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bumpkin
Jul 9, 2003, 4:43 PM
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In reply to: find a dictionary and look up the word 'analogy'
HA! Hooked! Hoist, as they say, on his own petard!
And you shouda known better! Good one Thurgood.
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curt
Jul 9, 2003, 6:19 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: find a dictionary and look up the word 'analogy' HA! Hooked! Hoist, as they say, on his own petard! And you shouda known better! Good one Thurgood.
I have always wondered how you hoist one on a petard? Better go look up that word too.
Curt
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robbovius
Jul 9, 2003, 6:38 PM
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jt512
Jul 9, 2003, 6:45 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: tards a go-go. what a COOL name for a BAND!!! I claim first dibs!
Sounds like a good route name. Too bad everything at the Williamson's Stream Wall is already named.
-Jay
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timstich
Jul 9, 2003, 6:49 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Brown Ring? I haven't heard of that one. Sherman? Who's that? Wait. I think I just called a bad name by Curt. "Brown ring" being a derogatory term for a less than stellar style of ascent--coined by John Sherman. But, it was a joke, OK? Curt
I love that term! But I think I'll start calling my less than stellar ascents brownpoints instead. Sherm the Verm is a funny dude.
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sticky_fingers
Jul 9, 2003, 7:49 PM
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In reply to: I guess some people don't understand what it's like to be afraid of heights.
A-HA! PROOF of trollism.
How high was the problem climber49er, 8-9 feet?
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christopherjay
Jul 9, 2003, 7:56 PM
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I hope my reply makes it to five pages of this drivel. you guys are gonna get me fired reading this crappola! :lol: funny frickin shtuff
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bumpkin
Jul 9, 2003, 8:10 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: find a dictionary and look up the word 'analogy' HA! Hooked! Hoist, as they say, on his own petard! And you shouda known better! Good one Thurgood. I have always wondered how you hoist one on a petard? Better go look up that word too. Curt
OK, I did:
"For 'tis the sport to have the enginer / Hoist with his owne
petar" -- Shakespeare, Hamlet III iv. "Hoist" was in Shakespeare's
time the past participles of a verb "to hoise", which meant what "to
hoist" does now: to lift. A petard (see under "peter out" for the
etymology) was an explosive charge detonated by a slowly burning
fuse. If the petard went off prematurely, then the sapper (military
engineer; Shakespeare's "enginer") who planted it would be hurled
into the air by the explosion. (Compare "up" in "to blow up".) A
modern rendition might be: "It's fun to see the engineer blown up
with his own bomb."
I knew the expression, but not the source. Its even more apt than I had thought.
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xanx
Jul 9, 2003, 8:14 PM
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touche!
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climber49er
Jul 9, 2003, 10:03 PM
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In reply to: How high was the problem climber49er, 8-9 feet?
Yes, that's what I said 8-9 feet. You don't seem to understand that the landing had this wierd moss that covers a bunch of roots and you could twist your ankle really bad. Maybe even worse!
We all know that "high" is relative to the climb and landing involved. I choose to be safe rather than broken. My new project is almost 18 feet high, but the landing is better. I am going to try it without the rope soon.
Bye for now.
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ajkclay
Jul 10, 2003, 4:03 AM
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heh heh, got me, if that was a mini troll :lol:
back to the boldness of the boulder problem: would you say that if it was a boulder problem that had a dangerous landing that it would be a bolder problem than say the same boulder problem with a less dangerous landing, or do only the vagaries of the boulder problem itself determine if it's a bolder problem? How bold can a boulder problem be before it's ceases to be a boulder problem, and becomes a solo?
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badphish
Jul 10, 2003, 5:56 AM
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solo? when you get too high!!
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climber49er
Jul 10, 2003, 7:33 AM
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Right! When you get to high! Exactly what I have been trying to say!
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whichwayisup
Jul 10, 2003, 8:43 PM
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The only post I have ever read that made me laugh so hard I cried.
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watersprite
Jul 12, 2003, 5:22 AM
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bump
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cjcalls
Jul 12, 2003, 5:26 AM
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You don't like the thread on how to cr-p on ElCap.
but you bump this cr-p back to life????????????1111 :roll:
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climber49er
Jul 17, 2003, 11:05 PM
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Hmmmm,
An excellent question.
If I am working my V3 problem on TR and I get tired and am hanging on the rope and suddenly realize I have to go to the bathroom, how would I best accomplish that? I don't think I would want to go right there. My belayer probably wouldn't be to thrilled. Do you suppose I should lower even though that would mean I would have to climb back up to the same point to finish the route? That would be lame.
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coldclimb
Jul 17, 2003, 11:20 PM
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I think what you do in that case is this:
1: Loosen harness buckles
2: Squirm out of harness
3: hang and drop
4: do your business
5: climb back up to harness
6: Squirm back in
7: Tighten buckles
8: Climb on!
That way, even though you weren't there the whole time, you were never lowered, so it counts!
:wink:
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toonarmy
Jul 17, 2003, 11:21 PM
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Depends
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climber49er
Jul 17, 2003, 11:45 PM
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In reply to: I think what you do in that case is this: 1: Loosen harness buckles 2: Squirm out of harness 3: hang and drop 4: do your business 5: climb back up to harness 6: Squirm back in 7: Tighten buckles 8: Climb on! That way, even though you weren't there the whole time, you were never lowered, so it counts! :wink:
Exactly what I was thinking! Man, I love this forum! Full of good people ready to help out a NoOb like me! Thanks!
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climber49er
Jul 13, 2011, 7:42 PM
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I finally got it without weighting the rope this week.
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saint_john
Jul 13, 2011, 8:09 PM
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[quote "toonarmy"]Depends[/quote]
Depends on what?
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rnevius
Jul 13, 2011, 8:14 PM
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What was gained by bumping an 8 year old thread about a boulder problem?
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climber49er
Jul 13, 2011, 8:38 PM
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rnevius wrote: What was gained by bumping an 8 year old thread about a boulder problem?
Satisfaction. I'm quite happy with myself.
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rnevius
Jul 13, 2011, 8:45 PM
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Congratulations. Where was said problem?
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