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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Apr 21, 2012 - 10:56pm PT
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NOthing but climbing and trying to screw is more fun than ripping posers and wannabe posers on the Talko.
I, personally, have watched one episode of Bear's show at a friend's. I learned how to collect water. That wouldn't have helped Millis and I on the Tower, where we brought no more than two quarts of H2O (idiots); but it's nice to know how. One thing Millis was good for (there were lots of others) was the apt movie quote, on occasion. On the tower, our last morning, before we left that POS ledge a pitch above the Evil Tree, I blurted out: "Here's another fine mess and I'm willing to share the blame." His reply was: "Don't worry, Mouse. What we have here is a lack of communication. But we have half a pack of Rolaids. Eat some." We thought, as we packed, that each of us had packed two quarts per man. We packed two total. He was right.
As I read all these posts, I see the picture of Bear emerging thus:
1. He's a Brit, but even so, he is manlier than Lolli, in her estimation.
2. He drinks piss and brags, but he gets paid by the teaspoon, probably (which raises a question in my questing mind--does piss taste better the second time around?).
3. He appears "gay" in the deodorant ad, but how manly is that?
4. His show has been dissed by Diss-covery.
5. Tami sees him for what he is.
6. He can't get down from the Tombstone w/o the chopper (easy to figure).
7. He and Hossjulia should both be marooned on the Tombstone, drink each other's piss for a few days and nights and see which one gets the heave-ho.
8. Barring that,we need to dress his ass in a meat shirt and tie him tight to a Camp Curry dumpster overnight.
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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Apr 22, 2012 - 12:43am PT
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Hey Riley,you've got to come to the point. ;) I propose an open invitation to bear : come to the crag and lets see watcha got.
Waiting................
une poseur
Don't even get me started on claiming service.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Apr 22, 2012 - 02:18am PT
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"Throw pies at them and they will become men."
Throwpie, post the photo of your daughter and her first free solo, please.
"Men, I'm sending you on a mission. I want you to go to a website. The mission is to read the article and report back to base."
"Aye-aye, Skipper. Is Bear going with us, sir?"
"Not nearly man enough, I'm afraid. God speed, lads."
"AAARGH!"
http://community.artofmanliness.com/2012/01/11/how-to-climb-a-rope-like-a-navy-seal/
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Apr 22, 2012 - 12:16pm PT
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Good for manly Bear, because I don't want to be manly enough to squeeze a drink from a ball of elephant dung.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Chula Vista, CA
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Apr 22, 2012 - 12:29pm PT
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oops, wrong thread - how do you delete?
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zBrown
Ice climber
Chula Vista, CA
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Apr 22, 2012 - 12:47pm PT
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I met an older fellow at the YMCA, very thin runner, who used to run world class marathon times when he was younger. He told me his only training other than running, was climbing those ropes.
For those one-percenters out there who don't like to travel:
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Apr 22, 2012 - 02:34pm PT
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OH wow, climbing isn't portrayed accurately in the mainstream media????
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throwpie
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Apr 22, 2012 - 02:52pm PT
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Mister_Roborto
Trad climber
Queensland
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Apr 22, 2012 - 08:24pm PT
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Bear was part of a team guided up Everest using oxygen and fixed ropes set by Sherpas that Bear speaks of with respect..
Bear was a reservist in the British Territorial Artists - he was unable to complete advanced competencies due to a back injury. Had he completed his training, his intention was to seek a full-time role that would have led to active deployment.
Bear's military credentials were scripted by marketing marketeers. Bear asked that those claims be removed from further marketing.
The man is a keen Christian. I went to a talk he gave - he was quite funny.
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Blakey
Trad climber
Newcastle UK
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Apr 23, 2012 - 02:45am PT
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Just in case this confused an already confusing set of credentials....
Mr Roberto mentions the British Territorial Artists
Bear was a reservist in the Territorial Army, the 'TA'. The unit he was in was 21 SAS, they have a historic title 'The Artist's Rifles', this was a historic unit that served in the Boer War and First World War.
During WW2 it was an Officer Training Unit, disbanded at the end of the war. The title was resurrected when 21 SAS were formed.
Steve
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Apr 23, 2012 - 03:06am PT
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That guy is a TV host, I crap cooler stuff than he espouses.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Apr 23, 2012 - 03:48am PT
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Shakespeare was an adapt practioner.
Adept, not adapt.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 23, 2012 - 11:45am PT
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This is so hilarious. You would think we are debating the Second Coming.
I find it even more hilarious that some would take him to task for making a
mistake. Would the majority of us be spewing nonsense here were it not for
the intervention of the Angel of the Idiots? And to begrudge him making a
nice living while providing harmless entertainment just seems small-minded.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 23, 2012 - 04:08pm PT
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Yabbut there's no reason to get mean about it! :-)
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Apr 23, 2012 - 04:13pm PT
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marketing marketeers
somethin' like barking barkers??
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Apr 23, 2012 - 04:45pm PT
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no reason.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Mar 20, 2016 - 08:03am PT
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It's true; Bear Grylls is manlier than me. I doubt I will ever get myself into a situation where I will have to drink my own piss.
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SalNichols
Big Wall climber
Richmond, CA
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Mar 20, 2016 - 10:42am PT
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There was an episode where he swam down a snowmelt river in the Canuckistani Rockies wearing levis and a grey sweatshirt. When he came out of the water you could clearly see the outline of the pfd. The program is a great excuse to drink beer. Every time you see something batsh%t crazy, you drink. It's worth a 12 pack/episode. Invite your friends.
That said, he is still manlier than me. The water in that river was cold enough to give me a permanent clitoris.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Whoa! No wonder he drinks 'is own piss! God knows how quickly
lactic acid can build up on a 5.7!
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