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USnavy
Dec 15, 2009, 4:49 AM
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ClimbClimb wrote: USnavy wrote: There are plenty of people who climb here but most are not very committed and just climb on a light recreational basis. ... So in the end it’s not an issue of how skilled any of my partners are on the rock, it’s an issue of safety, reliability, and motivation. . Basically, it sounds like people in Hawaii are laid-back, true to stereotype. ;-) Good post.
Well Hawaiians are. However in two years I have only seen one Hawaiian climber here. Just about everyone else moved here from the continental US.
jcrew wrote: those "dedicated to the sport" move to boulder. dedicated surfers move to hawaii. you're trying to shove a square peg into a round hole. this may be one of your problems:
In the military one cannot say, “I want to move to 36.349421,-115.169678”. You submit four general requests and the Navy will try to match you up to something similar to one of them. For me I was given the choice to move to Hawaii. It was basically move to Hawaii or go to some boring base in Florida.
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jcrew
Dec 15, 2009, 4:54 AM
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mtnjohn wrote: True enough and yet it is a sport climber who has posted "The laws of climbing"
chris sharma is a sport climber....
usnavy is ...well...something else
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rockforlife
Dec 15, 2009, 5:45 AM
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jcrew wrote: climbing in hawaii sounds like trying to be a hard-core surfer in phoneix. blueeyedclimber wrote: Now, hop on a boat and move to California.  ummm.....the climbing is not very good in cali.....i heard duluth is the new power base.
 hey the climbing is getting better and better here, and when its not -40* with three feet of snow  there is some world class climbing.
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jcrew
Dec 15, 2009, 4:40 PM
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rockforlife wrote: jcrew wrote: climbing in hawaii sounds like trying to be a hard-core surfer in phoneix. blueeyedclimber wrote: Now, hop on a boat and move to California. ummm.....the climbing is not very good in cali.....i heard duluth is the new power base. hey the climbing is getting better and better here, and when its not -40* with three feet of snow there is some world class climbing.
i was serious....chadnsc enlightened me.
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dingus
Dec 15, 2009, 4:46 PM
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USnavy wrote: In the military one cannot say, “I want to move to 36.349421,-115.169678”. You submit four general requests and the Navy will try to match you up to something similar to one of them. For me I was given the choice to move to Hawaii. It was basically move to Hawaii or go to some boring base in Florida.
You made the right call. That there Harwhya is a nice place.
I've spent quite a bit of time there on business. I decided a long time ago that the islands were 'too small' for me and I'd go bloody mad living there.
But I also decided if I did live there? I would try to touch every summit on every island...
I think the peak bagging ops there are quite unique...
The sport climbing? Same ole 100 routes year in, year out?
Blech!
But a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.
DMT
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Gmburns2000
Dec 15, 2009, 6:31 PM
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dingus wrote: USnavy wrote: In the military one cannot say, “I want to move to 36.349421,-115.169678”. You submit four general requests and the Navy will try to match you up to something similar to one of them. For me I was given the choice to move to Hawaii. It was basically move to Hawaii or go to some boring base in Florida. You made the right call. That there Harwhya is a nice place. I've spent quite a bit of time there on business. I decided a long time ago that the islands were 'too small' for me and I'd go bloody mad living there. But I also decided if I did live there? I would try to touch every summit on every island... I think the peak bagging ops there are quite unique... The sport climbing? Same ole 100 routes year in, year out? Blech! But a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. DMT
Oh GOD! I lived in a crappy town called Eva Beach, right across the harbor from Pearl City. Boring as fuck. The most exciting thing to happen to me was when Mauna Loa blew up in '84, causing the sky to go black with ash for about a month. As a nine-year-old kid who wasn't allowed to even go outside, let alone go to school, during that period as a result of the ash, that was the most fun I ever had on that crummy, dry, boring-as-all-fuck island. Even Hurricane Eva (Iwa, Eva, same fucking thing) was boring.
It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there (again).
(actually, seeing the Magnum PI helicopter fly over on a regular basis was actaully pretty cool, and so was playing GI Joe using hollowed out tree routes, where scorpions tended to live. But smelling the burning sugar cane, having the beach closed in Eva Beach because sharks in Pearl Harbor got to a surfer (not that the surf there is good, just proximate), not being able to walk around barefoot because of the stupid prickly things, getting chased by wild mongoose, and getting chewed out by MPs for trying to hit landing planes with tennis balls (yes, when they flew directly over my house they were so close that we weren't allowed to fly kites, and yes, a friend of mine did, in fact, nail the bottom of a C-17 by hitting a tennis ball straight up into the air with a tennis racket) was not fun. Oh yeah, and for a kid used to throwing snowballs at the mailman at Christmas, Hawaii sucks donkey balls.)
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dingus
Dec 15, 2009, 6:41 PM
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Didn't mean to prick your last nerve there gymbo.
HAWAII!!!??? Sloooooly I turned....
STEP BY STEP!!!1111
I got to spend weeks of my work time in Hawaii, primarily Oahu and Big Island but also spent a tiny bit on Molekai and Maui.
I even did work at Malama Market in Haleiwa and took my burgers at Kua Aina, the BEST BURGERS in Hawaii, across the street. USNavy knows the spot.
I mean if you're going to do some work in a grocery store there are worse ones than the Malama Market that serves the North Shore and Sunset beach hehe.
And I say if you are going to LIVE in Hawaii, you would not want to do so in the hoods surrounding ANY military installation hehe.
Hawaii Kai. Maybe over by the Marine base on the other side. Or how about one of those little houses up on the bluff over Haleiwa?
But if I had to, and got to choose, it would have to be Big Island I reckon....
DMT
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Gmburns2000
Dec 15, 2009, 7:08 PM
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dingus wrote: Didn't mean to prick your last nerve there gymbo. HAWAII!!!??? Sloooooly I turned.... STEP BY STEP!!!1111 I got to spend weeks of my work time in Hawaii, primarily Oahu and Big Island but also spent a tiny bit on Molekai and Maui. I even did work at Malama Market in Haleiwa and took my burgers at Kua Aina, the BEST BURGERS in Hawaii, across the street. USNavy knows the spot. I mean if you're going to do some work in a grocery store there are worse ones than the Malama Market that serves the North Shore and Sunset beach hehe. And I say if you are going to LIVE in Hawaii, you would not want to do so in the hoods surrounding ANY military installation hehe. Hawaii Kai. Maybe over by the Marine base on the other side. Or how about one of those little houses up on the bluff over Haleiwa? But if I had to, and got to choose, it would have to be Big Island I reckon.... DMT
heh - yeah, for a nine-year old kid from Maine, it was pretty boring. I imagine there's lots to do for people who like what activities are there. But I doubt I'll go back to Oahu, except to maybe head to Maui or Kuai (or Niihua, if I could ever get permission, which I doubt I could - did you know they almost put the UN there?).
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surfer9joe
Dec 16, 2009, 3:18 AM
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Oahu's north shore is one of the best places in the world to live if you surf and climb, in my limited experience, i love it here. Last weekend i got to surf double overhead glass in the morning then climb in the afternoon.
I may be the guy shaking over the first bolt, well see:)
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dan2see
Dec 16, 2009, 3:40 AM
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USnavy wrote: ...In the military one cannot say, “I want to move to 36.349421,-115.169678”. You submit four general requests and the Navy will try to match you up to something similar to one of them. For me I was given the choice to move to Hawaii. It was basically move to Hawaii or go to some boring base in Florida.
Hey that's not fair! I was given the choice of staying in Cold Lake in northern Alberta, or a posting in Val d'Or in northern Quebec. "Forward Alert" was really boring (the Russians didn't come) but the town folk were a lot of fun.
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So what you're saying is that there are more routes in Bermuda than in Hawaii.
Damn.
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USnavy
Dec 16, 2009, 8:45 AM
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surfer9joe wrote: Oahu's north shore is one of the best places in the world to live if you surf and climb, in my limited experience, i love it here. Last weekend i got to surf double overhead glass in the morning then climb in the afternoon. I may be the guy shaking over the first bolt, well see:)
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jcrew
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USnavy wrote: I just showed Matt how to lead. I will go over lead belaying with him the next time
uhoh......
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johnwesely wrote: USnavy wrote: From a sport climbers perspective... 1. Climbing is done on lead. - Last night you asked if I wanted to go CLIMBING tomorrow. Climbing is done on lead; top rope is for training and noobs. Today you were pissing your pants three feet above a ½” bolt on a 5.8. Grow some balls and get some mileage on lead. I am tired of always belaying you on TR. STOP FOLLOWING, START LEADING. It’s one thing to be scared 15 feet above the last bolt over 5.12 moves but to be top roping 5.11 and hanging 5.8 is pitiful. Next time get your shit together and get on lead. If you need more practice I will work with you but top roping is not going to do shit for you. I don't understand why it is ok for you to be scared on a 5.12, but it is shameful for someone new to leading to be scared on a 5.8. Get over yourself.
Obviously Usnavy haven't done Modern Times yet.
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brokesomeribs
Jan 4, 2010, 8:09 PM
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LOL, so true. Modern Times is scarier than most 10's at NRG. I seem to recall that the Williams book lists it as an 8+. Whatever the rating, I definitely hangdogged it. Also almost took a fat whipper mantling up at the top too.
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kriso9tails
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brokesomeribs wrote: Also almost took a fat whipper mantling up at the top too.
I finished that climb in the rain. Totally crushed that final ledge beached whale style.
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brokesomeribs
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kriso9tails wrote: brokesomeribs wrote: Also almost took a fat whipper mantling up at the top too. I finished that climb in the rain. Totally crushed that final ledge beached whale style.
You sir, are not alone. That climb has been the site of more beached whales than you can shake a japanese harpoon at.
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tradrenn
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brokesomeribs wrote: LOL, so true. Modern Times is scarier than most 10's at NRG. I seem to recall that the Williams book lists it as an 8+. Whatever the rating, I definitely hangdogged it. Also almost took a fat whipper mantling up at the top too.
It is an 8+, but that only means it is a bit harder than 5.8, but also easier than a 5.9
Unlike Kris's ascent (which I witnessed,  ) I managed to climbed it in good style after spending about 5 min. under the roof, you know, to get my shit together. One of the best and most memorable routes in USA.
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camhead wrote: It was always "shit, bad situation here!" "If this piece blows, the whole team is talus food!" "This climb is terrible!" .
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US Navy, I remind you that our standards are higher than that of civilians and still apply when our uniforms are off.
If you are a Chief, you need to remember that our job is to lead, teach and motivate. This can involve counselling, quiet explanation, a solid dressing down, or a well directed kick in the ass. It should be done in person and when the unacceptable behavior occurs. Typing up a list for an anonymous website is not leadership but the kind of bitching I would expect from a non-rate or an Ensign right out of OCS.
If you are not a Chief, go find a REAL Chief for advice on how to deal with your partners. He/she might not undestand climbing but he/she will understand people.
Either way, you need to be careful about misrepresenting the Navy, especially in a civilian forum with people who know nothing of the Navy other than what they have seen on JAG and NCIS.
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Jan 15, 2010, 6:08 PM
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napoleon_in_rags wrote: US Navy, I remind you that our standards are higher than that of civilians and still apply when our uniforms are off. If you are a Chief, you need to remember that our job is to lead, teach and motivate. This can involve counselling, quiet explanation, a solid dressing down, or a well directed kick in the ass. It should be done in person and when the unacceptable behavior occurs.Typing up a list for an anonymous website is not leadership but the kind of bitching I would expect from a non-rate or an Ensign right out of OCS. If you are not a Chief, go find a REAL Chief for advice on how to deal with your partners. He/she might not undestand climbing but he/she will understand people. Either way, you need to be careful about misrepresenting the Navy, especially in a civilian forum with people who know nothing of the Navy other than what they have seen on JAG and NCIS. -Pete -A Chief Petty Officer 
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I now remember THE OTHER reason i stopped climbing so much. When the "cool" people started showing up. I have more respect for a gumbie flaying away at a 5-10 than an arrogant "cool" guy that belittles those that still climb what he/she used to struggle on
although the safety aspects you bring up are a different thing entirely
I have not forgotten what it was like 18 years ago to have someone you that know leads 12s and 13s stop for a moment watching you finally succeed at a move after the 10th try on a 10. and Say "NICE MOVE Way to go!.
maybe just maybe the dog figured you deserved to have your rope pissed on
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Jan 19, 2010, 4:42 AM
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napoleon_in_rags wrote: US Navy, I remind you that our standards are higher than that of civilians and still apply when our uniforms are off. If you are a Chief, you need to remember that our job is to lead, teach and motivate. This can involve counselling, quiet explanation, a solid dressing down, or a well directed kick in the ass. It should be done in person and when the unacceptable behavior occurs. Typing up a list for an anonymous website is not leadership but the kind of bitching I would expect from a non-rate or an Ensign right out of OCS. If you are not a Chief, go find a REAL Chief for advice on how to deal with your partners. He/she might not undestand climbing but he/she will understand people. Either way, you need to be careful about misrepresenting the Navy, especially in a civilian forum with people who know nothing of the Navy other than what they have seen on JAG and NCIS. -Pete -A Chief Petty Officer
Worth 5 stars for entertainment value.
Plus 1 star for the hypocrisy of "dressing down" on a "civilian forum" six weeks after the fact.
Jay
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jt512 wrote: Worth 5 stars for entertainment value. Plus 1 star for the hypocrisy of "dressing down" on a "civilian forum" six weeks after the fact. Jay
LOL
Well, I only come to RC.com for gear and partner questions now; I try to avoid the internet debate. I had a crampon question when "US Navy" caught my eye, especially on a website that recieves advertising money from the Navy. Maybe I should have just sent him a message instead.
-Pete
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