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tribaltalon
Jan 6, 2006, 6:13 AM
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just curious.. i'm profoundly deaf, but most people wouldnt know it, i have a cochlear implant and can talk and hear really well, even to the extent of talking on the phone. i am fluent in ASL and english though, but i tend to mix the two together sometimes. heh. anyway, i skydived with a couple of deaf guys back when i was doing all that, and just wondered if there were any deaf climbers as well.. later!
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tribaltalon
Jan 6, 2006, 6:43 AM
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heyyyy thats pretty interesting! not really any traffic on the site but still pretty neat. thanks for the link
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cliffhanger9
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Jan 6, 2006, 1:15 PM
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Yeah, you might try a search as well as the links below listed as Similar Topics
I know theres definitely a handful others on the site..
Cheers
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kimmyt
Jan 6, 2006, 1:50 PM
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I think I remember a user whose name is/was deafclimber. I definitely remember a thread about a deaf climbers' gathering being organized...don't know if it ever happened.
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climberterp
Jan 12, 2006, 1:48 AM
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yeah, I haven't seen deafclimber around for a while, but I know they were planning a deaf climbing gathering down at the Red back in October.....don't know how it went or anything. I seem to remember seeing a couple other deaf folks around here too but that was a while ago.
I have one friend who climbs a bit but she doesn't come on here.....I did get to interpret for her when she went skydiving, though! Definitely my most memorable job! :D
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jacurley45
Apr 27, 2007, 8:39 PM
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I'm profoundly deaf as well- this is my first posting on this forum.
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climberterp
Apr 27, 2007, 8:57 PM
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hey there, welcome! 
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troutboy
Apr 27, 2007, 9:59 PM
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In reply to: yeah, I haven't seen deafclimber around for a while, ... :D
Don't remember exactly who it was, but I recollect one of the deaf climbers who posted here often had a very serious accident (perhaps fatal ?).
Maybe someone else remembers more.
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jacurley45
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Hi
Climberterp- are you interpreter or something like that?
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jacurley45
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Yea, I heard about one of the teacher for Colorado (aspen?) deaf school died from iceclimbing. I'm not certain if that is true or not.
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michael.stakem
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[quote "tribaltalon"]just curious.. i'm profoundly deaf, but most people wouldnt know it, i have a cochlear implant and can talk and hear really well, even to the extent of talking on the phone. i am fluent in ASL and english though, but i tend to mix the two together sometimes. heh. anyway, i skydived with a couple of deaf guys back when i was doing all that, and just wondered if there were any deaf climbers as well.. later!
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I'm partially deaf, wear hearing aids.
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macblaze
May 1, 2007, 11:47 PM
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My brother's deaf and while I can get him out bouldering he's relucatant to climb because he can't hear the belayer.
Any special signals that those of you who have hearing problems have worked out? I'd love to get him out on some rock...
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flying_dutchman
May 2, 2007, 5:26 AM
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i'm pretty deaf... got enough hearing in one ear to get by in life with a single hearing aid. It can make lead climbing interesting sometimes. Doesn't hold me back, though.
btw, why is this in community?
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jacurley45
May 3, 2007, 1:58 PM
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I think you're either really confused or plainly stupid since we're not physically disabled and this website does not match the deafness category after all we just can't hear.
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carabiner96
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jacurley45 wrote: I think you're either really confused or plainly stupid since we're not physically disabled and this website does not match the deafness category after all we just can't hear.
On that pleasant note, it's an ADAPTIVE climbing website for ALL disabilities and adaptive climbing styles which, the last time I checked, being deaf is having a disability.
Now go and unbunch your panties.
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jacurley45
May 3, 2007, 2:47 PM
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ACO's mission statement "Our mission as the Adaptive Climbers Organization (ACO) is to advance the sport of climbing in its many forms for climbers with physical challenges by pushing the evolution of adaptive gear, technique and events to new levels."
Deafness is physical challenges? I don't think so, it is just communication and hearing challenges. It is true that being deaf is one of the handicaps but like I stated earlier... you're referring us to something that does not pertain to us at all.
I'll say that I'm glad that I've turned deaf from illness since it leads me to an interesting life and I've been to places that I might won't have gone if I wasn't deaf so I don't consider deafness as disability.
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climberterp
May 3, 2007, 11:05 PM
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carabiner96 wrote: On that pleasant note, it's an ADAPTIVE climbing website for ALL disabilities and adaptive climbing styles which, the last time I checked, being deaf is having a disability.
Just FYI, most Deaf people don't consider themselves 'disabled', they consider themselves part of a cultural minority who use visual instead of spoken language.
From http://www.netac.rit.edu/...eet/deafculture.html
In reply to: Deaf people do not perceive themselves as having lost something (i.e., hearing) and do not think of themselves as handicapped, impaired, or disabled. They celebrate and cherish their culture because it gives them the unique privilege of sharing a common history and language. Deaf people are considered a linguistic minority within the American culture. They have their own culture and at the same time live and work within the dominant American culture
Soooo, long story short, you may get a prickly response when you call a Deaf person disabled.
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flying_dutchman
May 4, 2007, 7:22 PM
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climberterp wrote: Soooo, long story short, you may get a prickly response when you call a Deaf person disabled.
i'm still trying to get a handicap sticker so i can park by the front door at work. Guess it ain't a real physical handicap then.
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