What do you tell non-climbers what your crash pad is?
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What do you tell non-climbers what your crash pad is? |
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Portable 'den of iniquity' |
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ballast |
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Interestingly, I heard this story while climbing in RRG.. not sure if there is truth.. but i guess when people first started climbing there they would hike in with crashpads.. and the locals all thought they were homosexuals going into the woods to do it on their pads... |
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eric larson wrote:Interestingly, I heard this story while climbing in RRG.. not sure if there is truth.. but i guess when people first started climbing there they would hike in with crashpads.. and the locals all thought they were homosexuals going into the woods to do it on their pads...haha, good ole' Kentucky. |
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It's a carry case for my ex |
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When I was living in Yosemite, me and my buddy were bouldering in Tuolumne on a shitty weather day, when some backpackers stumbled upon us scouting some bouldering in a relatively 'secret' area. We still had our pads on our packs, and they inquired as to the use us the pads. We explained (I thought rather well) their use, and the husband of the couple retorted with "So, your telling me that you climb up cliffs with those pads on your back, and if you fall, you rely on those pads to protect you if you fall on your back?!?". We simply agreed with him, and wandered off. I think from now on, I'll just use the 'ol 'their acrobatic sex pads' response. |
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A couple of good articles have been written on this point. This one is the only one I could dig up right now but gives you an idea of what is encountered and some good responses: |
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-gang bang! |
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Mountain lion shield |
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While hiking into Lumpy Ridge to an undisclosed bouldering area with Craig Luebben Just days before he left for the cascades, we passed a group of adventure hikers who asked this very question, |
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I was bouldering in Castlewood Canyon a while back and we passed a family on the trail with a little girl. |
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It's a prayer mat for a religious cult that is especially popular among 18 to 25 year olds who wear beenies. |
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All classic. |
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"a portable drumset folds out of here. Madrock is the name of my band" |
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Turtle shell |
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Mountain couch |
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special sex pads |
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This cracked me up (from the article that Andy posted): |
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it's a MAXI pad for my |
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I read this article in R&I and found it to be the most ridiculous arrogant and unwarranted case of "i'm cooler than you" I have ever seen. The worst part was when the author "came to terms" with their ridiculous elitist behavior, apparantly justifying it. Anyone who can't see that bouldering is weird (as fun as it is) needs a reality check. I believe it was Dave Graham who said something to the effect of.. never think you're that cool, you're still just climbing rocks in the woods with the bugs, and everyone thinks you're crazy. |