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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 5, 2013 - 12:39pm PT
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With the recent attention given to the age of ST users, I thought it may be helpful for everyone (willing) to give their ages.
It may also shed light upon past/present/future correspondence, as one may realize they are/were communicating with folks of vastly different age(s).
Hopefully, this will help to keep a respectful, positive vibe throughout the Supertopo community.
I'm 52 years old.
Wayne
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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I'm 52 years old.
Me too pud! When's your burfday?
Randisi ain't 20, trust me on this......
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 5, 2013 - 12:42pm PT
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Early January
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Bod = 60.5
Mind/Maturity = 17
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Roots
Mountain climber
SoCal
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I am 46.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Old enough to avoid the mirror!
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brotherbbock
Trad climber
Alta Loma, CA
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35 and getting older every day....
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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Guy has set a good standard.
body 58.5
Mind 11
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Park Rat
Social climber
CA, UT,CT,FL
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Photos from my Yosemite days working in the old Mountain Room. I worked for Curry Co. on & off for 11 years 1960-1971
Circa 1970 - 71 During my Warren Harding days. Chuckle
I remember thinking that Harding was really old, he was 18 years older than I was, making him an ancient 46 at the time.
The now prehistoric picture.
I am 70, my birthday is in Aug, not sure how I got so old.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Half-way to a hundred.
"class" of '79 ( I "finished" school early )
5'8"
Light welterweight.
Been playing in the orange groves for fifty years.
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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38 ~Catherine.
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splitter
Trad climber
SoCal Hodad, surfing the galactic plane
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young enuff to still like boobies. old enuff to have a pair myself (moobs)! ;)
edit: just turned 64 on 5/28, one day after blitzo's b-day (another gemini, kool)!
survival - thnx! correction made! (never to old to learn supthin' new, eh?).
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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They're not man boobs, they're moobs.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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70 on 7/23 but everyone here is the same age in geologic years.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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I personally like the way Filipinos state their ages, they don't make note of individual numbers.
So... i'm 50 ~plus.....(-;
and i can behave like i'm .. 10~ plus...
My knees are 60 ~plus... and ..my hands look 70 ~plus...
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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I have seen 51 summer solstices, but will be 52 before the autumnal equinox.
Old enough to know better, yet I still don't.
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sangoma
Trad climber
south africa
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inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the heck happened
me....born in 63
18 till I die !!!
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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55 - born in the era of the big fins...
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Some nutburger once told me that my soul was a million years old. I think he was into Numerology or something. Heck, I can barely remember the last forty. What a waste of time.
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atgoett
Trad climber
oklahoma city, ok
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tally one on for team young, 28.
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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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46 and working on losing 20.....pounds ;-)
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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When I was a kid, Captain Kangaroo was still Leiutenant Kangaroo.
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Barry Bates
Boulder climber
Smith River CA
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Starting my "Will you still need me will you still feed me" year in October. Being just a kid I still can't keep up with Mr. Donini
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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61 in a few weeks. . .
But aside from lots more gray hair than Nita, I'm dooin' great!!!!
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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76.
I win.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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You Nguyen.
I'm only 65.
The Hmong hereabouts don't pay much attention to dates. You see, when their people began their migration to America, they celebrated their births by the season, not a calendar date. When the feds demanded of them a firm date to put on their immigration forms, they all just used the date June 1, the middle of our calendar year.
"Oh, my name it means nothing, my age it means less..."--Bob Dylan, 73
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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"Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many."
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Blakey
Trad climber
Sierra Vista
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57 and still fighting gravity. It's winning more often than it used to!
Steve
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Todd Townsend
Social climber
Bishop, CA
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Just turned 37 four days ago. Happy birthday to me...
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Snowmassguy
Trad climber
Calirado
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Late 30's / early 40'ish or so
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cowpoke
climber
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will be 45 in august and never been fatter (but wishing it was never been "fitter" -- gotta start lurking on that aerobic workout thread, cause it always gets me psyched)...anyone else notice that the b-days that end in 0 or 5 are more depressing than the other years?
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stunewberry
Trad climber
Spokane, WA
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Getting old sucks. Until you consider the alternative.
60
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jopay
climber
so.il
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"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were" Satchel Paige
I'm 67
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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I'm in the median of the ages mentioned thusfar. Maybe slightly lower than that.
People are generally very surprised to learn my actual age...I like that.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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I'm 33 and feel 33. I could be in better shape, I could be in worse.
I do still get ID'd for rolling papers on a regular basis though, so I guess I look young.
Edit; old enough to know better, young enough to not care...
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Well - I wouldn't always answer this question. But post 55 was about to turn 56 and so will I in a couple of weeks.
I like to say that running and climbing give me the body of a 20 year old, but hands of a 90 year old. So I am "average" for my age.
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cragnshag
Social climber
san joser
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40
over the hill!
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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I chuckled at J.Doninni and JoGill's remarks.
I am 26 again this year
will be 53 in Sept.
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kc
Trad climber
the cats
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52/35/12 year old boy.
I am also (pleasantly) surprised by the representation of us 50+ers!
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TwistedCrank
climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
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I dunno.
But my doctor says I need a colonoscopy every five years now. Says it may feel uncomfortable and weird at first. But then he says that after a while I'll starts enjoying it.
Says I'll be looking forward to the next one as well. Want one every year pretty soon.
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Great fiddle tunes upthread! Remember: The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune!
Turned 68 three weeks ago.
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Barbarian
climber
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I'm 55...kinda of gray-haired and beat up.
But Nita says she remembers my young face.
BTW... I feel like I'm 17.
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Barbarian
climber
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But my doctor says I need a colonoscopy every five years now
I had one of those, and it introduced an e-coli infection that just about took me out. I'll skip the next one...
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frank wyman
Mountain climber
montana
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Born May 6th 1955...makes me about 58 or so..but my wife is a lot younger....lucky me...no wait...thats right..I'm RICH$$$$
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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it's okay Klaus. I won't tell anyone I remember hanging with you at the Deli...35 years ago.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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58 plus
first trip to the Valley in spring of '77
never been the same since
what I remember includes Royal Arches,
Nutcracker
Bishops balcony
after 6
a bunch of stuff on the apron
dropped out of college on that trip; and all my buds from Portland left me their beer can stash (4 or 5 garbage bags full). I lived on that for another three weeks. ha
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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Damn, 54
But my mind and attitude is still in my 20's
Kinda immature sometimes:-)
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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exactly 10 years to the day younger than Mitt Romney (creepy)
born 2 days after Osama Bin Ladden (creepier)
born 11 days before John Bachar
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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46 here.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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My REI number is 85,000 - you do the math.
(If you're lazy let's just say I bought my first gear when Big Jim
still worked the floor)
(If you're really math challenged REI was still in a basement in
downtown Seattle)
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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I have been around the sun 53 times
(My REI number is under 70,000)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Hmmm, I guess then I must have gotten a second one because my math is wrong. ;-/
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 5, 2013 - 06:01pm PT
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Sometimes it's hard to be a survivor.
It's very refreshing to see so many others on this journey with such vibrant attitudes. Younger and older than myself.
That's the stuff that keeps me young at heart.
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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too young to post to this thread apparantely. 26, if it will stay posted.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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I am 54.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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I am 56d
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Gene
climber
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(2 X kaholatingtong) + 2^3
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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About half of you old farts (27) and inspired by the possibility that I'll be climbing another whole lifetime!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Hankster, the question was how old you are, not how bold you are.
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Spanky
Social climber
boulder co
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36 going on 19
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Sixty...
doing everything a bit slower
but still climbing
and happy to be here!
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cowpoke
climber
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The distribution, so far (last data point for this graph was spanky)
will update tomorrow after evening folks post...would be even more interesting if we had included (or back edited to include) other variables such as gender (some folks its obvious, others not so much), marital status, and years climbing
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Jacemullen
Trad climber
Oceanside
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19 Sunday.
Eyeballing that "Future of Alpinism" thread. Man, I need to get out of SoCal and learn the ways of the ice. Then I'll be set for Alpine crushing!
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Cowpoke,
You have way too much time on your hands!!!
I'm curious about the multi-faceted graph (sex, marital status, nationality, sexual orientation, income, years climbing, political affiliation, baseline heart rate, etc,) but how would you compose a graph that complex?
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cowpoke
climber
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ha! it's called sabbatical...and lots of fun options in stata for displaying multivariate descriptive data, albeit trying to display everything you list in a single graph would not be elegant.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Just having a little fun...
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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A Dyslexic 26
Susan
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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I think there is a bias for older ST'ers to participate in this thread....they're amazed and overjoyed to still be around.
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cowpoke
climber
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that's funny, because I'm thinking the self-selection bias works in the opposite direction = I'm guessing those folks not posting (or posting, but not entering their age) would push the median higher.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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63
I've now outlived my old man by 10 years. I think about that fact every now & then.
On the other hand he smoked two-packs of unfiltered Camels a day & ran a welding shop.
I've hardly ever smoked tobacco and have avoided other toxic smoke most of my adult life.
Yep, I'm feeling "OK for an old-fart!"
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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cowpoke, yer data is woefully incomplete. You need to factor in days at
serious altitude, serious dehydration, alcohol consumption, number of days
spent in Vegas, and number of concussions. Then we'll talk.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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[ I have redacted my prior comment due to the difficulty of writing lighthearted sarcasm and having it understood.]
Carry on. :)
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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I think there is a bias for older ST'ers to participate in this thread....they're amazed and overjoyed to still be around.
Bingo....
I climb alot with 20 sumpthins.... when they find out my age they are pretty surprised. My favorate comment was: " sh-t you are ten years older than my Dad! And he can't even walk up stairs "
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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48 but luckilly I feel like 16
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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I climbed with a great kid from Luxemboug. When he found out I was over 20 years older than his father I took him aside, put my arm on his shoulders, and in a lowered voice said....." son, did your grandmother ever tell you about me?"
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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I'd guess the demographic on this site skews well above 50.
That's because the young unemployed climbers are out CLIMBING not surfing the web.
And because I have a JOB and spend my work hours SURFING the web.
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PAUL SOUZA
Trad climber
Central Valley, CA
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Cory age 11 and Paul age 31.
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cowpoke
climber
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At city of rocks last summer, we ran into a foursome of 60-70 yr old buddies who were road-tripping. A couple of these guys are well known to most folks that post here -- at younger ages, they were pushing the highest standards and, equally impressive, they all still seemed like kids. The highlight was watching one who had recently turned 70 (and who had just had colon cancer surgery) fire off a 120' 5.7 lead in sneakers and a diaper. That's not all he was wearing (which really would have been something), but we learned about the diaper because he was cracking jokes the whole way up the pitch about the ease of not having to find a toilet etc. Later when he was still climbing in sneakers on increasingly difficult routes, I asked him "why no climbing shoes?" He said they were too uncomfortable. Some folks really are forever young at heart. And, for that reason, Neil Young was wrong...it isn't always better to burn out than it is to rust.
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Plumbbob
Mountain climber
Juneau, AK
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59 and my birthday is at the end of September. Still think as if I'm 20 until something I do reminds me that my bones are brittle, not flexible. Sure do like getting out though and the years give perspective.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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"Sure do like getting out though and the years give perspective"
Well said Plumbbob.
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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It is important to stay young mentally as well as physically, and in that dept. I seem to be excelling, a couple of really smart people have pointed that out to me lately. it must be true.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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In counting past lives, do we count the years we walked the earth, or just start when we were born first?
It's no stranger to be born twice than it is to be born once.
You know the wisdom that comes with age?
Well, it ain't worth it.
I'll be 55 this year.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Ron! Re your comment: Nice Ruger Fritz..
Is that a subtle insult?
Malemute! Re your question: Whatcha doing with that Smith Fritz?
It's an Idaho cultural heirloom. I bought it at age 17 and carry it when desert hiking with select friends. I can blame its noise for some slight deafness, but I am very comfortable, in select environments, with it on my hip.
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cintune
climber
The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
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51 in two weeks. Not really feeling it yet. Not getting any better, but at least not getting any worse. A lot easier to find climbing partners in their 20s and 30s, and a sure-fire ego boost when I can show them a new trick or two. Not so cool when they float moves that I just never did quite figure out how to do, though.
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steveA
Trad climber
bedford,massachusetts
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67 in July.
In one week, I hope to be climbing the RNWF of the big Dome. That's going to hurt.
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The Lisa
Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
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Perhaps I can help lower the average age here ;) Turned 40 in April. As usual, I ran my age in miles on the day. I am going to do that as long as I can, until some day I have to switch to kilometres.
"I need a big weekend. Kick up the dust. Yeah a big weekend. If you don't run, you rust."
Substitute the word "climb" for "run" if you prefer.
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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Nice, The Lisa. I can't even imagine. Though i did re-instate a gym membership with hopes of running 3 miles every once in a while ;-)
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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The Lisa, running miles equivalent to your age every year is a losing proposition as is doing a pitch for every year. People should start at, say 30, with a set number of miles or pitches....ie the max they can do, and then do one LESS for every additional year.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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44 a couple of Weeks ago. Found four new boulder problems to celebrate kinda junky but still fun.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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I'm 68 and not too badly preserved. Then I was on a camping and climbing trip a couple of years ago where Donini was present, and realized I'm at least 108 .
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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28 going on 17, but hard miles...
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MisterE
Social climber
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I am 51 and climbed 5.1 on my birthday.
BOOYA!
;>)
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frog (the real frog)
Trad climber
San Diego
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3/4th of the way thru my 71st year ... mornin' age - 85 ... evenin' age on the gym plastic - 50 ish (though I can't even dream of keepin' up with my 50 YO climbing buddy) ... Disney Land age - 10 ... but, dang it, I have to do Half Dome once more to keep up with my Dad who did it his 1 st and only time at 69 1/2 ...
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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45 later this year.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jan you are a lovely, vibrant 68 year old (hard to believe) and Steve.....Half Dome will be a cruise, just remember the only climbing command your son needs to remember, "up rope, i'm not moving."
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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Man, some of you guy's are old!
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jabbas
Trad climber
New River, AZ
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53 and my Misty and Whillans duke it out week in and week out... Started this happiness when Edelweiss had fat 13's slowing lizards down thru Sticht plates.
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McCfly
climber
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35
And I think this place needs a Daisy Duke thread ;)
Any takers.
Man Dukes of Hazard and I Dream Of Jeannie had to be the two best darn shows a teenage boy coulda ever been blessed with!
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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Old enough to know better and to young to care.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Some thoughts about ageing and climbing:
I'm often asked where I grew up. My response.....pregnant pause and then, "grow up? I didn't , I'm a climber."
Aleister Crowley, climber, writer, black magician, being interviewed in the 1920's.
Interviewer....."Mr Crowley, what has been your ultimate ambition in life?"
Crowley......long pause, very thoughtful, "my ambition has been to extend my adolescence beyond all previous limits."
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cowpoke
climber
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updated through mcCfly (and edited to correct malamute's noted error)
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McCfly
climber
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Male female along with age could have also been interesting..
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cowpoke
climber
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Good question malamute...think it is lumping some ages based on default number of bins...will be sure it doesn't happen in next update
edit: yep, stata default was treating the data as continuous and creating bins...switched to discrete and corrected the issue = nice catch!
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TWP
Trad climber
Mancos, CO
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I bump up the average.
I'm 62 and collecting social security.
However, a few years ago I read the book "Younger Next Year" about aging and postponing its processes. I decided his would be a goal of mine. I think I am doing a good job. Took my blood pressure and heart rate today. Heart rate = 46. BP way below normal. I am a better skier, golfer (and perhaps climber too) than at any other time of my life. Doing yoga nearly daily and can verify that I am more flexible now than any since my 40s. (Still not as flexible as when I was in my 20s however).
How about a thread along the lines of "How Many Years Did You Lose Last Year" for STer's who take on the goal of "Younger Next Year." If Arsenault climbs Half Dome, I think he can make a claim he's "Younger This Year."
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MisterE
Social climber
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Male female along with age could have also been interesting
that just won't be very accurate given the female prerogative of not saying/under-stating age...
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TYeary
Social climber
State of decay
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My sister says I'm 17 going on 119. Young at heart, but very high miles! I'm turning 58 this August. One of my closest friends says you're only as old as the women you date. By his standards I'm doing really good!
TY
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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In the last year of my 50's.
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jeepnphreak
Ice climber
Bzn, mt
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Time to lower the average a bit here.
33, I was 3 months old when Mt Saint Helens erupted.
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Crackslayer
Trad climber
Eldo
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Gotta lower the average some more. 24 big ones!
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Jack who posts occasionally under my acct. is 12. Also he is not affraid to shamelessly bump and has met goatboy.
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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I'm a whopping 55 years old...but since I was born 90 that really makes me 145 and explains why I am a grouchy old fart at times...at least according to my Mom, my ex, my kid and my current spouse.
But my dog loves me - so there!
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MisterE
Social climber
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Jack who posts occasionally under my acct. is 12. Also he is not affraid to shamelessly bump and has met goatboy
No good can come from this.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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62 next month, not sure how it all happened so fast between Hot Creek Ranch and Fantasia:
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snowhazed
Trad climber
Oaksterdam, CA
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I'm 33
The young ones are all lurking....
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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I thought I was going to win the bronze medal here, but "frog" beats me by a few months.
I was at Waterline today, and did a few laps with the mini-traxion. Also added an extra "plaisir" bolt to one of my old routes as people were complaining it was too run-out. [Someone did break an ankle.] Kids these days.....
EDIT: "frog" said seventy first year. that's 'only' 70+ right? Guess I'm #3 after all. :) :)
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Trad is Rad
Trad climber
San Luis Obispo California
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The young ones are all lurking....
Yes, in fear of the old ones.....
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Alright.. I I'll toss my number into the pile. I'm 42
All those crazy hair-do-dads are just a diversion to distract from the grey hairs.
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benzo
Big Wall climber
tacoma wa.
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34
can't grow to be old and wise, until you live past the young and reckless!
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frog (the real frog)
Trad climber
San Diego
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Watch out Hanie, I may catch up ......... as another bit of trivia - at what age did everyone start clinbing, ie. tie in for the first time? ... mine was Jam Crack in my 50th year (49 5/8) ... not sure, but I think it may have been Karl Baba that invited me to tie in ("if I had shoes and a harness" - I dug them out of my pack - first time I had ever put that "want ad" Chouinard harness on) ... one fall 3' off the ground and then cruised it (at a VERY slow pace) ...
I meant hamie ... dang short term memory ...
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weezy
climber
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42. however, my sense of humor remains steadfast at somewhere around junior high level.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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54.3798
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i'm gumby dammit
Sport climber
da ow
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Holy Crap most of y'all lived in the Christian Jurassic yer so damned old. Bringin' the curve down at 48. Climbing since i was a young 47.
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weezy
climber
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you are mistaken, gumby. donini's the only one here who's that old. he actually humped a load into patagonia using a brontosaurus. true story. kinda shady ethics, imho.
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paul roehl
Boulder climber
california
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I should be 65 but I was sick for two years so I'm really only 63. Don't understand why people get so down on the aged... hey, it's inevitable... young folks, you will be old in the twinkling of an eye! I embrace it. With age comes an unexpected respect and a compulsive interest in regularity!
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Powder
Trad climber
the Flower Box
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I'm how old you think I am... plus ten. (Then it will be close, or at least closer...) Although, five years ago, you'd probably need to add twenty.. XD
...still prefer the fact that I'm as young as Mr Donini in geologic years. =D
Added: ...been always fascinated and thought it was pretty awesome (also felt envious) that many have climbed longer than I've lived...! What's more fascinating is most of you are N times more fit and athletic than those half your age. You guys and ladies are true inspiration!! *^_^*
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Fletcher
Trad climber
The great state of advaita
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Donini loves that geologic time concept. Me too. I've had it as one of my e-mail signatures for a long time now (attributed to him of course).
If I can do half of what he does when I get to his age, I'll be plenty pleased. Got something to shoot for.
I'm 51; just call me Mr. Median! In my mind, I seem to be stuck around what I looked like in my mid-thirties, until I look in a mirror. I got this concept from my Mom's husband, who happens to be visiting us as I write. He's 86 and still thinks of himself as in his late twenties. He definitely does not look 86!
I have been blessed/cursed with looking younger than my age most of my life. Though I think that is starting to fade. When I was in my mid-thirties, I would tell people that I was 23. They'd go, "No way!" I'd say, yeah, just kidding, I'm really 26 and they'd totally buy it.
I've always been happy to be my age. I am who I am. Ehyeh asher ehyeh. :-)
Eric
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Fletcher
Trad climber
The great state of advaita
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Wow, Joey F., when we met at Facelift I would have sworn you were in your late 20s/early 30s. Of course, it was really dark and I was into my second bottle of wine! But still, not bad.
A healthy lot here in general. Not surprising really.
eric
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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If any young punk gives me grief about my age, I just remind them that...
...I've been getting laid longer than they've been alive.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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they started calling me "Sir" down at the ice cream parlor about 5 years ago,
that's old enuff to deck out and not really care that much,
i'm sq root of 3364, you do the math,
got carded in Salt Lake City, made my day til i found out that they even card dead people, state law,
getting old is a lot of work, only reason i wake up is to see what the hell is next,
sometimes i forget to use toilet paper,
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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51 last sat. Put up a new 10c named after my mom yesterday through a burly roof:)
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carlos gallego
Ice climber
Spain
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... 56... and still playing... żany problem?...
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wivanoff
Trad climber
CT
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Male, 59.5
Started climbing in 1972
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can't say
Social climber
Pasadena CA
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actual age 59, my body feels like 69
started climbing at 17, quit at 50 or there abouts
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cowpoke
climber
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updated through tradmanclimbs (color coded by decade, with 19 yr old included with the 20-somethings):
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Well finally I'm above average at something.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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^^^now that made me laugh!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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The median age here is more than the life expectancy in 17 countries.....16 of them from Africa.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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I'll bump the age down a tiny bit. Just turned 44.
And yes, it's cool to climb and chat with all you dinosaurs. Quite a few years ago I bumped in to Rusty Baillie at Mt Charleston, and was lucky enough to trade belays for a day.
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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50 years and still standing.
Plaid
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Park Rat
Social climber
CA, UT,CT,FL
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I've added some pictures to my earlier post.
I have no problem telling people my age, I've earned my wrinkles.
I agree with Jan men often dodge the age question. Especially when they start dating women 20 or 30 years younger than themselves. Chuckle
I did not realize that I was one of the oldest females who is still contributing to super topo. Oh dear how did that happen.
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McCfly
climber
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Park Rat:
Fact i will not be dating a 5 year old or a 15 year old.
Never knew a man to lie about their age just saying. Nothing is impossible though and i believe some do, not the type i have known in my short 35 years...
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Powder
Trad climber
the Flower Box
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Park Rat, thanks for sharing pictures!! They are beautiful!!!!!
And you don't look your age, not a bit!! Still 've got that sweet smile! : ]
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Park Rat
Social climber
CA, UT,CT,FL
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Hi McCfly,
You're way too young to need to lie about your age or date women half your age. This phenomena usually happens as men pass their 50th year.
I often refer to 35 as the time I began to become my own person. I was massively insecure about who I was until I reached my mid-30s and coincidently started my antique business. I began to have a confidence in myself that I had never had in my 20s. Even though I had been on my own for the time I was 18 and put myself through college I was never that sure of myself. However, I was good at putting up a confident front so no one would know what I was really thinking.
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portent
Social climber
your mom's house
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I'm 12
dang, that was almost an underage boob shot.
-kovar
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Statistically speaking . . . 51 trips around the Sun.
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Nilepoc
Big Wall climber
Tx
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43 and feeling it in the knees.
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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58, how the h#ll did that happen ?
My climbing partner ,who is a youngster at 53, fell last summer and tore something in his knee . He had no choice but to hobble 12 miles back out over boulder fields , glaciers and steep side hills of scree and mud to the car.
When we got back, the doctor told him that his problem was that his mind thought he was younger than he was.
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rockanice
climber
new york
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Wandered up Sugar Mountain and then promptly booted off by some guy named Neil Young about 31 years ago.
Add a 51 to the chart.
Older partners that like to tell me I'm just a youngster have to be reminded I'm closing the gap percentage-wise every day ! Competetive instinct, like I'm gonna pass them one day
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Rockandice,
so funny! my partner is about to turn 60, I'm 56, and he can still climb circles around me. Will be a sad day when (or if?) our respective falling trajectories cross.
Edit . note that I already gave my age in an earlier post so don't add another 56 to the tally. You can add a 59 for my partner who is a ST lurker.
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
Potemkin Village
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Malemute, just the poster I want to talk to.
I don't get your question to cowpoke several pages back. Could you clarify for this simpleton? Thanks.
cowpoke, why do you have 4 histogram bars between your axis tics?
What am I not seeing there that you are?
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rockanice
climber
new york
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Ha, it's funny to get carded for beer, I usually just show them the top of my head.
Little Z - I'm not so much looking to improve my numbers as I am just trying to tread water these days and not lose ground. Taking more and more work just to tag my highpoint though once in awhile. Learning I need to be less and less lazy to stave off the backsliding
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cowpoke
climber
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[HFCS - other than the first graph that I posted, they have been corrected. But, if you look at the first graph in the thread, you'll notice that there are only 4 vertical bars between each tic mark (and the tic marks correspond to 5 year differences). In other words, each vertical bar was not containing a unique value for age (some bars contained, for example, both 54 and 55 year olds).]
The median is presently at 53.
Here are a couple bivariate graphs. Because I know almost nothing about all of you, I had to go with two of the few observable factors (that could be easily counted in 15 minutes or less) = do you use a pseudonym or your real name (e.g., your first name, your last name, or a combo) and do you include a picture of yourself or an avatar in the photo box alongside your name?
Because they had a pretty sizable pull on the slope of difference, I excluded our two users younger than 15 yrs (but added them back in, in case you are interested).
Short story = on average, older STers are somewhat more likely than younger STers to use their real name and to include a picture. (Interestingly, because few people use real name and have a self portrait, these trends are not due to the same people in each case.)
for those interested, here is what happens if we include the two youngest STers
pud, if this is too much just say "stop" ...don't want to hijack the thread with graphs
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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My max set of pull-ups today is 20 less than my age. On a good day recently it was fifteen less... I must be getting older!
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rectorsquid
climber
Lake Tahoe
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I'm 48.
Dave
And My pull-up number is about 46 less than my age.
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Tricouni
Mountain climber
Vancouver
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I was one of the older ones of my generation of then-young Vancouver climbers, but Hamie has me beat by a few months and Dick Culbert by 3 years.
I'm 70, started climbing when I was 16. My real name is Glenn, and I'd swith my ST name to that, except that Tricouni is cool nickname.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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a compulsive interest in regularity!
Paul, I've had that compulsive interest since my teenage years (just my own, not that of others). But it made me laugh anyway.
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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Well, I'm 40, Michelle is my real name AND that is a picture of me, in 1989 :)
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Tricouni
Mountain climber
Vancouver
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cowpoke, put n = xxx on the graph, so we can see how many people have responded.
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cowpoke
climber
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Malemute: great minds think alike! As I was making the graph, I had thought of the hair color scheme, but all sorts of "wrinkles" such as what color = bald?
Regarding puttin n in the graphs, I can add later today, but not really needed for the histo's ...you can pretty easily calculate the total in this small sample
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Les
Trad climber
Bahston
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wow, seriously, all you dudes and dudettes still crushing well into your 6th (and even 7th) decades are truly inspiring. I've heard that Fritz Weissner was still following 5.9 and leading 5.6 up until he was 80, and I've always aspired to be still climbing when I'm 80.
Donini is a freak of nature!
Just turned 48 last week, and have never felt better. Hell, at 32 I couldn't climb as hard as the 70 year old freak of nature, but I'm pretty happy where I'm at (and can still hold my own on the Brazilian jiu jitsu mat with guys half my age :-) ).
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portent
Social climber
your mom's house
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I'd still have my real name if Cmac hadn't banned it!
Turkey...
-Kovar
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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I'm 43 and use my real name and a picture of me taken in the last couple of years.
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hellroaring
Trad climber
San Francisco
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i'm 12, trapped in a 51 year old's body...
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cowpoke
climber
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Fair warning for those lurking, post up by tomorrow morning if you want to be included in histogram/correlations...given that age is our variable of interest we need a narrow sampling window...pretty soon, folks' ages start changing (and more importantly, I leave for Norway tomorrow night).
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 6, 2013 - 02:33pm PT
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pud, if this is too much just say "stop" ...don't want to hijack the thread with graphs
Not at all Cowpoke. I quite enjoy your work!
By personalizing respective authors here on ST, I believe we change the dynamic. We don't have to give shoe sizes (might be fun?!) but, getting to know our fellow posters on a human scale allows a certain amount of respect and consideration be given.
I admire many here not only for their climbing resume' but for their ability and willingness to share knowledge and experience while asking nothing in return.
My dad called it character.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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OK to add more info:
I started climbing when I was 5 .....
But I learned "the ropes" when I was 20.
Me now, well ... a few years ago.
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cowpoke
climber
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Patrick, why would you remove your post?...your profession shouldn't matter for anything I graphed...although would be great to have that...this is so fun that it makes me think we should be collecting a variety of demographics
Edit: lots of folks out there who post regularly but aren't participating in this thread = potential response bias :(
Hope they post!
Edit: Patrick, dude, you are confusing me. First you post asking me if you should remove your post "because I am not a medical professional." then, I ask "why would you do that?" after which, you delete the post asking if you should delete and then post saying you have deleted no posts. Whatever you wanna do is fine by me...
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Sparky
Trad climber
vagabond movin on
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post little, lurk plenty
38 yrs.
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Alan Rubin
climber
Amherst,MA.
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Younger 'n Donini!!!
Okay, for Cowpoke's graph: 67 for another month, male, married, climbing--50 years as of April, concussions--2, lost too many memory cells to fill in the rest of the data.
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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70
current flight medical
still climbing, since 1956...
avoiding all products advertised on TV, particularly all pharmaceutical and cosmetic products
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divad
Trad climber
wmass
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65 and 1/2
That makes me younger 'n Donini too, but it's a pretty big club...
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Some Random Guy
climber
Under a Little Pink Umbrella
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looking at the graph it looks like 39 is still open. i'll do what i do best and plug that hole!
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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wait until the advertiser's see this thread - we are going to start seeing Geritol banner adds instead of 'date an athletic hot chick stuff'. ha
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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You are only as old as..........ah....hmm...damn, I can't remember what I was going to say.
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Gene
climber
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Huh.... Did you say something, Jim?
g
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mastadon
Trad climber
crack addict
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59 and lucky to be around.
After a very long journey.....in the parking lot after 7 days on The Large Stone
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Dave Davis
Social climber
Seattle, WA
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Mastadon, I remember getting you drunk in the Mountain Room when you turned 30. Just turned 62 myself. How did that happen?
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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I am 9 and 1/2...
In dog years.
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cowpoke
climber
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still many non-respondents; ironically, some of whom are highly invested in data collection themselves. Oh yeah, you know who you are, and we know who you are! Research karma, baby. As John Lennon said, "you better get yourself together. Pretty soon you're gonna be dead." (ok, that's a little harsh...maybe should have used the "hit you right in the head" line, instead)
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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You are only as old as..........ah....hmm...damn, I can't remember what I was going to say.
...personally, i never remember being absent minded...
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matlinb
Trad climber
Albuquerque
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I am 47. As a young teenager I remember walking in on my Grandfather, who was dressed up in his WWII army uniform, and him saying to me; it just seems like yesterday. He was pushing 80 at the time.
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Rankin
Social climber
Greensboro, North Carolina
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Thirty-six.
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giegs
climber
Tardistan
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26.
The average supertopo poster is the reason I teach AED use. Ya'll are like Johnny Cash.
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silentone
Mountain climber
wisconsin
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46 last month.
Always think of myself as 24 and so much more.
Paul
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Anastasia
climber
Home
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Forty this summer.
As for maturity... It sadly varies between a five year old and a really ancient worn out gal. In fact I can't tell the difference between them.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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38.610959 not counting today,
38.613699 including today.
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cowpoke
climber
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If you are wondering how much influence non-respondents may have on the median, it is probably not much, at this point. With the median at 52.5, it would take 25 people (younger than 50) to bring the median down to 50 or, similarly, 25 people (older than 55) to bring the median up to 55.
Nonetheless, would be cool to have as many people as possible represented in the histogram (I think), so I'll update it this afternoon before I leave for the land of trolls (not the internet variety...the big ones that eat people).
edit: I haven't been able to include a few folks who responded, but gave a non-specific age range (or no age) rather than a precise year. if you want me to include you, post up a specific number of years you've been around.
edit 2: you can, but don't have to be as precise as Norwegian, who just got older by .00000019 years (or thereabouts) as I typed this.
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The New Age Blitzo
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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60, a couple weeks ago and I've felt better.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Ewwww!
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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62, never dreamed i'd live long enough to get in a histogram. can't wait to open it!
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Moof
Big Wall climber
Orygun
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36 today.
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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happy bithday
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thedogfather
Trad climber
Somewhere near Red Rocks
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64 on August 10th when I will do what Donini says is a losing proposition since it gets harder each year when you really want it to get easier. I'll try to lead 64 pitches. I got in 63 pitches of 5.10 last year but allowed up to 10 laps per route. At 60, I lead 60 unique routes but didn't restrict the grade. It is getting pretty tough but it keeps me working out all spring to get ready. Use it or lose it.
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Synchronicity
Trad climber
British Columbia, Canada
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I'm 27, hopefully got a few years left in this climbing gig...
Still can't keep up with donini tho :)
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Binks
climber
Uranus
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Binks is 39 and feels like it
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Sioux Juan
Big Wall climber
Costa mesa
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Good post Pud.........60 in sept. for me......meh
.................Steve
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Roger Brown
climber
Oceano, California
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Arrived back in The Valley yesterday. I am 68
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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I'm 69.5. Been climbing since July 1957, so coming up on 56 years. Eeek, I've been climbing longer than the median age here.
Tetons, first climb!
Devil's Lake, 60's
Devil's Lake, 60's
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RMNP, 60's
Bugaboos, '60's
Tetons, 60's
Tuloumne, 60's
Needles, SD, '60's
Wind Rivers, 70's
Seneca Rocks, 70's
Gunks, 70's
Gunks, 70's
[Hmmm...my 80's stash is not electronically available...]
Gunks 90's
Gunks 2000's
Gunks 2000's
Gunks 2000's
Gunks 2000's (with my daughter)
Red Rock 2000's
Red Rock 2000's
Gunks last week
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Magic Ed
Trad climber
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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64 going on 19.
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Bad Climber
climber
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Fifty one this year. Off the climbing right now with an injured pulley, dang it.
Cycled the Rocky Mountains last year. My wife turned sixty right after we finished.
BAd
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Great photo gallery, Rich!
(Still no lady levers?)
;>)
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Sadly, my bold call for women train for this, together with my incredible offer to supply the wisdom of the ages (or should that be "of the aged"), has resulted in a net total of 0 responses.
Your hat is looking safer by the day John.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Cycled the Rocky Mountains last year. My wife turned sixty right after we finished
Too much exercise can do that.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Since I see some mathematicians on this page, I'll disclose my age using a meta-puzzle. Those not mathematically inclined can discern my age from other posts on this forum. If there's no interest, I'll disclose the answer later:
Wizard A and Wizard B were riding on a bus. Wizard A started bragging about his kids, and Wizard B made the mistake of asking how old they were. Wizard A replied, "I'm not going to tell you, but the sum of their ages equals the number on the bus, which you know, and the product of their ages equals my age, which you don't know."
Wizard B thought for a while, then asked "If I knew your age and the number of children you have, then would I know their ages?" Wizard A replied, "No, that's not enough information." Wizard B then stated, "Ah! Now I know your age!"
On Father's Day, I will turn an age equal to Wizard A's age plus the number on the bus, plus two (2).
John
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cowpoke
climber
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this one's for you, hooblie ;o)
as far as self-report being suspect = um, yep. damn, I knew I should've gotten consent to ask for certified copies of everyone's birth certificate.
easy on the research methods 101 critiques and enjoy the fun.
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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54 in August, thinking like 24, looking like 54
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Paul Brennan
Trad climber
Ireland
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25. Bringing down the median age and intelligence levels of groups since 1987.
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Banquo
climber
Amerricka
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10-23-56 so I'm 56. My platinum birthday last October.
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RonV
Trad climber
Placerville
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Born 1980, year of the monkey!
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john hansen
climber
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52.5
53 in September.
Apparently I am just another average super topo posting dude,,,
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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58 and downward bound, through the climbing grades that is. I'd climb more but i bore even myself after a few days of the meager caliber of climbs i now do. Keep telling myself im going to get in shape. Note to self-listen.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Hey RGold,
That's some great mileage you've had on that red shirt !
The original was a Joe Brown wool shirt made for climbing on Cloggy in a downpour. Poor thing, by 2010 or so you can see that the collar, sleeves and pockets have all fallen off and the torso is all that's left. It might have a brief future as a Joe Brown halter top, but I doubt Joe would approve and, even as a fashion-forward senior citizen, that might be over the line for me.
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kpinwalla2
Social climber
WA
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It appears that I am a median Supertopian - age 54...
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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thanks 'poke, for ONCE i'm NOT an outlier! but really such a thing,
you know, i feel like it was meant to be shared
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ladyscarlett
Trad climber
SF Bay Area, California
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ooo, nice!
Nice pics Rgold!
Thanks for sharing everyone.
As for my age...I'm far too old for it to matter, and sure as shite, can't keep up with all you crazies!
Cheers
LS
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Nibs
Trad climber
Humboldt, CA
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58.5
many quotable lines in this thread, but with the 60's decade fast approaching for me...
"inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the heck happened"
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stilltrying
Trad climber
washington indiana
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A couple of weeks ago I was visiting a friend in Indianapolis with my Grandson Xavier. Thom asked if we would mind a visit with his Mother and on the way there I asked how old she was knowing Thom is 72. He told her as much and she asked me "Can you keep a secret?" Yes I replied , she replied "So can I" :0) Thought that was a pretty good answer.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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23 woohoo!
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rincon
Trad climber
SoCal
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Rincon61 = 52.5 Woot!!
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Come on, young ones, we know you are lurking, and we desperately need you to bring down the median age so Chris' advertisers will renew their ads!
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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I'm exhausted, holding up the far end of the spectrum. Need some help here!
;>)
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Get Fred Becky to post on this thread then!
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Gilroy
Social climber
Bolderado
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Movin' on up! Summit Day and 60.
with ddriver, Dr. Sharpe et mois.
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storminjoe
Trad climber
Westminster
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Just turned 36. That should pull the median down slightly (decimal points).
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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I'll be eligible to purchase a Golden Turkey (as, I believe, jstan calls it) on Father's Day. I'll be 62.
John
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
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Can this be updated Cowpoke? Sample size has doubled.
Throw in another 66.
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shady
Trad climber
hasbeen
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I'm 58. Candlelight's not just for atmosphere anymore.
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MisterE
Social climber
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11 to 78 is a pretty wide range of generations!
Maybe that explains some of the arguing...
;>)
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covelocos
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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The big 5-Oh. But not for long...
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sangoma
Trad climber
south africa
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As They say
"Youre as old as the woman you feel"
or in our case we're as old as the partners we climb with
Himo after being told which route we were going to climb
and then the "young guns"
Ondra step aside HERE COMES MAT
then we have Mats granny
young guns that I find hard to keep up with
or do they find it hard to keep up with me
and then my bro
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cowpoke
climber
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zBrown, I'm in Norway for climbing and work, but brought the "data" with me (yep, I'm really that geeky). I will try to update the histo and centiles this week.
Eric
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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He recently turned 80. My age in the morning is predicated by the amount of coffee I've had.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Four score years and 5 months ago my parents brought forth on this continent ... ME.
In attempt to raise Cowpoke's mean, I'm 80.
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Thank goodness, Don. I was beginning to despair. Finally a little extra weight at the far end of the spectrum!
;>)
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moacman
Trad climber
Montuckyian Via Canada Eh!
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61 and if I would have known that I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself....
P.S.
It's better to be over the hill than under it.......
Stevo
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Paco
Trad climber
Montana
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Young enough to use you guys as a classroom.
Old enough to label my class notes "how not to behave."
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Same age as Bob Marley.............
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TheTye
Trad climber
Sacramento CA
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I'm 34... with a much older low back. My sense of humor is maybe 10yrs old
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Randall_C
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Just turned 43...not sure how that happened. Thought I wasn't supposed to make it past 27.
Here is a pic at Sandstone Quarry a few weeks ago. 70 pounds lighter than I was when I was 41 :)
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Jeebus - bunch of old kats on this site - but at least we are still kicking it - so there.
Real question ought to be "How many times should you have died by now?"
For me - 4 confirmed and 7 probable.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Got my "Golden Turkey" this year
62
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F10
Trad climber
Bishop
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57
Started climbing in 71' and still refusing to grow up
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Ricky D! Re your post:
Real question ought to be "How many times should you have died by now?"
For me - 4 confirmed and 7 probable.
Oh SCHIST!
That is a revealing question. I'm pretty sure I've used up at least 6 of my 7 "cat-lives."
I do, on occasion, have some ugly dreams at night about my "close-calls" while climbing.
Yeh, Yeh, I posted my age earlier on this thread.
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Wizard B then stated, "Ah! Now I know your age!"
Wizard A = 72
Three children could be 2, 6, 6
or 3, 3, 8. Indeterminate.
I will turn an age equal to Wizard A's age plus the number on the bus, plus two (2)
Wow . . . sure about that?
You may be citing a more sophisticated problem than this. Mine is simply one example. If your problem is more general, I will leave it to RGold - he's younger than me with a more agile mind.
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Jun 10, 2013 - 12:09am PT
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Physically? 32. And somehow already the "old guy" in my circle.
Mentally? Wellll...Take a look at this pic and I'll let you guys be the judge.
And thanks cowpoke for pre-empting my statistics compilation obsession (and for doing a much better job at it than I would have, to boot).
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
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Jun 10, 2013 - 12:34am PT
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Two things about age.
It's a very rough indicator of what exposure someone has had to life's things and events.
You can use it to good advantage in getting park passes, social security and medicare (if your exposure has left you desirous of such like).
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Jun 10, 2013 - 12:51am PT
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Is Riccardo Cassin still alive? If he is, we need him to break the century mark. Last I heard, he was 98 or 99, still talking about climbing!
Edit: Nope. He passed in 2009 at the age of 100!
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Jun 10, 2013 - 02:17am PT
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Old enough to appreciate climbing well; young enough to still manage it on occasion.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Jun 10, 2013 - 02:47am PT
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if we all pitch in, we could buy a rest home with a climbing wall.
only problem would be finding nurses,
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 10, 2013 - 06:55am PT
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the latest and greatest:
Some things to consider:
1. there are nearly three times as many Supertopo respondents in their 50s as there are in their 40s (67 vs. 24).
2. there are nearly as many respondents in their 30s (23) as there are in their 40s, but both are still well behind respondents in their 60s (33)
3. the median age of respondents is 12.4 years older than the median age in Canada (40.6 in 2010) and 15.9 years older than the median age in the US (37.1).
4. cheers, Don, for standing tall at the tail of the distribution -- freaking awesome!
[One fun idea: someone could overlay a timeline onto this histogram providing an abbreviated history of climbing. But, the timeline would run from right to left...and given our oldest respondent (thus far), perhaps the first dates would come from a time when this respondent was in his late teens/early 20's. We would end up with an abbreviated timeline of historical climbing accomplishments across these generations. For example, if the first year at the far right of the graph was 1950 (at which time Don Lauria was 17), then Steck-Salathe FA could be noted. By the time the timeline got down to the 30 yr olds, there would be things like Lynn Hill's FFA of the nose; and, by the far right we'd have things like Honnold's solos (for those not in their teens yet!)...obviously, I left out tons in between and only mentioned ditch big events, but you get the idea.]
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Jun 10, 2013 - 07:33am PT
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so at 51 i am a youngster on this site :)
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tinker b
climber
the commonwealth
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Jun 10, 2013 - 07:36am PT
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for the research, 40 year old female. my best effort to keep the depends ads off the side bar.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jun 10, 2013 - 11:41am PT
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Glen Dawson (first ascent of east face of Mt Whitney with Clyde, Underhill, and Eichorn) turned 101 on June 3rd. Still has his book store in LA.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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Jun 10, 2013 - 11:50am PT
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Glen Dawson ---- What a great guy.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jun 10, 2013 - 11:53am PT
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Just thought I'd throw in a photo from 1931 - the year before I was born.
Here they are: Eichorn, Clyde, Underhill, and Dawson.
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Alexey
climber
San Jose, CA
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Jun 10, 2013 - 12:01pm PT
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56
started climbing at 43
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 10, 2013 - 12:01pm PT
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^^^would be soooo cool if Dawson would post so we could include him.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jun 10, 2013 - 12:05pm PT
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Here's the Belgian kid who was surprised to find out Donini was older than dirt.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Jun 10, 2013 - 01:18pm PT
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Jogill,
Have you considered the possibilities of children of age 1?
John
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Jun 10, 2013 - 03:26pm PT
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OK, Wizard A = 36
and the kids are 1, 6, 6
or
2, 2, 9
I liked it better when you were 88!
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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Jun 10, 2013 - 03:33pm PT
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Apparently, I'm almost exactly Johnny Depp's age (50, he's a few weeks older) and I share my birth date with Neil Armstrong.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jun 10, 2013 - 03:53pm PT
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I'm 35 and currently feel a little bit older.. Lol i'm working on it...
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shady
Trad climber
hasbeen
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Jun 10, 2013 - 10:43pm PT
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Big Mike...
I'm working on it..
FWIW...
Don't stop! When you stop working on it, they put you in a Big Mike size box, and cover it with dirt.
;)
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Jun 10, 2013 - 10:44pm PT
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Well, I've thought about the wizards problem and reduced it to checking a finite number of possibilities, a check which I am not willing to do either by hand or by writing a program to do it for me. What follows is an analysis that might catch the fancy of the odd lurking math geek, but will not be of interest to anyone else. Scroll on...
A way to search for solutions is to consider all possible bus numbers, for each bus number B enumerate all possible integer partitions of B, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_%28number_theory%29); and for each such integer partition associate the wizard age obtained by multiplying together all of the partition parts.
Call an age A (B,n)-ambiguous if there are two different factorizations of A, each with n factors, n at least 3, such that in both cases the sum of the factors is B. (We insist on n at least three because knowledge of the bus number, the wizard's age, and the fact that there are two children is enough to determine the children's ages by solving a quadratic equation.)
A solution to the problem would correspond to a bus number B whose list of partitions contains but a single (B,n)-ambiguous age. (Note that there could be a (B,n)-ambiguous age and a (B,m)-ambiguous age with n not equal to m, and if this happens then the bus number B is not a candidate for the solution.)
John's first example has B=14, with 72 a (14,3)-ambiguous age. The (14,3) ambiguity of 72 is established by the children's age possibilities (2,6,6) and (3,3,8). John's second example has B=13, with 36 a (13,3)-ambiguous age. The (13,3)-ambiguity of 36 is established by the children's age possibilities (1,6,6) and (2,2,9). But neither of these can yet be considered a solution, because we still have to be shown that there cannot be another (14, m)-ambiguous age, respectively (13,m)-ambiguous age, with m > 3. There are, for example, 101 integer partitions of 13 according to Wolfram Alpha, and although a number of these can be eliminated, there still appears to be quite a few to check. (A computer program would make short work of it of course.)
There is one bit of good news: call a bus number B bad if among its list of partitions are partitions whose product determines two different (B,n)-ambiguous ages. If B is bad, then so are all bus numbers greater than B. This is because a (B,n)-ambiguous age is also going to be a (B+1, n+1)-ambiguous age---just add a 1 year-old child to the list of parts defining the (B,n)-ambiguous age. What this means is that if, for any reason, we discover a bus number to be bad, then all larger bus numbers are also going to be bad and so we only have to look for a solution among smaller bus numbers.
All bus numbers are not bad; for example B=1 is not bad (B=1 works mathematically but corresponds to a 1 year-old wizard with a 1 year-old son, which is not exactly the kind of solution we're looking for.) The point is that since not all bus numbers are bad, there must be a smallest bad bus number, and if there is a solution it must occur for bus numbers smaller than the smallest bad one. This guarantees that a search of finite length will either determine that there is no solution or else determine what the solution(s) is (are). In other words, there is a definitive answer or answers to the question that can be determined in a finite number of steps.
There is a subtlety to the problem statement which I haven't accounted for. Wizard B knows the bus number but we do not, yet we are supposed to find the age of Wizard A. I've written above as if it is possible that there is more than one bus number that will work and so more than one possible age for Wizard A. But the problem wording suggest that in fact there is only one correct age for Wizard A. This fact, if it is true, would emerge from enumerating all possibilities corresponding to the bus numbers less than the least bad one.
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
Technically...the spawning grounds of Yosemite
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Jun 10, 2013 - 10:45pm PT
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As a confirmed relativist, I always have to THINK about the answer to this question...lol.
43
Happy and excited to be alive, finally healthy and chasing down a new passion. Spooked here and there that I seem to have made it through what took out both Dolt and his mother before him...but all the stronger for it, and for having "found" both of my birth parents and seeing each of their unique strengths reflected in me.
Hope to live my life worthy of being their offspring. I've got some ideas...
;D
P.S. Frank Hoover lurks...what a twinkle he has in his eyes!
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Jun 10, 2013 - 10:49pm PT
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See what I mean? The kid's brain runs circles around me!
Oh, to be a mere youth of 69.5 !
;>)
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Jun 16, 2013 - 02:03am PT
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only problem would be finding nurses
My wife's a nurse, and a climber, so she'd fit right in. Maybe not much help though, since she specializes in the beginning of life, not the end.
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Jun 16, 2013 - 08:41pm PT
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55. Maybe we need a system including age and climbing grade. 55*10(as in 5.10)=550. Donini could get 69*11 so he would be way older.
We can appreciate why the search for the Fountain of Youth was a big deal.
Go to Skaha sometime and you will likely see at least one pensioner sending 5.11 or 5.12
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Oct 22, 2013 - 09:50pm PT
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I like AP math; 57*12 (yesterday) and I've been climbing for 50 years.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 22, 2013 - 10:28pm PT
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Dang! That was YOU!
There were few your equal, Park Rat, and none better-looking.
Please, take it as a compliment from a fellow rodent that I was a lurking leerer, along with the rest...
Man-oh-man! The prize filly.
Batso was a lucky so-and-so, having you for a friend, all I gotta say.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Oct 22, 2013 - 10:50pm PT
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47 this month.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 22, 2013 - 10:55pm PT
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70....but with advances in nutrition et al that is the new 68.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Oct 22, 2013 - 10:57pm PT
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Cragman, I gots to laugh... I was watching Rocky Horror today (while working of course!) and I thought of you.... then you posted this pic again:
and here is Rocky from Rocky Horror:
And the young CragMan:
uncanny! Good for you! I'm that same age ( I think?) and look like a gunny sack full of garden coping.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Oct 22, 2013 - 10:58pm PT
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^^^Creepy^^^
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Oct 22, 2013 - 11:01pm PT
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^^^^
I'm secure enough in my heterosexuality to know that if I was a pole smoker, I'd be sniffing up CragMans tree....
^^^^ That did not come out just right....
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Oct 22, 2013 - 11:03pm PT
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I'm old enough that I forgot to post to this...
59
(60 in 2.5 months)...
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Oct 22, 2013 - 11:11pm PT
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45 on Friday night you old-timers....Cragman is kinda dreamy though, Russ. WTF, Dean, are you on the 'roids!
Dean, it's ok to take a day off. Hehe...
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Oct 22, 2013 - 11:24pm PT
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So numbers.....they are important in our culture. But the older I get the more I want to be Tibetan where you are only a day, not a year when you are born. (At least I heard this applies to the Sherpa's.)
I guess I am old now because I get treated with respect. But seriously, I'd rather be cursed and reviled. :D I feel great, but the wrinkles and spots are the true measure of where I am at.
The good news is I climbed my first 5.10a this summer in Tuolumne (only one pitch). So I guess the best is yet to come. I love life and all of yo here.
Enjoying it: One day at a time, one step at a time, with Peace, Patience and Perseverance. (and remembering Dan-O my man who taught me so much)
Lynnie
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MisterE
climber
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Oct 22, 2013 - 11:25pm PT
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Old enought that Jeremy's Mom won't give me a second look among the younger boys clamoring for her attention...
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Oct 22, 2013 - 11:32pm PT
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Old enough for the Geezer Pass, which I love, but young enough to be asked for my ID every time I try to use it. I love the $10 camping fee.
In fact on the day I was eligible we drove to Yosemite, bought it and did the photo stuff. I'm very happy with it.
Wow…Lynnie, you go girrrrrlll.
Sully, Adipose tissue on you??? Maybe your ear lobe.
Susan
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CClarke
climber
La Paz, Bolivia
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Oct 22, 2013 - 11:35pm PT
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I'm 49 and still love climbing.
At Lago Zongo a few weeks ago:
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Oct 22, 2013 - 11:41pm PT
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Keep it up Susan and Lynne, two of my favorite gals. Nive job on the 10-er, Lynne!
Dean? Keep rockin! Lay off the bears for a while.
Eric, lay off Jeremy's wife, bra, you're a taken man now...hehe
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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Oct 22, 2013 - 11:42pm PT
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48.5 Climbing most of that.
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vôo
climber
Denver, CO
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Oct 22, 2013 - 11:43pm PT
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Old enough to know better, but too old to remember why
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Oct 22, 2013 - 11:48pm PT
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57 (58 in 6 weeks)
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Oct 22, 2013 - 11:52pm PT
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old enough to know better....
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 22, 2013 - 11:55pm PT
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But seriously, I'd rather be cursed and reviled.
Lynne, you do look Norwegian, ya know!
It could be arranged, though not by moi, I assure you.
"When men reach their sixties and retire they go to pieces. Women just go right on cooking."
--Gail Sheehy
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
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Oct 22, 2013 - 11:58pm PT
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old enough to know better....
As far as I can see, nobody claims to be older than sheeit.
Nor, thankfully, old and in the way.
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Oct 23, 2013 - 12:07am PT
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52 trips around the Sun.
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MisterE
climber
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Oct 23, 2013 - 12:10am PT
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^^The down-drafts are brutal there, I hear. ;)
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Oct 23, 2013 - 12:11am PT
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Yep, nearly blue me away.
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Phil_B
Social climber
Hercules, CA
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Oct 23, 2013 - 12:53am PT
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I'll be 53 on Saturday. Yikes, sometimes I feel it too.
Here's me and Cleo at the Milford Track earlier this year.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Oct 23, 2013 - 01:13am PT
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Riley Wyna, miss you Dude. Really great to hear yo are doing so well and what a great pic of you and the kiddos. Cheers and joy to you, lynnie
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Oct 23, 2013 - 01:49am PT
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I do too...about Blitzo and a picture. But will ever be engraved in us. Cheers!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Oct 23, 2013 - 02:45am PT
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Dang, 26, I'm speechless and glad you're here :)
PS, Had our 4 kiddos by 28 and that was a good thing. Now I'm still early enough in life to play outdoors with the grandkids. Planning to take the second oldest on the Sierra Club Wilderness Basics Course that starts in January. Special! Lynnie
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GrahamJ
climber
In the rain
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Oct 23, 2013 - 02:52am PT
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31, feeling ancient or 18 depending on the day...
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Oct 23, 2013 - 06:38am PT
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34, bitchez
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Oct 23, 2013 - 08:02am PT
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39 this month,
and my check engine light came on.
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Ferretlegger
Trad climber
san Jose, CA
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Oct 23, 2013 - 11:23am PT
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"Old enough to drink cup after cup of this here grog..."
63. Trying hard to catch up with Hudon, but I think he's winning.
Michael
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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Oct 23, 2013 - 06:18pm PT
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I'm counting 7 or 8 senior athletes (70+) (we should include rgold, since he aspires to our lofty goals), and a slew of veteran athletes (50 - 69), plus a few children.
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Guangzhou
Trad climber
Asia, Indonesia, East Java
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Oct 23, 2013 - 06:46pm PT
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Funny, I've been telling everyone I'm 42 all year, but turns out I'm only 41. March 1972.
My students were mostly born in 2000 or later, yikes.
26 years climbing.
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Flashy P's Mom
Sport climber
wherever your trailer is parked
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Oct 23, 2013 - 07:24pm PT
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older than the trees
younger than donini
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MikeL
climber
SANTA CLARA, CA
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Oct 23, 2013 - 07:31pm PT
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66.
(I'll get a student to take a pic today and post it later.)
EDIT
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scooter
climber
fist clamp
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Oct 23, 2013 - 09:33pm PT
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35.5
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Oct 23, 2013 - 10:52pm PT
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Wow, I got early admission to Gill's coveted Senior Athlete club---it is still 32 days until my 70th birthday!
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RickF
Mountain climber
Temecula, CA
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Oct 24, 2013 - 05:14pm PT
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I'm 55 y/o, and I'm pleasantly surprised to find out there's so many of us old guys/girls here. I started climbing at 40.
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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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Oct 24, 2013 - 05:18pm PT
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I also started climbing late. Turning 47 in December....
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zeta
Trad climber
Portland, OR
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Oct 24, 2013 - 06:06pm PT
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alright, I'll add to the mix...
40
I'm planning to turn into an old climbing fart on supertopo ;)
actually, I'm really inspired by you all!
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Guangzhou
Trad climber
Asia, Indonesia, East Java
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Oct 24, 2013 - 06:59pm PT
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@ MikeL you hand writing doesn't look so different from mine. Guess that's why my students are always asking me what I am writing.
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scaredycat
Trad climber
Berkeley,CA
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Oct 24, 2013 - 07:33pm PT
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park rat: I'm yours!
Well, OK not really, 'cause I'm happily married, but those were a bunch a cute photos, all of them.
60 for myself.
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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Oct 24, 2013 - 07:55pm PT
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51.5 on the scale but 30 years of construction has done destruction to my body. How about a short 5.4 anyone?
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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Oct 25, 2013 - 03:08pm PT
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Nice photo, Mike. But jstan might want to know if that huge whiteboard is bulletproof!
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Oct 25, 2013 - 03:11pm PT
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Guess.
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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Oct 25, 2013 - 03:32pm PT
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I thought I replied to this one already, maybe it was the age survey ... shrug. I just counted, and it turns out I'm 27.
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Sam E
Boulder climber
Malibu
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Oct 25, 2013 - 03:42pm PT
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35 today! Had an epic Stoney session yesterday, driving to Jtree... Now!
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John Butler
Social climber
SLC, Utah
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Oct 25, 2013 - 04:06pm PT
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People think I'm 47... I'm actually 57, but feel like 67.
And like Locker:
about 13 or 14 in my fuked up mind...
16 on a GUD day
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Oct 25, 2013 - 04:22pm PT
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Looking forward to joining jgill's club in another year and half.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Oct 25, 2013 - 04:30pm PT
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I seem to be feeling only about half my calendar age these days. There ought to be some sort of club or something.
Age is just a number. It's pretty much irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. What really counts is what you can do, who you can do it with, and how well you connect.
I'm 54, and still sending everything.
Plenty of hair, and all of it mine.
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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Oct 25, 2013 - 04:45pm PT
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Looking forward to joining jgill's club in another year and half (Jan)
And you will be very welcome there, Jan!
;>)
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Oct 25, 2013 - 05:28pm PT
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48, soon to be 49. Just writing that makes me feel very puzzled (how did I arrive at that number so quickly?!). When asked my age I usually just automatically say "33" 'cause that's about where I left off...in my mind anyway. Starting climbing at 33, come to think of it.
Mr. Crusher, the lurker who will kill me for posting about him, is 57 but still "crushing" it on the rock. Very impressive as are so many of you. Sorry, together we're probably bringing the average up a bit!
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 25, 2013 - 07:11pm PT
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Sam E,
35 today! Had an epic Stoney session yesterday, driving to Jtree... Now!
Happy Birthday old man!
A little inspiration
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jstan
climber
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Oct 25, 2013 - 08:05pm PT
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That's disgusting!
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Oct 25, 2013 - 10:14pm PT
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That's disgusting! lol jstan
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jstn
Trad climber
monrovia, ca
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Oct 25, 2013 - 10:22pm PT
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39 as of 4 days ago~!
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Anastasia
climber
Home
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Oct 26, 2013 - 12:52am PT
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Forty. One day I might feel younger. Probably when I start exercising when the kid is off to school. Until then, I feel it well.
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Hey Crab! I know some folks that have all their hair too, just not on their head.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Oct 26, 2013 - 02:58am PT
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I want to know how jstan is getting younger while the rest of us are aging?! Is this some sort of physicist's relativity thing?
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Reeotch
Trad climber
4 Corners Area
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Oct 26, 2013 - 08:07am PT
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50
33 years on the rocks. Never went more than a couple of months without climbing . . .
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MisterE
climber
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Nov 24, 2013 - 08:14pm PT
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Yep, nearly blue me away.
Funny Edge!
52 in a month and a half - glad to fall into jogill's veteran athletes category, but probably not worthy.
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jstan
climber
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Nov 24, 2013 - 10:59pm PT
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I want to know how jstan is getting younger while the rest of us are aging?! Is this some sort of physicist's relativity thing?
A screen play was written about me a few years ago. The main character was born at age 80 and got progressively younger. When the time came to make the choice, I thought this the much more sensible approach.
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MisterE
climber
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Nov 25, 2013 - 12:22am PT
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I think it some weird nice version of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" in which the picture looks even more beatific than the man.
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2015 - 08:51pm PT
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Physically, mentally and spiritually, 54 is looking to be a great year!
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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Feb 18, 2015 - 09:22pm PT
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^^^^^ plus 24
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Feb 18, 2015 - 09:35pm PT
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It's the WD-40.
It really keeps you young.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Feb 19, 2015 - 05:51am PT
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You huff that stuff, Erik?
Or spray it on your joints?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Feb 19, 2015 - 06:00am PT
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66.748 years old.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Feb 19, 2015 - 06:54am PT
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Pud+17 for me.
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Feb 19, 2015 - 08:12am PT
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Pud-19 for me
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Feb 19, 2015 - 08:22am PT
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I'm not entirely sure - I've been re-celebrating my 42nd birthday for a few years, so Pud -12ish.
I tend do only acknowledge the years ending in zeros.
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Feb 19, 2015 - 08:38am PT
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Pud÷2+4
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 19, 2015 - 08:43am PT
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Old enough to know better than to admit it - I wouldn't want to disillusion anybody.
Unfortunately, I guess I blew my cover on the manspooning thread.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Feb 19, 2015 - 09:02am PT
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Got you beat Locker at pud + 9 ha!
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Bushman
Social climber
Elk Grove, California
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Feb 19, 2015 - 09:05am PT
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My nephew, Tobin Marcel, was 9 months old Monday.
I'll be 691 months old tomorrow. I think he's gaining on me.
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Reeotch
climber
4 Corners Area
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Feb 19, 2015 - 09:33am PT
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What about the 1/2 your age plus 7 formula for finding a mate?
According to that logic, I'll soon be eligible for 33 year olds.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Feb 19, 2015 - 09:42am PT
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(Pud mod 5) * 10 + 1
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Feb 19, 2015 - 10:21am PT
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^^ Nerd alert
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