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macherry
May 5, 2011, 4:59 PM
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majid_sabet wrote: sungam wrote: Nah, I find it irritating when people walk to the crag with cowbells ringing. Unnecessary noise, no time saved, negitive effort saved (easier to walk with it in a pack and not getting smacked in the legs). I kinda get the feeling some people are doing it to flash the gearz. when I returned from nepal, I got myself a few real cowbell now am going to hang it from my harness to irritate climbers
i approve of this. actually, i wear a bear bell on my pack when going to my local crag. too many times i have run into bears on the approach, which actually is preferred to seeing them when i'm belaying!!
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markc
May 5, 2011, 5:10 PM
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There are times where it makes a certain amount of sense, but that's usually in the cases where your descent doesn't take you very close to the base of the climb. Seneca is one of those places where you might start on the east face and end up coming down the west face. In general, I prefer to pack it in.
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sp115
May 5, 2011, 6:25 PM
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jbrown2 wrote: OK look. I know who you are. You know who you are. Your the one with all that new gear. I know, you love it. Your Excited to use it. You have playd with it for hours at home on the floor. Here is a little hint. A little tid bit to get you to that next level of climbing. You know that back pack you have. PUT YOUR GEAR IN IT. Clinking noises and having a full rack of whatever it may be hanging off your harnes, backpack, wherever. Pack it away. Unless you are a going for a from car to climb back to car speed record on some climb get your gear in your pack. Nobody wants to hear clinking all day every day. You need more reasons: - Sun is bad for your gear. the more it is in your pack the less sun it gets. - You wont snag everything it your gear - You wont look like a walking junk show - Girls will like you. ( I say this because i have never seen a girl with gear hanging everywere while walking around) - There are countless other reasons that i have but they are NEETLY PACKED AWAY IN MY BACKPACK. -
I don't give a shit what you think , cos I'm a muth-a-fuckin' Honey Badger.
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airscape
May 5, 2011, 6:46 PM
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Wez my fuggen back pack at? yo.
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suprasoup
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lena_chita wrote: sungam wrote: Nah, I find it irritating when people walk to the crag with cowbells ringing. Unnecessary noise, no time saved, negitive effort saved (easier to walk with it in a pack and not getting smacked in the legs). I kinda get the feeling some people are doing it to flash the gearz. Yeah, nothing spells gumby quite like putting on your harness and racking all the gear at the Gunks parking lot, before hiking... or at the Slade exit rest area... though still wearing your harness while eating pizza at Miguel's takes the cake, I think. (and yes, I've seen it)
Gumby is me . Guess I've been doing it wrong this whole time when I rope solo multi pitch routes in the Dias.
Supra
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bearbreeder
May 5, 2011, 6:53 PM
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why carry a heavier pack when you dont need to ... and why do you care anyways
i can carry all my gear in my osprey which weighs 1300g ... or just the rope and essentials in my dead bird which weights 400g, and wear my harness on the approach and have my rack jingling to scare away any fuzzy wuzzies ...
thats a 900g difference ... which is only 6 #1 red camelots ...
guess which one im bringing ...
i really dont get why people will bring 50+ L packs for cragging or even multipitching ...
they dont even use most the shiet they stuff in there anyways
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olderic
May 5, 2011, 7:19 PM
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You would have loved the melodic sound that a rack of #11 hexes made while being lugged up to the Tower back in the 70's...
But what about all the times you are going "up and over" (not back to the base) and you want to go light and fast? But I'll make you a deal - I will always contain all my gear in a little pack which I will carry with me at all times - even those light and fast ones - if (and only if) you can get all the gumbys to please stop climbing outside with their "grade A gym belay certified" cards attached to their harnesses. Or how about not climbing inside with 3 belay devices, 2 prussick loops, a cordelette (and a partridge in a pear tree) attached? Or maybe we just say carry stuff in the style that fits the situation.
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sp115
May 5, 2011, 7:29 PM
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bearbreeder wrote: why carry a heavier pack when you dont need to ... and why do you care anyways...
Eggzactly.
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StuckNut
May 6, 2011, 1:22 AM
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I packed my harness and rack into my backpack after our last climb on the weekend - commenced the 30min walk out to the car, got to the carpark, went to jump behind the wheel and realised I still had my chalk bag slung around my waist.
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jbrown2
May 6, 2011, 3:11 AM
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No not jealous at all. Just trying to help people out who walk around with chimes dangling all day. If climbing is about style and technique than this is definitely part of it. aluminum dingleberries = bad style.
If climbing is not about style and technique than we needn't bother wit the trad vs. sport vs. bouldering / red point - pink point - top rope / aid - free - free solo blah blah blah any more.
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sp115
May 6, 2011, 2:14 PM
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jbrown2 wrote: No not jealous at all. Just trying to help people out who walk around with chimes dangling all day. If climbing is about style and technique than this is definitely part of it. aluminum dingleberries = bad style. If climbing is not about style and technique than we needn't bother wit the trad vs. sport vs. bouldering / red point - pink point - top rope / aid - free - free solo blah blah blah any more.
No you weren't, you were just playing the pecking-order game and it was weak sauce.
(This post was edited by sp115 on May 6, 2011, 2:17 PM)
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jakedatc
May 6, 2011, 2:26 PM
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dr_feelgood wrote: lena_chita wrote: sungam wrote: Nah, I find it irritating when people walk to the crag with cowbells ringing. Unnecessary noise, no time saved, negitive effort saved (easier to walk with it in a pack and not getting smacked in the legs). I kinda get the feeling some people are doing it to flash the gearz. Yeah, nothing spells gumby quite like putting on your harness and racking all the gear at the Gunks parking lot, before hiking... or at the Slade exit rest area... though still wearing your harness while eating pizza at Miguel's takes the cake, I think. (and yes, I've seen it) I'll see your eating pizza, and raise you a playing basketball with harness and quickdraws still on.
GUd
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dynosore
May 6, 2011, 3:10 PM
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jbrown2 wrote: No not jealous at all. Just trying to help people out who walk around with chimes dangling all day. If climbing is about style and technique than this is definitely part of it. aluminum dingleberries = bad style. If climbing is not about style and technique than we needn't bother wit the trad vs. sport vs. bouldering / red point - pink point - top rope / aid - free - free solo blah blah blah any more.
I think your understanding of "style" in different contexts is more than a bit lacking 
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bearbreeder
May 6, 2011, 3:20 PM
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"style" means do as i do and want, or ill forever insult you and call you a gumby ...
classic RC 
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May 7, 2011, 6:33 AM
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dr_feelgood wrote: lena_chita wrote: sungam wrote: Nah, I find it irritating when people walk to the crag with cowbells ringing. Unnecessary noise, no time saved, negitive effort saved (easier to walk with it in a pack and not getting smacked in the legs). I kinda get the feeling some people are doing it to flash the gearz. Yeah, nothing spells gumby quite like putting on your harness and racking all the gear at the Gunks parking lot, before hiking... or at the Slade exit rest area... though still wearing your harness while eating pizza at Miguel's takes the cake, I think. (and yes, I've seen it) I'll see your eating pizza, and raise you a playing basketball with harness and quickdraws still on.
Its not about having gear, its about knowing what to do with it !
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SoOregon
May 10, 2011, 5:42 PM
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sungam wrote: Nah, I find it irritating when people walk to the crag with cowbells ringing. Unnecessary noise, no time saved, negitive effort saved (easier to walk with it in a pack and not getting smacked in the legs). I kinda get the feeling some people are doing it to flash the gearz.
This from the guy who doesn't climb outside. Is this a big problem at the gym
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donald949
May 10, 2011, 6:06 PM
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olderic wrote: You would have loved the melodic sound that a rack of #11 hexes made while being lugged up to the Tower back in the 70's... But what about all the times you are going "up and over" (not back to the base) and you want to go light and fast? But I'll make you a deal - I will always contain all my gear in a little pack which I will carry with me at all times - even those light and fast ones - if (and only if) you can get all the gumbys to please stop climbing outside with their "grade A gym belay certified" cards attached to their harnesses. Or how about not climbing inside with 3 belay devices, 2 prussick loops, a cordelette (and a partridge in a pear tree) attached? Or maybe we just say carry stuff in the style that fits the situation.
Yes, I've hauled a rack over my shoulder up to Tahq. Up and over. With a small camelback for water/food/flashlight. My partner carried the crag pack with the rope and his water/food. When cragging, I've put my rack and rope in the pack. I've hiked in and out with the rope on my back.
What ever works out best for the day. Even if it meant, More Cowbell.
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sungam
May 10, 2011, 6:09 PM
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SoOregon wrote: sungam wrote: Nah, I find it irritating when people walk to the crag with cowbells ringing. Unnecessary noise, no time saved, negitive effort saved (easier to walk with it in a pack and not getting smacked in the legs). I kinda get the feeling some people are doing it to flash the gearz. This from the guy who doesn't climb outside. Is this a big problem at the gym
I honestly couldn't believe that one worked without me even having to change my avatar!
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olderic
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Done the same at Tahq. Good times - at least they were after my knees recovered.
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airscape
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sungam wrote: SoOregon wrote: sungam wrote: Nah, I find it irritating when people walk to the crag with cowbells ringing. Unnecessary noise, no time saved, negitive effort saved (easier to walk with it in a pack and not getting smacked in the legs). I kinda get the feeling some people are doing it to flash the gearz. This from the guy who doesn't climb outside. Is this a big problem at the gym Heh. You thought I was for serious! I honestly couldn't believe that one worked without me even having to change my avatar!
I thought your avatar was Chris Sharma??
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May 10, 2011, 6:25 PM
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SoOregon wrote: sungam wrote: Nah, I find it irritating when people walk to the crag with cowbells ringing. Unnecessary noise, no time saved, negitive effort saved (easier to walk with it in a pack and not getting smacked in the legs). I kinda get the feeling some people are doing it to flash the gearz. This from the guy who doesn't climb outside. Is this a big problem at the gym
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welle
May 10, 2011, 7:50 PM
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lena_chita wrote: sungam wrote: Nah, I find it irritating when people walk to the crag with cowbells ringing. Unnecessary noise, no time saved, negitive effort saved (easier to walk with it in a pack and not getting smacked in the legs). I kinda get the feeling some people are doing it to flash the gearz. Yeah, nothing spells gumby quite like putting on your harness and racking all the gear at the Gunks parking lot, before hiking... or at the Slade exit rest area... though still wearing your harness while eating pizza at Miguel's takes the cake, I think. (and yes, I've seen it)
I guess Joe Puryear was a gumby and so is Kyle Dempster for carrying all their shit on their harnesses while lugging 30lbs packs with all their food and sleeping gear on week-long climbs.
Honestly, who cares? Some people don't even own 50lbs packs to put all their gear in, but a tiny daypack to put water/lunch/shoes in. For a longest time I had a shiny rack too (and I wasn't the one who dropped a grand for the entire rack on spot either, I assembled it over the time), because I'd climbed mostly on my partners' gear when I was starting out. I remember couple of disapproving remarks from other climbers that had definitely some envy undertones.
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cornstateclimber
May 11, 2011, 11:59 AM
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to keep evwerything from clanging if its a worry, just short clip all you're cams and tie the bells all together with a string or small zip tie. cowbell clang solved. and doesnt take much time to undo.
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ceebo
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You guys realise how pathetic and nerd like this whole thing is?.
Still, i found it funny.. makes allot of you look like sheep. After op it was like ''no way man.. only noobs do that''. Then supra puts a clamp on it and the mood swings 180, ''fuck yeah i do it all the time''!. Mear sheep ;p
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