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moabbeth
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Just curious about something...literally 90 percent of guy climbers I've met in California that I've either climbed with or sat around the campfire with either works in engineering or computers. Not kidding, every single one with the exception of 2 partners of mine, one a doctor and the other a wild businessguy.
What's up with that? Is it the problem solving? The technical gear? The peace and quiet of the crags? Just wondering. Cause the women I meet climbing seem to have kinda diverse jobs (teaching, lawyers, nurses, and me I work in local TV news of all silly things) but I have to laugh every time I meet a guy out at the crags and no matter what he looks like or what I'd hypothesize he does, it is always either engineering or computers...ALWAYS! Or just climbing bums who do seasonal work and go from crag to crag (damn I envy them).
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adm4now
Jan 24, 2003, 1:06 AM
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jt512
Jan 24, 2003, 1:06 AM
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No, some of us are biostatisticians.
-Jay
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onelung
Jan 24, 2003, 1:09 AM
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We have not met....I am a Boat Captain BUT my Wife is an Engineer!
Bill
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peas
Jan 24, 2003, 1:16 AM
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chalk up a physicist too.
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coldclimb
Jan 24, 2003, 1:19 AM
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I'm in computers...
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rockpossum
Jan 24, 2003, 1:20 AM
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God I hope not. I'm in mining exploration my climber wife is an art dealer.
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valygrl
Jan 24, 2003, 1:21 AM
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Geeks and firefighters... whazzupwiththat?
(I am a geek.)
Anna
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iamthewallress
Jan 24, 2003, 1:24 AM
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I'm a woman and a climber and I more or less work in computers/engineering.
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taino
Jan 24, 2003, 1:26 AM
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Pastry chef.
Seriously.
Tai (closet computer geek)
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josher
Jan 24, 2003, 1:42 AM
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Not an engineer, but do drafting in an Engineering Department. We can analyze holds better.
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camhead
Jan 24, 2003, 1:44 AM
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I've heard this debate before. People usually chalk it up to the fact that a lot of climbing involves objective problem solving (hell, what are bouldering routes called?). John Gill is also a retired math prof.
Those of us that climb and that are academics in the humanities are definitely a minority. the proud, the few...
can anyone give me a good explanation for why a historian/historiographer would climb?
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gumbygurl
Jan 24, 2003, 1:47 AM
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Im a woman but I major in Botany with a minor in evolution ecology biology and a minor in biotechnology. However for the record i do climb with 2 male engineers
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curt
Jan 24, 2003, 1:49 AM
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Paul,
Rocks are millions of years old. There's got to be a lot of history in there somewhere!!!
Curt
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flying_dutchman
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studying civil & structual engineering.
not an engineer yet i guess... but soon, well, mabe? depends if i manage to put more of an effort into studying then into climbing.
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neadamthal
Jan 24, 2003, 1:51 AM
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mark another one up on the computers side
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flamer
Jan 24, 2003, 1:52 AM
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Fireman, might help you figure out my screen name!
josh
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marknd
Jan 24, 2003, 1:53 AM
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gotta find a new sport.
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hallm
Jan 24, 2003, 1:59 AM
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I'm a lawyer, but I litigate technology patents, so I am not sure where that puts me.
A geeky shark, probably.
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jumpingrock
Jan 24, 2003, 2:03 AM
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Full blown computer geekazoid right here.
errr I guess that doesn't help the image eh?
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uncle_big_green
Jan 24, 2003, 2:06 AM
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I am not an engineer because I am not working.
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gatorclimber
Jan 24, 2003, 2:09 AM
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I'm a journalism major!!
but i used to be information science until i had to take accounting...
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tradclimber2
Jan 24, 2003, 2:13 AM
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Just a Clinical Laboratory Scientist here - you know, the guy who runs those silly little laboratory tests your Dr. orders. Ah, the things we know about you , but will NEVER tell. AND, tapering to my retirement where I can climb and spend time in the garden and kitchen - but I will probalby still keep playing on the puter. So Beth, if/when we ever meet, tell me if I look like a puter or engineer person
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trkrunner03
Jan 24, 2003, 2:18 AM
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I am a climber and next year I will be at Boulder to "study mechanical engineering" (read my mechanical movements on rocks) but seriously i am goign to be an engineer in 4 years
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moabbeth
Jan 24, 2003, 2:20 AM
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Oh tradclimber, I could never guess. I swear, I've met these totally wild guys who I'd peg as something like bartenders or artists or something like that yet every time they turn out to be engineers or computer guys. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that so don't get me wrong. It's just become a running joke with me and my partners, when I'm out at the crags and talking to some guy and the topic of what they do comes up and I say "wait, let me guess....is it computers or engineering?" and literally EVERY time it is one or the other. Always makes me chuckle.
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