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rickrock77
Jun 23, 2005, 12:31 PM
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What is your climbing motivation made up of?
as a percentage describe below..
% I climb to push the grades and the grades keep me pushing harder
% I love the view I love being high I love mountains...
% I climb because I just feel I am not free inside unless I challenge myself and do it....
Chose your own descriptions of percentateges and describe it your way thats just a guide.
I will start off..
20% of me loves to be up high, above things..
30% climbs to keep me fit, and strong, especially in upper body which is important to me
20% of me climbs with the focus of the grade in mind, and wanting to push to the next level and the next the grade. I enjoy when I can discuss being able to have stepped up a level with other climbers.
10% of me hopes I will meet a climbing single girl some time at the gym or through social interactions
20% wants to climb with others and be part of a group to which I share similar and passionate feelings about soething which is important to me.
Like I said, you work out how you describe yourself.
Importantly, be honest. I dont usually discuss all the reasons which contribute at different times to me climbing, but now I have.
Hopefully this honesty will be shown by others here.
Peace.. :)
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flipnfall
Jun 23, 2005, 1:00 PM
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I climb because golf sucks. (Warning! Personal whine-fest coming) Golf wastes land resources, destroys animal habitat and no one complains about it. But if a climber puts a little chalk on a boulder people cry over the loss of lichen. :cry:
What other sports are there other than rock climbing, hockey and mountain biking?
GT
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marcel
Jun 23, 2005, 1:05 PM
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I climb becasue it's there! :D
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marcel
Jun 23, 2005, 1:06 PM
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I climb because it's there! :D
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azrockclimber
Jun 23, 2005, 1:07 PM
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it's an outlet...a passion. I need it.
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bigjonnyc
Jun 23, 2005, 1:16 PM
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I climb because my girlfriend makes me do it. :lol:
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cruxmonger
Jun 23, 2005, 1:23 PM
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110% of me climbs to impress girls. I mean what girl wouldn't be turned on by bloody hands and not showering for weeks at a time???
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rickrock77
Jun 23, 2005, 1:44 PM
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Thankyou for your comments so far.
However the purpose of this post is not to get a one sentence response.
The purpose is to find out what makes a climber tick.
Please when you reply, follow the example of the first post. If I wanted to get ten thousand , "I climb because its great" type responses, I would of asked just for that.
It is good once in a while to see what is at the heart of the matter, and usually there is more than one reason, or emotion the motivate a climber, at leaste with me anyway..
Thanks all, and I appreaciate your posts as they are too.
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austinclmbr
Jun 23, 2005, 2:03 PM
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40% to be outside
10% keeping in shape
50% adreniline
can I go over 100%? cuz the rest would be about chicks, meeting them..looking good for them...impressing them....having something in common with the ones I meet....watching them...
ok, wait maybe I should have used the first 100% for chicks and then say there are misc other reasons besides just the girls. Man, I love living in a "college town"
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rickrock77
Jun 23, 2005, 2:08 PM
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Classic response mate.
Yes you can go over 100% if you have to its just good to see what makes you a climber...
And as for the last comment.... uni girls are just as good.. :)
Still looking for some climbers amongst them though...
They just assume it is a man only thing, so I am trying to convince them otherwise..:)
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fallingup
Jun 23, 2005, 2:10 PM
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40% Enjoy the physical aspect of climbing to keep in shape.
40% For the fun of it.
10% Being able to do something different.
10% I don't care much for "team" sports.
I haven't given it much thought as to why I climb. I got started for the simple fact it looked like fun. Isn't enjoyment the main reason we do stuff? I could probably use the same percentages listed above and apply them to mountain biking and backpacking.
-fallingup
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dingus
Jun 23, 2005, 2:21 PM
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I climb 25 % out of male inferiority complex
I climb 25% to hang out with my druggie broughs
I climb 50% out of rut-born habit
And I climb 10% because it makes me feel sexy in those tight leather shoes
DMT
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rocloco
Jun 23, 2005, 3:02 PM
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It tickles my special purpose, like 100%.
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nuts_r_us
Jun 23, 2005, 3:14 PM
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In reply to: Thankyou for your comments so far. However the purpose of this post is not to get a one sentence response. If I wanted to get ten thousand , "I climb because its great" type responses, I would of asked just for that.
Ask a dumb question, get a dumb answer.
For the record, I climb because it is great. Thanks! :wink:
Edited for spelling because I am dumb.
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mcfoley
Jun 23, 2005, 4:17 PM
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Because the gear is so expensive....lol
Too many reasons to sum up in one post...
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fiend
Jun 23, 2005, 4:26 PM
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40% The people. The friends I've made and the session vibes.
30% The mental challenge of unlocking a sequence.
20% The physical challenge.
5% I was somewhat naturally good at it (Better than throwing a baseball, that's for sure).
5% It just feels right.
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wingnut
Jun 23, 2005, 4:46 PM
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30% The feeling of moving on rock
20% pushing yourself to your limits
45% the feeling of satisfaction you get after completing a route
5% because I don't really like team sports
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bear829
Jun 23, 2005, 5:59 PM
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100% because its an addiction and there is no patch for it.
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androids
Jun 23, 2005, 8:04 PM
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i climb because i cant imagine life without climbing.
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newgirl
Jun 23, 2005, 8:08 PM
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I started because I wondered if I could do it...now, like a crackhead, I don't know how I'll stop.
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shakylegs
Jun 23, 2005, 8:24 PM
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I climb to look at, and meet, all the hot chick climbers out there. Of course, I'm too intimidated to speak to them.
Oops, wrong thread.
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oldrnotboldr
Jun 23, 2005, 9:44 PM
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yep, I climb to impress the women too! What female is not stricken with horniness at the sight of bloodied fingers, sunburn, and that natural musk scent developed over the time spent out there.
Seriously, I climb 80% to be out there, 15% for the concentrated movements, and 5% for the fitness.
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grover
Jun 23, 2005, 9:58 PM
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19.37569%- When and where-else can I down a six-pack and not have to tip?
27.8923%- So I can nurse my hang-over.
35.0000000001528992%- Chain smoking at belays always feels great!
11.9634726422%- My shrink thinks it's great therapy.
5.9990172323%- To file my nails down.
Hope this helps. :lol:
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hortisb
Jun 23, 2005, 10:35 PM
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Excuse me while I get philosophical for a moment, but Earnest Hemingway once said, "Motor Racing, Mountain Climbing and Bull Fighting are the only true sports. All the rest are children's games played by adults."
So...... my breakdown would be:
50% Being outdoors and up high
25% Sense of accomplishment
15% The strategy of climbing
10% The thrill!
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