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Swami Jr.
Trad climber
Bath, NY
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 10, 2009 - 09:25pm PT
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Climbing is an amazing thing we get to do. To climb to beautiful perches, quiet roofs, magical belay ledges, and all around us swirls the wonders of nature. Wonders of nature and that as#@&%e over there who keeps yelling to his friend, "F*#kin-A dude! F*#king-A! Kill that climb." That's relaxing to hear as you're slinging a chickenhead for the first time of your life at Phantom Spires, on lead and with your girlfriend belaying. I had decided to take her to the Spires to get her more incorporated into my climbing life, to get her to cuddle up with my passion. Unfortunately, half-way through our neighboring party's yells and misogynisticly driven diatribe I looked down to see a frightened look in my girlfriends eyes. I toped out, rapped off, and got down to her. "What's their problem," she asked. "I couldn't even hear you."
"Just treating the rock like a Men's only Climbing gym." I replied.
I relate this story because this is now becoming more common at the crags. People shouting and groaning in self-congratulatory words and grunts. What ever happened to just enjoying the f*#king peace and quiet whilst climbing?
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MisterE
Trad climber
One Step Beyond!
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May 10, 2009 - 09:31pm PT
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So I guess the bumpin' techno on my speakers while I send is Knott ok??
Wanna borrow some earplugs?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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May 10, 2009 - 09:42pm PT
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Assert yourself!!! I can guarantee you that I don't put up with that crap when I climb.
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GDavis
Trad climber
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May 10, 2009 - 09:48pm PT
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Being passive-agressive isn't the best solution. I agree that Mockery can work wonders.
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HandCrack
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal.
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May 10, 2009 - 09:49pm PT
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Thank you for your post.
I have at times been guilty of being too loud at the crags. I've noticed that some of the most enjoyable climbing experiences have occured during the more quiet and still times.
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Vulva, Wyoming
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May 10, 2009 - 09:50pm PT
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Ask them nicely?
Then reserve the right to stomp their guts out?
oh wait... who was there first?
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WBraun
climber
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May 10, 2009 - 09:53pm PT
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I always bring my 200 watt stereo to the crags. I turn it up to full blast since I can't hear.
Everyone loves to hear it .....
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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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May 10, 2009 - 10:14pm PT
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Great to hear someone else finds this objectionable.. omg I avoid the crags just for the amount of meaningless cocktail chit chat, spray, dogs, kids, groups lounging while one person climbs, shouting and screaming, mysoginist name calling, posing, unwanted beta, distracted belayers... give me 14 pitches of backcountry steep any time. I'm happy communicating through the rope without radios or hollering.
good comment
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MisterE
Trad climber
One Step Beyond!
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May 10, 2009 - 10:20pm PT
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Good one, Werner - hahahaha!
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AllezAllez510
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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May 10, 2009 - 10:31pm PT
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Really? If you want quiet, go to a library. Not trying to be a dick, but some people DO yell and scream when they are climbing at their limit. If I'm 10 feet above my last piece and scared I'm not gonna be thinking about how quietly I can pull the next move.
I think noise in the outdoors falls in the "common sense" category. Rules like "no boom boxes" and "watch the f-bombs around kids" should generally be respected.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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May 10, 2009 - 10:32pm PT
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WHAT!?????
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Pennsylenvy
Social climber
A dingy corner in your refrigerator
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May 10, 2009 - 10:32pm PT
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I agree with the mockery. At least you'll have fun making these guys seem like total idiots in your own mind (because most of the time when you mock someone they don't have a fukin clue you are doing it).
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Pennsylenvy
Social climber
A dingy corner in your refrigerator
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May 10, 2009 - 10:40pm PT
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Sport climbing,a guy asked us to quit smokin' because he was sketched out; we laughed so hard he peeled. What up Mike.?
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Vulva, Wyoming
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May 10, 2009 - 10:40pm PT
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W A S T H A T W A Y L O U D???
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Matt
Trad climber
primordial soup
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May 10, 2009 - 11:08pm PT
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true story:
once hiked out with my wife to finish the day off at sunny and steep crag, red rocks.
one party packing it up as we got there-
another group of 4 still there.
they we all projecting one of the 11b routes, and were not really close to success.
they had draws up and were each taking one or two last trys at it, but were openly discussing which of them might actually be able to get up to the top and clean it.
anyway-
one of the girls was SINGING SHOW TUNES!!!
and i don't mean singing show tunes- i mean SINGING SHOW TUNES!!!
she was relentless!
it wasn't even that she was bad (nor great), it was just that she was continuous.
she once stopped briefly to compliment herself on being able to remember the numbers (maybe from high school drama productions?), but then she picked up where she left of and only turned it up.
we were super quiet (hoping she'd notice the contrast on her own?) and kinda giving the odd look, head shake, and obvious eye roll, but the girl was on her own planet, and the rest of the crew were arranged in a reclined viewing position to cheer each other on as they each floundered successively on their collective proj...
i was irritated pretty much right away, but i didn't really care so much one way or the other before i was shoed up and tied in and ready to climb.
at that point, my wife asked me not to say anything, because she was afraid it would be awkward or somethin-
("hey lady, can you please find a cork to put in yer pie hole?"- what, i SAID "please"!...)
so we each ran a lap on the warm up to the left-
when we were done, she was screaming louder than ever-
so we packed up our bags and left.
i did resolve, however, on the way out the canyon, not to ever honor such a request from my wife again in the future (sorry baby). that sort of obtuse lack of consideration is just bad behavior, plain and simple.
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Salamanizer
Trad climber
Vacaville Ca,
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May 10, 2009 - 11:39pm PT
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ON BELAY!!!
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"WHAT???"
My personal favorite at the crags.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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May 10, 2009 - 11:42pm PT
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RUSS ICANTHEARYOU!!!!!!111111
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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May 10, 2009 - 11:52pm PT
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Would this be considered a rude comeback, to the show tunes singer?
As you are walking past, one says something like "Wow, I was really looking forward to spending the day here, getting on such and such routes...."
To which, the other replies "Well - as the saying goes...."It ain't over til the fat lady sings!"(regardless as to the girth of Bertha the lounge star).
OR - "Hey Joe(or whatever your name is)" says your girlfriend. "Remember that song? We went to that drag club when we visited (so and so in such and such city) and that guy, I mean, girl, sang that song that chick is belting our right now?"
And Joe says, laughing robustly, "Oh my god, YES!!!!"
And the two of you then(loudly) begin RIPPING apart every seam of the cross-dressing diva's ensemble, reenacting her (godawful, and drunken) stage presence, and crooning (in terrible, terrible, off-key tones) mangled lines from the very same song.
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apogee
climber
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May 11, 2009 - 01:35am PT
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AllezAllez510, stay in the f*ckin' gym.
No disrespect, but if you are into noise while you climb, then go somewhere where everyone expects noise... the gym.
Props for the OP.
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