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protoslay
May 31, 2008, 6:34 AM
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-terrible video productions
-way inflamed ego
-idol worship
-"the scene"
the dude films climbers who are not world cup potential and makes them seem wayyyy better than they are. He himself will never make the grade because of his over emphasized sharma scream.
leave the filming to big up and sender and stick to lusting over katie brown.
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Valarc
May 31, 2008, 1:21 PM
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Who gives a shit, dude? Somebody seriously needs to get laid...
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mturner
May 31, 2008, 1:25 PM
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someone's bitter.
Also, who says video has to be only of top climbers?
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protoslay
May 31, 2008, 5:48 PM
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oh yea for sure....do you want to come over
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austin.timm
May 31, 2008, 9:09 PM
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mturner wrote: someone's bitter.
mturner wrote: Also, who says video has to be only of top climbers?
It's cool to see university professors, waitresses, and construction workers pulling 11 and 12 trad when they have time off from their already busy schedules. As far as I'm concerned those are the top climbers of the world.
Not to downplay Sharma too much, the kid has an amazing ability to hang from stuff I'll never get on. But he's by no means a hero of mine.
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sungam
Jun 1, 2008, 6:20 PM
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UK e10 weekend warriors 4 lyfe!
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protoslay
Jun 1, 2008, 8:00 PM
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look, i was merely venting....chucks a good guy and all, im just not down with his films and the people he surrounds himself with...
thats all
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cannibal_hect0r
Jun 1, 2008, 9:55 PM
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Specimen wasn't a bad DVD. liked it bcs the people in it weren't supermen or presented like they were
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getout87
Jun 5, 2008, 2:15 PM
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protoslay wrote: -terrible video productions -way inflamed ego -idol worship -"the scene"
you're one to talk.
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camhead
Jun 5, 2008, 3:22 PM
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I agree with you, protoslay. However, Peter Mortimer is just as clique-ish, hero-knob-bobbing, and bound-to-the-scene as Fryburger.
The whole attitude that climbing revolves around Boulder is just lame. Well, Boulder in general is lame.
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knieveltech
Jun 5, 2008, 3:26 PM
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cannibal_hect0r wrote: Specimen wasn't a bad DVD. liked it bcs the people in it weren't supermen or presented like they were
Watching Cedar Wright dig a trench with his ass was definitely worth the price of admission.
For the record: Sharma is a badass, but likewise no hero of mine. Cedar on the other hand is a badass and definitely a hero of mine.
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shadowsandwich
Jun 5, 2008, 3:31 PM
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protoslay wrote: -idol worship
.....Like, a golden calf? Cause, I'm totally cool with that.
protoslay wrote: the dude films climbers who are not world cup potential and makes them seem wayyyy better than they are.
That son of a bitch.....BURN HIM!!!
-Actually, I think that www.momentumvm.com makes up for any/all aforementioned sins.
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getout87
Jun 5, 2008, 4:39 PM
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shadowsandwich wrote: protoslay wrote: -idol worship .....Like, a golden calf? Cause, I'm totally cool with that. protoslay wrote: the dude films climbers who are not world cup potential and makes them seem wayyyy better than they are. That son of a bitch.....BURN HIM!!! -Actually, I think that www.momentumvm.com makes up for any/all aforementioned sins.
I completely agree. Momentum is quite amazing. I have yet to be disappointed by a video there.
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hafilax
Jun 5, 2008, 5:12 PM
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Ground chuck makes for an excellent hamburger... wait... what are we talking about?
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shockabuku
Jun 5, 2008, 6:04 PM
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protoslay = Chuck Friedburger
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sidepull
Jun 5, 2008, 6:13 PM
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protoslay wrote: -"the scene"
if you're referring to the boulderCO-as-the-center-of-the-universe or the bouldercentric theory then you're right. but realize that every climbing movie guy (I'm not sure if we can call them directors) - Lowell, Call, Mortimer, Udo - all began by drawing from a local pool of talent. so that's a pretty natural starting point. the test is whether or not he grows out of it.
protoslay wrote: the dude films climbers who are not world cup potential and makes them seem wayyyy better than they are. He himself will never make the grade because of his over emphasized sharma scream.
I agree that some of his films aren't homeruns, they drag or he seems way too into production gags like filters or transitions. But that said, one of the refreshing things about him is his willingness to use guys that you'd never hear of otherwise.
I thought his South Africa thing was crap but his short about squirrels and the one with the guy throwing rocks off the water tank were super cool (as well as the one with the art student climbing the highballs).
Protosally, I'm assuming you're a boulderite, why aren't you in his movies? Is this why the anger brews?
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blitzkrieg_climber13
Jun 6, 2008, 2:28 AM
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first off. Specimen was the worst climbing film ive ever seen. second, sharma is a badass and you bag on his "sharma scream" because you havent tried it yet. and i dont think chuck is a bad filmmaker at all. everybody has a crush (his is apparently katie brown?)
troll fucker!
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rickets
Jul 13, 2008, 5:21 PM
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who says climbing videos can only have top climbers in them? is there a rule book? as long as people are having fun climbing and climbing their hardest and u get hyped to climb when u watch the video, it qualifies as a good video in my part. you need to pull the dick out of your ass and go climbing instead of trashing climbers on blogs:)
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bill16
Jul 13, 2008, 5:37 PM
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All rock climbing is is to go from the bottom of a rock to the top. Just climb dude and stop trashing others, no matter how good or bad you think they are. We're not basketball players for goodness sakes
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sungam
Jul 13, 2008, 5:56 PM
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he's fucking protospray, he's a dick.
game over.
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irregularpanda
Jul 13, 2008, 5:56 PM
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protoslay wrote: look, i was merely venting....chucks a good guy and all, im just not down with his films and the people he surrounds himself with... thats all
It's the same as the shitty ass magazines. Don't like it, don't buy it.
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dbrayack
Jul 14, 2008, 1:19 PM
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Man - I wish, as a photographer, I got exposure like this...
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sungam
Jul 14, 2008, 4:31 PM
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New thread! "Why dbrayack sucks..."
1) what a ghey!
2) his photos are te_h ghey, if if they are the most awesomest photos ever taken.
3) the scene. It's so lame how he isn't all up in the shizzle my nizzle boldr scene, yo.
(pay me?)
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dbrayack
Jul 14, 2008, 4:33 PM
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haha good one.
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nthusiastj
Jul 14, 2008, 5:48 PM
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camhead wrote: The whole attitude that climbing revolves around Boulder is just lame. Well, Boulder in general is lame.
I think that most climbers from Cali would agree with you.
Boulder doesn't really have much to offer. I'm not sure why people keep talking it up. There are SERIOUSLY way too many climbers here.
That being said, it's really nice to not have to drive 3 hours to the crag.
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camhead
Jul 14, 2008, 6:23 PM
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dbrayak is what's wrong with climbing photographers! banz him!
oh, and dan, there will be a crew of us hitting Mill Creek next month right before the wedding. not sure if I will be allowed to go, but you definitely will have to.
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dbrayack
Jul 14, 2008, 7:06 PM
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Dude - I'm totally arriving in SLC the 8th of August - I was hoping to go to the OR show, but I don't think I'll be able to get in - CAN I COME???? Can you hook me up???
Hey - we need to chat about wedding stuff soon too.
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camhead
Jul 14, 2008, 8:07 PM
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I think we're hitting the New this weekend. you gonna be around?
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dbrayack
Jul 14, 2008, 8:09 PM
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doing a wedding - maybe we should talk on emails and resume bashing whoever we were bashing in the first place?
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j_ung
Jul 14, 2008, 9:21 PM
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But I know somebody who's around.
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nevenneve
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The guy really just needs to get out from in front of the camera and find a business partner with vision. He has a good deal of technical skills at his disposal but they don't always result in a polished product. I am not the only person who wishes that he would have found the funding to make the movie he wanted instead of going to Rocklands. The pool of talent he was pulling from would have made it one the better climbing movies of late.
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paclimber12
Jul 19, 2008, 1:24 AM
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the only chuck fryburger film ive seen is specimen and i thought the movie as a whole was pretty weak. the actual climbing parts that were in it were good but otherwise there was too much talking and not enough climbing at least for me there werent more than 10-15 boulder problems throughout the whole movie.
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PatMcGinn
Jul 27, 2008, 9:26 PM
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Specimen was sick and I bet Chuck climbs way harder than you.
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quiteatingmysteak
Jul 27, 2008, 10:24 PM
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protoslay wrote: -terrible video productions -way inflamed ego -idol worship -"the scene" the dude films climbers who are not world cup potential and makes them seem wayyyy better than they are. He himself will never make the grade because of his over emphasized sharma scream. leave the filming to big up and sender and stick to lusting over katie brown.
Chuck Fryberger is an extremely talented climber. Watch Specimen - He puts a ton of time developing a story and keeping it focused, all the while leaving all of his ascents (which are tougher than the ones the protagonist is taking on and on par with the "pro boulderers" he learns from) in the Extras scenes. I would guess that he climbs in maybe one out of 20 of his scenes, in all he has done.
As a film major, his composition, lighting and sound development are the best I have seen in the [climbing film] industry.
Chuck's professional style is a breath of fresh air in the garage edited bouldering video world.
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