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olaf_de_climb
Feb 20, 2004, 5:51 AM
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Well we have all gotten them once or twice whilst at the gym or at the rock. You know, those comments that make you feel all fuzzy inside, a hohoho! My personal favorite:
"Oh, your brother (me) is the crimp master?"
Spray on my brothers and sisters!
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drkodos
Feb 20, 2004, 5:55 AM
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Said in the locker room:
"Say, aren't you Ron Jeremy's climax double?"
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curt
Feb 20, 2004, 6:00 AM
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overheard:
"Hey, did you just see what that old guy climbed?" :lol: :lol: :lol:
Curt
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mistymountainhop
Feb 20, 2004, 6:09 AM
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"wow, you ARE gauntly skinny!"
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Feb 20, 2004, 6:23 AM
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"nice nuts ... and [i:dd7274d2eb]shiny[/i:dd7274d2eb], too! may i hold them?"
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slhappy
Feb 20, 2004, 6:54 AM
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you make me sweat...xoxooxxo
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delarig
Feb 20, 2004, 6:59 AM
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So do you climb this good when you're sober?
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kunzie
Feb 20, 2004, 7:00 AM
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A parent, walking into the gym with a bunch of kids. I was on the roof, locked feet off, in a position that looks awesome but takes no effort.
As she walks past, she says to the kids "Look, he's like spiderman"
In unison "oooOOOOoooooo"
I fell off laughing :lol:
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kalcario
Feb 20, 2004, 7:04 AM
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"Wow, these are the original rands..."
A resoler commenting on my otherwise beat-to-hell 10 year old Sportiva Kendos, recently resoled for the umpteenth time...
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hosh
Feb 20, 2004, 7:46 AM
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"This route sucks. I hate it."
said of a route I set and called a 5.9. Everyone ended up liking it, but no one liked it when they first got on it.
"Wow, you climbed that?"
Said of a 5.11 in the gym. I ruthlessly mastered it (took forever and it's still hard) but I've got it wired now :wink:
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bucephalus
Feb 20, 2004, 8:03 AM
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"That move's impossible" - said to me by a guy who's climbed V13, as I showed him a problem of mine
"f#cking hell" - said by the same guy as I did the move 3 times in a row to show him it wasn't.
I think I need a towel to wipe off all this spray..
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overlord
Feb 20, 2004, 10:19 AM
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i like it when people say my routes are impossible.
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bonesz
Feb 20, 2004, 1:13 PM
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I was fixed line soloing at QQ and when I mantled ofer the top of extensor route, a little girl and her dad were just sitting there....when I was safe she yelled "cool, he made it, that was really great MR." dad chimed in " yeah, he never weighted the rope "
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wearyourtruth
Feb 20, 2004, 4:35 PM
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i think the best compliment i get is when someone says "Tim, i hate you" because that means i'm challenging them to do things they aren't comfortable with and expanding them as a climber. 8)
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taualum23
Feb 20, 2004, 4:39 PM
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I got "Nice fall!" last night. I thought it was funny. What he meant was the fact that I was able to turn a dangerous fall with a heel hook eight feet up the boulder problem, not over a pad, into a half dyno-lunge to dget my sideways self to land on a pad a few feet away, and not get hurt in the process.
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kimmyt
Feb 20, 2004, 4:51 PM
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Best compliment?
When a guy or gal who climbs harder than me watches me try to do a problem and doesn't really offer either extreme support or too much beta, makes me feel like I am a decent climber worthy of a modicum of respect. Example.
Me, struggling on a difficult (for me) problem.
Guy who climbs harder than me nods, after I get off. We sit there silently for a few minutes. He offers up a simple, "I think they took off some of the footholds from that problem."
Me, nodding and looking at the problem. "Yeah, it seemed a bit sketchy"
Him, looking back at the problem, gives it a try, then sits next to me.
Me, nodding again, "So you switch feet there?"
Him, nodding.
I like the silent type.
Plus, when people don't talk down to me or treat me like the newbie I am, it makes me happy.
K.
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maculated
Feb 20, 2004, 5:17 PM
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"In the years I've lead trad, I've never seen anyone place more solid pieces."
Yay me. Right before he said this, I'd screamed down that I wouldn't be surprised if one of the nuts I placed was going to get fixed. He assumed I was doing a crap job of placing gear.
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sammatt
Feb 20, 2004, 5:19 PM
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"Consider my middle finger to be up, raised, and in your face"
--Mark Rolofson, in a letter to me re. an article I'd written
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climberchic
Feb 20, 2004, 5:25 PM
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I think something along the lines of,
"Baby, I'd like to boulder you", but I wasn't that flattered. :wink:
Oh, and the ones complimenting my abnormally huge bulging biceps are cool too.
But I think my favorite thing about myself (it's so hard to choose just one, though) is my humble nature.
God, I love being me. :P
j/k
Really, I really enjoy trying to be as fluid as possible when I climb, so compliments on grace are the ones that I appreciate the most.
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hippie_dreams
Feb 20, 2004, 7:52 PM
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I like the comments you get while slacklining:
"Are you training for the circus?"
Reply, "Yes I am. You ever hear of Circ de Solei?"
Their reply, dumbfounded, "Are you really trainging for the circus?"
Or there's always the famous, "That looks dangerous. Be careful."
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wearyourtruth
Feb 20, 2004, 8:00 PM
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In reply to: I think something along the lines of, "Baby, I'd like to boulder you", but I wasn't that flattered. :wink:
LOL!
you should have said you were too juggy :mrgreen:
but i'll stop before this gets dirty...
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rngrchad
Feb 20, 2004, 8:22 PM
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Flattering comment:
It's usually the one I get in the gym; goes like this: "Wow, that kid ain't too bad for wearing tight-ass wranglers!"
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andy_reagan
Feb 20, 2004, 8:26 PM
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In reply to: "Consider my middle finger to be up, raised, and in your face" --Mark Rolofson, in a letter to me re. an article I'd written
Thats freakin hilarious. I will have to remember that one.
As for compliments, a fairly proficient boulderer (female) once told me the way I climbed a certain problem looked "beautiful". :oops:
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taino
Feb 20, 2004, 8:49 PM
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After a (fairly recent) lead, my second (a much more experienced climber, who in fact taught me to set pro) said to me "you set hexes like an old man" - meaning, I set them like someone who'd been setting pro for years.
Huge compliment.
Otherwise, I love when someone finally sends one of my routes after many attempts, and comes over to shake my hand to thank me for such a good route.
T
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web_slave
Feb 20, 2004, 9:36 PM
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From my partner:
"Wow, you don't suck half as bad today, as you did yesterday"
ahh thanks, dick.....
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