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nevenneve
Dec 14, 2004, 7:42 PM
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I'm skinny and climb both do both.
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napoleon_in_rags
Dec 14, 2004, 9:48 PM
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In reply to: ahhh it's so refreshing to hear a new twist on the my dick is bigger than your dick argument. so refreshing.... :roll:
Maybe Trad climbers are packing on the pounds to compensate for something else?
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jay_climbingchick
Dec 15, 2004, 3:08 PM
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Yes I have notest that as well. I like to do both but I have friends that just do one or the other and I can see there is a weight difference.
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bad_lil_kitty
Dec 15, 2004, 3:18 PM
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hahahahahaha - you're seroius re: topic?!
dunno - most of the people i climb w/ are all slender built - both boulders and trads...
maybe cause 1/2 my group are asian? ;)
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nevenneve
Dec 15, 2004, 9:47 PM
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Same here. Even the ones approaching being stocky could use a bit healthier physique to be proper scandinavians :lol: At least no one took this seriously enough to spawn a response thread.
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napoleon_in_rags
Dec 15, 2004, 10:56 PM
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The funny thing is I have now been branded as a "boulderer". I climb Trad far more than every other kind of climb. I think its interesting how somepeople reacted to this with a joke and others became all defensive.
My own opinion is the Boulderers go to the gym more often - applies to their sport alot more - and therefore get themselves into better shape. I think some boulderers take things to far. You shouldn't be able to count your ribs that easily.
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oldvenezuelanclimber
Dec 17, 2004, 1:20 PM
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Funny topics. Maybe , later, we will be talking about the hair length.
How to do V568 with short hair?????????
Muy divertido y "Trascendental"
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epic_ed
Dec 17, 2004, 8:01 PM
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I'm fat 'cause I eat too damn much. Combine that with my lack of consistent exercise the past year or so, and my age as a variable...and you get a slower metabolism and a big lard ass like mine!
Now STFU and pass me my aiders and a bunch of those SLDCs, please. I'm going climbing.
Ed
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pt
Dec 17, 2004, 11:14 PM
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Well duh! :roll: How do expect us to see our foot placements over our giant beer bellies? Boulders are waaay to steep and you just can't get a good view over that enormous mass of belly. Conversely, if your on a 40 degree, super run-out, 5.3 slab it's really quite easy to look down and see what's going on with your feet.
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quiteatingmysteak
Dec 19, 2004, 6:22 AM
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Simple
To trad you need a crag, and usually not the same old. Let's just say, on a good year, half of all weekends, or 26 times a year, a pure trad climber will get a workout.
A burly boulderer not only has the gym but any gunk he finds near her. She can get a workout twice a week, in her home town.
that and every trad climber I know likes to play video games. And video games are sweet.
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napoleon_in_rags
Dec 19, 2004, 7:19 PM
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In reply to: Now STFU and pass me my aiders and a bunch of those SLDCs, please. I'm going climbing. Ed
How bout I pass you the mash potatoes and the Gravy first?? Maybe you want some Cheezy-Poofs.
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saskrock
Dec 19, 2004, 8:21 PM
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In reply to: I know a lot of Trad climbers and a lot of boulderers and the boulderers are always skinnier. Why is this?
Wow what a quality post!! Thanks for your fine Contrabutions to this forum.
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phaedrus
Dec 20, 2004, 5:37 AM
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Actually, it's likely because most serious boulderers nowadays aren't old enough, or have just recently turned old enough, to buy their own beer. :wink: :lol:
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bad_lil_kitty
Dec 20, 2004, 2:38 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Now STFU and pass me my aiders and a bunch of those SLDCs, please. I'm going climbing. Ed How bout I pass you the mash potatoes and the Gravy first?? Maybe you want some Cheezy-Poofs.
I'll take some!!!! mmmm cheesy crunchy goodness :)
Make sure the potatoes have loads of fresh french butter, loads of whole milk, and salt MMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
blk
btw - not sure about others but for a semi-serious response. aside that i've got that asian thing going on - thank you genes! - i spend time doing other things then just climbing (although, time is spent both bouldering and trad) - i like hiking - cycling - swimming - and walking. also, tend to eat healthy as there's not a taste for fast food - other then french fries and blts mmmmmmmmmm
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napoleon_in_rags
Dec 20, 2004, 4:38 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: I know a lot of Trad climbers and a lot of boulderers and the boulderers are always skinnier. Why is this? Wow what a quality post!! Thanks for your fine Contrabutions to this forum.
Your Welcome. I'm touched that you enjoyed it. It came down to this or "Why do boulderers have more tatoos than tradsters?" But I think I chose the better post.
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saskrock
Dec 20, 2004, 6:04 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: I know a lot of Trad climbers and a lot of boulderers and the boulderers are always skinnier. Why is this? Wow what a quality post!! Thanks for your fine Contrabutions to this forum. Your Welcome. I'm touched that you enjoyed it. It came down to this or "Why do boulderers have more tatoos than tradsters?" But I think I chose the better post.
"Sarcasim" Wonderful!!
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napoleon_in_rags
Dec 20, 2004, 8:50 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: I know a lot of Trad climbers and a lot of boulderers and the boulderers are always skinnier. Why is this? Wow what a quality post!! Thanks for your fine Contrabutions to this forum. Your Welcome. I'm touched that you enjoyed it. It came down to this or "Why do boulderers have more tatoos than tradsters?" But I think I chose the better post. "Sarcasim" Wonderful!!
Its good to see that sarcasm (or sarcasim as you Canadians call it) is as alive in Regina as it is in New Jersey. Sometimes it is lost on people but I am glad you catch it. I really intended this post to be a satire of the whole Boulder/ Sport/ Trad/ Alpine argument, not part of the argument.
And remember, eat your twinkies and someday you can be a trad climber.
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irockclimbtoo
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climbinginchico
Dec 21, 2004, 2:01 AM
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I climb almost exclusively trad, with some sport and occasional bouldering.
My body fat percentage is 2.5%.
I'm not fat.
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napoleon_in_rags
Dec 21, 2004, 4:43 PM
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and you are a better climber because of it.
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thinman
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In reply to: Actually, it's likely because most serious boulderers nowadays aren't old enough, or have just recently turned old enough, to buy their own beer. :wink: :lol:
Yes! Someone finally understands! HaHa
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At the risk of getting shouted at, I just wanted to say this: I think we should try and drop the insults and the bravado. I see the climbing community getting to be divided. Boulderers, Trad climbers, sport climbers, big wallers, etc and so on, and none of them seem to like each other very much. Don't you think that if we keep insulting each other we're going to be divided into entirely different communities? I think the argument I see here is which is better, trad or bouldering? Why does one have to be better? I love them both, and if that makes me a traitor then so be it. Both have awesome aspects, bouldering, the intensity of the movement, the power, the purity of motion, trad, the endurance, the terror, the beauty, the solitude, the grace. I hate the overcrowdedness and cliques in the bouldering circles, I detest the gruff diffidence of trad climbers. Just understand we all climb for our own personal reasons, and one is no better than the other.
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aztec6561
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I second this thought. The branding of being a boulderer, sport climber or tradster is inane. We are all climbers. If it wasn't for bouldering, trad would not have progressed to the point where it is today. There would be no trad routes over 5.9. Bouldering is what pushed the pioneers (John Long, Jim Bridwell, Ron kauk, Peter Croft etc.) of trad climbing to try higher, and harder routes. Bottom line is there is a need for both styes of climbing and they compliment each other quite well. In addition I have seen fat boulderes and skinny tradsters.
Cheers
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boulderv15
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Amen to that, man. I think that it would do most trad climbers a world of good to get in a bouldering session now and then, and I know it would do most boulderers the same to actually put on a harness and learn about the history and fun of climbing now and then. When you can see the good in all climbing and excel at all aspects, you can call yourself a seasoned climber.
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