Drinking while climbing

Great stuff I could almost smell the sagebrush.

I only climb when Im too drunk to know my own name. Then I find kids at the crag and scream curse words at the top of my lungs. Finally, I may or may not, but probably will pass out in front of the kids while drooling (and belaying). I also smoke weed. In front of kids.

clay meier wrote:I only climb when Im too drunk to know my own name. Then I find kids at the crag and scream curse words at the top of my lungs. Finally, I may or may not, but probably will pass out in front of the kids while drooling (and belaying). I also smoke weed. In front of kids.

ummm... judge not lest ye be judged?! climbing is supposed to be about freedom of expression, no?!

and... gri gri is a hands free auto locking device... i guess you never top rope soloed with one before, or used on to solo aid lead... they are hands free in both scenarios

furthermore, many of the bolts you're clipping were placed by people on drugs! if you're bringing your children to play with grown ups they are going to see grown up things, deal with it or don't bring them... kids and dogs take a back seat at the crag: leash em up, shut em up, and try to focus on your climbing...

GRATE thread!:)

Jon O'Brien wrote:ummm... judge not lest ye be judged?! climbing is supposed to be about freedom of expression, no?! and... gri gri is a hands free auto locking device... i guess you never top rope soloed with one before, or used on to solo aid lead... they are hands free in both scenarios furthermore, many of the bolts you're clipping were placed by people on drugs! if you're bringing your children to play with grown ups they are going to see grown up things, deal with it or don't bring them... kids and dogs take a back seat at the crag: leash em up, shut em up, and try to focus on your climbing...

Jon O'Brien wrote:furthermore, many of the bolts you're clipping were placed by people on drugs!

Makes as much sense as drinking and driving, drinking and shooting guns, drinking and ......

"It's half the fun of being plowed!"

Drinkin? Fine. Not? See below
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I am not trying to be an asshole here but if you do not like what the guys at your local crag are doing, then stay in the gym. And if you ever venture out to any of the old climbing areas in the country you will see much beer drinking and reckless action. Thats rock climbing.

Rock climbing and mountaineering started out as a sport for the few who wanted to seek out adventure, excitement, and danger.

Static cotton ropes. Boots that weighed 5 pounds a piece and couldnt get traction on anything smaller than a brick, webbing around the waist as a harness, hell through an extra wrap in there, that should do it. Hip belay. Nuts and hexes literally made from hardware store nuts and blots, they happened to be hexagonal shaped. Ever wonder where they got their name? now you know. Pitons hammered from what ever spare scrap was laying around in the shed. Helmets? Can you make it in a garage? No? Then forget about it. If if cant make it in my garage then I dont need it for rock climbing. You know you should try to make this safer, lets try fixing something permanent to the walls. Half inch nails hammered into the wall with small hangers that resemble the pop top on a soda can.

Climbing today, no longer as much about the adventure, danger, and excitement....

Dude, I just got lead certified at the gym today! There is this highball at the gym that I've been working on but I afraid to commit to the last move because I might come down funny and roll my ankle. Are those the new La Sportivas with the Vibram X4 super sticky rubber made for climbing in exactly 54 degrees farenheit or the Vibram X5 super sticky rubber made for climbing in temeratures at exactly 56 degrees? I dont know how to use an ATC, so i'll just bring my Gri on this multi pitch. Muenter? isnt that a kind of cheese. No thanks, I'll have a salad. Had a good day at the gym, got in 2000 moves on crimpers. 5.11a my ass, thats more like a 5.11c, this gym is rated so stiff. Oh man, this hanger is a little loose, im going to down climb to the blot below me and bail. Trad climbing? Thats stupid thats how people die, cams explode all the time. Someone is having a beer at the crag!!!! what crude and wildly innapropriate behavior, children shield your eyes from these anti christs.

I was on a route, outside, where I literally clipped 3 bolts from one spot. Is this for real? No it was not in deck range and there was no potential of hitting a ledge or any other obstruction. Why were there 3 bolts in a, 8 foot span?

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Climbing friend,

I suggest you tell him it will be shrinking his testicles, with increased size of manbreast, ability only to maintain half-erection at most, and with no visible abdominal muscles to display to the climbing friend of female type.