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mleogrande
Oct 25, 2009, 2:40 AM
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Alpine07 wrote: mleogrande wrote: I hate kids. They don't watch where their standing or where I'm climbing. They think chalk balls are toys. Preserved for proof of sheer stupidity.
I think everyone misunderstood me. I love kids and I think it's great that they discover this great sport at a young age. However, I've had many annoying experiences. I might be projecting a technical boulder problem and I'll be in the middle of the climb. And then a young kid whose not paying attention to the color tape I'm climbing will get in my way. With bouldering, your suppose to yield to a climber who is on the wall and has started before you. I yield for the kids and I expect them to yield for me.
Also, I have one of those big free standing chalk bags. I've had kids reach in and take a chalk ball out and smack it on the walls and floors creating a mess and cloudy air.
Of course, I know not all kids behave poorly, but generally, I prefer people of my age or older at the gym.
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mleogrande
Oct 25, 2009, 2:51 AM
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minorclimber wrote: mleogrande wrote: I hate kids. They don't watch where their standing or where I'm climbing. They think chalk balls are toys. what ever, I'm a kid and I never do that. kriso9tails wrote: ii) Eleven-year-old send machines that will cause injury to my ego.** how did you find me? but I'm 12 I love watching an adult struggle on my favorite 5.10 and then climbing it in front of them
First of all, I was refering to kids that are not behaved. Down here in Florida we have some rowdy kids.
Secondly, don't be cocky because you can send a 5.10. For 12 years old that's great. As long as that adult who is falling on 5.10 is having fun, that's all that matters. It's not everyone's goal to be great. Try giving them advice if they welcome it. Sometimes helping someone can be just as rewarding as sending a hard route. I'm the second best climber at my gym and I love helping. It doesn't build my ego to see someone fall on a route that's easy for me. You got issues if that gets you off.
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mleogrande
Oct 25, 2009, 2:59 AM
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One more thing, the kids I'm generally speaking of are the ones from birthday parties. The young kids who are regulars have more brains.
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Myxomatosis
Oct 25, 2009, 3:28 AM
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kriso9tails wrote: i) Poor route setters who put up moves that will cause injury to my body.*
Hell yeah. I hate when setters dont add proper foot holds!!! So they just become pull really hard on jug to another jug with no feet, causing me to get injuries coz I dont got the guns or youth to do those types of moves.
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lrossi
Oct 25, 2009, 5:13 AM
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mleogrande wrote: mleogrande wrote: I hate kids. I think everyone misunderstood me. I love kids
It had to be quoted.
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minorclimber
Oct 25, 2009, 11:31 AM
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mleogrande wrote: minorclimber wrote: mleogrande wrote: I hate kids. They don't watch where their standing or where I'm climbing. They think chalk balls are toys. what ever, I'm a kid and I never do that. kriso9tails wrote: ii) Eleven-year-old send machines that will cause injury to my ego.** how did you find me? but I'm 12 I love watching an adult struggle on my favorite 5.10 and then climbing it in front of them First of all, I was refering to kids that are not behaved. Down here in Florida we have some rowdy kids. Secondly, don't be cocky because you can send a 5.10. For 12 years old that's great. As long as that adult who is falling on 5.10 is having fun, that's all that matters. It's not everyone's goal to be great. Try giving them advice if they welcome it. Sometimes helping someone can be just as rewarding as sending a hard route. I'm the second best climber at my gym and I love helping. It doesn't build my ego to see someone fall on a route that's easy for me. You got issues if that gets you off.
then, its fun :)
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altelis
Oct 25, 2009, 4:44 PM
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minorclimber wrote: mleogrande wrote: minorclimber wrote: mleogrande wrote: I hate kids. They don't watch where their standing or where I'm climbing. They think chalk balls are toys. what ever, I'm a kid and I never do that. kriso9tails wrote: ii) Eleven-year-old send machines that will cause injury to my ego.** how did you find me? but I'm 12 I love watching an adult struggle on my favorite 5.10 and then climbing it in front of them First of all, I was refering to kids that are not behaved. Down here in Florida we have some rowdy kids. Secondly, don't be cocky because you can send a 5.10. For 12 years old that's great. As long as that adult who is falling on 5.10 is having fun, that's all that matters. It's not everyone's goal to be great. Try giving them advice if they welcome it. Sometimes helping someone can be just as rewarding as sending a hard route. I'm the second best climber at my gym and I love helping. It doesn't build my ego to see someone fall on a route that's easy for me. You got issues if that gets you off. I see where you are coming from, but I don't like it that much if the guy comes off the wall, looks at his belayer and says "That was fantastic!!" but I do enjoy it if I shout up a move and he ignores it and is disrespectful or he comes off the wall mutely, and when he sees me roping up, stares at me like "dude, that kids dumb. there's no way he'll get up!" then, its fun :)
You know the term "wise beyond your years"?
Anybody know a term that means the EXACT OPPOSITE of that?
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shockabuku
Oct 25, 2009, 5:30 PM
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altelis wrote: minorclimber wrote: mleogrande wrote: minorclimber wrote: mleogrande wrote: I hate kids. They don't watch where their standing or where I'm climbing. They think chalk balls are toys. what ever, I'm a kid and I never do that. kriso9tails wrote: ii) Eleven-year-old send machines that will cause injury to my ego.** how did you find me? but I'm 12 I love watching an adult struggle on my favorite 5.10 and then climbing it in front of them First of all, I was refering to kids that are not behaved. Down here in Florida we have some rowdy kids. Secondly, don't be cocky because you can send a 5.10. For 12 years old that's great. As long as that adult who is falling on 5.10 is having fun, that's all that matters. It's not everyone's goal to be great. Try giving them advice if they welcome it. Sometimes helping someone can be just as rewarding as sending a hard route. I'm the second best climber at my gym and I love helping. It doesn't build my ego to see someone fall on a route that's easy for me. You got issues if that gets you off. I see where you are coming from, but I don't like it that much if the guy comes off the wall, looks at his belayer and says "That was fantastic!!" but I do enjoy it if I shout up a move and he ignores it and is disrespectful or he comes off the wall mutely, and when he sees me roping up, stares at me like "dude, that kids dumb. there's no way he'll get up!" then, its fun :) You know the term "wise beyond your years"? Anybody know a term that means the EXACT OPPOSITE of that?
Stupid f*&^ing kid?
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altelis
Oct 25, 2009, 5:38 PM
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shockabuku wrote: altelis wrote: minorclimber wrote: mleogrande wrote: minorclimber wrote: mleogrande wrote: I hate kids. They don't watch where their standing or where I'm climbing. They think chalk balls are toys. what ever, I'm a kid and I never do that. kriso9tails wrote: ii) Eleven-year-old send machines that will cause injury to my ego.** how did you find me? but I'm 12 I love watching an adult struggle on my favorite 5.10 and then climbing it in front of them First of all, I was refering to kids that are not behaved. Down here in Florida we have some rowdy kids. Secondly, don't be cocky because you can send a 5.10. For 12 years old that's great. As long as that adult who is falling on 5.10 is having fun, that's all that matters. It's not everyone's goal to be great. Try giving them advice if they welcome it. Sometimes helping someone can be just as rewarding as sending a hard route. I'm the second best climber at my gym and I love helping. It doesn't build my ego to see someone fall on a route that's easy for me. You got issues if that gets you off. I see where you are coming from, but I don't like it that much if the guy comes off the wall, looks at his belayer and says "That was fantastic!!" but I do enjoy it if I shout up a move and he ignores it and is disrespectful or he comes off the wall mutely, and when he sees me roping up, stares at me like "dude, that kids dumb. there's no way he'll get up!" then, its fun :) You know the term "wise beyond your years"? Anybody know a term that means the EXACT OPPOSITE of that? Stupid f*&^ing kid?
Damn, it was so obvious I missed it!
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crazy_fingers84
Oct 26, 2009, 1:11 AM
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altelis wrote: You know the term "wise beyond your years"? Anybody know a term that means the EXACT OPPOSITE of that?
ignorant before your time.
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kriso9tails
Oct 26, 2009, 4:01 AM
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minorclimber wrote: kriso9tails wrote: ii) Eleven-year-old send machines that will cause injury to my ego.** how did you find me? but I'm 12 I love watching an adult struggle on my favorite 5.10 and then climbing it in front of them
Sadly, you'll have to crank quite a bit harder to pull that off on me, but train hard and I'll be more than happy to cheer you on if you show me up. I'll even buy you a beer afterward. Wait, do tweens drink beer or are they still more into the sweeter liqueurs, hard lemonades and various fruity rum and vodka drinks at that age?
Actually, when I was your age, I had a problem with adults that got pissy when I climbed harder than them. So long as you stick with it, someday you will be able to school me on the rock, but I promise that I'll only be crying about it on the inside.
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xtrmecat
Oct 26, 2009, 9:49 PM
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macblaze wrote: SendMasterJack wrote: A few annoying gym things... 3. People who read while at the gym. Damn readers. Ruining the world I say... burn them all, with their damn books... burn burn burn... 451*F
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKL_EpnSp8
Just saying
Bob
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rhyswynn
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xtrmecat wrote: macblaze wrote: SendMasterJack wrote: A few annoying gym things... 3. People who read while at the gym. Damn readers. Ruining the world I say... burn them all, with their damn books... burn burn burn... 451*F Just saying Bob
Clicky
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kobaz
Nov 2, 2009, 4:38 PM
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The most annoying problem at the gym I go to is...
You've been being a mentor to a newish climber for several weeks. You try as much as possible to let her figure things out her own.
So, while you're explaining some technique ideas, some random climber comes over, interrupts, hops on the problem and says "here, it goes like this". Yes... we know it goes like this... we've seen people send it all day, that's not going to help our climber nearly as much as walking through some details on specific movements.
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jt512
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kobaz wrote: The most annoying problem at the gym I go to is... You've been being a mentor to a newish climber for several weeks. You try as much as possible to let her figure things out her own. So, while you're explaining some technique ideas, some random climber comes over, interrupts, hops on the problem and says "here, it goes like this". Yes... we know it goes like this... we've seen people send it all day, that's not going to help our climber nearly as much as walking through some details on specific movements.
And we know who got the girl. We can read between the lines, you know.
Jay
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subantz
Nov 2, 2009, 5:13 PM
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The worst part of going to the Gym
Me, I am the reason waldo is hiding.
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jbone
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The worst part for me is knowing that every climb I attempt is just a representation of what the setter thinks climbing ought to be. Then I go outside and I see the true authenticity of climbing which makes me feel like I wasted my time and skin on a fake climbing experience.
I didn't used to really believe this but I do now, there is no substitution for the real thing, period.
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RiskEverything
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Our setters regularly (OK, maybe twice a year) make climbing trips to different parts of the country. When they come back you can tell that they try and set a route that mimics some of what they just climbed.
I've found that what I climb in our gym reflects what I can expect to climb in our corner of the country.
What's the worst part of going to my gym?
Probably the hour-long commute and $1 toll each way. I spend more on gas and toll than the day-pass.
But it beats the 9-hour drive to rock worth climbing on.
Being a climber in Florida is tough 
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kobaz
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jt512 wrote: And we know who got the girl. We can read between the lines, you know. Jay
Hah :P
You mean me?
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airscape
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Waking up in the morning.
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camhead
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I can't believe I've not replied with this yet:
The worst part about going to the gym is telling your parents that you're gay.
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kriso9tails
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camhead wrote: I can't believe I've not replied with this yet: The worst part about going to the gym is telling your parents that you're gay.
It was my mom that actually introduced me to gym climbing, but I guess that makes sense. I don't know if it was the way that she supported my artistic inclinations, or if it was the way she'd occasionally ask, "So, have any sexual intercourse with men lately?", but deep down I had a sneaking suspicion she thought I was gay.
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hafilax
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Maybe that joke only works in Utah. I've had two friends whose parents were somewhat disappointed that their daughters aren't lesbians.
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airscape
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hafilax wrote: Maybe that joke only works in Utah. I've had two friends whose parents were somewhat disappointed that their daughters aren't lesbians.
Do they not want grankids?
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