Shit Climbers Say

"This [sport] route's tough for me, I'm a trad climber."

"How'd you guys hear about this place?"

That section totally goes on gear. I got 2 stacked RPs and the smallest WC Zero. If this were Eldo, those bolts would be replaced with a single, bent piton.

The Larry wrote:"Spread your legs and trust the rubber."

"The crux feels harder than [...], a hold must have broke."

It's only that hard because you are doing it wrong.

Just a few off the top of my head that I hear or say at times..

"I hope we don't see any other climbers on the route. "

As we spot other climbers on the approach trail, we ask, " What route are you guys doing?" and if it's the route we're getting on we try to hike faster than them.

"Watch the rope behind your leg."

"Can you get any good pro in yet?"

"How's that crack, is it flaring?"( when I see my partner fumbling to get pro in)

"Um, you forgot the rack, as my partner is halfway up the pitch." Rare occurrence, thank goodness , but has happened.

"Did you give me all the draws?" when feeling like I'm short of draws on my pitch.

I'm just not feelin it today...
Those clouds are looking pretty bad...
I dont't want it bro--its up to you
Whats the point of finishing? Its just a bolt ladder n some easy shit...
I'm scared
You're ______ stinks
When are you gonna get (a) new _______? Dude! What did you do to my ________!!!
Which way does the rabbit go?
Are you okay!?
Which way do l go? Dude, you went the wrong way.
I couldn't get your ______ out.
I forgot/dropped the _______. You were supposed to bring the _______!

Any more 5.9, it'd be 5.11.

Did you bring the rope?

"Last time I was on El Cap"

"what r u guys gettin on?"

Resurrecting this thread because we can do better.

"Didn't send it. Conditions weren't good"

"How many bolts are there?"

"Bouldering sucks"

"Are those Tricams?"

"TAKE!"

Where are my shoes?

"You just butchered a beautiful sequence".

Is that poison ivy?
Did you bring the topo?
Where did my Yellow C4 go? (to sheepish wife who didn't tell me she couldn't clean it)
I think I dropped my ATC, can I use yours?
Yeah, I had to trim this rope cuz' it got a core shot (at the 100' rappel)

S Denny wrote: lt11.com/2012/01/13/shit-cl… how about, shit climbers say on mountain project... i wanna build a rack, are black diamond's stoppers any good? is this anchor safe? i tore/popped/fucked up my finger/hand/shoulder/arm/elbow/knee... what should i do? what's the BEST gear?

I've got two: "A T-Wall 5.8 would be a 5.10 Sandrock!"  "psst...that gray haired guy over there in the convertible Jaguar is Johnny Arms, he's the KING of Sandrock"

I think at every crag,
"That feels harder than 5.x to me"

I fell like 200 feet onto a blue Totem and it held! Totems are the bomb.

Well that was spicy

that cam's bomber brah totally bomber.

No need for anything other than EDK to join two ropes together.

I'm having a high gravity day

The Gunks, Flatirons, Smith, Squamish isn't even that crowded bro. You just walk further to the good stuff.

Watch me WATCH ME!

"I think you go left at the run-out" - this was at the Canal Zone at CCC, where all of the bolts are 5 feet apart
What's this sticky stuff on the rope (hint: dog shit)
"C'mon Mary, you can do it" - Conn Traverse to a person that was clearly way over their head
Whack - hitting leader in the head  "Rope" Geriatric Dome SD

Pjm wrote:

I've got two: "A T-Wall 5.8 would be a 5.10 Sandrock!"  

I really hope I never actually hear that. T-wall grades are like the least sandbagged in Chattanooga, and really not that sandbagged at all. If I ever heard that, I'd look the person dead in the eyes and say "No, you're just soft." 

Bill Kirby wrote: I fell like 200 feet onto a blue Totem and it held! Totems are the bomb.

Well that was spicy

that cam's bomber brah totally bomber.

No need for anything other than EDK to join two ropes together.

I'm having a high gravity day

The Gunks, Flatirons, Smith, Squamish isn't even that crowded bro. You just walk further to the good stuff.

Watch me WATCH ME!

bump for this post being perfect.