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tornado
climber
lawrence kansas
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Jun 12, 2018 - 10:49am PT
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Looks like a hobbit.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
Wilds of New Mexico
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Jun 12, 2018 - 10:59am PT
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I got the email from the AAC with that shirt promo and thought it was super weird. First, it's just plain ugly. And I don't understand what the old star wars guy has to do with climbing? Using the force?? Second, it just struck me as odd that anyone would want such a shirt. Like everyone else I'm in awe of the El Cap solo but I have no connection with it or Honnold like I might with other t-shirts I might wear. Plus it just seems like a weird thing to commercialize, but I guess that train has already left the station without asking my opinion!
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Jun 12, 2018 - 11:49am PT
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The old guy is Robbins, wielding a hammer is ironic
agreed, weird shirt, and questionable use of trademarked property
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Jun 12, 2018 - 11:52am PT
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There’s just something very peculiar about it.
I don’t have a problem with commemorative T shirts but this is just strange. Very.
Two icons of the climbing world (3 if you include the Bachar reference) put into a totally alien (no pun intended) context.
I may be getting way too old to appreciate this graphic.
Susan
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cragnshag
Social climber
san joser
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Jun 12, 2018 - 11:53am PT
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So who is the old Jedi next to Honn Solo?
Qui-Gon Robbins?
Obi-Wan-Donini?
Also, it looks like Honn Solo has his left hand in the old Jedi's robe...
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RURP_Belay
Big Wall climber
Bitter end of a bad anchor
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2018 - 12:00pm PT
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Also, it looks like Honn Solo has his left hand in the old Jedi's robe...
Aaaaaaaaa! Thanks for that - NOT.
Is Honnold gesturing he is #1 with the right? Seems out of character?
What a mess...
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Jun 12, 2018 - 12:20pm PT
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That is one ugly shirt
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Jun 12, 2018 - 12:39pm PT
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I can’t unsee Honnold feeling up Royal.
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Jun 12, 2018 - 12:41pm PT
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I think Robbins would have preferred to be remembered for climbing nuts, not pitons.
^^^ Now I regret clicking on this thread...
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Jun 12, 2018 - 12:47pm PT
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I can’t unsee Honnold feeling up Royal.
Me neither; it looks like Royal is going to hit him with the hammer if he doesn't remove his hand...
I agree with others, ugly and not representative of anything I know about those 2 and their achievements/endeavors.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jun 12, 2018 - 12:50pm PT
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You still aren’t required to buy something you don’t want even if the same doesn’t apply to leaders you don’t want.
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RURP_Belay
Big Wall climber
Bitter end of a bad anchor
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2018 - 01:43pm PT
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You still aren’t required to buy something you don’t want
"Join or renew the American Alpine Club for a free limited t-shirt"
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Riverkern Annex)
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Jun 12, 2018 - 01:46pm PT
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USE THE TUNING FORK!
Obiwan Robbins diggin' the 'piton pump'......
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BigB
Trad climber
Red Rock
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Jun 12, 2018 - 01:53pm PT
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I want to get the shirt now, just cause of the stir its causin…
honn grabbin robbins nuts is the best part
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PaulC
Trad climber
Traffic Jam Ledge
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Jun 12, 2018 - 04:13pm PT
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Keep it simple---automatic renewal bypasses the annual promo items.
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Don Paul
Social climber
Denver CO
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Jun 12, 2018 - 04:20pm PT
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The backpack had me concerned - had to read the fine print to see it was an April Fools joke lol.
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Jun 12, 2018 - 06:27pm PT
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At Art of Climbing in Chatsworth, we had a T-Shirt guy present some shirts he was trying to sell.
One had the Hard Rock Cafe graphic perfectly stolen, with" Hard Rock Climbing" in its place.
At the end of his presentation he was very confident we would buy, but i told him, that shirt is a rip off and we are not going to buy. He passed it off as nothing and attempted to start an order for other shirts.. I said "No, you do not understand, we are not buying any shirts from you, there are too many T-Shirts, and too many great artists out there who are not stealing someone else's work."
as for the film? Yawn Solo.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jun 12, 2018 - 06:33pm PT
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anyone displeased with the shirt can still join/renew and decline receiving the shirt
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SuperTopo on the Web
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Alex normally has no shirt, a short sleeve shirt, or the hoodie
Let us know!