Hiking blasphemy
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Hiking = Climbing? |
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should they say that they've dabbled in mountaineering instead? They just go ropeless all the time, no big deal ;) |
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I dunno, "climber" was shortened from "mountain climber", so it may be that 14er hikers are real climbers and crag rats are just rock climbers! |
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Here Randy, got you something. Hope it makes you feel better. You can make stickers and slap one on their windshield. |
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Is it okay to say that I "climbed" out of bed this morning? |
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In Scotland instead of hiking it is called hill walking. |
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Randy W. wrote:Really kinda gets under my skin.I'm still trying to figure out what the combination of "really" and "kinda" mean...do they just cancel each other out? Either way, why do you care so much? Does it make you feel less cool when you call yourself a climber? |
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Ian Stewart wrote: I'm still trying to figure out what the combination of "really" and "kinda" meanIts absolutely, without a shadow of a doubt, ambiguous. |
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Funny thread. |
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So, we are finally moving past the trad v sport debate, and into the mountain "climbing" v rock "climbing" debate. How novel. |
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If you are bothered by this, you are probably an insecure gumbie. I've climbed big walls, new routes on desert towers, lots of peaks in places like the Andes, Caucasus, etc. I never bother to differentiate between whether i've hiked up a mountain or climbed one when i do peaks in places like Colorado. It just doesn't matter and you can have a good time climbing/hiking up a peak. |
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I nominate this thread for the worst thread of the month award |
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Who cares . |
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First...See rule number 6 |
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Rule #6 States (direct quote) |
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John Husky wrote:In Scotland instead of hiking it is called hill walking.or fellwalking -- even more bizarre Rule #6 is the "skillet" |
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"H" wrote:Rule #6 States (direct quote) "Stop taking yourself so goddamn seriously."+1 |
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This site is incredible. I can't believe I've been missing out on great threads like this one. |
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Andrew Gram wrote:If you are bothered by this, you are probably an insecure gumbie.Thanks for clearing this up for me. Your exactly right, Ima go wrestle a pebble and jerk off in my chalk bag at the gym. I resign my status as a climber... |
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Randy W. wrote:I resign my status as a climber...I really doubt that. It's obviously hella important to you. |
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Mostafa wrote: Maybe I should have posted it here insteadPlease don't reference my thread. I don't want it associated with this one. Actually, where's this meme?: "You're trying to break into 5.12? I just climbed a fucking mountain." Seems apropos. Someone post it, stat. |