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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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If you hang the draws, it's a pinkpoint.. ;)
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Bandana, glacier glasses, tube socks, baseball pants, tied draws, fires on backwards (like new)
Standing on heels to rest, because backward shoes no bueno
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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We can always go grab the old rope you've been usin' for the food bags.
The trail's here somewhere...keep lookin'. I got these matches just in case.
I'm bettin' he'll die first.
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Yafer
Trad climber
Chatsworth, California
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Water Knots.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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After a sh#t-ton of work on a project, and finally getting FA, you inclined to repeat the MFer immediately again to remove all doubt.
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Up and down climbing entire pitches to avoid the taint of a fall...
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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120' 9.2mm rope.
Tied around waist with a single loop, and a bowline.
One sling and one pear biner for "pro".
Ex-army boots with Vibram Montagna soles.
French beret for that touch of class.
OH YEAH!!!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 10, 2015 - 06:23am PT
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A picture is worth a thousand words. The one above illustrates why BITD the adage "the leader must never fall" had real meaning.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 10, 2015 - 07:21am PT
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That is a leash, not a climbing rope, Jim.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Oct 10, 2015 - 07:28am PT
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This is a funny thread.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Oct 10, 2015 - 07:41am PT
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Standing on heels to rest, because backward shoes no bueno
Lol! Best line of the whole thread. Hamie's contribution is a close second
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Oct 10, 2015 - 07:56am PT
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*%&)$@ - smoldering perlon searing fingertips
!*%#^^ - impaled on a speedy stitcher needle
#(&*%# - snagged again on amateur swage job
%@#^!$ - barge cement tube stuck in puddle
^*$%&@ - big hex clank = lower GI rumble
@%#&*% - clorox bottle burp
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Oct 10, 2015 - 10:03am PT
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I don't really clip bolts
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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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Oct 10, 2015 - 10:53am PT
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" Nuts leave scars in the rock ! "
" All these climbs are much easier now"
" You guys ?, you'll never do it. Don't even try it! "
All these were said to us young upstarts bitd in perfect Elmer Fudd speak by Pete Cleveland
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Ropeboy
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Oct 10, 2015 - 11:21am PT
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"This trail wasn't here back then."
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philo
climber
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Oct 10, 2015 - 11:29am PT
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What's the Climbing like in the Black Canyon?
Uhmmm, take a helmet!
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RyanD
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 10, 2015 - 12:48pm PT
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grigris are dangerous
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Hey look, if you put your EBs on backwards it's like having new shoes!
Let us know!