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gb3985
Mar 28, 2007, 9:29 PM
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I remember the days where you went out climbing and everybody there was wearing painters/carpenter pants and a tee shirt.
Now it's a fashion show! ! ! Everyone(execpt me) is decked out head to toe in paRana, Patagonia,The North Face,Marmot,or some other high dollar brand.Are you going to climb or to show off the clothes you have?????
It's pretty easy to spot me at the rock.I'm the one in a faded #3 shirt minus the sleaves and a pair of carpenters pants or shorts from WAL MART ! ! ! ! ! 
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climbsomething
Mar 28, 2007, 9:36 PM
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That's nice.
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dvd
Mar 28, 2007, 9:37 PM
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want a cookie cause you're following the anti trendy trend?
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gb3985
Mar 28, 2007, 9:43 PM
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oatmeal or chocolate chip ?
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hirvimaki
Mar 28, 2007, 9:45 PM
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Meh. I'm a member of The Mojo Club. Who needs clothes?
PB
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alpinismo_flujo
Mar 28, 2007, 9:48 PM
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You've gotz to impress the ladies.....with all dem fine girlies hanging at da crag...you needz game.
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stymingersfink
Mar 28, 2007, 11:28 PM
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Haven't you heard? Cragwear from the Salvation Army is the New Black!
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klippa_klattra
Mar 28, 2007, 11:31 PM
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hmm, places I've climbed dont seem so trendy... course, I dont usually pay much attention to what others are wearing. Why do you care? just climb and enjoy it =)
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squamishdirtbag
Mar 28, 2007, 11:41 PM
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Fashion is for losers. Wear what works for you, if you critique your own apperance (choose particular colors, use make-up, pluck your brows etc...)
Thats EGO and no-one likes Mr Me.
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winglessangel
Mar 29, 2007, 12:02 AM
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you forgot to mention blurr
http://www.blurrstuff.com/desktop7.html
and the best quote about it
euroford wrote: i'll tell you from experience, yellow lamborghinis make horrible crag cars. no storage space, the windshields fog up on the highway, every time you stop for coffee you have to let groups of redneck kids (and thier dads) check it out, every cop in wisconsin wants to say howdy out on i90 and my brother makes me take off my muddy approach shoes just so the AC condenser can drip on my feet for the whole drive. and skinny girls are always commin up sayin "i'm starving to death, can i have some money for a samich?"
but I don't agree with you, I like to look nice-ahh!
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kman
Mar 29, 2007, 12:09 AM
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gb3985 wrote: I remember the days where you went out climbing and everybody there was wearing painters/carpenter pants and a tee shirt. Now it's a fashion show! ! ! Everyone(execpt me) is decked out head to toe in paRana, Patagonia,The North Face,Marmot,or some other high dollar brand.Are you going to climb or to show off the clothes you have????? It's pretty easy to spot me at the rock.I'm the one in a faded #3 shirt minus the sleaves and a pair of carpenters pants or shorts from WAL MART ! ! ! ! !
You're jealous, or you think you are more hardcore than any "posers" that wear name brands. Which is it? My guess is the latter.
Who gives a flying fuck.
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muslmutt
Mar 29, 2007, 12:16 AM
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You were at a sport climbing area, wern't you? Seriously some of those clothes designed for climbing really are pretty comfortable and non- restrictive to climb in. So if you can afford it WTF? Me? I can't. I mostly climb in carharts and a cotton tee. If I am wearing clothes like you mentioned I probably got it on sale or ebay, wore it to the gym(not rock gym) till it looked like crap, then wore it climbing.
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kriso9tails
Mar 29, 2007, 12:19 AM
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Yeah, what's up with label obsessions? Eveyone knows it's not about the company that makes your clothes but about how well your shirt and shorts/ pants match with your harness, shoes and chalk bag. Really, your rope and quick draws should match of you're climbing sport (belay device is optional). Your crashpad should match if you're bouldering. Ice climbers could manage a colour scheme, but trad and aid... well, I guess if you're willing t paint your gear.
Truth be told, I'm a very handsome guy. By that I mean I'm pretty much the sexiest man alive. It's hard to find clothes that match my awesome prettiness, so at the very least I can pay out the nose for clothes that come sort of close... although, I get discounts now (really companies should be paying me to wear their stuff though).
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winglessangel
Mar 29, 2007, 12:28 AM
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kriso9tails wrote: Truth be told, I'm a very handsome guy. By that I mean I'm pretty much the sexiest man alive. It's hard to find clothes that match my awesome prettiness, so at the very least I can pay out the nose for clothes that come sort of close... although, I get discounts now (really companies should be paying me to wear their stuff though).
wow, we have something in common, are you single?
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jh_angel
Mar 29, 2007, 12:34 AM
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muslmutt wrote: I mostly climb in carharts and a cotton tee.
I second that. I have yet to find a pair of those trendy "climbing" pants that performs as well as a good ol' pair of carharts. Sometimes the shirt is name-brand, but I've never paid any money for 'em. Shirts in general are over-rated, I say ditch 'em.
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fadu
Mar 29, 2007, 12:54 AM
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I climb in "breakaway"* brand tracksuit pants
and the oldest helly hansen T-shirt made.
I do notice the trendies and think, nice swish gear but at the end of the day as long as you're enjoying who cares
Plus I do have a rep for being the most under and badly dressed person at ANY occasion and I must uphold this as it saves money and I get very few invites so more time to climb
* real pensioner tracksuit pants they are tailored with a line down the middle so they are good for church, bingo and a trip to the ale house.
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desertdude420
Mar 29, 2007, 12:59 AM
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I care less about what climbers are wearing, and more about the fact that some parties choose to CAMP-OUT at the base of some climbs! I mean jeeeze! I climbed four (single-pitch) routes with my girlfriend yesterday and the same group of posers where still goofing off and acting way too cool at the base of the most popular moderate route at the crag! They had their bouldering pads skillfully constructed into little "couches" and gear was strewn everywhere like a frickin' yardsale!
I guess that I am just used to walking up to the crag, picking out a worthy (and open) route, climbing it, offering it to my partner for a lap, then moving on and repeating the process....without taking every piece of gear out of my backpack and being a route hog!
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unrooted
Mar 29, 2007, 1:05 AM
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Us fashionable people who wear prana climb harder.
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muslmutt
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Maybe I am hard on clothes when I climb. Or is climbing hard just hard on clothes? Is it just me or does trad seem to be harder on clothes than sport. If so why spend lots of money on clothes to be ruined climbing, when you can get cheaper clothes and spend the extra money on trad gear. I would rather have a dream rack than a closet full of pretty clothes.
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carabiner96
Mar 29, 2007, 1:37 AM
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See, I don't ruin clothes when I climb. It's called not using your knees. They get wicked dirty, but i've had the same pair of prana sweats for 5 years now, they smell and are stained but are fine otherwise.
Gosh guys.
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miavzero
Mar 29, 2007, 2:19 AM
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carabiner96 wrote: See, I don't ruin clothes when I climb. It's called not using your knees. They get wicked dirty, but i've had the same pair of prana sweats for 5 years now, they smell and are stained but are fine otherwise. Gosh guys.
Reminds me of a blue dress that my friend Monica had.
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j_ung
Mar 29, 2007, 2:22 AM
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^^ Purely a function of the style of climbing you do, Mo.
As for the rest of it... whether you crag wearing the latest Kadeja (sp?) or a pickle barrel and two straps, clothes never did and never will make the climber.
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jh_angel
Mar 29, 2007, 2:26 AM
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carabiner96 wrote: See, I don't ruin clothes when I climb. It's called not using your knees. They get wicked dirty, but i've had the same pair of prana sweats for 5 years now, they smell and are stained but are fine otherwise. Gosh guys.
You tell me a way to do knee-bars without using my knees and I'll switch pants.
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motohero
Mar 29, 2007, 2:42 AM
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I just love the pastels in the Spring time.
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