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By N. Pyle
From Newark, DE
May 16, 2008
First pitch of High Exposure.

Long explanation short, I am doing a paper for school in which I am looking for climbing phrases or slang that can also be used in non-climbing related conversations. An example would be something like the word "Beta", which has an obvious place in climbing lingo but can then be used in a sentence such as "Can I have the beta on that math test you took last period?" Other words that I have already thought of are: to flash, bomber, solid, epic (climbing sorta changed the meaning of this word), and pumped. Thanks for any suggestions.
By Deaun Schovajsa
From Arvada, CO
May 16, 2008
climbers dinner in the high Sierra. Dave G. about to add some protein to the stew

"sketched" "sick" "heinous" "blown"

also at work when a climbing coworker asks about the status of a work project that I just completed, I'll respond "I sent that rig".
By MikeP
From Arvada, CO
May 16, 2008

check out this thread for ideas: http://www.mountainproject.com/v/beginning_climbers/too_many>>>>>
By kirra
May 16, 2008
it was free...

you could probably scan through the Doctor P's List and pick out a few
By SaraB
From Denver, CO
May 16, 2008
The Newest cover of "top rope weekly"

Splitter.
Crux
My fave: Splitter Bomber
crank
By Tim Stich
From Colorado Springs, Colorado
May 16, 2008
Looking down from Notchtop

"That's an eighty-five star dick-wrenching megaclassic!"

You can break that phrase down into parts.

By DFrench
From Boulder, CO
May 16, 2008
Sugar Glider peeks out of her pouch.

"Stout", "Manky", and "Jingus" come to mind.

By Mike
From Phoenix
May 16, 2008
Doing the jump-across off The Mace. I never get tired of this climb. Photo by Wednesday Hugus.

I will second splitter, manky & jingus.

How about choss, whipper, & screamer.

Also the elusive crimper-jug & sloper-jug.
By Not So Famous Old Dude
May 16, 2008

DFrench wrote:
"Stout", "Manky", and "Jingus" come to mind.


Manky! That's it. Now THAT is one that I have successfully transported outside the world of climbing. What is the origin of this - the Brits??? I doubt this was originally a climbing term, but correct me if I'm wrong. In any event, that's where I first heard it.

I usually add "assed" to it when using it outside climbing, as in "..that manky-assed such and such..."
By mark winslow
From alpine, ca
May 16, 2008

dont forget jainkey, which is so jingus and so mainkey....its jainkey
By Mark Nelson
From Coniferous, CO
May 16, 2008
In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately, due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth. <br /><br />The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started to decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve. <br /><br />After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother. The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only "orphans" that could be found quickly, were a litter of weaner pigs. The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger.<br />

Words to use in life:

good lead
fun pitch
shaky leg
screamin barfies
your boyfriend's an asshole
Take!/What!?
Crap?!/Shit!

Do you need rescue?
No, we need beer! though a litter couldn't hurt.
By jeff bryan
From conifer, co
May 17, 2008

Chicken Head
By pranakickass
From centennial co
May 17, 2008

burlfest
chossfest
any cool word with -fest after
By mattso
From grand canyon, AZ
May 17, 2008
Approach to Mt Sill

Mark Nelson wrote:
Words to use in life: good lead fun pitch shaky leg screamin barfies your boyfriend's an asshole Take!/What!? Crap?!/Shit! Do you need rescue? No, we need beer! though a litter couldn't hurt.

Right on!!

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