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TradIsGood
Trad climber
Gunks end of country
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Aug 11, 2006 - 11:28am PT
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Support?
:-)
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Tarbuster
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 11, 2006 - 11:37am PT
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Aug 11, 2006 - 12:06pm PT
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GOclimb
Trad climber
Boston, MA
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Aug 11, 2006 - 12:25pm PT
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A strong woman visiting the Creek from Germany. Named Ines (sp?)
GO
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 11, 2006 - 01:06pm PT
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We need to ask Jimmy Page...
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 11, 2006 - 01:07pm PT
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Aug 11, 2006 - 01:11pm PT
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Wipe Out 5.11a R.
Leapin' Lizards. 1979.
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Aug 11, 2006 - 01:14pm PT
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Blitzo - is that Phantom Spires in the 2nd shot?
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Aug 11, 2006 - 01:16pm PT
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No, it's up at Echo Lakes. Corkscrew area.
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Aug 11, 2006 - 01:18pm PT
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Looks really good.....
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Aug 11, 2006 - 01:24pm PT
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Pawtuckaway, 1990s:
Boulder Canyon, 2001:
Picos de Europa, 2006:
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Richard Large
climber
sneaking up behind you...
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Aug 11, 2006 - 01:27pm PT
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville
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Aug 11, 2006 - 01:31pm PT
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devils punchbowl
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Wes Allen
Boulder climber
KY
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Aug 11, 2006 - 02:01pm PT
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Better save some for rounds 5, 6, 7, 8, etc...
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville
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Aug 11, 2006 - 02:15pm PT
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scenic route, williamson rock
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GOclimb
Trad climber
Boston, MA
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Aug 11, 2006 - 03:06pm PT
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Wes (and others) - stunning! Absolutely stunning! Keep 'em coming!
GO
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 11, 2006 - 03:16pm PT
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Agreed.
I think we gotta hand it to Wes, the ABC gals, and all other participants for putting together a really cool presentation here.
Here's to keeping it all in perspective:
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blackbird
Trad climber
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Aug 11, 2006 - 04:39pm PT
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
St. Louis
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Aug 11, 2006 - 04:51pm PT
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Some more...
Mini me...
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GOclimb
Trad climber
Boston, MA
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Aug 11, 2006 - 05:17pm PT
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My same friend Allison, having built one of her first gear anchors, atop P1 of High E at the Gunks.
GO
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Aug 11, 2006 - 05:33pm PT
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How 'bout some shots of women in OWs? Never see many pics in that genre . . . They must be good at 'em.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 11, 2006 - 06:33pm PT
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Eldo,
Some classic 10+/11- thingamajobber
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville
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Aug 11, 2006 - 06:35pm PT
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Aya
Trad climber
New York
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Aug 11, 2006 - 08:38pm PT
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Clearly, I am running out...!
Smith Rock, NZ (yes, I have been known to sport climb from time to time)
Here's a climbergirl I forgot - my friends' pup Sierra!
And again, a little TRing fun...
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TradIsGood
Trad climber
Gunks end of country
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Aug 11, 2006 - 09:08pm PT
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Looks like a yellow lab in front of Laurel.
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tonym
climber
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Aug 11, 2006 - 09:50pm PT
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Back in the 80's my wife was into bodybuilding winning the Ms. Oklahoma then onto Nationals. She was my climbing partner for several years before giving it up for cycling. Thought I'd share a pic of her in 87' after winning the Ms.Oklahoma. She never pushed herself to her potential in climbing just doing moderates and having fun.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 11, 2006 - 10:23pm PT
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she looks fit.
props fer sure.
hmmm,
pretty good fer the times,
maybe a little werk on the abs.
I still think crimpy-g cud put her thru the table in an arm wrastle...
bwahahahaha.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
St. Louis
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Aug 12, 2006 - 01:18am PT
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Grease me up like that and we'll give it a whirl....
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 12, 2006 - 01:29am PT
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Jacob
Trad climber
yucky valley
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Aug 12, 2006 - 01:38am PT
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dont take it to heart but god dang, where did her boobs go?!?! she's got bigger arms then woman are suppoesd to
again no offence inteneded....
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Mimi
Trad climber
Seattle
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Aug 12, 2006 - 01:41am PT
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You might oughta not grease up before arm wrasslin'.
Peace and love edit: Jack, you are an idiot.
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Aug 12, 2006 - 10:49am PT
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
St. Louis
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Aug 12, 2006 - 11:21am PT
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Mimi - of course we'll sit like we're gonna arm wrastle, but we both know that within ten seconds, one of the bikini tops will be ripped off and the real wrastlin' will begin...
:)
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 12, 2006 - 11:44am PT
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Fairview Dome:
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 12, 2006 - 03:06pm PT
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'Just went out fer a vert 5.7 romp on Castle Rock with Jane, one ah my favorite climberita's,
Whilst Lisa tore up some trail with another leggy runergirl.
Now it is raining.
Here's not Jane, but the implication fits...
Stick around a while Mimi,
We're looking for a few good women.
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aldude
climber
Monument Manor
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Aug 12, 2006 - 08:03pm PT
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 12, 2006 - 08:11pm PT
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well done al.
i'd like all you devilish gals to note:
i posted this at 5.11.
tarbousier.
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Mimi
Trad climber
Seattle
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Aug 12, 2006 - 08:17pm PT
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Gettin' a little risque' there, don't ya think?
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Mimi
Trad climber
Seattle
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Aug 12, 2006 - 08:20pm PT
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Here's Bobbi negotiating the Evil Tree. Is there even a stub left now?
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 12, 2006 - 08:33pm PT
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Risque Mimi?
Nah.
A little devil lurks...
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 12, 2006 - 08:36pm PT
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Whut's Hueco?
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 12, 2006 - 08:44pm PT
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Jennifer,
Asking no questions,
Taking no answers,
Just before the storm,
3rd Pillar Mt Dana:
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Tan Slacks
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Aug 13, 2006 - 12:07am PT
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She gets me anything I want from the frig at home AND she carries my bouldering pad. I'm so glad I had her.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 13, 2006 - 01:01am PT
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And she has a lifetime of Rockin' Cuteness,
Along with so many other bright things ahead of her...
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blackbird
Trad climber
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Aug 13, 2006 - 10:15am PT
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Observational sidenote:
One thing I've noticed as I read through these (women climber) threads is that there is very little mention of grades... Personally, I find that to be refreshing! My exerience over the years has been that most of the conversation with men (in person primarily, but also via the www) is focused on, or at the very least mentions grades... and at some point touches on your value as a person/climber based on what grade you are leading.
When I was out west most recently, I had one particular - ah - "gentleman" vainly attempt to argue with me and tell me that I didn't know how to lead when I was looking for partners (I took my own rack and rope). Perhaps it was because I wouldn't give him a grade at which I climbed (come on, it was unfamiliar rock, who knows. All I'd led on for years to that point was southern sandstone and ony twice on southern granite. I was not going to commit to a particular grade - "Oh, yeah. I'm an 5.16rx leader!!!"); perhaps it was becuase he simply didn't want to climb, regardless, I finally resorted to telling t=him that I'd led a handfull of routes at a particular grade, but most of my leading had been at other grades... He declined, based on that, to climb. His choice and his loss. I'm skipping down Tangent Lane, so allow me to back up...
My point is that one of the many things that I truly enjoy about climbing with women is that it IS simply about the climbing and the time spent together; my exerience has been that no one cares about grades. It is encouraging. It is a safe environment in which you can push your limits, get your feet wet, get frustrated, celebrate, laugh, cry, and grow. You can be yourself. Don't get me wrong, these things are all possible when climbing with the boys, but climbing with women is, for me anyway, a much more well rounded and deeper experience overall...
Thank you, Roy, for starting the threads. In a part of the country where there are not that many women who climb (unless it is with their significant other) and even less who lead (much less who lead gear!), it is refreshing and encouraging to know that there's a larger community out there who shares the same passion.
Samantha
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Aug 13, 2006 - 10:55am PT
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BB, I like what you said. It's not the grade, it's the quality, but I'm not really a climber, I just go out there for some fun!
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blackbird
Trad climber
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Aug 13, 2006 - 11:48am PT
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Thanks, Blitzo. (...and you think I AM a climber?! HA! I, like you, just go out and have fun!)
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 13, 2006 - 11:52am PT
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Encore Blackbird!
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 13, 2006 - 12:06pm PT
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One of my favorite book titles:
"In These Girls, Hope Is A Muscle"
by Madelaine Blais,
(about the season of an HS women's basketball team)
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matisse
Trad climber
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Aug 13, 2006 - 01:10pm PT
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Aug 13, 2006 - 01:22pm PT
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Some girls like the gym.
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Tahoe climber
climber
Texas to Tahoe
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Aug 13, 2006 - 03:13pm PT
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Just wanted to chime in on a couple of things.
I've really enjoyed these threads - thanks to all who posted.
For some reason, pictures of women climbing are more inspirational (to me at least) than those of guys.
I agree that the lack of grades and ratings and ego-BS have been a major part of what I liked about these - there's a lesson in here for us guys, somewhere...
That last outdoor photo looks a bit like Enchanted Rock in TX...
Keep climbin'!
-Aaron
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blackbird
Trad climber
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Aug 13, 2006 - 05:48pm PT
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On the belay end of the rope at one of our local crags... Equally fun!
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Aug 13, 2006 - 06:24pm PT
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From that last photo alone,it's Clear they're having more fun than the number-chasing, Testo-fueled types, are!
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 13, 2006 - 06:42pm PT
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Girls j-just wanna have fun, And...
They Know How!
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Bump. It IS International Women's Day, after all.
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Tarbuster
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 9, 2007 - 12:37am PT
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Ditto!
Thanks Gals, for making it all worthwhile.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Ditto that!
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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The real mojede in action.
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
The Illuminati
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Nov 14, 2010 - 12:06pm PT
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Bump!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Apr 19, 2014 - 03:57pm PT
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bump
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