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Alright. I am bored as hell right now, so I decided to ask a question just to hear peoples out look on these climbers. I know everybody wants to be there own climber, but if someone asked you if you wanted to be Chris Sharma or Dean Potter who would you be.......I only chose these two climber because they are well known.
Thanks
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usmc_2tothetop
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Chris Sharma is awesome.
But hands down DEAN POTTER.
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Sharma's cool and everything but hands down Dean Potter.
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Feb 21, 2005, 5:35 PM
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never heard of dean potter.
i know i don't get out much, but i have heard of sharma. he's pretty cool
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Feb 21, 2005, 5:36 PM
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potter
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Feb 21, 2005, 5:44 PM
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Potter.
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azrockclimber
Feb 21, 2005, 5:45 PM
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how about tommy caldwell instead. his stuff impresses the hell out of me.
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bubbahotep
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Maybe it's because I'm probably way older than the rest of you and have tested my mortality numerous times, but I'd take Sharma any day.
Chances are he will live longer.
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climbinginchico
Feb 21, 2005, 6:04 PM
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Either Potter or Caldwell. Always take a trad climber... :wink:
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Feb 21, 2005, 6:07 PM
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Chris Sharma- 15a, V15/16, 14a onsite
Dean Potter- Half Dome and El Cap in a day, speed and solo specialist, slack line specialist
Pretty tough call...but I'd rather be Dean Potter. Although somewhat of a troll...interesting topic. It would be a harder decision if you threw in Tommy Caldwell (who I think is just the man as an all around climber).
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Feb 21, 2005, 6:09 PM
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Hmm...with all due respect I wouldn't define Tommy "the king" Caldwell as * just* a trad climber.
He does it all dude, and really really well!
Potter BTW.
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Feb 21, 2005, 6:11 PM
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Chances are Sharma has a good chance of living longer. He is also a very centered individual. Caldwell is amazing. An all around climber who has a great wife who is an exceptional partner.
But there's something about Dean. His Zest for adventure.
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climbinginchico
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In reply to: Hmm...with all due respect I wouldn't define Tommy "the king" Caldwell as * just* a trad climber. He does it all dude, and really really well! Potter BTW. In reply to: Either Potter or Caldwell. Always take a trad climber... :wink:
Bah, slabby, Caldwell is not afraid to lead on gear! That makes him a tradster! :lol: It's perfectly fine for someone like Potter or Caldwell to be a well-rounded climber- that's why I would rather be them. Besides, one can argue that their stuff is just as hard as anything Sharma has done.
When will Sharma ever free a big wall? huh huh huh huh :?:
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usmc_2tothetop
Feb 21, 2005, 6:14 PM
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Plus I was amazed at watching Dean Speed Solo up El' Cap on the DVD. His only words said were while he passed by someone on anchor at a traverse......."Don't touch me"
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Feb 21, 2005, 6:18 PM
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Definetly sharma. He is awesome. His ways of life are just amazing. I praise him every night.......
Stephen
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usmc_2tothetop
Feb 21, 2005, 6:21 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Hmm...with all due respect I wouldn't define Tommy "the king" Caldwell as * just* a trad climber. He does it all dude, and really really well! Potter BTW. In reply to: Either Potter or Caldwell. Always take a trad climber... :wink: Bah, slabby, Caldwell is not afraid to lead on gear! That makes him a tradster! :lol: It's perfectly fine for someone like Potter or Caldwell to be a well-rounded climber- that's why I would rather be them. Besides, one can argue that their stuff is just as hard as anything Sharma has done. When will Sharma ever free a big wall? huh huh huh huh :?:
Well I can lead on sport but that doesn't make me a tradster. I guess from things I have read he actually enjoys a good amount of bouldering as well. I'm also very impressed with the fact that his loss of a finger did not effect his climbing at all.
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: Hmm...with all due respect I wouldn't define Tommy "the king" Caldwell as * just* a trad climber. He does it all dude, and really really well! Potter BTW. In reply to: Either Potter or Caldwell. Always take a trad climber... :wink: Bah, slabby, Caldwell is not afraid to lead on gear! That makes him a tradster! :lol: It's perfectly fine for someone like Potter or Caldwell to be a well-rounded climber- that's why I would rather be them. Besides, one can argue that their stuff is just as hard as anything Sharma has done. When will Sharma ever free a big wall? huh huh huh huh :?: Well I can lead on sport but that doesn't make me a tradster. I guess from things I have read he actually enjoys a good amount of bouldering as well. I'm also very impressed with the fact that his loss of a finger did not effect his climbing at all.
I don't consider quickdraws to be gear. Sorry.
Totally right about Tommy's finger. Still a badass even if he can only count to 9 1/2 :wink:
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Feb 21, 2005, 6:27 PM
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I choose Sharma. If I was Potter I'd have to be married to Steph Davis - not a bad looking gal but I like my ladies slightly more subservient and with a blouse full of goodies!
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climbinginchico
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: Hmm...with all due respect I wouldn't define Tommy "the king" Caldwell as * just* a trad climber. He does it all dude, and really really well! Potter BTW. In reply to: Either Potter or Caldwell. Always take a trad climber... :wink: Bah, slabby, Caldwell is not afraid to lead on gear! That makes him a tradster! :lol: It's perfectly fine for someone like Potter or Caldwell to be a well-rounded climber- that's why I would rather be them. Besides, one can argue that their stuff is just as hard as anything Sharma has done. When will Sharma ever free a big wall? huh huh huh huh :?: Well I can lead on sport but that doesn't make me a tradster. I guess from things I have read he actually enjoys a good amount of bouldering as well. I'm also very impressed with the fact that his loss of a finger did not effect his climbing at all.
I don't consider quickdraws to be gear. Sorry.
Totally right about Tommy's finger. Still a badass even if he can only count to 9 1/2 :wink:
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Feb 21, 2005, 6:32 PM
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Potter definitely he's married to Steph Davis and she's pretty hot. Also Potter seems pretty cool.
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I choose Sharma. If I was Potter I'd have to be married to Steph Davis - not a bad looking gal but I like my ladies slightly more subservient and with a blouse full of goodies!
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I choose Sharma. If I was Potter I'd have to be married to Steph Davis - not a bad looking gal but I like my ladies slightly more subservient and with a blouse full of goodies!
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Feb 21, 2005, 7:03 PM
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heh.
i'd rather be me and keep climbing until i can climb v16/.15a/lead on GEAR
i met Chris Katy and Nate at the pilgrimage opening, in austin. Really awesome to see the flesh and bones.
everyone was very kind and polite. good enegry, good people!
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I'll go with Sharma, just cause I'm not really into crack climbing or speed/endurance stuff. Dont get me wrong, the stuff is awesome, but its just not my thing.
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I would be sharma, but with more emphasis on smoking pot and less on the spiritual crap.
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I'd go with Potter, that man has a gift for saving his own ass in certain death situations. You guys read his article in Alpinist? Base jumping into a 1200ft sink hole, and escaping death by some obsurd miracle. Anyone who has ever gotten bad rope burn on their hands will really be amazed. The article is written by him and is a must read. Potter is also a hometown boy, went to high school with his cousins, and he gave me some secret bouldering places last time I met him.
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Feb 22, 2005, 2:19 AM
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Potter or Caldwell............................Sharma is sick too.......................
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Feb 22, 2005, 2:25 AM
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Potter ALL THE WAY
Sharma is a gifted individual, by no means does the insane shit like Potter
Potter finished the crack problem in Yosemite, I'd love to see sharma do it with no shoes!
Potter, Potter, Potter
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Feb 22, 2005, 3:21 AM
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this is the lamest thread topic EVER. tards. y'all sound like a couple eight year old kids arguing over whether it would be cooler to be batman or superman. like whoa, batman's dark and moody and shit, but superman can actually fly! wheeee!!!!!!
go climbing, assjackets.
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drubt
Feb 22, 2005, 3:36 AM
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What's an assjacket?
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Feb 22, 2005, 3:37 AM
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Dean Sharma...
Wait, no!
Chis Potter...
Wait, um...
Well, I'd like Potters "head game," and Sharma's strength.
...and some other guys hair.
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crimp2bfree
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I think its the red shorts superman wears.
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I'd rather be....climbing. Good god, you people need to get out more.
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In reply to: this is the lamest thread topic EVER. tards. y'all sound like a couple eight year old kids arguing over whether it would be cooler to be batman or superman. like whoa, batman's dark and moody and s---, but superman can actually fly! wheeee!!!!!! go climbing, assjackets.
That's pretty funny. :lol: If I could vote today, this would get a big trophy!
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There was this one time I wore an assjacket....
I think Sharma, but I'd rather meet him than be him. Personally, Sharma's been an icon for me since i've started, and spending a day on the rocks with him would definately be awesome, though i couldn't do half the stuff he can.
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This is a stupid topic, but I'm bored too.
Potter is too damn big,...so that leaves Sharma. You have to think of all the factors.
And yes, I would feel to uncomfortable being that big.
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In reply to: Definetly sharma. He is awesome. His ways of life are just amazing. I praise him every night....... Stephen
First of all, stephen you are an idiot. Ha.
Secondly, I want a reason to use this icon because it's my favorite:
(in reference to this topic, although I do enjoy reading about climbers in general, I don't spend hours debating the merits of existing as one or another different person)
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I want to be like me and just drink beer and stare at the honeys at my local crag. 8^)
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In reply to: y'all sound like a couple eight year old kids arguing over whether it would be cooler to be batman or superman. like whoa, batman's dark and moody and s---, but superman can actually fly! wheeee!!!!!!
First, you have to consider that the Dark Knight has a really damaged psyche. He can have no rest from his demons, both internal and external. The amazing thing about the Batman is how far his pushes himself beyond normal human bounds. He's exceptional, but he's a soul that can never really be at peace. The fact that he is a human consumed by suffering makes him a much more relatable character than Superman.
Then there's Kal-El, one of the last survivors of a destroyed world. His powers are legendary, but he's always seemed too strong. Both the laser eyes and freezing breath? Flight, strength, virtual invulnerability? X-ray vision? No wonder his enemies have to be out of this world. He's such the good guy that it's annoying. And yet there has to be this underlying sense of isolation defending a world he's not a part of.
In short, neither. (Sorry, old comics geek.)
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how bout Fritz Weissner.... that guy makes these new school dudes look like my mom out on the crag, that guy ran out so many routes it makes my head spin.... :shock:
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I agree it's a stupid thread, but I'll go with Potter.
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They're both sick climbers, but i'd have to choose Potter. He's more of an all around climber.
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Jay Smith.
DMT
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first off: this thread is lame.
second off: yall are missing something big; the real deal is alpinism, and in that the real deal is patagonia, and Dean tore that place a new arschhole.
i don't care much for sharma, thats not real climbing to me, and tommy kicks some big wall arse, but speed soloing the nastiest alpine peaks on the planet as well as big walling and crack climbing like a motherfugger means potters da man.
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Batman
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Stupid thread....
Lauren Lee's boyfriend...?
..assuming he climbs.
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In reply to: Stupid thread.... Lauren Lee's boyfriend...? ..assuming he climbs.
Screw my earlier post, I agree with this guy.
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I'd rather be BURT BRONSON any day of the week.
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That was Tim O'Neil he passed - his partner on the second fastest ascent of the nose. I think that was for humor on the Master's of Stone V video.
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I've had the opportuinty to meet Sharma once (we're not bros or anything...) He's a real nice guy. Seems like the kind of guy I'd like to hang out at a crag with. But I'd have to say either Potter of Caldwell. Trad for sure... But I kinda like being me. My life is pretty fulfilling as it is.
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Well if dreads are your thing, Potter's got Sharma licked. Here's a picture from this weekend. Sharma's dreads got nothing on potter's!
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Well if dreads are your thing, Potter's got Sharma licked. Here's a picture from this weekend. Sharma's dreads got nothing on potter's!
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I know it's late but -
Batman, because of the wonderful toys.
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potter hands down... that guy is freaking amazing
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Batman = Marc Twight
Superman = Tommy Caldwell
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I´ve met sharma , he's fucking good person and climber hes the best sport climber for me but , that dean potter is wild on big walls , i think i would like to be Sharma if im going to climb sport and Potter if im jamming on cracks
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In reply to: this is the lamest thread topic EVER. tards. y'all sound like a couple eight year old kids arguing over whether it would be cooler to be batman or superman. like whoa, batman's dark and moody and s---, but superman can actually fly! wheeee!!!!!! go climbing, assjackets. |
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In reply to: this is the lamest thread topic EVER. tards. y'all sound like a couple eight year old kids arguing over whether it would be cooler to be batman or superman. like whoa, batman's dark and moody and s---, but superman can actually fly! wheeee!!!!!! go climbing, assjackets. |
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potter!!!!!!!!
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Potter!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you know who he's married to?????
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In reply to: I choose Sharma. If I was Potter I'd have to be married to Steph Davis - not a bad looking gal but I like my ladies slightly more subservient and with a blouse full of goodies!
WOW, JUST WOW!
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Let's not kid ourselves, we would all like to be me.
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I don't know a whole lot about potter but everyone says sharma will live longer. With sharma doing a lot of DWS(deep water soloing) that might change. If he is doing 120 foot problems and he lands in the water wrong that could kill you very easily and he has been doing a lot of high up120+ 13's
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lol, love the new safety for old thread resurrection. Perhaps this topic has relevance now?
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boombewm
May 20, 2006, 6:36 AM
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dean sharma?
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kricir
May 20, 2006, 7:40 AM
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Chris Potter
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In reply to: Batman = Marc Twight Superman = Tommy Caldwell
LOL! this is probably the best post I have ever read!
seriously though, I have to admit that I’d rather be Dean, trad is rad!
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superbum
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your mother. I would do your mother...wait, what was the question again?
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cactusedd
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In reply to: lol, love the new safety for old thread resurrection. Perhaps this topic has relevance now?
Naw, no one's going to drop Potter from their all time favorite list just because he cheesed off a few NPS officials...
My vote, BTW, would still be for Sharma, though. Dig that whole Zen Bhuddist approach that he takes towards climbing. Steve House for all-around climbing/mountaineering; Sure, Potter has climbed in Patagonia, but are either Potter or Sharma climbing 5.13 and putting up huge alpine routes in Alaska and abroad?
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cactusedd
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In reply to: lol, love the new safety for old thread resurrection. Perhaps this topic has relevance now?
Naw, no one's going to drop Potter from their all time favorite list just because he cheesed off a few NPS officials...
My vote, BTW, would still be for Sharma, though. Dig that whole Zen Bhuddist approach that he takes towards climbing. Steve House for all-around climbing/mountaineering; Sure, Potter has climbed in Patagonia, but are either Potter or Sharma climbing 5.13 and putting up huge alpine routes in Alaska and abroad?
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rhythm164
May 20, 2006, 12:00 PM
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I'd rather be me.
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james_climber
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two diferent styles, both are good
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tonloc
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oh sharmey of course...
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chikinv10
May 21, 2006, 7:06 AM
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Sharma without a doubt. V15 accents, First 5.15, and modest during all of it. and most people dont realize but sharma has sent 5.13 trad. so he's up there with potter on trad too.
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chikinv10
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oh and i might add.......
chris sharma's girlfriend is hotter then steph davis.
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asendr
May 21, 2006, 12:59 PM
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what a lame thread.
i'm gonna' go take a dean potter and wipe my chris sharma.
go be your own hero.
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sungam
May 21, 2006, 1:19 PM
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Right on Asendr!
Too many people are too busy think about what 'celebs' (whether it be in or out of climbing) do and who they wish they were.
Don't get me wrong, i think that these guys are totally awsome, but i don't want to be them.
-Magnus
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up_up_up
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im gunna say potter
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grimpiperx
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There are to many fucking people saying "this thread is stoooopid" like some retarded emo child. Be your own hero sure, thats not the fucking question. It is just a thread for kicks, its not some serious life decision.
Sharma, and yea his girlfriend is hotter, and does handstands, alot.
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iamthewallress
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I can't believe no one has voted for Mary Ann.
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musicman1586
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Who would I rather be? Well it depends, if I could become one of them and take over their life as I saw fit, I would say I'd be Potter because I enjoy the aspects of trad climbing very much, however I am very much against the sport of soloing, so I unfortunately do not have much respect for him as a climber because I do not believe that soloing is something that is ever worth participating in, and the glorification and popularization of it pretty much sickens me. So I would be Potter if I could take all his climbing prowess and knowledge and just stop soloing and just climb with protection. If I had to continue on the same path as these people are going in their lives, I would be Sharma because like others have said, I have a much greater chance of living for longer, and I wouldn't be promoting something I am adamantly against.
Feel free to flame me if you feel differently about solo climbing, but you will never justify in my mind the sense behind putting everything on the line to make it up a large piece of rock, no fame nor fortune nor mental spiritual experience can ever justifying risking your life for such an insignificant goal, and no climb, no matter how ground-breaking, is ever significant enough to ask for one's life.
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delarig
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Sharma has'nt soloed Delicate Arch yet so I'll go for Dean.... :? :D
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Potter is an a-hole, not for climbing the arch but for having pictures taken. If you loves the rock that much then by all means go on and climb it, I'm down for the adventure but don't make your stupid stunts public.
When Potter climbs Witness the Fitness, then I'll be impressed
Sharma all the way!
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rhythm164
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I have an idea, lets turn this into another "Lynch Dean Potter" thread... :roll:
When Sharma solos the Nose, I'LL be impressed.
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curtis_g
May 22, 2006, 3:49 PM
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Potter. The solos are just dead sexy.
That sort of concentration blows me away.
Just being a human and climbing a rock
the same way you were born, no gear, so free.
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bluering
May 22, 2006, 3:58 PM
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Definately Ron Kauk
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haven't read every page but has anyone mentioned being married to stef davis? :wink:
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mped
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Potty or Sharmy?
Bouldering is the only real sport, Chris wins, HUzzaH! :lol: :lol: :twisted: :roll: :P :shock: :arrow: :x
(El Cap is a creation of the media, I been to yo-si-mite. It is only flat farm land. Damn CGI!!!!!!!!!)
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Didn't Potter climb just about everything in Patagonia as well? With -30 degrees and windchill + snow bearing down on him the whole time? He is the Bo Jackson of climbing. Perhaps the greatest ever.
Oh, and Wasn't he working on sending a bouldering problem at the top of Half Dome. Where he scoots over the edge, downclimbs 30 feet, and THEN starts the problem? haha what a nut.
Yeah Potter is pure awesome. Chris is a super strong gym/sport junkie which is fine, but Potter is the whole spectrum.
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I think an interesting question though is do you think that if Sharma wanted to climb trad and speed and solo, he could? But then can you see Dean Potter sending Realization, the Never Ending Story, Witness the Fitness, and flashing through the crux of the Fly? I think I could see Sharma hiking up El Cap, but I really have trouble seeing Potter hike the Fly.
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I think that you are trying to compare two different styles of climbing to get a justified answer. Both are good at what they do. I would say that preference is going to be towards the style which you currently or aspire to climb...
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blitzkrieg_climber13
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f*** dean potter. his skinny lil butt couldnt get half way through realization. once potter sends 15a or v15 then ill give him a look.
yes dean potter is one of the best all around climbers in the world but i think the best climber should be the one setting the standard for hard routes. speed is a whole different ball game.
SHARMA!!!
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hard choices for me at 33 - potter? sharma? tommy? wish i had started years ago - im very impressed by all of them - i can only hope to aspire to what they have done.. not for numbers or such but rather for the fact that they are re-inventing climbing (fat fingered tommy on el cap - they said it couldnt be done! he did it)
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letolives
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Shame on all of you for giving a shit.
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In reply to: Shame on all of you for giving a s---.
inspiration to be more than we are!!!!!! people are inspired by innovators rather than those who judge..
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given those two, well, i'd prolly kill myself.
is it ok if i choose to be frank sacherer instead? PLEASE???
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bvb
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In reply to: but rather for the fact that they are re-inventing climbing
the last time climbing got "reinvented" -- both free and aid -- was 1964 through 1968.
with a small tip of the hat to SoCal 1973 - 1976.
clue up, kid.
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tonloc
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why are so many people saying this is a dumb thread and that we are wasting our time, yet they are posting on the very same thread as the rest of us...and i like to dick around on this site after i climb, good way to keep the day going without getting down to what you really need to do...
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jordan514d
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huh lets see dean i a badass but sharma has more natural endurance than probably anyone in the world and he is obviously crzy strong( realization, +V15/16) so i think that if sharma cared in the least about being known and climbed for grades he would destroy potter even on trad, hands down sharma. I cant beleive so many people chose potter sharma is obviously strong, sigh*tradies*
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Sharma hangs out in places like Thailand and Arkansas where it's WARM. I'd rather do that than freeze my arse off in Patagonia.
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Yes, 'tis a silly thread.
Sharma.
Neither is a "better" climber--but Sharma just seems to be enjoying himself more. And, I'll take difficulty over danger, any day.
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sharma
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Does Dean's most recent stunt factor into this?
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I look at this maybe from an odd point of view, which video is more entertaining to you, Masters of Stone 5 or dosage 3? for me its MOS5 but for my dear little brother its Dosage, but perhaps I will enjoy Dosage 5 more than MOS5, but then again i've never seen MOS3, mabye I would like that equally to Dosage 3 :? would I then care for each climber equally? hmmm... And does that make me a bad person?hmmm... :? :?
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tonloc
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a compelling truth is just above, it all comes down to which video you like the best...
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I DON'T CARE :!: :!: :!: :evil: :twisted:
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janderson4010
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Has anyone seen Masters of stone 4?
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if i had to subject myself to being in videos and magazines... i take niether. If I get their talent without the baggage.... Potter.
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