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USnavy
Apr 17, 2010, 1:11 PM
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http://www.topropecertification.com/Course_Overview.html
"It is designed to show each top rope instructor how to totally eliminate the numerous risks and errors that have already claimed the lives of top rope climbers in every top rope climbing area around the country."
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johnwesely
Apr 17, 2010, 3:04 PM
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The Bio seems relatively normal compared to his Martin Lutheresque determination to denounce the AMGA and lead climbing.
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jt512
Apr 17, 2010, 4:46 PM
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USnavy wrote: http://www.topropecertification.com/Course_Overview.html "It is designed to show each top rope instructor how to totally eliminate the numerous risks and errors that have already claimed the lives of top rope climbers in every top rope climbing area around the country."
If I had to pick a single sentence to characterize that web site, I think it would be this one:
Jim Ebert wrote: For over 43 years, I and my assistant climbing leaders, have been taking, what would eventually tally, more people than anyone else in the World, into more outdoor mountain regions in eleven mountain states and to seventeen Alpine countries throughout the world, involving 58,928 participants, averaging 10 days per each participant, and guiding over 68,192 people to 1,330 of the World’s most famous and most technical mountain summits, which is more people to more technical mountain summits (1,330 technical mountains) located in more Western Mountain States (11 Mountain States) and in more (17) Alpine countries than any other mountain guide, climbing school, guide service, mountaineering club in the world, combined, 1967-1996.
Jay
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USnavy
Apr 17, 2010, 5:04 PM
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jt512 wrote: USnavy wrote: http://www.topropecertification.com/Course_Overview.html "It is designed to show each top rope instructor how to totally eliminate the numerous risks and errors that have already claimed the lives of top rope climbers in every top rope climbing area around the country."If I had to pick a single sentence to characterize that web site, I think it would be this one: Jim Ebert wrote: For over 43 years, I and my assistant climbing leaders, have been taking, what would eventually tally, more people than anyone else in the World, into more outdoor mountain regions in eleven mountain states and to seventeen Alpine countries throughout the world, involving 58,928 participants, averaging 10 days per each participant, and guiding over 68,192 people to 1,330 of the World’s most famous and most technical mountain summits, which is more people to more technical mountain summits (1,330 technical mountains) located in more Western Mountain States (11 Mountain States) and in more (17) Alpine countries than any other mountain guide, climbing school, guide service, mountaineering club in the world, combined, 1967-1996. Jay
I think the lowercase version of BURT BRONSON is running the site.
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jt512
Apr 17, 2010, 5:21 PM
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USnavy wrote: jt512 wrote: USnavy wrote: http://www.topropecertification.com/Course_Overview.html "It is designed to show each top rope instructor how to totally eliminate the numerous risks and errors that have already claimed the lives of top rope climbers in every top rope climbing area around the country."If I had to pick a single sentence to characterize that web site, I think it would be this one: Jim Ebert wrote: For over 43 years, I and my assistant climbing leaders, have been taking, what would eventually tally, more people than anyone else in the World, into more outdoor mountain regions in eleven mountain states and to seventeen Alpine countries throughout the world, involving 58,928 participants, averaging 10 days per each participant, and guiding over 68,192 people to 1,330 of the World’s most famous and most technical mountain summits, which is more people to more technical mountain summits (1,330 technical mountains) located in more Western Mountain States (11 Mountain States) and in more (17) Alpine countries than any other mountain guide, climbing school, guide service, mountaineering club in the world, combined, 1967-1996. Jay I think the lowercase version of BURT BRONSON is running the site.
That's good.
Jay
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bill413
Apr 19, 2010, 1:35 AM
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jt512 wrote: USnavy wrote: http://www.topropecertification.com/Course_Overview.html "It is designed to show each top rope instructor how to totally eliminate the numerous risks and errors that have already claimed the lives of top rope climbers in every top rope climbing area around the country."If I had to pick a single sentence to characterize that web site, I think it would be this one: Jim Ebert wrote: For over 43 years, I and my assistant climbing leaders, have been taking, what would eventually tally, more people than anyone else in the World, into more outdoor mountain regions in eleven mountain states and to seventeen Alpine countries throughout the world, involving 58,928 participants, averaging 10 days per each participant, and guiding over 68,192 people to 1,330 of the World’s most famous and most technical mountain summits, which is more people to more technical mountain summits (1,330 technical mountains) located in more Western Mountain States (11 Mountain States) and in more (17) Alpine countries than any other mountain guide, climbing school, guide service, mountaineering club in the world, combined, 1967-1996. Jay
I'm sorry, but 58,928 people with an average of 10 days to spare? And only 10,000 more people getting to go to the famous places?
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rschap
Apr 19, 2010, 2:43 AM
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As a new climbing gym owner I think I should sign up for this class. I’m thinking I can save myself a fortune in insurance premiums by completely eliminating the risk involved in top roping and not alloying bouldering anymore. Anyone catch how much it cost?
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USnavy
Apr 19, 2010, 3:04 AM
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I think around 500.
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rschap
Apr 19, 2010, 3:06 AM
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Oh man I wish I would have seen this sooner, I just mailed a check to the insurance company for $2000. I could have saved $1500.
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TarHeelEMT
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Good lord.
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dugl33
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Exceptionally thick bullshit.
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guangzhou
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Wow, the whole site. I love the PDf with life goals at 25 years old.
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yokese
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I, think that. It is, unfortunate... that one of, his five life goals, was not. Learning proper, punctuation. For: me, it is really. Difficult, even to; follow what is written. Throughly that, website.
Well, at least they keep a humble and factual tone about Mr. Ebert's qualifications from the very beginning of that PDF.
In reply to: Jim Ebert is the World's most accomplished mountain climbing guide, wilderness hiking trip leader and mountain skills instructor[..]
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dagibbs
Apr 19, 2010, 5:44 PM
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7 days, 100 hours to learn how to top-rope? Are they mad?
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photoguy190
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USnavy wrote: http://www.topropecertification.com/Course_Overview.html "It is designed to show each top rope instructor how to totally eliminate the numerous risks and errors that have already claimed the lives of top rope climbers in every top rope climbing area around the country."
dagibbs wrote: 7 days, 100 hours to learn how to top-rope? Are they mad?
But they totally eliminate the risk 
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I like this part...
In reply to: I have a great personal relationship with my Heavenly Father by way of Jesus Christ, who I claim as my Lord and Savior. He is alive and is with me always. I have spent my entire lifetime depending on Him for safety and to keep each and every participant under my care, completely protected from all harm. I know that if I were to die today, I already have Eternal Salvation. I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, and I see this as the most important truth, that I have ever learned, known and believed during my entire life. Not one single new piece of information, not one single additional bit of knowledge that I will ever learn, will surpass the significance and the greatness of this personal knowledge and this relationship that I have with Jesus Christ and the significance for what He has already provided for me, by His dying on the Cross and in His rising again, i.e., that I have Eternal Salvation, that I have the Forgiveness of my Sins, that I have Eternal Life Forever with my Heavenly Father, by doing nothing more, than believing and accepting this incredible gift. I see each and every new day as a wonderful gift from God, to be able to share, all of His, most beautiful outdoor world, with all of the people that I can, especially those who have never before had a chance to see or to experience, first hand, God‟s greatest and most beautiful natural outdoor handiwork. |
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In reply to: There was no other „like‟ experience on Earth. To have Iowa Mountaineer groups of 65 to 75 mountaineers listening to and singing with Joe and Paul Stettner‟s great singing and yodeling, with Hans Gmoser‟s great singing, guitar playing and his superb yodeling, our Austrian climbing leader‟s singing and playing their guitars and their incredible yodeling, Herman Jauch‟s accordion and harmonica playing, Charlotte Hubert‟s guitar and her great singing, and Dr. Jim Osborn‟s guitar and singing, Gail Hartwig‟s guitar and singing, were all nighttime campfire experiences that will never again be duplicated in any of the mountain ranges throughout North America.
i randomly scrolled and read a page... this is what i came across!! having heard superb yodelling is one of my key factors when choosing a top rope instructor.
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patmay81
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photoguy190 wrote: USnavy wrote: http://www.topropecertification.com/Course_Overview.html "It is designed to show each top rope instructor how to totally eliminate the numerous risks and errors that have already claimed the lives of top rope climbers in every top rope climbing area around the country."dagibbs wrote: 7 days, 100 hours to learn how to top-rope? Are they mad? But they totally eliminate the risk
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Apr 19, 2010, 7:15 PM
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I think that site is the stupidest idea I have seen since my pet python tried to make a snow angel, and it came out looking like a snow tapeworm.
I wonder, do angels get tapeworms? Well, maybe if they got hold of some bad pork...
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Hmmm.....7 days, 100 hours of training.
7 into 100.......3.....drop the 0.....4...carry the 2.....
14 hours a day?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Edited to add:
This is the hardest division problem accomplished in less than 30 seconds, by a person with no calculator, in this post.
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johnwesely
Apr 20, 2010, 1:18 AM
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staredge wrote: Hmmm.....7 days, 100 hours of training. 7 into 100.......3.....drop the 0.....4...carry the 2..... 14 hours a day?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Edited to add: This is the hardest division problem accomplished in less than 30 seconds, by a person with no calculator, in this post.
Your edit is probably the funniest thing I have read all month. Thank you.
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bill413
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staredge wrote: Hmmm.....7 days, 100 hours of training. 7 into 100.......3.....drop the 0.....4...carry the 2..... 14 hours a day?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Edited to add: This is the hardest division problem accomplished in less than 30 seconds, by a person with no calculator, in this post.
Ooooo...are you going to offer a program in becoming a certified divider? How long will it take? Is there any risk involved?
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