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Girls and bolting

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Mike Carrington · · Centenntial · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 2,776

How come you never see ladies bolting routes?

Monomaniac · · Morrison, CO · Joined Oct 2006 · Points: 17,295

Ego

Dani · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 15

It is way more fun to stick stuff into cracks than to clip bolts. An extra benefit of trad climbing is that it gives us an excuse to acknowledge that "buy new things, buy new things, buy new things" sound clip we all have constantly playing in the back of our heads. I like my gear to be pink.

Jon Cheifitz · · Superior/Lafayette, Co · Joined Jun 2008 · Points: 90
Dani wrote: I like my gear to be pink.
OR Baby Blue, to match your pants, that you just bought an hour before climbing.
Joe Huggins · · Grand Junction · Joined Oct 2001 · Points: 105

It's just like cutting the grass; that's what guys are for.

Jasmine Kall · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2008 · Points: 40

Why bolt? I just use my rack!

Mike Carrington · · Centenntial · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 2,776

How do you climb a featureless rock face with a rack?

Jasmine Kall · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2008 · Points: 40

Why would I climb that when I could climb crack or OW?

England · · Colorado Springs · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 270

Carrie Robertson???

Tony B · · Around Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 24,665
Jasmine Kall wrote:Why would I climb that when I could climb crack or OW?
Someone is probably going to get 400 new facebook friends, 20 date invitations, and perhaps a dirtbag climber stalker or two.
Mike Carrington · · Centenntial · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 2,776

I didn't ask if you would, I asked how you would. Sounds like you have never clipped a bolt or rappelled from bolt anchors. Do you levitate down from those cracks you climb?

Jasmine Kall · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2008 · Points: 40
Tony B wrote: Someone is probably going to get 400 new facebook friends, 20 date invitations, and perhaps a dirtbag climber stalker or two.
As long as they like alpine (split gas costs) and dont make me boulder I am ok with that.

Walk off!
Mike Lane · · AnCapistan · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 880
England wrote:Carrie Robertson???
Admit it, don't the question marks next to her name seem a little, like, well, natural there?
slim · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2004 · Points: 1,103

whenever i am tossing a rope off the top of a cliff while un-anchored, i think of carrie and it makes me really, really careful.

Mike Lane · · AnCapistan · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 880
Jasmine Kall wrote: As long as they like alpine
Yeah, alpine and San Diego go together like freshly brushed teeth and orange juice.
Jasmine Kall · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2008 · Points: 40
Mike Lane wrote: Yeah, alpine and San Diego go together like freshly brushed teeth and orange juice.
Charlotte Dome yesterday :)
clay meier · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2008 · Points: 350

it's a well known fact that girls are smarter than guys hence they aren't seen bolting.

Mike Lane · · AnCapistan · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 880
Jasmine Kall wrote: Charlotte Dome yesterday :)
Impressive. Don't tell me you're surfing today for gawd sakes.
Adub · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 5
Mike Carrington wrote:How do you climb a featureless rock face with a rack?
why, topless of course. =)
Jasmine Kall · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2008 · Points: 40
Mike Lane wrote: Impressive. Don't tell me you're surfing today for gawd sakes.
Naw, too much shoulder motion there. Nursing a shoulder injury. Was told by the doctor to take it easy for a bit.

Adub wins the comment of the day award btw!
Tim Stich · · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 1,520
Jasmine Kall wrote: As long as they like alpine (split gas costs) and dont make me boulder I am ok with that. Walk off!
Yeah, she'll unfriend you once she finds out how aged and decrepit you are. ;-)
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Colorado
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