Competitive eating vs climbing complimentary pursuits?

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mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 30, 2014 - 06:05pm PT
Jack loves him a big hamburger. Sorry Jebus but I couldn't resist.
snarky

climber
Hoisington
Oct 30, 2014 - 06:08pm PT
I'd rate that about a 10d patty...
wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Oct 30, 2014 - 06:14pm PT
That is hilarious!
the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Oct 30, 2014 - 06:46pm PT
I'd heard about local hot dog / pie eating etc. contests for years, but the first time I realized it was a "sport" that was televised was about a decade ago.

I turn on ESPN in the midst of a contest.

The announcer was saying "I can't believe this! I've never seen ANYTHING like this! I thought I'd seen it all but, WOW!" I'm thinking the announcer is from another sport and thinks this is strange but then he says "John Doe is barefoot!!! Can you believe it? I've never seen a competitor with NO SHOES!" And I'm thinking "that's what you focus on as strange in this picture? These guys are stuffing food down their gullet in a race, but the fact that one guy is barefoot is strange? WTF is going on?"

To each his own, but what a f*#ked up weird thing to be into. Perhaps most disturbing is that enough people are into it that it gets televised and has famous people!? Really. There's so many unsung heroes in various impressive/athletic sports and walks of life but people get into this?
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 30, 2014 - 07:00pm PT
^^^^ fet are you talking about climbing or eating on your last couple of paragraphs?
Splater

climber
Grey Matter
Oct 30, 2014 - 09:02pm PT
this could be the most important topic ever
esp. if you're talking about boiled hops, yeast, and malt.
thebravecowboy

climber
walking, resin-stained, towards the goal
Oct 30, 2014 - 09:32pm PT
Yep, I can put down them burgers or them 1lb milkshakes from Stan's Burger Shak like nothing.

Just give me a dead headlamp, 6 hours of driving and half a day with 10 m of cord. Onsight on those damn old eolian, nipple-crested treasures of whats-hername National Park


Long-time staple: Flamin-hot cheetos pseudofood with Mtn Dew after a good life affirmation alone in the desert.
clockclimb

Trad climber
Orem, Utah
Oct 30, 2014 - 10:06pm PT
Way to go Jack. That's no Mac 'n Cheese.
SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
Oct 31, 2014 - 08:52am PT
Trick or Treat!

Susan
Peter Haan

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
Oct 31, 2014 - 09:05am PT
Perhaps as climbers we would do well at a water-guzzling contest.
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