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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Aug 22, 2013 - 05:55pm PT
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I would think a hippo at play would be a delightful sight! :-)
Makes me smile just thinking about it.
Me too. Have a nice day, Dingus. :-)
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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Aug 22, 2013 - 06:49pm PT
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I wonder if there's a correlation to better sex once a person can do a certain amount of one-armed pull ups or planches...
Haha, I could SO see that date.
Well as someone who could do at least one one-arm pull up (not perfect form but not really kipping or anything, just sort of twist around, which is the way I generally see them done)--
I'd have to say the answer is no. But maybe the number is greater than 1, so I can't be sure.
I did sort of pathetically try to impress a girl with a one-arm one time, didn't really do anything, but her brother actually did seem impressed, for what that was worth!
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Moof
Big Wall climber
Orygun
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Aug 22, 2013 - 07:22pm PT
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Climbing is best done for personal reasons, not for competitive reasons. Unlike soccer, baseball, basketball, and similar, in climbing just getting back to your car in one piece should be the primary victory to relish.
Oh well.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Aug 22, 2013 - 07:43pm PT
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Never had even the slightest desire to attend a climbing comp. especialy a plastic climbing comp........ Much more impressed with a kid who has the gumption to go do a back country climb than someone who crushes big numbers in the gym.......
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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Aug 22, 2013 - 09:11pm PT
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I'm absolutely sure Sasha D'G can hang onto tiny holds. Maybe she has some special technique that allows her to do that?
Not to detract from her excellent performances, but 5'2" and 97 pounds helps. There will be climbs that small, light, highly talented women can do that no one else can. Learn to live with it Big Guys!
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Dr. Christ
Mountain climber
State of Mine
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Aug 22, 2013 - 11:45pm PT
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Wow, some people (tradmanclimbs) think you go to a climbing comp to watch people climb? You go because it is fun to hang around with cool people. It is like hanging out at a sports bar... only without the ball jockies... and most of the chicks are fit.
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ladyscarlett
Trad climber
SF Bay Area, California
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Aug 23, 2013 - 02:05pm PT
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I get what you're saying Dr. Christ. I get what you're saying and totally see the appeal...
but then where's the beer on tap?
hehehe
Cheers
LS
ps - have actually quite often gone to the gym to troll for potential climbing crew...still a case where a tshirt that says "this many one armed pull ups to ride.." ;) hee hee hee hee...
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Dr. Christ
Mountain climber
State of Mine
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Aug 23, 2013 - 02:16pm PT
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Pretty sure there was beer there... even though it was in Utah.
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ladyscarlett
Trad climber
SF Bay Area, California
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Aug 23, 2013 - 02:21pm PT
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Nice!!
The comps that I've been to only have sub par burgers...
Well DONE!
Cheers
LS
ps - I still think a tshirt with "must be able to do x number of one arm'd pull ups to ride.." Hee hee hee
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Dr. Christ
Mountain climber
State of Mine
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Aug 23, 2013 - 02:27pm PT
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Salt Lake has an outstanding climbing community... and some damn good beer... but shitty air quality.
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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Aug 23, 2013 - 02:39pm PT
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I'm absolutely sure Sasha D'G can hang onto tiny holds. Maybe she has some special technique that allows her to do that?
Not to detract from her excellent performances, but 5'2" and 97 pounds helps. There will be climbs that small, light, highly talented women can do that no one else can. Learn to live with it Big Guys!
Yes, my comment was a little sarcastic--by now, it should be obvious to everyone who cares that certain types of high level climbing are largely a weight game.
I watched a couple of professional climbers do some warm up routes (13a) at the gym last night--there's no doubt that they have both excellent technique and excellent strength/weight; we'd need to do some hangboard-style tests to try to isolate the effects of those parameters (assuming that hanging on a hangboard measures a type of "strength" and not technique).
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The Alpine
climber
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Aug 24, 2013 - 03:45pm PT
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Umm. Remind me again how the event was SEXIST??
Amateur for sure.
The OP and the event...
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Port
Trad climber
San Diego
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Aug 28, 2013 - 03:11pm PT
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(I personally believe this is actually true),
Do you really?!? Take a look at the most accessable sport in the world, soccer. There is a pretty damn even represenation at the top levels. Yes, people of priviledge have access to better training and coaching, but to say that black people are innately better is simply wrong. No scientist on Earth would make that claim.
Overall you're right though. When guys bring stuff up about women in sports, they're generally full of sh#t.They totally miss the point of athletics and competition.
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Port
Trad climber
San Diego
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Aug 28, 2013 - 03:23pm PT
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Like I said: I PERSONALLY BELIEVE.
Isn't that the definition of racism?
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Port
Trad climber
San Diego
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Aug 28, 2013 - 03:26pm PT
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That's OK I guess, but you're wrong.
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Port
Trad climber
San Diego
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Aug 28, 2013 - 03:35pm PT
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If you believe in innately racial athletic ability do you also believe in innately racial intellecutal ability?...
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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. . . around all kinds of monkey bars and kids playgrounds...One may see someone pushing dumbells (or, most likely, handles on weight machines) indoors or playing freesbee or ball outside you know..freesbees fly... no man does a muscle up
One of my pet peeves is that many American playgrounds have become overly safe to avoid lawsuits and present virtually no challenges to kids (or adults). And outdoor fitness stations for adults are frequently dull, unimaginative and uninspiring. On my website are illustrations of what "playgrounds" used to be like many years ago.
Oops, not much to do with this thread.
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