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ruppell
climber
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RIP
I'm almost speechless here after watching the video of it.
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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This has to be one of the lamest sports ever. I'm sorry for the loss but what's next,convertable car jumping? as long as they can keep selling the sports drinks to the armchair athletes this will keep happening.
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ruppell
climber
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This has to be one of the lamest sports ever
The arrogance of supertaco never ceases to amaze me.
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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The arrogance of supertaco never ceases to amaze me.
Just an opinion.
How many Rockstars did you consume today?
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ruppell
climber
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Just an opinion.
Yes. An arrogant one.
Arrogance
Just a definition. lol
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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Still don't see the connection. How's your snowmobile runnin?lol
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Ruppel....i think it's more of a cultural thing than arrogance. The vast majority of climbers are into self propelled sports that they feel are more environmentally sensitive. This country has developed a huge cultural devide......reminiscent of the late 60's early 70's.
Wouldn't surprise me to see ATV'ers and Snowmobiler's that have there own disdain for climbers et al that could easily be construed as arrogance.
Regardless....the passing of a 25 year old, in the prime of his life, is grounds for all to pause and reflect on the fragility of life and the pain that such an event visits on loved ones.
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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Thank's donini, I meant no disrespect to the athlete, just that as long as these companys keep paying young guy's to perform this crazy sh#t we'll probably just keep seeing more of the same. hell his own brother got effed up at the same event.
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ruppell
climber
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You still don't see it do you. Coming into a thread about someone dying from participating in sport then saying:
This has to be one of the lamest sports ever
is arrogant. You made your self look an ass by posting it.
If you don't like companies sponsoring athletes to push themselves then your entitled to that opinion. Don't belittle another sport to make your point though. SO, if that's really what you where trying to say, sell all your climbing gear and move on. All top end climbers these days are sponsored. So if a top end climber punts it soloing are you still gonna say it's the companies fault???
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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Don't belittle another sport to make your point though. Yer right I'm an ass. But I'll say whatever I want. LOL
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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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Thank's donini, I meant no disrespect to the athlete, just that as long as these companys keep paying young guy's to perform this crazy sh#t we'll probably just keep seeing more of the same. hell his own brother got effed up at the same event.
kenny t you are an as#@&%e.
i can say the same thing you did about all those fine climbers who fell, died of exposure or got killed in avvies... but it would be extremely classless to do so.
fuktard
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Pollock Pines, California
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i whole-heartedly agree with kenny.
dumb sport.
relies on petroleum combustion,
and hanging on.
way outta control
more shite happens when
you sell your control.
hawkeye you're a tweety bird in a skirt.
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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kenny t you are an as#@&%e. I already agreed with that...I just stated that I thought it was a lame sport not worth dying for. not everything has to be turned into an extreme sport fuktard.
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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Hawkeye posted kenny t you are an as#@&%e.
fuktard but it would be extremely classless to do so.
Classy
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ruppell
climber
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kenny, nor
I don't have a problem with your views of the sport. I don't care either way. The problem lies in the post that you choose to express them. Not classy. It's called respect. Learn it.
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Rolfr
Social climber
North Vancouver BC
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The vast majority of climbers are into self propelled sports that they feel are more environmentally sensitive. This country has developed a huge cultural devide......reminiscent of the late 60's early 70's.
I agree, it’s to bad that as a climber I’m expected to be pigeon holed into a certain identity. I know climbers who own sleds and others who are gear heads. I drive a 911 and am unapologetic for my love of fast cars and racing.
Warren Harding drove a Jag , a Vette and dabbled in racing.
To quote Hemingway “There are but three true sports--bullfighting, mountain climbing, and motor-racing.”
2 out of 3 for me, unless you count fighting bull on internet forums. (No disrespect meant for anyone here.)
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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Ruppell, are you an armchair athlete? is that what pissed you off?
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bergbryce
Mountain climber
California
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agree, this is a r-word "sport".
the kind of one-upmanship activities like this caused that Lama $hit show in Patagonia a couple years ago and now this 25 year old is dead. RIP to him and his family.
I get more out of watching Fred Beckey follow a 5.7 at 80 years old than another rail slide of any sort, a flip or any of that $hit.
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Snowmassguy
Trad climber
Calirado
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Who cares about his sport of choice...really. The dude died participating in a sport that he likely loved. Still totally sad. RIP Caleb. Oh yeah, I am waiting for the ban the snowmobile folks start preaching how snowmobiles are too dangerous and need new regulations blah blah
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