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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 4, 2013 - 12:31am PT
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Just so there's no confusion. I love me some sport clipping, in addition to other rope shenanigans.
*Well protected means you don't die.
*You get to fly! (for free!)
*Crazy cool climbing moves you won't get, or try, on death routes.
*Everyone else has done the routes so you get to share the experience and discuss the nuances.
*Usually there are places to drop gear without getting PO, Ticks, etc.
*You get strong!
Wet Kiss
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Yeah hell yeah Munge! I also enjoy clipping bolts.
While we're all getting stuff off our chests here- I boulder as well.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 4, 2013 - 01:44am PT
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choss clipping...
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Weak choss
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Yep, it's fun.....in fact i think ALL types of climbing are fun with the the single exception of kicking steps up steep snow slopes.
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moacman
Trad climber
Montuckyian Via Canada Eh!
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An old friend of mine use to say that Sport Climbing was like having 2 or 3 girl friends....It's a lot of fun and there is no commitment..
Stevo
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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What I'm discovering in my most recent forays into sport climbing is how long the fall needs to be before you get the "stomach sinking" feeling. Seems like about 15' into the fall is about where you get enough velocity.
I was taking some intentional falls this weekend, climbing through the crux of the project, up to the next bolt where the hard climbing is over, and not clipping that next bolt, just calling for some extra slack and jumping off. 10' is over so quick, it barely registers, 5' isn't much more than slumping onto the rope. They start feeling like a proper fall at about 15'.
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Tork, where is all that? You've got half your trip report already done.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Man, I love kicking steps up steep snow slopes.
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
Panorama City, California & living in Seattle
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Yeah, I was surprised Donini said he didn't like that sh#t. He would like it if he used his Crocs.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Great! I have two guys to break trail....i'll provide the Luna Bars.
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
Panorama City, California & living in Seattle
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Prima Donini !
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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I miss cave rock. It put the sport, in sport climbing!
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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I've climbed with maybe a dozen or so people that talk sh#t about sport climbing but won't climb a move harder than 5.7 unless they have a piece clipped above their head...
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
Panorama City, California & living in Seattle
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Sport is awesome. Here's a pic of my girfriend following Shagadelic - awesome little climb.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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GDavis....you hang around with the wrong crowd.
In 47 years of climbing i don't think i have ever met someone who had progressed to leading who needed protection above there head on 5.7.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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You should climb in California... less. Walk by any popular crag in Joshua Tree close to the road on a given sunny weekend to see some pretty plebeian epics. Once saw someone get rescued on a 5.2 at Josh, got halfway up and decided this rock climbing wasn't for him so had his buddy untie and scramble above to lower a rope.
The best was the ledge he got stuck at, it was HUGE and just above a 4th class chimney (which wigged him out). So, while waiting for the rescue, he actually turned around, faced out, and sat down on the big ledge, waiting with a frown worthy of a British dignitary. Looked more like Time-Out than rock climbing.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Hmmmm...got a rental in Yosemite West for the month of May, i'm doomed. By the way, i would be the last old school trad climber to diss sport climbing.....i think it's way fun.
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