Dumb things other climbers have said
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Preface: I offered a Grigri to a climber once, she said she knows how to use a grigri but declined saying she is much safer with a tube style device... |
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Climbing at Tinker Toys in Rock Canyon, Utah, there's a guy who I know is a really experienced climber climbing with this girl who says she's been rock climbing for a few years. He asks if she knows how to lead belay. "Of course," she replies nonchalantly. So, he starts leading the route. |
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Ok just heard this twominutes ago, although not a climber a pool player. " I'm competitive but I don't care about winning" |
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Dumbest thing I've said, "I've totally got this climb dialed." |
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A young apprentice I had once: |
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I was finishing up a day of climbing at Pawtuckaway State Park (NH) and the sun was headed down, dusk settling in. Some mountain bikers rode by and stopped to watch me being lowered off the last climb. |
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Do you want to try to onsight it again ? |
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spencerparkin- |
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"This is the most BOMBER nut ever!" |
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Multiple comments heard during one climb from a father belaying his teenage daughter up Bath Rock in City of Rocks, ID |
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Katie Rockwood wrote:Multiple comments heard during one climb from a father belaying his teenage daughter up Bath Rock in City of Rocks, ID Father - Don't fall for a minute, I'm putting my jacket on, you're not on belay Daughter - I'm all out of those things you put on my harness Father - what things? Daughter - the things I clip to the bolts but there's still like 2 or 3 left before the top Father - Don't worry about it, just go up to the top, you'll be fine Daughter (from the top) - So I untied from the rope but I can't remember what knot you told me to use to tie into the anchors She was standing on an insecure ledge at the anchors not clipped or tied to anything. A nearby climber offered to climb up quickly and clip her into the anchors and the father just said, ok sure, that sounds great. She held onto the anchors till the other climber reached her. She nor her father ever seemed scared the whole time, though every other climber within earshot was on pins and needles dreading the accident we were about to witness any second.WOW! |
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Katie Rockwood wrote:Multiple comments heard during one climb from a father belaying his teenage daughter up Bath Rock in City of Rocks, ID Father - Don't fall for a minute, I'm putting my jacket on, you're not on belay Daughter - I'm all out of those things you put on my harness Father - what things? Daughter - the things I clip to the bolts but there's still like 2 or 3 left before the top Father - Don't worry about it, just go up to the top, you'll be fine Daughter (from the top) - So I untied from the rope but I can't remember what knot you told me to use to tie into the anchors She was standing on an insecure ledge at the anchors not clipped or tied to anything. A nearby climber offered to climb up quickly and clip her into the anchors and the father just said, ok sure, that sounds great. She held onto the anchors till the other climber reached her. She nor her father ever seemed scared the whole time, though every other climber within earshot was on pins and needles dreading the accident we were about to witness any second.You should've called the department of children and family services. Seriously. |
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Me directed towards someone rappeling with a rope that is obviously too short. |
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Mother and Father said with a tone of utter scorn to their 10 year old son leading a 10d at Cat Slab in Clear Creek Canyon: |
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Greg Twombly wrote:Mother and Father said with a tone of utter scorn to their 10 year old son leading a 10d at Cat Slab in Clear Creek Canyon: "Just do it for god's sake" He was at the crux, crying and saying he couldnt do it. Later they said he is "the next Chris Sharma". Crag Dweller wrote:You should've called the department of children and family services. Seriously. |
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I plan on getting a lot of mileage out of this pic. |
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j fassett wrote:I plan on getting a lot of mileage out of this pic.You gotta post a larger version then! |
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"I'm just going to solo it and set the rope up" |
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The Gunks, mid 1980's. One of the routes above the Carriage Road near the Uberfall. The big burley guy in the woods screaming at me: "What are you yelling at my son for?" |
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