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snowrocker
Jun 11, 2003, 1:24 AM
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Setting up a top rope after leading: How do you tie a figure eight again? (True story)
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bvb
Jun 11, 2003, 1:47 AM
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hey, is that lox coming over here? heh.
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crazykid
Jun 11, 2003, 1:55 AM
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rumbling of the rocks falling above you "oops! that doesn't look good"
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edgelax
Jun 11, 2003, 2:02 AM
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Country music! :shock:
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kman
Jun 11, 2003, 2:20 AM
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In reply to: After setting an anchor on the second belay of "Shockley's Ceiling" in the Gunks, a most stupendous classic. The second pitch is only 5.5, the crux only a 5.6. Belayer: Um, can you rappel from there? Moi: What!?! Belayer: Yeah, I don't feel like climbing. Moi: Sorry, dude, no can do. C'mon up. It's a beautiful day for climbing. Lol. Maybe they didn't trust your anchor :shock: J/k
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tyify
Jun 11, 2003, 3:46 AM
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While at the crux lead climbing at the local gym..."And I do what again if you fall?" (True Story)
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ptone
Jun 11, 2003, 4:02 AM
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Worst I've actually heard, (drifting up from below, while run out and heart thumping...) 'Dude are you comfy for a sec?' From a belayer I hadn't climbed with much. All I could think of was 'Don't call me Dude!' I like mbonds--
In reply to: After belaying your partner up at a bloody ass uncomfortable stance with sketch anchors, when he passes the belay and leads up another 10 feet: "You do know there's a huge ledge with bomber anchors right here?" My kind of luck too :) -p
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coldclimb
Jun 11, 2003, 4:13 AM
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I was at the gym once and overheard a conversation between one of the guys who worked there and a kid with a birthday group. Kid: (Obviously doing OK on the 5.8 ) Take! Ted: Why? Kid: Because! Ted: No. and the kid finished the climb. Pretty funny to watch, but it would sure suck to hear from your partner. :D
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jefffski
Jun 11, 2003, 7:54 AM
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belayer: can you hurry up? leader: why? b: umm, there's a rattler and he's coming towards me. l: :shock: true story!
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freezerfrost
Jun 11, 2003, 3:29 PM
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"Will you marry me?"
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bishop
Jun 11, 2003, 5:24 PM
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The weather person calling for days of RAIN and MORE RAIN just before a trip you've been waiting all month for.
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thejm
Jun 11, 2003, 6:14 PM
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Climber: Falling! Belayer: Ok, I got you (belayer with both hands facing up and wide open and the ATC with the rope hanging of the harness) True Story
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crazykid
Jun 12, 2003, 1:52 AM
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Anything followed by "...or die trying."
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gthornberg
Jun 12, 2003, 2:26 AM
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Mine's not nearly as funny, but it's true. Second to last pitch on the "Yellow Spur" in Eldorado Canyon, I'm seconding when my belayer says, "Can you hold on for a second? Our anchor just popped out." When I got up to him, the only thing holding us was a loose piton and a small metolius cam (with only two of the four camming heads in the crack). They popped out while I was climbing up to him. GT
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climberpunk
Jun 12, 2003, 3:08 AM
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naw man, im not letting you down till you get this! or.... SH1T thats the haul line! or... when u get to the top of a climb: "off belay" "allright, you're on"
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lpclimber
Jun 13, 2003, 3:43 PM
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In reply to: "Will you marry me?" Why is that the worst if I get married thats how i plan to propose.
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musicheck
Jun 13, 2003, 4:03 PM
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First "Off Belay" Five Seconds later "TAKE!" True Story (climber survived, belayer quickly grabbed rope and a freind helped rethread ATC) :roll:
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sharpender
Jun 13, 2003, 5:54 PM
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James, your on Belay" From the climber on the route next to my leader. My leader instantly yelled "your not". She was at the stance and I didn't even know if she had set her anchors yet. (true story). Even worse was the partner who said " set a runner on that horn under your feet" We were 500 feet up on East Buttress of Middle Catherdal, The horn was 3" high and about 20" across. I placed a " 10 wired stopper in the crack and rappelled off that. Cheap as I am I'm worth at least $5 or $6 bucks.
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sean34
Jun 13, 2003, 6:22 PM
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the cracklin' and snappin' sound of static electricty a 1000 feet above the treeline...as happened to me this past weekend :shock: not to mention the feeling of being completely covered with static electricity and scared to death, it wasn't a fun experience. later, Sean
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photon
Jun 13, 2003, 8:16 PM
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there's a rc.com gathering at the crag today
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bishop
Jun 13, 2003, 8:36 PM
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"That crag is now closed to climbing"
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freezerfrost
Jun 13, 2003, 9:28 PM
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"I'm pregnant."
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dontfall
Jun 13, 2003, 11:16 PM
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I have something else but it's not hearing something. It's seeing big pieces of fabric from your rope slowly floating to the ground. (true story)
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thedesertnomad
Jun 13, 2003, 11:55 PM
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Immediately after completing my first multi pitch trad lead (5.7), pulling rope drag through the bushes at the top I hear, "hey, (munch munch munch) did you just climb that ?" from the extremely overweight couple eating STILL HOT McDonalds burgers at the top of MY climb (evidently they took the upper trail at the Gunks with their fast food picnic and heard me climbing) Had I not cared about hitting my partner with their bloated bodies, I would have tossed them over the edge.
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foograbbinstone
Jun 14, 2003, 12:21 AM
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Iiiiicccee!!!!!! :shock: foo
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