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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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Please don't tell me you guys have no clue why women don't post here..
And it is possible to be squishy and climb too :)
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Most females I know that climb hard, don't have patients or time to do something as useless as posting on this forum...
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Stewart Johnson
climber
lake forest
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I think if more women contributed to this forum it would be a good thing. Maybe add some class. no dr f>
jus sayin
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Women climbers rock.
There is no lack of appeal in lady climbers or any other female athlete, in my opinion.
I prefer a strong woman to a weak curvy one any day.
Look at those arms! Straight A's are even better!
Two of the toughest girls in Placer basketball!
Strong military gals rock too!
And last but not least, I love a climbing woman.
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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more old losers flapping their gums
zzzzzzzzz
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Randisi: I'll let you figure that one out
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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what a zinger
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Lass>class.....class>lass. A magntetic attraction between the two. I have a friend who doesn't have a door on his bathroom OR a girlfriend.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Hawk, I guess Randisi didn't say curvy=weak, he said lacking in the "necessary" curves. I'm the one that implied curvy=weak. My bad.
Yeah Anita, if you don't like old losers you can always streak your young sexy ass over to youngsexyn00b.com. We love you, in a kinda itchy crabs sorta way!
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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There's more than a few cool chicks who post here.
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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Might inject some sense of shame in this boy's club.
AAAAHAHAAAAHHAAAAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!!
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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"I have a friend who doesn't have a door on his bathroom OR a girlfriend."
I once thought that a bathroom door could be optional in a committed relationship. I was wrong about that, too.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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I know my experience in life must be out of the mainstream, given the extent to which my views differ from most here. I nonetheless will let fly.
1. Who says climbing women are not attractive? You must live in a female-deprived area. I would say that a sampling of the population of women who climb (at least that I know) yields an exceedingly high proportion of attractive ones.
2. If you can't figure out why many women would find our environment here one of blatant male chauvinism, I doubt that I can help you.
John
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Ok, that was a little too academic JEL.
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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blatant male chauvinism
Yes, that is pretty much the problem. Those of us who are able to ignore it for the most part, or not allow the culture to stop us from enjoying the content and participating, post. But I know there are several women who lurk or mask their gender to avoid having to deal with the crap.
There are plenty of decent, respectful men on this site, and they are worth knowing. It's also helpful to be tolerant of others, which I try to be, except in cases which cross my personal threshold. There have been a few people here who I would not seek out in real life due to some of the things they post on this site.
But, I am a very strong-willed person; not one to step away from confrontation or be driven into silence. Many women have a different way of being, and they choose not to participate in this decidedly unfemale-friendly place.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Yes indeed. Woman is singular, men is plural.
Kinda like supertesto.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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I used to be the only girl at the crags. I used to be the only female I knew who actually led climbs and planned trips. My adventures are modest, and I understand that. I watch the treatment of others with modest ambitions and dumb questions. The community can be very supportive, but mostly very brutal. I don't see too many gals posting here. I don't post too often. Why?
I choose to ignore the cruder threads even though I sometimes get lured into looking at them.
Many threads talk about places I will never go and climbs so far beyond me. I have nothing to contribute to those conversations.
Items I felt compelled to discuss - those threads quickly fizzled out.
The verbal sparring can be entertaining - but oftentimes devolves into bullying. I don't want to be part of those uncomfortable discussions.
I don't want to be the stereotypic cherrleader climber. I am dead serious about my passion for the sport. I prefer silence, and to slip by unnoticed than to be ridiculed, as I was in the guts of one of my TRs.
The gang around the campfire is a bit bigger than apparent. We watch how those who choose to speak are treated. Personally, I have had some encouragement and some derision. So many posts are written and never submitted.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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I prefer silence
Quality. Even though I can't achieve it myself most times.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Please don't tell me you guys have no clue why women don't post here.. Exactly.
It's partly because no real efforts have been made at finding a solution,
except for the occasional banning and then forgiveness.
We haven't put Locker and other folks who can't seem to
avoid making unfriendly posts on the
"Pay Per Post" plan.
Pay in advance, 25c per post....
Actually a simpler method would be to have a daily/weekly post quota.
The quota gets reduced if the person posts negatives.
Otherwise they are very hard to get rid of.
I think the only one who really left was dirtineye, and it wasn't due to
banning or his own choice....
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