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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 31, 2006 - 11:32am PT
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at Skiing...
This topic idea was spawned by sexy climbers (not to confuse kids with sex) when many posters said their SO or wife was the sexy one (I thought that was cool). And Jayb posted some pics of his kid on another thread (tearing it up climbing). My oldest son got 4th in Super G in the Junior Olympics last weekend and I felt compelled to spray, although the pic above is my youngest son tearing it up after a crash (note the snow packed in his goggles)(TO, age 11). (No wonders the kid can ski, a season pass each of his 11 years). So post those kids climbin, skiing, playin' with dirt...
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Mar 31, 2006 - 02:43pm PT
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Looks like your son wins the ski stuff
but my daughter does get out
and she started climbing at an early age
But, if we are going to include othere people's kids,
Young Chas Marquardt is one to watch
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thedogfather
Trad climber
Midwest
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Mar 31, 2006 - 03:17pm PT
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My kid can beat ME!
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 31, 2006 - 03:42pm PT
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Jaybro, nice slacklining pic! And it looks like your kid has got to do some cool stuff. My skier kid aint much of a climber. Took him on a 5.4 when he was about 5 or 6 at Smith. Cried about that lowering off stuff...mean dad. The important thing to me is they have the opportunity to try some things and get outside...
dogfather, looks like your daughter is a jayhawk! I went to grad school at KU... rockchalk jayhawk go ku!
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thedogfather
Trad climber
Midwest
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Mar 31, 2006 - 04:16pm PT
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golsen, you're right about being a JayHawk. She graduated last year. She could do 12 real chinups her senior year and is 5'11". I'm trying to get her to come climbing since she now has some climber friends at KU. I know she would kick my ass if she ever started climbing.
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 31, 2006 - 04:33pm PT
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She definitely looks strong. I always thought that swimming tons would be a good endurance thing for climbing. I was there in the early 90's and helped them get their first climbing wall together at KU. But I must say, there aint much rock around Lawrence, KS.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Mar 31, 2006 - 04:48pm PT
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yeah, I think it's all about the opportunity. You gotta introduce the kids to a lot of stuff, something will take. Just so they don't have to say, "why didn't I try this sooner?"
The dogdaughter is a great example; 5'11" obviously in killer shape, she has such an edge if she wants to climb, but who's to say if that's what does it for her?
Still, glad Dad took me climbing at an impressionable age.
Jaybro & Carldad summit of Long's Peak '69/70
Chasbro & Son Dave. Dave didn't totally get into climbing but he's been up Devil's Tower a few times, and skis on and off in the bighorns.
I can't help thinking that early exposure to the challenges of climbing helped make him the effective youth crisis counsler he is today.
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 31, 2006 - 05:20pm PT
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awesome jaybro! My paps didnt climb but liked to hunt, fish and backpack. Spent many days in the Windys with him. Maybe I can post some pics later
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville
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Mar 31, 2006 - 05:21pm PT
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Eli's race face.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Mar 31, 2006 - 05:37pm PT
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Pud, you truley caught the moment!
golsen, looking forward to the someday dad posts.
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Ammon
Big Wall climber
El Cap
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Ahh, great thread.
Here's my boy on the Shortest Straw. We did a 26 hour push on The Captain after bonking for a few hours when our ropes got horrendously tangled. He was 13 at the time of the ascent.
Good job Austin. Ooooaaahhh!!!!
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Ammon
Big Wall climber
El Cap
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Haa ha, thanks radical. Actually, he was 11 the first time he climbed El Cap. I'm training him to be a MADMAN!!! Haa haa.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Hey, I'm proud of them both. From a summit in Spain to a seacliff on Cayman Brac:
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 1, 2006 - 09:34pm PT
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cool shots people. locker I prefer strawberry jam (hahaha), looks like nice toast though.
rad is she really on one arm? that is radical like dad huh?
ammon, damn. You made your kid stay up for 26 hours? And it was not even in front of an xbox or ps2? Is that childhood cruelty? hahah
Here is perhaps why my kids grew up not liking climbing...
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Golsen, I can't believe you actually clip your kid on to use him as a landing pad.
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mrtropy
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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My kid can't beat your kid but who cares. Sophie @4
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billygoat
climber
3hrs to El Cap Meadow, 1.25hrs Pinns, 42min Castle
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Ammon,
You ever think about putting your kid in a ring with Scott Corey? That's one ass kicking I'd pay to see (and by all means, my money is on the McNeeley tribe).
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 2, 2006 - 01:39pm PT
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looks like sophie has her highballing skills down!
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HighGravity
climber
Riverside, CA
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Chiloe.....yup, that looks like the Dave I know.
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 3, 2006 - 10:17am PT
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Piton Ron, lol...More child abuse...
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