ZAllen
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Apr 12, 2006 - 09:02am PT
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I used to swear that I was going to start a poloroid album of all the people *not* to climb with. Like a picture of the slung rhododendron anchor, and then the guy's picture next to it.
That was in the Gunks where dangerous and/or obnoxious partners are a dime a dozen. Really had to weed through some bad ones before meeting some great ones.
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Newton
Big Wall climber
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Apr 12, 2006 - 09:19am PT
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Polaroids would work better.
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Apr 12, 2006 - 12:39pm PT
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Davidji,
Not to take credit where is not due, I think Guyman said what you said I said.
Peace
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Rajmit
Social climber
Cambridge, MA
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Apr 12, 2006 - 07:29pm PT
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An ST user sent me an email that said your terrier is annoying.
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Apr 12, 2006 - 07:32pm PT
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Slung rhodos are bomber, whimpo.
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Bobbleseth
Gym climber
Miami Florida
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Apr 12, 2006 - 08:16pm PT
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Rajmit, it was me that sent you that Email. But you obviously misread it. Here it is again. Now read more careful this time.
"An ST user sent me an email that said Rajmit is annoying."
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Apr 12, 2006 - 08:26pm PT
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Is Rajmit's last name Moran?
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locker
Trad climber
Joshua Tree Ca
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Apr 12, 2006 - 08:37pm PT
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actually his last name does start start with an 'M'. I can't remember what it is though... Roger Msomething...So Gary... you maybe right...
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Rajmit
Social climber
Cambridge, MA
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Apr 12, 2006 - 08:48pm PT
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You guys still think I'm Roger. Wow. I really thought that you guys were a smarter group of people than that. I wonder if I should've said "April fools" a long time ago, though I gain so much laughter from your lack of reasoning and logic.
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Anastasia
Trad climber
Near a mountain, CA
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Apr 13, 2006 - 05:51am PT
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I use to date a climber that had very limited verbal skills. He had learned how to climb through trial and error. It was also his method of teaching...
He would put me on things that were over my head, get us into an epic adventure and then give me a specific "look." It was this "oh shiest you are going to die, you better save yourself" look... (I hated that look.)
Our last epic was during a crack climb. I followed him to the bolt and then discovered that we didn't have enough rope to rappel down. We didn't have the option to top out and we didn’t have the right gear to set up another anchor below us, etc… Instead I found out that he had another plan, we were to climb off rope across the face into an easier crack. We were then going to free climb it the whole way down...
I remember focusing on each hold... Somehow I made it across and slowly fitted myself into the "easier" crack. It was pretty solid until I found myself in a very interesting section. A tree had grown out of the crack and was making the area crumble and fill up with dirt... It created a fragile ledge that you could walk across to another spot on the wall that had huge jugs. Nothing was solid going across but it looked a whole lot easier then climbing the slab around the tree. When I put my full weight on the dirt, I quickly realized my mistake… I felt my world shift and my feet fly over the ledge. At the same time, I flung myself across to grab a tree branch and held for life. I felt my hands being ripped by the bark; the pain was sharp as my shoulder jerked. I ignored the pain and held tighter, feeling the blood dripping across my wrist as my whole body dangling in the air sixty feet from the ground… The world slowed down and at the corner of my eye I could see him giving me the "look." He then called out to me; "don't let go." Somehow with this golden advice ringing in my ears, I pulled myself back in and made it down.
We dated for another year after that, but never did another rope climb. I was sick of epics, so I developed a preference for bouldering.
Looking back I can honestly call him both the best/worst teacher I ever had... He was the best teacher because I did go pass my limits on a regular basis. He was the worst because he kept putting me in danger.
(It was an interesting stage in my life…)
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Rock!...oopsie.
Trad climber
pitch above you
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Apr 13, 2006 - 07:12am PT
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This thread reminded me of an epic TR I read a while ago on another board (canyoneering this time). About as bad a time as I can imagine 2 people and a dog having... especially the dog. Give it a read and happie's dog woes will seem inconsequential at best:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canyons/message/25484
--->bob
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pyro
Trad climber
stoney point,ca
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Apr 13, 2006 - 09:26pm PT
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hello!
To Anastasia_ Sorry I ever became your partner from Hell.
Sorry for ever investing in that "Fish" Harness.
Looks as if the climbing world will never climb with me.
I must be limited. wow- I feel horrible!
I must remember that day.
You must have been soo pissed at me since that day.
I ran into a guide over the weekend his name is todd and he works for Bob Gains. I'll sign up ASAP. It should make me the safe climber that I need to be. thanks for the compliment.
Limiting vocabulary is being fixed, because I go to school for that.
I can't do anything right can I.
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locker
Trad climber
Joshua Tree Ca
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Apr 13, 2006 - 11:45pm PT
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Rajmit wrote:
"You guys still think I'm Roger"
Well OK then... Who the fuk are you? Try being real for once and not some bullshit Troll...
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Newton
Big Wall climber
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Apr 14, 2006 - 11:35am PT
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My name is Dorothy and this is my little friend, Toto.
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