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desertdude420
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It seems that the more popular outdoor sports become, the more prevelanet the element of "poseurism" becomes. Here is some humor.
YOU might be a poseur if:
-You own just one carabiner that is clipped to the outside of your backpack.
-You wear your approach shoes around but only to hang out in coffee shops.
-You introduce yourself as rippin' skier.
-You own more than one pair of climbing specific pants.
-You duct tape the crap out of your water bottles but have never done a big wall.
-Your mom buys you your gear.
-You hang out dressed to ski... at the base of the mountain all day.
-You try to get a goggle tan.
-You love to talk about the gear that you own but never actually use it.
-You talk loudly about yourself at the crag so everyone can hear you.
-You slap stickers all over your new car (that mom bought you) to look "core."
-You bought an expensive, lightweight, 4 season, expedition tent...for car camping.
-You are known at the office as the "outdoorsy guy" because you talk about rock climbing and drive a Hummer.
-You drive a Hummer... period.
Feel free to add to this list.
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chossmonkey
Sep 26, 2006, 9:32 PM
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In reply to: -You own more than one pair of climbing specific pants.
Wouldn't owning more than one pair of climbing specific pants mean that you climb more than one day a week?
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rhaig
Sep 26, 2006, 9:33 PM
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In reply to: It seems that the more popular outdoor sports become, the more prevelanet the element of "poseurism" becomes. Here is some humor. YOU might be a poseur if: -You duct tape the crap out of your water bottles but have never done a big wall. Feel free to add to this list.
I duct tape the crap out of my bottles, and barely climb outside even. But I do backpack with them quite a bit. (if you're in bear country, always keep one free of tape. that way it doesn't become a smellable)
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lil_monkey
Sep 26, 2006, 9:35 PM
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or it could just mean you wear one pair for everything
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desertdude420
Sep 26, 2006, 9:37 PM
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Getting defensive with specifics regarding my humorous list...
...You might be a poseur!
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core
Sep 26, 2006, 9:37 PM
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In reply to: -You slap stickers all over your new car (that mom bought you) to look "core."
Bishes, listen: No matter how many stickers you put on your damn car, it will never look like me.
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chossmonkey
Sep 26, 2006, 9:41 PM
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In reply to: or it could just mean you wear one pair for everything
Maybe you are right.
Wearing the same dirty smelly pants for two weeks straight is CORE! :lol:
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core
Sep 26, 2006, 9:49 PM
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In reply to: Wearing the same dirty smelly pants for two weeks straight is CORE! :lol:
Goddamn right.
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desertdude420
Sep 26, 2006, 9:51 PM
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What I meant about the specially designed pants was it is stereotypical to see poseurs lounging around in P'rana-wear and spraying endlessly about themselves. Even though I actually have two pairs of climbing pants myself, they just make such a fun stereotype!
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krusher4
Sep 26, 2006, 9:59 PM
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In reply to: or it could just mean you wear one pair for everything
That's what I do and I climb 3-4 days a week. But, I am a poseur too.
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krusher4
Sep 26, 2006, 10:00 PM
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In reply to: What I meant about the specially designed pants was it is stereotypical to see poseurs lounging around in P'rana-wear and spraying endlessly about themselves. Even though I actually have two pairs of climbing pants myself, they just make such a fun stereotype!
Those pants can increase you on-sight level by 2 grades right?
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desertdude420
Sep 26, 2006, 10:02 PM
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Those pants can increase you on-sight level by 2 grades right?
Goddamn Right!
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the_climber
Sep 26, 2006, 10:21 PM
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-you pull your rack out of the pack on a sunny day and blind everyone within 300m because it's so shiny
-you set up a toprope on a sport climb with no intention of leading it, yet you still clip every bolt on the way down so it LOOKS like you lead it
-you have a 3 year old helmet without a scratch
-you've only scambled one peak, but your mountaineering boots are on their third sole
-you live in Saskatchewan and have climbed trad once, but refer to yourself as HARDCORE!
-you refer to yourself as HARDCORE
-you encourage your friend to change your nickname to HARDCORE
-you gave yourself your own nickname
-you think pulling plastic has glory
-you don't really know what half the gear you own is used for, but you have it
-you call biners snafflelinks (I've heard this lotts at the crag)
-your car cost more than your rack :boring:
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hammerless_7
Sep 26, 2006, 10:22 PM
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In reply to: Getting defensive with specifics regarding my humorous list... ...You might be a poseur!
Thats a good one I wish I had trophies to give. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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braxtron
Sep 26, 2006, 10:35 PM
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If you spend more time on this site talking about climbing than you do actually climbing something.
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anykineclimb
Sep 26, 2006, 10:40 PM
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Bragging on the internet (high speed DSL) about how much of a dirtbag you are.
Wearing your rack at the gym
your biners match your draws and runners
you own a TNF Denali or Nuptse jacket AND its not black or red
you refer to your 'draws as a "sport rack"
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the_climber
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In reply to: you refer to your 'draws as a "sport rack"
Trophy for you!
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climbsomething
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In reply to: Getting defensive with specifics regarding my humorous list... ...You might be a poseur!
DURRRRRRR?
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devils_advocate
Sep 26, 2006, 10:48 PM
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...if you spend time on an internet forum worrying about who is and who isn't a poseur.
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core
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In reply to: Wearing your rack at the gym
*gasp* I've heard about such things...silly bastards.
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granite_grrl
Sep 26, 2006, 10:52 PM
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- If your name is Brent_E :tinfoilhat:
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spamtastic
Sep 26, 2006, 11:45 PM
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In reply to: If you spend more time on this site talking about climbing than you do actually climbing something.
I think braxtron just housed all of us.
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spamtastic
Sep 26, 2006, 11:46 PM
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In reply to: If you spend more time on this site talking about climbing than you do actually climbing something.
I think braxtron just housed all of us.
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petsfed
Sep 26, 2006, 11:50 PM
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-Having one or more of the previously listed traits bothers you.
(a poseur never wants to be found out you know)
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carabiner96
Sep 27, 2006, 12:01 AM
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In reply to: -you pull your rack out of the pack on a sunny day and blind everyone within 300m because it's so shiny
y'all are just jealous of my brand new rack.
tits ahoy!
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