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william.alan.swanson
Oct 26, 2009, 7:58 PM
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The ego boost, because all of the grades are soft, followed immediately by the ego crush because that twelve-year old is hiking all the 7a+'s. The entertainment value of watching Europeans use all sorts of innovative (read: dangerous and bizarre) belay techniques.
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boadman
Oct 26, 2009, 8:01 PM
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jaablink wrote: the more plastic climbers stay inside. Means less plastic climbers on the rock, doing all the annoying things plastic climbers like to do…. Yippee
Like actually sending hard routes. That's annoying.
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petsfed
Oct 26, 2009, 8:10 PM
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The paycheck.
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ryanb
Oct 26, 2009, 9:33 PM
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Heel and toe hooks, bicycle moves, drop kneeing and all the other steep climbing techniques.
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jaablink
Oct 26, 2009, 11:06 PM
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That is so terrible…I’m jealous, because I can’t send any hard routes….
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shockabuku
Oct 27, 2009, 6:00 PM
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jaablink wrote: That is so terrible…I’m jealous, because I can’t send any hard routes….
Isn't that by definition? Hard routes are the ones you can't send.
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jaablink
Oct 27, 2009, 8:22 PM
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shockabuku wrote: jaablink wrote: That is so terrible…I’m jealous, because I can’t send any hard routes…. Isn't that by definition? Hard routes are the ones you can't send.
boadman wrote: Like actually sending hard routes. That's annoying.
Well , not according to whatitstincle above, he says "actually sending hard routs". I wouldn’t know. I can only climb 5.1 , if someone else leads it for me.
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shockabuku
Oct 27, 2009, 9:53 PM
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jaablink wrote: shockabuku wrote: jaablink wrote: That is so terrible…I’m jealous, because I can’t send any hard routes…. Isn't that by definition? Hard routes are the ones you can't send. boadman wrote: Like actually sending hard routes. That's annoying. Well , not according to whatitstincle above, he says "actually sending hard routs". I wouldn’t know. I can only climb 5.1 , if someone else leads it for me.
Hmmm...I don't know the context of his statement. See, other people can send routes that I think are hard but I can't. And that is annoying.
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karmiclimber
Oct 27, 2009, 10:52 PM
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Getting lost in climbing. I like it when there is no one there...I take my ipod, put my earphones in and just traverse the whole thing. I feel like when I go to the gym I am training for my next adventure, so its inspiring to me. I also like taking newbies and teaching them...fun seeing them get excited about a sport I love :-)
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durangoclimber
Oct 27, 2009, 10:54 PM
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Flushing toilets and red bull !!!
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slablizard
Oct 31, 2009, 8:29 PM
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love either the long lead session with friends, or the induced-meditative-glazed eyes-ipod bouldering session...ior route lapping.
Love the pump driving back home thinking about the progress made, the friendly faces at the gym, the meat market which is belaying at the gym, one of the reasons the gri-gri was invented...
And the friends I meeet there.
Every gym should have a bar inside.
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subantz
Oct 31, 2009, 8:37 PM
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Or a message therapist.
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slablizard
Oct 31, 2009, 11:57 PM
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and a pool under the routes for DWS
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petsfed
Nov 13, 2009, 4:40 PM
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WordsVerbatim wrote: petsfed wrote: The paycheck. Agreed.  But also, I like being able to practice technique and build endurance so that when I do go outside, it's worth 100% it. Not that it wouldn't be otherwise. But you understand. 
Actually, working at a gym has caused me to really dislike climbing in a gym, and I avoid it where possible. However, since my work schedule prevents me from climbing outside when the sun is still up, my overall climbing performance has gone down.
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climbing_pro
Apr 14, 2010, 5:17 PM
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shockabuku wrote: Climbing.
Totally agree! Climbing is the best in so many ways - it relieves the stress from work, keeps me in shape and provides me with so much adrenaline!
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rubber_man
Apr 14, 2010, 7:00 PM
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climbing_pro wrote: shockabuku wrote: Climbing. Totally agree! Climbing is the best in so many ways - it relieves the stress from work, keeps me in shape and provides me with so much adrenaline!
thread revival by n00b
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i_h8_choss
Apr 14, 2010, 10:40 PM
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rubber_man wrote: climbing_pro wrote: shockabuku wrote: Climbing. Totally agree! Climbing is the best in so many ways - it relieves the stress from work, keeps me in shape and provides me with so much adrenaline! thread revival by n00b
you been here about a month and yer already calling somebody a n00b.......I like yer style n00b 
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jdouble
Apr 14, 2010, 10:48 PM
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........I met my wife. And now I have a two year old.
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jorgegonzalez
Apr 14, 2010, 10:48 PM
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Getting to hang around and act like a studly climber without having to really climb anything (real).
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rubber_man
Apr 14, 2010, 10:57 PM
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i_h8_choss wrote: rubber_man wrote: climbing_pro wrote: shockabuku wrote: Climbing. Totally agree! Climbing is the best in so many ways - it relieves the stress from work, keeps me in shape and provides me with so much adrenaline! thread revival by n00b you been here about a month and yer already calling somebody a n00b.......I like yer style n00b
haha hey i don't deny i'm still considered a n00b and will be for a long time.
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Claypool
Apr 15, 2010, 7:19 PM
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jdouble wrote: ........I met my wife. And now I have a two year old.
Question: All the chicks at the gyms here show up with their boyfriends and just sort of flop around on the 5.7 routes before sitting in the bouldering area making out on the crashpads. What grade do I have to climb/boulder to either steal the chicks or make the couples go away?
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robinsmv
Apr 15, 2010, 7:39 PM
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Claypool wrote: jdouble wrote: ........I met my wife. And now I have a two year old. Question: All the chicks at the gyms here show up with their boyfriends and just sort of flop around on the 5.7 routes before sitting in the bouldering area making out on the crashpads. What grade do I have to climb/boulder to either steal the chicks or make the couples go away?
Try taking some advice from this thread http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2319662;page=unread#unread
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rubber_man
Apr 15, 2010, 10:12 PM
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robinsmv wrote: Claypool wrote: jdouble wrote: ........I met my wife. And now I have a two year old. Question: All the chicks at the gyms here show up with their boyfriends and just sort of flop around on the 5.7 routes before sitting in the bouldering area making out on the crashpads. What grade do I have to climb/boulder to either steal the chicks or make the couples go away? Try taking some advice from this thread http://www.rockclimbing.com/...2;page=unread#unread
fixed to go clicky
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Khoi
Apr 16, 2010, 8:36 AM
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william.alan.swanson wrote: The ego boost, because all of the grades are soft, followed immediately by the ego crush because that twelve-year old is hiking all the 7a+'s. The entertainment value of watching Europeans use all sorts of innovative (read: dangerous and bizarre) belay techniques.
Yeah. What's up with those Europeans anyway?
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