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ma4
Jan 13, 2007, 7:10 PM
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What do you say to a guy who is new to climbing, real nice, but his climbing shoes stink like SHIT! I mean you can smell them when he is belaying and you are 40 ft up! It's bad, his regular partner (a guy)doesn't seem to care, but us women have taken notice! Don't want to hurt his feelings, but the smell stays with me long after I leave the gym. He wants to climb outside w/ me and my partner outside this summer. I can't imagine how bad it will be when he really starts to sweat! Any suggestions? Would it be better coming from a guy? Or from one of us girls?
Thanks!
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wjca
Jan 13, 2007, 7:31 PM
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Imagine how good his feet will smell this summer when he gets back into the car to go home after a long day of craggin'.
I dare you to lick between his toes.
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ma4
Jan 13, 2007, 7:44 PM
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Man, I don't mind kinky, but there is no way I'm licking his toes! Damn!
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dr_feelgood
Jan 13, 2007, 8:04 PM
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ma4 wrote: Man, I don't mind kinky, but there is no way I'm licking his toes! Damn!
How about licking my toes instead...?
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ma4
Jan 13, 2007, 9:01 PM
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Not unless I wash'em real good!
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dr_feelgood
Jan 13, 2007, 9:12 PM
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ma4 wrote: Not unless I wash'em real good!
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tradrenn
Jan 13, 2007, 10:07 PM
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I think you should get your male friend to tell him about that problem. Just in case if he is not mature enough to take it well from a female.
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basilisk
Jan 13, 2007, 10:54 PM
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tradrenn wrote: I think you should get your male friend to tell him about that problem. Just in case if he is not mature enough to take it well from a female.
bah. tell him. if he can't take criticism from you, he can't climb with you
you don't have to be mean about it, but it shouldn't be that much of an issue to toss some baby powder and/or baking soda in the shoes
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coastal_climber
Jan 14, 2007, 4:05 AM
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Take them while he isn't looking and spray them with the anti spell stuff at the gym.
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klippa_klattra
Jan 14, 2007, 5:17 AM
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Fabreeze!!!!!!
seriously=)
just tell him, but be nice
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dr_feelgood
Jan 14, 2007, 5:54 AM
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Seriously... She had offered to wash my feet then duck on my toes and you wankers had to come in with your seriousness...
Either that or i am drunk and misinterpreting what i read...
Probably #2
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ma4
Jan 14, 2007, 3:24 PM
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Thanks for the advice! I will just tell him before too much time goes by.
Sorry dr_feelgood, those wankers had to come in with helpful advice. Unlike you, you dirty dawg
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dr_feelgood
Jan 14, 2007, 5:05 PM
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dr_feelgood wrote: Seriously... She had offered to wash my feet then duck on my toes and you wankers had to come in with your seriousness... Either that or i am drunk and misinterpreting what i read... Probably #2
Does anyone here read Drunkinese? Can you explain to me what i meant by "Duck on my toes"?
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tattooed_climber
Jan 14, 2007, 7:34 PM
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BLASPHEMER!!!!!!!
what kind of climber are you....i read 'gym' up in there so theres youre problem
pffftt, gym climbers....if yvon chouinard was here he'd bitch slap all of you
the smell of a climbers shoes are a right of passage....its a status symbol of a climber....much to the symbolism of a dirtbag's dedication to climbing
that smell is the reminiscent of fond memories of climbing....the smell of urine of the last EPIC climb
i still keep the first pair of shoes that i used for my first whole season of leading gear.....holes, blood stains, puss stains, marks, dirt, sweat, and god the smell...patches sewn in and parts of the sole reglued.....even a cigarette burn or two....wearing those shoes in 55 + C weather in skaha...climbing in the rain, saltwater DWSing.....toe jams....etc
fuck all yall!
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rendog
Jan 14, 2007, 9:04 PM
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tattooed_climber wrote: BLASPHEMER!!!!!!! what kind of climber are you....i read 'gym' up in there so theres youre problem pffftt, gym climbers....if yvon chouinard was here he'd bitch slap all of you the smell of a climbers shoes are a right of passage....its a status symbol of a climber....much to the symbolism of a dirtbag's dedication to climbing that smell is the reminiscent of fond memories of climbing....the smell of urine of the last EPIC climb i still keep the first pair of shoes that i used for my first whole season of leading gear.....holes, blood stains, puss stains, marks, dirt, sweat, and god the smell...patches sewn in and parts of the sole reglued.....even a cigarette burn or two....wearing those shoes in 55 + C weather in skaha...climbing in the rain, saltwater DWSing.....toe jams....etc fuck all yall!
word taddy!
at one point in time, I couldn't stand the smell of my own shoes. But I still wore them. After a while it became a game of sorts to see who had the worst smelling shoes. kman came close, but I think I've still got the trophy for it!
what the hell are y'all gonna do when you're up on some heinous multi, that breakfast burrito is making a come back big time, and the TP is at the bottom of the rock in your pack? You think stinky shoes is bad......PEEEEEEW!!!
as for licking toes ma4, I'll wash mine if you wash yours 
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kachoong
Jan 14, 2007, 9:30 PM
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...and there's nothin' like the smell of a mountain cabin (built for 4, housing 6) after 3 nights of failed summit attempts and filled with the harsh odour of 12 ice boot inners all in various states of freeze-thaw-wet-dry cycles.... not to mention the accompanying putrid socks that, when a true climber changes them, are both swapped to the other foot and subsequently turned inside out, before moving on to the next fresh pair...
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rendog
Jan 14, 2007, 9:32 PM
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kachoong wrote: ...and there's nothin' like the smell of a mountain cabin (built for 4, housing 6) after 3 nights of failed summit attempts and filled with the harsh odour of 12 ice boot inners all in various states of freeze-thaw-wet-dry cycles.... not to mention the accompanying putrid socks that, when a true climber changes them, are both swapped to the other foot and subsequently turned inside out, before moving on to the next fresh pair...
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
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kachoong
Jan 14, 2007, 9:47 PM
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rendog wrote: kachoong wrote: ...and there's nothin' like the smell of a mountain cabin (built for 4, housing 6) after 3 nights of failed summit attempts and filled with the harsh odour of 12 ice boot inners all in various states of freeze-thaw-wet-dry cycles.... not to mention the accompanying putrid socks that, when a true climber changes them, are both swapped to the other foot and subsequently turned inside out, before moving on to the next fresh pair... YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
LMAO!! I miss the mountains!
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kachoong
Jan 14, 2007, 10:05 PM
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rendog wrote: kachoong wrote: LMAO!! I miss the mountains! dude seriously when are you and the missus coming up this way. I know of a really cool little cabin waaaaay up high on the side of a mountain that four of us could stink but real good. ahahhahaa
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ma4
Jan 17, 2007, 1:05 AM
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Fuck you too!
You apparently can read! I am not just a gym climber and stinking is not some rite of passages. It just shows you are a slob and have nothing or no one to stay clean for!
As far as stinking because you are on a wall or mountain and smelling just because you have a phobia to soap & water, big difference there you dirt bag! So keep your stinkin' feet and ASS in BC
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hangerlessbolt
Jan 17, 2007, 1:32 AM
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you wanna smell something downright YUMMY?
the crotch of my polar-stretch fleece on the 4th day of a 5-day climb...well, to be honest...the 2nd day...but good gawd damn if the smell won't knock you halfway down the mountain by the fourth day
"babywipes4lyf!!"
HLB
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tattooed_climber
Jan 17, 2007, 1:58 AM
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hangerlessbolt wrote: you wanna smell something downright YUMMY? the crotch of my polar-stretch fleece on the 4th day of a 5-day climb...well, to be honest...the 2nd day...but good gawd damn if the smell won't knock you halfway down the mountain by the fourth day "babywipes4lyf!!" HLB
ever smell a VB after 4 days of alpine>>>????
WOW!!!!! that smell will wake ya up wide eyed in the morning
ma4...bigwall, alpine, mountaineering, road trips, offwidth climb, long approaches, route development, climbing in desserts and caving ain't for you
pffft...who gives a fuck....
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rendog
Jan 17, 2007, 2:12 AM
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ma4 wrote: Fuck you too! You apparently can read! I am not just a gym climber and stinking is not some rite of passages. It just shows you are a slob and have nothing or no one to stay clean for! As far as stinking because you are on a wall or mountain and smelling just because you have a phobia to soap & water, big difference there you dirt bag! So keep your stinkin' feet and ASS in BC
suck it up princess,
someone took a stab at ya, deal.
As for the stinky feet issue, try stuffing a few sheets of downy into 'em and place them into the freezer inside a zip lock baggie
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coastal_climber
Jan 17, 2007, 2:25 AM
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My partner has smelly shoes and I don't have a problem. There are a lot worse smelling things, so get used to it.
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