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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Sep 23, 2012 - 11:19am PT
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I think it's related to the climate but people in the PNW are unfailingly polite but rarely, open, warm and accomodating to newcomers.
Donini - I know of which you speak. It's the infamous "Seattle Freeze," though it's finally begun to thaw. Kind of a "local warming" thing. Took a good 5+ years, though.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Seattle%20Freeze
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Brunosafari
Boulder climber
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Sep 23, 2012 - 11:21am PT
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Mooser, you are invited for dinner, lodging and at least one belay. Second invite, btw! :))
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 23, 2012 - 11:22am PT
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I may take you up on your offer Bruce, but please, don't put Smith Rocks on the menu.
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Brunosafari
Boulder climber
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Sep 23, 2012 - 11:27am PT
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SUSHI is on the menu. Uncooked fish, right?
It's okay to climb at Smith-- just have your tan on because the cameras are always rollin'.
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Enthusiast
Sport climber
Port Townsend WA
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Sep 23, 2012 - 11:27am PT
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There's a crag called Big Rock in Chimicum about 20 minutes outside Port Townsend. I've lived in PT my whole life and can't find much else to climb.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sep 23, 2012 - 11:49am PT
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I think it's related to the climate but people in the PNW are unfailingly polite but rarely, open, warm and accomodating to newcomers.
It's the infamous "Seattle Freeze,
You guys aren't the first people I've heard saying this, but I sure didn't encounter that attitude when I moved here. The local climbing community seemed warm, open, and welcoming.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 23, 2012 - 12:24pm PT
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The local climbing community seemed warm, open, and welcoming.
Aren't Ponzi schemes invariably like that?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sep 23, 2012 - 12:58pm PT
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Aren't Ponzi schemes invariably like that?
So, you're saying it was all a trick? That all the people I thought had become my friends and climbing partners are just after my money? Damn. They sure had me fooled.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Fumbling towards stone
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Sep 23, 2012 - 01:17pm PT
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Favorite Portlandia scenes (at least the ones off the top of my head, there are many):
Steve Buscemi trying to use the rest room in women's bookstore.
Hide and Seek League teams at the library.
Apparently "abandoned" dog tied up to sign by cafe.
Amy Mann as housecleaner (with bonus Sarah McLachlan as gardener).
Restaurant scene where they go to the farm to get to know the people who raised the chicken they might order.
Any of the Kyle MacLachlan as Portland mayor scenes.
And more!
Eric
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Sep 23, 2012 - 06:59pm PT
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Mooser, you are invited for dinner, lodging and at least one belay. Second invite, btw! :))
We've at least shared some beer at Smith during a rainstorm, Bruce! And I never said that was a "Bend freeze."
Regarding the "Seattle Freeze" - You guys aren't the first people I've heard saying this, but I sure didn't encounter that attitude when I moved here. The local climbing community seemed warm, open, and welcoming.
Very true, David! The climbing community has turned out to be incredibly hospitable, generous, and un-frozen!
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Sep 23, 2012 - 07:08pm PT
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And more!
How about the Battlestar Gallactica episode?
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 24, 2012 - 01:03pm PT
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Sep 24, 2012 - 01:05pm PT
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Interesting perspective, Chaz. What was your position for kite flying in those pics?
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Sep 24, 2012 - 01:18pm PT
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Forget Smith Rocks, volcanic choss @ altitude is where it's at.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 24, 2012 - 01:19pm PT
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In the second-to-last shot, in the lower-left corner, you can see the beach I was standing on.
Across the street from the ferry terminal is Keystone Cafe, with hot dogs, cold beer, and spotty internet. I like to hang there while waiting for the wind.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 26, 2012 - 11:50am PT
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 26, 2012 - 11:55am PT
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The cities in the PNW generally have bad traffic but they do have excellent freeways leading south and east to drier climes.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 26, 2012 - 01:08pm PT
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Driving The 5 through Seattle at rush hour is nothing like driving The 91 east in the afternoon in SoCal.
Seattle itself is a bit of a challenge - unless you know where you're going. It still beats driving in Santa Cruz.
When the freeway is wide open, Seattle drivers like to make radical lane changes for no good logical reason. It sure is entertaining, I'm laughing my ass off all the way down The 5.
Here on Whidbey, nobody drives the speed limit. Everyone wants to drive ten or fifteen mph under the limit, until they get to a passing lane, then it's Gren Flag Racing at 70 mph to make sure nobody can get around them. Once they're past the passing lane, it's back to fifteen under the speed limit again. It's f*#king maddening sometimes.
The reason folks drive like that here on Whidbey is because nobody ever gets shot for driving like a dick, like you would if you pulled that crap in SoCal. ( not that I condone shooting ass-hole drivers, but I can certainly understand it )
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Sep 26, 2012 - 01:38pm PT
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I do love choosing the weather. If it is drizzling at the house, drive to the desert just 30 miles east. If it is hotter than Hades, drive up to some alpine or mountain objective.
I do love choosing the season I will play in today. Snow? Rock? What's your pleasure?
The rock may not be all pristine, but the great mountaineering, and good skiing are a nice benefit.
Then there are lots of spots tucked into the forest that can host your private climbing party for the day
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