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camhead
Mar 15, 2007, 8:02 PM
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hello everybody. my name is paul. i like to climb at indian creek. some people use tick marks at indian creek. i have seen them on climbs from 5.10 to 5.13.
this is stupid.
if you think you need a tick mark, then you are not up to the climb; go home and get stronger. if you don't know why i am mad, you should not be climbing in the desert in the first place.
that is all.
(This post was edited by camhead on Mar 15, 2007, 8:03 PM)
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deschamps1000
Mar 15, 2007, 8:22 PM
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altelis
Mar 15, 2007, 8:26 PM
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unrooted
Mar 15, 2007, 8:29 PM
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I use ticks at the creek, but I only use them on to help remind me whether I should be going thumbs up, or thumbs down. I also write little messages, like 'Way to go', and 'good job' it really helps me relax and know that I'm doing fine.
What I think is dumb is those retards who don't wear shoes and make the climbs super slippery with their greasy toes.
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superbum
Mar 21, 2007, 6:23 AM
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I thought ticks preferred places with lots of trees and bushes, like Idaho, where it rains and where there are ample underpants to crawl into...
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thomasribiere
Mar 21, 2007, 11:27 AM
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Tick marks are annoying everywhere. But I understad it's even worth in dry areas and on coloured rocks.
STOP WASTING CHALK.
MAKE YOUR BRAIN WORK!
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dharmatreez
Mar 21, 2007, 12:12 PM
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i have stated previously that people putting up permanent (and painted) tick marks needs a Long Island adjustment with my ball bat
doing it at the Creek on all that red rock with only chalk (? - PLEASE tell me they are not painted) is almost as bad, especially with access issues
thinking about it this morning, i believe i would buy a paintball gun, find a good overlooking belay off to the side of one of the ticked climbs, or even better a big chimney that you could completely squeeze into and hide. waiting till the monkey ass ticker is at the crux, i would begin to pelt him, hopefully he isn't wearing a shirt. the shorter the distance the more of a sting and welt they will get (my little brother tells me it can actually be quite painful at closer ranges on bare skin and leave bruises, ha ha). the only problem i see is your shooting "lane", making sure that you are at enough of angle that any missed shots graze PAST him and NOT splatter the wall.
if asked by the waste of conception "wha the f@*k you do tha bra?", explain to them that you were just ticking them to remember who they were, like the routes in the gym that they probably came from, such as..."man that green climber is sick, they rated him 64 (IQ), but he's at least a 67"
happy hunting!
jae
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dynosore
Mar 21, 2007, 1:04 PM
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tick marks: another way to bring the climb down to your level
half the fun of climbing outside is figuring out the sequence/routefinding IMHO
if you want it spelled out for you, stay in the gym
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johnathon78
Mar 21, 2007, 1:30 PM
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Indian Creek God and tick mark Nazi has spoken.
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lemon_boy
Mar 21, 2007, 10:06 PM
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amen paul. tick marks are way way gay.
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deschamps1000
Mar 21, 2007, 10:58 PM
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johnathon78 wrote: Ladies and Gentlemen, the Indian Creek God and tick mark Nazi has spoken.
Make that "Nazis". It sounds like a lot of people support this stance.
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jahsh
Apr 15, 2008, 5:47 PM
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the worse tick mark i ever saw was on an easy 11 at pistol whipped...in letters written large enough to read from half-way up the aproach, one easy move below the anchors, read "send it!"
hands down the gayest tick ever
figured it took as long to write it as it did to "send it!"
later
holmes
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iamthewallress
Apr 15, 2008, 6:01 PM
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I'll add my worrrd to the mix. No one should need to send anything that badly.
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camhead
Apr 15, 2008, 6:11 PM
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whoa, nice resurrection. Since I posted that over a year ago, I have moved from Moab, I am not a local anymore (sad sad sad...), but I still agree with the lameness of ticks at the Creek.
Especially at the Creek. I'm biased, obnviously; it is the best climbing on earth, in the most beautiful and powerful place on earth. And also in one of the most abused and misunderstood American landscapes.
Ticking at the Creek is just a microcosm of what is happening with increased crowds in the Canyon Country, both from redneck jeepheads and hippie hikers. That is all.
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