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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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I've had girls cry on my shoulder on Route 1 and Route 66, but I don't think that was the point.
I want to hear about a route that would make (randomly chosen two names) Donini or Largo cry.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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People pretending girls and boys cry equally in all situations?
Girls cry. Boys throw tantrums. Get over it.
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Climbnrok
Trad climber
LA
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30 minutes under Traitor Horn is nothing. The day I finally psyched myself up to do Traitor horn there was a party just getting to the horn, and another party right behind them. I'm thinking that if I start now, they will both be way off the route by the time I get up there. I launch and make quick work of the first part to the place where Jenson's Jaunt splits off left then I run into the traffic jam. The guy that was just getting to the horn when I got to the base was...... still there. He was totally stuck sitting on the horn. I was pretty determined to finish since I finally got motivated and that pitch kind of freaked me out so I decided to wait. No exaggerating, it was at least another hour and a half to two hours of hanging out before the guy finally pulled through the crux and the other party that also waited got through. I didn't hear any crying, but we could hear him and his partner yelling at each other around the corner. The whole experience made me even more hesitant about the move but when I got there I just stood up and pulled through. Go figure.
The one time I've seen someone seriously crying was at the top of the planet of the apes wall at malibu creek when some dude was trying to get his lady to rappel off and she was having none of it.
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nah000
climber
canuckistan
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took my future partner climbing for the first time...
i didn't like the crowds at the crag where i had initially planned to go, so went to a nice 5.6 climb that i'd never tried before and that required a rap into leaving a person to start from half way up the cliff...
storm started coming in...
pro tip: teaching someone to climb, while the fearless leader is at the top of the climb, rain is starting to fall, and there is no good place to retreat to, may lead to tears...
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sDawg
climber
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I cried all the time when I was breaking into leading Yosemite 5.10. I cried at the bottom of Peruvian Flake and halfway up Bombs Over Tokyo (1st pitch only). I might've cried at the crux of Serenity Crack. At the bottom of Waverly Wafer I wanted to cry, but was too intimidated. Good thing I have the Falcon Guide, which still rates it .10c. If I saw the .11b SuperTopo rating, I wouldn't have gotten off the ground.
The most important rule about crying on routes is that if you cry you have to finish the route. Usually not clean, but you have to get to the top. With that rule, crying is part of the process for a lot of people and if you can't deal with it, you may've chosen the wrong sport.
I don't usually cry on multipitch climbs. The Regular Route on Fairview Dome was an exception because I popped a foot, pulled a piece, and bruised my heel on the 2nd belay ledge. For the next 10 pitches (we pitched out the top because my partner hadn't simuled before and I was too exhausted to teach her by then), I climbed in pain, which only got worse when the terrain got less vertical and I could actually weight my heel. I wasn't sure where the topout was so I had myself psychologically prepared for one more pitch when I pulled onto the summit. I cried because I was so happy to be done!
I don't remember how much I cried on the 4th class finish to The East Buttress of Mt Whitney. I dislocated my shoulder maybe 10 ft from the end of the 5th class terrain and I'm sure that as the reality that this was my last climb for many months set in there was some crying.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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North glacier on the approach to Silverhorn (Mt. Athabasca) with my former ex, 25 years ago. I thought it would be a fun intro for her to glacier travel and ice/snow. Unfortunately, she was not as fit or motivated, had never done this before, and after an hour or two complained loudly that she was "tired of being dragged like a dog" and was going to untie from the rope. At that moment one of her legs broke through the snow surface, and when she pulled back up, found herself looking down a hole into a deep crevasse. That was when the crying started. She decided not to untie, and we went down. I gave up climbing for the rest of our relationship, though only after a few more similar episodes.
This story has little to do with he or she though - more related to inexperience on both our parts! The good news is I'm finally in a relationship where we both have similar climbing/outdoor objectives :-)
Wish you were still here with us on the Taco, Juan de Fuca!
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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I'm crying right now cause I can't climb....planter fascilitus has me grounded.
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