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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 17, 2017 - 10:48pm PT
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Scum - verb, to scum. The act of using a body part in a relatively insecure way especially in wider cracks where the sides are parallel and not amenable to other trickery of the wide crack variety. See also, offwidth. Examples include 'body scum' 'foot scum' or 'elbow scum'
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Dec 17, 2017 - 10:55pm PT
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The relationship was impinging on my climbing time, so I scummed my way until she dumped me.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 17, 2017 - 10:58pm PT
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That's a new one. heh
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Dec 17, 2017 - 11:04pm PT
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to gain friction or purchase by application of body to rock in a manner not recommended by manufacturer. example: although painful, the taint scum is vital to free the hands for advancement on the Diagonal.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Dec 17, 2017 - 11:32pm PT
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Pressure knee or whatever against rock while you change placement of either foot on hold or crack?
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 17, 2017 - 11:38pm PT
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transitional move in all cases? Makes sense. if it were secure one would yard on it. So by necessity it needs to be tenuous, and as a direct result only temporary.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 17, 2017 - 11:38pm PT
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bravecowboy, that's a new one too. lol
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Dec 18, 2017 - 07:39am PT
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Lean on with various body parts.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Dec 18, 2017 - 07:47am PT
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Actually never heard it used for crack climbing.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Dec 18, 2017 - 07:49am PT
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Used often where Wyde meets stem. See also "dab"
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skywalker1
Trad climber
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Dec 18, 2017 - 07:52am PT
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A move made by climbers in which an alternate part of the body is used in a way to assist in an otherwise ungraceful attempt to achieve some goal.
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
The real McCoy from the inside of my van.
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Dec 18, 2017 - 08:10am PT
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A transitional/intermediate move for balance or friction achieved with any body part?
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Dec 18, 2017 - 08:13am PT
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i'd stand in line to watch "Scum" as a climbing movie
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Dec 18, 2017 - 08:14am PT
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Think of how often, when jamming in a corner, you scum your shoulder against the wall. Then look at the wear on the incredible hand crack, or virtually any crack in a corner in Indian creek.
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skywalker1
Trad climber
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Dec 18, 2017 - 08:46am PT
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I wonder if when you "belly flop" or "walrus" a top out is that "scumming"?
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Dec 18, 2017 - 09:16am PT
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Sky walker, I usually call that move a “beached whale”. I think to get the Walrus label, you have to use your teeth to gain the ledge.
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
The real McCoy from the inside of my van.
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Dec 18, 2017 - 09:20am PT
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I generally try not to belly flop from my top outs.
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Dec 18, 2017 - 09:59am PT
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The beached whale is in fact a belly scum
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Dec 18, 2017 - 10:10am PT
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Think of how often, when jamming in a corner, you scum your shoulder against the wall. Then look at the wear on the incredible hand crack, or virtually any crack in a corner in Indian creek.
This actually started as a discussion between Munge and me on Mudn'Crud.
Munge, Jaybro's definition (above) is just what I was talking about (substitute butt-cheek for shoulder though). A "scootch" isn't the same thing.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 18, 2017 - 12:05pm PT
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a flag frictions a static placement so it doesn't slide down. So I'm not sure on that one.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Dec 18, 2017 - 12:14pm PT
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Southern root-digging top-outs down in the hollows are a form of agile scummery.
It's where you top out by pulling on your last hold on rock and reaching up and over as far as possible to sink the fingers of one hand deep in the roots of the forest floor then cutting with the other hand to do the same with it. You then brutally drag yourself up and over the forest floor a handful at a time. After standing up the your entire upper body and pants should be green if executed correctly. Best done while free soloing for full effect.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Dec 18, 2017 - 12:44pm PT
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I always figured that scumming was climbing at the Gunks during a big caterpillar year...
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Dec 18, 2017 - 01:39pm PT
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Who among us haven't scummed. I've dumpster dived, riddled trash cans to eat and been scared shirtless on slabs. Oh, and trolled the Lodge cafeteria.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 18, 2017 - 01:56pm PT
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Scumbagged: REALLY f'n sandbagged this time!
DEEP DOO-DOO!
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Dec 18, 2017 - 05:06pm PT
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And when it fails.....and the pro gets zipped......this is the origin of the expression......"the scum of the earth."
Beer out the nose on reading that one!
Awesome.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Dec 18, 2017 - 05:51pm PT
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"That's not scum. It's Rebel Scum!" :-)
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 18, 2017 - 06:18pm PT
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"you'll never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy!"
...than in...
7 Eleven in JT?
Mos Eisley?
Hidden Valley Campground?
All of the above?
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Dec 18, 2017 - 06:51pm PT
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"You'll never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy!"
One of the best quotes in movie history.
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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Dec 18, 2017 - 06:52pm PT
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Climbing Vocabulary: Define "Scum" as a climbing move.
To abandon any standards in choosing climbing partners.
See: camp 4 bulletin board.
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Rollover
climber
Gross Vegas
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Dec 18, 2017 - 07:01pm PT
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pb
Sport climber
Sonora Ca
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Dec 18, 2017 - 07:12pm PT
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see: serial bailer
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 22, 2017 - 12:38am PT
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Scum = euphemism for Mildew Encrusted Shower Stall, which btw, is a route name.
This thread seems to have a few notions consolidating so far:
1. reprehensible person
2. highly prized movement of a general type
3. highly prized movement of a specific kind
4. some kind of funk growing in their man-bun or in their #vanlife
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 22, 2017 - 01:04am PT
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"Succumb to the scum."
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Dec 22, 2017 - 06:30am PT
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I'll give it a shot- similar to Skywalkers thought:
An in-ellegant yet effectual use of any body part to achieve a climbing move?
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Dec 22, 2017 - 06:32am PT
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1
That frowning face, it used to be clean and dry,
nice ,safe-sh. A fire burned over the top,
changing, baking the soil.
Stoping the ability of the soil to absorb water. Now you can get a shoulder scum in the corner, it turns into a back step one palm down butt Scum against the off set wall that is on the left side
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Full body Scum from underneath, where its cramped, to where J Gruenberg is,
and then a reach after the gear to stand-up, a pasted; arms wide move, One of those where you're kissing the rock all the way. On The 1st ascent team?
Welcome To Gunks Solid old school, .10 dont fall
1 of the all time classics
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Dec 22, 2017 - 06:53am PT
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I think we used to call it "thrutching."
BAd
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pb
Sport climber
Sonora Ca
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Dec 22, 2017 - 07:37am PT
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no it's not thrutching
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Dec 22, 2017 - 11:12am PT
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scum is a fun word.
it's the scruffy cousin of smear,
not so fussy or constrained by uppity footwear.
no particular application of scum is as showy as the crescendo of sweaty
peristalsis adapted from the order of cetacea known as "beached whale technique."
when the crowd of observers, often joined by freshly released spotters, gather to witness a highball thrutching
set to take place where the steep rolls off to summit slab, there arrives a time for special execution, one performed
to the accompaniment of unanimous gasp, as feet cut loose, lower limbs breach the skyline blue
and shiny ankles live to gleam on ... like the perfect peduncles they were born to be
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 22, 2017 - 03:43pm PT
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uh, er, ahem,... your peduncle is showing.
Lively description!
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Dec 22, 2017 - 03:55pm PT
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Scum your way up Green Dragon
Slick at the start,9 foot run out after some ledgey 5.8, then good gear, solid holds out the horizontal roof.
The start of the business to a heel hook then a stand up into an over hanging v notch, with no gear at the top of the dihedral
to a bramble guarded ledge, covered in sapling north-east hard woods, in dripping wet dirt
Srub Oak, Rhododendron and some rouge Holly. with a 3 foot thick gauntlet of barbs and tangleg vines some poison ivy.
Dripping wet.
The only way through is to tunnel, trench, Scum between the rock and thorny birdsnest like edge.
Then theres Ero-scum,
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Lennox
climber
in the land of the blind
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Dec 22, 2017 - 04:05pm PT
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After falling out of the flaring off-width squeeze at the top of the Bismarck when all my scumming was to no avail, and my vocabulary did not extend to “inverted arm-bar” which my partner was yelling encouragingly, I proceeded with a most graceful lie-back transitioning to a thrutching belly-waddle mantle that would’ve made a mama elephant seal proud.
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Footloose
Trad climber
Lake Tahoe
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Dec 22, 2017 - 07:38pm PT
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Jebus, you remember I Be Jammin?
That is where I learned the value of body scumming.
First time up IBJ I had no consciousness of body scumming
and I thought, Are you kidding me, this is so sandbagged!
First time, I tried climbing it like other dihedrals: red dihedral, hospital
corner, crescent arch, mithral are a few that come to mind.
What a difference body scumming can make! I just wish I could
use it more often on more routes!!
In fact, right now, I can't think of any route that lends
it so well to left-side body scumming as IBJ.
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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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Dec 22, 2017 - 10:19pm PT
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"smear" is a precise foot move on the way up. "Scum"is an imprecise foot move as you are falling down. Sometimes "scumming" arrests the fall. "Scum"describes most moves on choss..heh heh
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