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Jon Beck
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Oceanside
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Mar 30, 2018 - 01:02pm PT
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I think I define success as just being able to do the things I want to when I want to. Being able to fund the lifestyle. There’s no number that makes that possible. A lot of it has to do with how happy I am with what I’m doing.
Great article, almost seems like the mental state that allows him to solo carries over into other aspects of his life.
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Splater
climber
Grey Matter
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Mar 30, 2018 - 06:39pm PT
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that Randy Newman video is still Awesome!!
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Splater
climber
Grey Matter
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Mar 30, 2018 - 06:41pm PT
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'What would Hank Caylor do?'
hmmm,
one thing he did is left this forum. Is he richer?
or us just poorer?
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Splater
climber
Grey Matter
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Mar 31, 2018 - 12:01am PT
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Doh!
so only the previous hank content was cut.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 31, 2018 - 06:25am PT
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Thanks for that find, Kunlun! Super interesting. Makes me like Honlove even more. So, I gots to solo El Cap for the Big Bucks, huh?
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Mar 31, 2018 - 06:45am PT
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And I thought it was so cool that I broke through $2,000 one year. Good for Alex.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 31, 2018 - 06:52am PT
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Maybe this needs another thread, but another brand of pro climber is the guide. Back when I was considering this, it seemed you made fast food wages but lived in the mountains. I assume this has changed a little, and I assume it's a more legit profession in Europe. What does the average guide pull in?
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Mar 31, 2018 - 09:57am PT
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I put in 40+ hours a week, average. I've been doing this for 25-30 yrs.
I don't know of any pro or guiding gigs that could offer that kind of volume of work, to keep anyone that busy.
One of the main reasons these guys make so little - is because they work so little.
Let's check back in on Honnald in - say - 10-15 yrs. So he says he wants a family...
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