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....me ...I'm just into low key stuff...
http://rockcomps.com/...pinfo/photos/876.jpg

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its a good look, lol


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a loose shirt and pants that don't fall down easily... :roll:


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If your a girl dont climb in a skirt and then yell at me for trying to look up it...Im your Spotter!!


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....me ...I'm just into low key stuff...
http://rockcomps.com/...pinfo/photos/876.jpg

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is that you or did you just find that somewhere??? i was drinking when i opened this and i choked fo ten minutes. where do you get a shirt like that?!

ps you are awesome


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....me ...I'm just into low key stuff...


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nothing


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....me ...I'm just into low key stuff...
http://rockcomps.com/...pinfo/photos/876.jpg

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Wow... I could never master that kind of GQ style. Incredible. Absolutely incredible.


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the guy in the picture,

i was at the comp where it was taken :lol:


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That guy is clearly not a real boulderer.

1) He's wearing a shirt.
2) No jeans.
3) No Prana beanie.

Hahahahahahaha.

Curt


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Signature says it all...

And Curt's right, real boulderers nipples can stand subzero gusts, but their ears are very sensitive to chilly summer breezes.


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That gitup is f-in sweet. Sure beat the prana cookie cutouts that hoard gymspace. Prana is the new Asserchowbie and Felch.


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nah, prana doesn't have the 'homoerotic undertones' (to quote the wall street journal) that abercrombie does. although i must admit their pants are getting a bit less durable than they used to be. i believe the prevailing look for bouldering is decidedly minimalist: as little clothing as possible, whenever possible.


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I always wear my crashpad when I'm out bouldering. I mean, that's why its got the straps on it, right? You wouldn't believe how many people just leave their protection on the ground :?


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WOW....thats outrageous! Kick A$$ man!

I would love to climb with you! HEHE


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I always wear my crashpad when I'm out bouldering. I mean, that's why its got the straps on it, right? You wouldn't believe how many people just leave their protection on the ground :?

who leaves their crashpad on the ground? get a picture of it next time you see someone doing it.. that would be friggin hilarious!


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Traditionally? Pants. But when I feel like pissing on tradition (and piss I do), well, just use your imagination.


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....me ...I'm just into low key stuff...
http://rockcomps.com/...pinfo/photos/876.jpg

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You rule... 3 "punker points" for you.


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what ever i wore last night


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Nothing... nada... zilch... zip...

(I don't go bouldering.)


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definatly not that, thats hilarious


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A smile, my shoes and a biner to clip my chalk bag to the 'floss' section of my thong.

Ok...I think that was a little obscene...next time; I strive to totaly obscene.


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as little as possible


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nothing.........



:roll:


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I wear the same thing I wear all the time. Black jeans. Shirts are optional, but generally I dislike them.


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And Curt's right, real boulderers nipples can stand subzero gusts, but their ears are very sensitive to chilly summer breezes.


hahaha... so true


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shorts and shoes.


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I love seeing guys boulder shirtless, nothing is more satisfying than hearing that kigh pitch whine they make when they slip and their nipple gets grated across one of the boulders out at josh

and for protection I boulder in a latex body suit, what can I say, I'm a child of the 90s, you never know where that chalk left on the rocks came from

when Michael Flatley sees that picture he's going to want his shirt back


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just shoes


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i just wear my verve ghost pants and a t-shirt, most comfortable pants.


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what ever pair of jeans and shirt smells the worst when I pull them out of the dirty clothes pile.


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http://www.pangeainteractive.com/images/pic25.jpg

Here I am falling off a real hard problem... I think the ammo belts are holding me back.


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bdu pants, no shirt, and a nice warm beanie type hat


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My Parana Shorts and my shoes


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I am an exceptional boulderer, and my nipples are steely hard. Because I use my entire blood supply to quench my rippling forearms and abs, my head gets really cold. I usually wear my balaclava, scarf, and a fleece lined beanie, but my upper body puts out so much heat that a shirt, especially a synthetic fabric would just melt. Therefore I have to go shirtless. For pants, I alternate between baggy jeans for training (more resistance), but when I compete, I always wear the thong.

Couldn't resist.

-Tom


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:idea:


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Dude,
-your benie
-your pants
-no shirt
-& your chalk bag
-oh and your shoes
thats all man...


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Dude its easy,
-your pants (not too loose)
-no shirt
-a benie (if its cold)
-your chalk
-and your shoes

Thats its man...


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http://www.pangeainteractive.com/images/pic25.jpg

Here I am falling off a real hard problem... I think the ammo belts are holding me back.

Haha, thats classic.


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Waer??? I dont wear a thing, I blend into the rock like chameleon!


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i have this [i:c6d59ecd02]reeeally[/i:c6d59ecd02] cute top. it's periwinkle with these little flowers embroidered in lavender ... sort of an off-the-shoulder thing. oh, it's nothing, really -- i picked it up at a thift store -- but it is just [i:c6d59ecd02]the cutest thing[/i:c6d59ecd02]! anyway, i usually wear [i:c6d59ecd02]that[/i:c6d59ecd02] with a pair pink tap pants and this purple scrunchie thingie to keep my hair back.

oh, wait -- i don't have any hair.

oh, well ... it doesn't really matter. i've never bouldered.


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gramicci pants are great...alot like carhartts with less pockets, better movement, and a little less durable. highly recommended. and of course a cotton t-shirt (preferably vintage) 8)


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For bouldering, I usually wear what I was wearing while climbing during the daytime. Why change clothes just to climb on small rocks.

So to answer the question, since Josh has totally torn up my prana and metolius pants (one I paid 40% for the other I found) I now wear carhartts. That and a very unpretentious white fruit of the loom t shirt with the obligatory black stripe across the kidney area from hip belaying, and the worn right shoulder area from packing material at work (construction) and the usual holes from who knows what. Can't really be a tshirt and jeans guy when all your white tshirts have holes and don't look laundered (probably aren't).

TRADitionally yours,

Cali Dirtbag


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how can you manage to move your legs in carhartts?! :lol:


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They are the only pants that my thighs fit in. All those other companies make clothes for anorexic spurt climbers. Carhartts are the only ones I can move my legs in.

TRADitionally yours,

Cali Dirtbag


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haha that guy is my hero


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I wear clothes....I don't really care what they are...people I see bouldering look like no talent ass clowns with their beanies on in the middle of summer and shirts off in the middle of winter.


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a pink thong and some sweat bands.


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I try to dress like this guy. can't be too careful.

http://www.rockclimbing.com/...p.cgi?Detailed=11637


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I've been wearing the same shorts for 4 years now, and I've recently discovered two things about them. One, they're prana (after reading people complain about boulderers that wear prana shorts, I decided to check) and two, apparently you can see my junk while I'm climbing. The first time someone told me this, I thought it was just a joke. But since then, I've been told by at least three other people, all in a semi-joking manner (I thought). Looks like I'm going to have to get new shorts. The worst part is, I'm really scared I'm going to be browsing the photos one day here, and see an upshort shot of me bouldering. That would really suck. (Unless I got rated a 10... :D ) And yes, for those of you out there that hate boulderers, I'll give you more ammo. I ALWAYS climb shirtless. (although I don't wear beanies)

Steve


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I love to wear shorts, (bearback) and chalk in my hair and on my face like warpaint, but I see you and me have differant styles!


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idk...clothes. it doesn't really matter, whatever i feel like that day. :)


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