecending climbers. :evil: as long as they have a good attitude there cool by me. :wink:
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quincy
Mar 14, 2005, 7:39 PM
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It's all about attitude, attitude, attitude:D I don't care how or what you climb as long as you are enjoying it. People that are negative, even if they're onsighting a 5.15 or some other godly number, are the kind that bring everyones attitudes down around them. I like to climb with those that are an encouragement to everyone. Because they are there, everyone has a better time, even the guy that climbs like a jerk.
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korntera
Mar 14, 2005, 7:47 PM
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A lot of people put gym climbers, yeah i kinda agree but the way i find most of my outdoor partners is by climbing with somebody in a semi safe gym environment first. I put the most annoying is free soloist's. I have been climbing and belaying on a route next to somebody free soloing, instead of thinking about my belay i am thinking, what if they fell and splattered right next to me, That is ignorant so ALL free soloisn't annoy me.
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locker
Mar 14, 2005, 8:00 PM
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the ones that think they have the right to "CHOP" at will...........
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crackmd
Mar 14, 2005, 8:08 PM
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Cigarette butts at the base of climbs. My blood boils just thinking about it. Let's have some class.
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wonderwoman
Mar 14, 2005, 8:13 PM
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I couldn't make any choice. I like all folks who are considerate. If you had thrown in:
Irresponsible dog owners
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Those who are loud and act like they are hanging out in a bar
I would have voted!
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ikefromla
Mar 14, 2005, 8:14 PM
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the ones who CONSTANTLY feel the need to tell me that i'll "get it" when i climb A5. it becomes painfully obvious that they don't even understand why i climb.
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crackmd
Mar 14, 2005, 8:20 PM
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In reply to: the ones who CONSTANTLY feel the need to tell me that i'll "get it" when i climb A5. it becomes painfully obvious that they don't even understand why i climb.
I have not heard that before, but I agree that would be seriously irritating.
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roshampo
Mar 14, 2005, 8:25 PM
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Prana wearing, 13 blah blah blah spraying(finally sending after the 82nd go), Spirit carrying, sport climbers.
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crackmd
Mar 14, 2005, 8:32 PM
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This post reminds me of my days in Vegas climbing a bunch at The Gallery. There was never any shortage of things to roll your eyes back at. Between the copious spray (four people yelling different beta simultaneously for the same climb), out of control dogs (sometimes un-neutered pitbulls), scary belay techniques (interestingly as prevalant on the right side of the cliff as the left side), domestic disputes with many 4-letter explicitives and a persistent problem with human excrement, one would wonder why climb here at all.
The truth is however that the climbing is so awesome there that all that stuff seemed like a moot point. Yes there were a lot of irritants, but when it comes from other climbers when I was having a great time climbing things were easy to overlook. I would continue to climb there if I still lived in the area.
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refugee
Mar 14, 2005, 8:58 PM
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I don't understand why I'm the only person to vote for alpine climbers...
god, they're so elitist...get over it; it's just a mountain.
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lucas_timmer
Mar 14, 2005, 8:59 PM
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In reply to: They all damage the environment. Sport -Drilling Bolts, Spilling Latte's on sensitive vegetation, plastering rocks with chalk Trad -Cleaning moss/plants out of cracks, also chalk, leave colored slings everywhere, Leave whiskey bottles in summit registers Bouldering -Flatten huge swaths of foliage with crash pads, Spilling Triple expresso's on fragile earth Alpine -Gu packets left in back country, litter peaks and crevasses with dead bodies Ice -Turn beautiful frozen masterpieces into punctured bag ice you buy in your grocer's freezer Gym -cause air pollution whilst chalking up in their pots-o-chalk Aid -Leave tat everywhere, piton scars, break off fragile features, pee everywhere Free Solo -Splatter rocks with blood occasionally |
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