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Climbing superstitions and rituals.

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Liberty · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2013 · Points: 25

There are many of those among competitive athletes....Does anybody know/have one?

rock-fencer · · Columbia, SC · Joined Dec 2009 · Points: 265

i always seem to have to drop the kids off at the pool right before the first lead of the day

Liberty · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2013 · Points: 25

Yea yea yea....i always climb better with my chalk ball. I use it as a stress ball while chalking up. I wasnt talking about shit and weed. But here on MP thats all they got.....oh and boobs!

Forthright · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2011 · Points: 110

And trolls...

J Q · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2012 · Points: 50
Marla J wrote:Yea yea yea....i always climb better with my chalk ball. I use it as a stress ball while chalking up. I wasnt talking about shit and weed. But here on MP thats all they got.....oh and boobs!
Lest we forget the tarded troll who constantly changes her name while trying to learn how to write in English, that part we got as well, thanks.
Liberty · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2013 · Points: 25

You know who I am so whats the big deal about the name. At least im the most honest and straight forward person here. The names are just fantasy the thing you all know nothing about due to lack of imagination

Brian Hudson · · Jasper, TN · Joined Dec 2010 · Points: 95

It's bad luck to be superstitious.

Ben Philbrick · · lucerne, switzerland · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 25

i have a tennis ball that i found on my way to solo aid a loose, sketchy crack at my home crag. i sharpied a smiley face on one side, and a terrified face on the other. "willy the wall ball" stays clipped on my harness now via a prusik sling lobotomized through his forehead. before i head up a climb, i look down at willy, turn him around so he's smiling at me, and ask if i'm on belay. big wall willy gives me strength and courage, and if need be, a way to bail off a route.

Josh · · Golden, CO · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 1,140

"big wall willy gives me strength and courage, and if need be, a way to bail off a route."

Wait, you would bail off a tennis ball-chockstone shoved in a crack? That is seriously hardcore. :)

Ben Philbrick · · lucerne, switzerland · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 25

that's why "sally the sport climbing ping pong ball" is no longer with us!

Brian Hudson · · Jasper, TN · Joined Dec 2010 · Points: 95
Ben Philbrick wrote:i have a tennis ball that i found on my way to solo aid a loose, sketchy crack at my home crag. i sharpied a smiley face on one side, and a terrified face on the other. "willy the wall ball" stays clipped on my harness now via a prusik sling lobotomized through his forehead. before i head up a climb, i look down at willy, turn him around so he's smiling at me, and ask if i'm on belay. big wall willy gives me strength and courage, and if need be, a way to bail off a route.
I would love to see a pic of this in the 'bad anchors' thread!
Superclimber · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2009 · Points: 1,310
Marla J wrote:You know who I am so whats the big deal about the name. At least im the most honest and straight forward person here. The names are just fantasy the thing you all know nothing about due to lack of imagination
If you were "honest and straight forward" wouldn't your name be Eleanor?
camhead · · Vandalia, Appalachia · Joined Jun 2006 · Points: 1,240

Not so much a superstition as an entrenched ritual, but I always make sure that, when I am getting ready for a climb, my shoes are the very LAST thing that I put on.

J Q · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2012 · Points: 50
Marla J wrote:You know who I am so whats the big deal about the name. At least im the most honest and straight forward person here. The names are just fantasy the thing you all know nothing about due to lack of imagination
I can assure you that when concerning your on-line persona, the only big deal is how the chuff-lets and nobbers respond. I think it's fun.

As for you being a straight forward person, you first have to be in touch with reality, which you are not, making you the comic sideshow that is MP. I would say that you are about as straightforward as Charles Barkley; you are entertaining but no one else can understand what you are talking about so the only person who you matter to is you. But seriously, I love your nonsense and the way it makes peoples heads explode, carry on.

Chris Miller wrote: If you were "honest and straight forward" wouldn't your name be Eleanor?
No, it would be stinky-hippy or smellanore. I believe these predated her all so famous Ellenor handle.
Sir Wanksalot · · County Jail · Joined Sep 2011 · Points: 10

I always, ALWAYS put my under britches on before I shit myself.

Liberty · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2013 · Points: 25

Get the hell off my thread!

Liberty · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2013 · Points: 25
camhead wrote:Not so much a superstition as an entrenched ritual, but I always make sure that, when I am getting ready for a climb, my shoes are the very LAST thing that I put on.
Hehe I do that too:)
Liberty · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2013 · Points: 25
J Q wrote: I can assure you that when concerning your on-line persona, the only big deal is how the chuff-lets and nobbers respond. I think it's fun. As for you being a straight forward person, you first have to be in touch with reality, which you are not, making you the comic sideshow that is MP. I would say that you are about as straightforward as Charles Barkley; you are entertaining but no one else can understand what you are talking about so the only person who you matter to is you. But seriously, I love your nonsense and the way it makes peoples heads explode, carry on. No, it would be stinky-hippy or smellanore. I believe these predated her all so famous Ellenor handle.
Hell yea I matter to me a lot! Whats wrong with that?
Sir Wanksalot · · County Jail · Joined Sep 2011 · Points: 10
Marla J wrote:Get the hell off my thread!
Hey skank, you're the one that asked! I also like to smack my belayer in the ass right before I cast off. Hopefully before they shat themselves.
Devin Fin · · DURANGO · Joined Jan 2010 · Points: 3,725

woooooh "skank" that's harsh shit? ok my ritual is to smoke a blender rack up walk in a circle look up , chalk my hands , tie in with chalky hand's, smoke the rest of my cig , brush off my shoes , cheek not, cheek my delayer, that's it..

Liberty · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2013 · Points: 25

Manwhores!

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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