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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Jan 22, 2012 - 11:18am PT
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My question is for those who are cheering Honnold, and others like him, on in this extreme pursuit.....If he fails (heaven forbid) and pulls the trigger on the loaded cylinder, are you going to feel like an accomplice?
You may consider that you have some issues with codependency, Cragman.
Honnold is a big boy;, a man, actually. He has set his course, and he is the one who faces his daily challenges. IF he is "succumbing to pressure" in a desire to please, or facing difficulty is laying his boundaries, that that is HIS life's lesson(or one of them). We human beings are simply not powerful enough to consciously change the trajectory of another's life, and to think we are is full-on hubris.
While it is very true that we affect the trajectory of other people's lives daily, I suggest that we are delusional if we think this is any of our doing. Stuck in a very narrow mindset. Even very negative behaviors from one can positively affect the life of another. I can personally attest to that. Weird, how that works - but it does.
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 22, 2012 - 11:40am PT
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Cragman's analysis implies Honnold is stupid and can't think for himself.
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 22, 2012 - 11:52am PT
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Then if that theory holds true some of them will die or end up with a broken body parts.
And they do.
That's got nothing to do with soloing or high-balling.
We pick up more roped climbers, hikers than ever.
We've even seen an upswing of people stepping out of their car and walking 10 feet falling over .....
If they want fame so be it. You have to let them learn from practical example.
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Jan 22, 2012 - 11:55am PT
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Did you guys notice that the word analysis has the word anal in it? ;)
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Jan 22, 2012 - 12:51pm PT
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Normally n00b spotters just end up collapsing your lung with their knee, or flipping you over them as they stand too close, or you end up snapping off three of their fingers and elbowing them in the temple.
Amen. I only boulder in the gym...where I'm 5 ft. up with a fully padded floor. Every now and then a well meaning person inserts himself between me and the padding, and all of the sudden someone getting hurt becomes a possibility. I hate that.
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caughtinside
Social climber
Davis, CA
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Jan 22, 2012 - 01:25pm PT
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That's the Bragman. If he isn't preaching... he's bragging.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Jan 22, 2012 - 01:56pm PT
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... the allure that Honnold has on the bouldering crowd.
It ain't like boulderers are necessarily aspiring to someday solo multipitch, which is what he's famous for.
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goatboy smellz
climber
Nederland-GulfBreeze
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Jan 22, 2012 - 03:19pm PT
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Who was first out of the gate in selling the commercial pad?
Towels and carpet scraps go way back, then we folding over egg crate cushions wrapped in duct tape in the Gunks, then in Hueco I remember going to Juarez and picking up huge Bruce Lee & Elvis portraits prints on black velvet rugs we would then stuff with whatever foam was available at Kmart.
Anyway just wondering. Who was first in selling the full on pad?
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Jim Clipper
Social climber
from: forests to tree farms
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Jan 22, 2012 - 03:25pm PT
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Where do the hard bits begin and end? In the past, might it have been practiced with a rope from above? Was it done before in a different manner?
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Jim Clipper
Social climber
from: forests to tree farms
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Jan 22, 2012 - 03:46pm PT
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Reading more of the posts, all I can say is I'm not worthy. Also, was the OP being sarcastically respectful? Finally, could we commission a RURbP from FISH Products? Maybe a cute little pocket sized bouldering pad that might double as a tea cozy. A masterwork to celebrate Too Big to Flail!!!
"Bouldering gear for the man who has everything"
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Poofter's Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 22, 2012 - 03:49pm PT
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Wes: zzzzzzzzz
T1 at best. Leave the tall stuff to the big boys, mkay?
I still ask: How many are too many?
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Jim Clipper
Social climber
from: forests to tree farms
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Jan 22, 2012 - 03:54pm PT
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I've heard chicks dig things with big eyes.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Jan 22, 2012 - 04:12pm PT
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Maybe a cute little pocket sized bouldering pad that might double as a tea cozy.
Some day, only the purest Too Highball problems will be sent with a hand-crocheted tea doily as a pad. Matching colors to outfit will be de riguer!
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Jan 22, 2012 - 04:15pm PT
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Meanwhile - *sources* say that Honnold is in JT right now..... Wonder if more Too High bouldering is on the agenda?
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Jan 22, 2012 - 04:25pm PT
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When are you using too many pads? When you fall off a high-ball & don't break your leg/ankle/heel. Depends on your goal: Not falling off and making the top, or falling off and breaking some bones.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Jan 22, 2012 - 05:41pm PT
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Regarding Trampoline Starts:
I think this is a legitimate evolution to the Shoulder Stand Start, and believe our use of the internet as playing a significant part in that progression. It seems that, as we isolate ourselves more via our virtually-related worlds and shun the more tactile world that direct interaction with others requires, that the use of inanimate objects as tools of scent, as opposed to relying on human partnerships, is a given.
Regarding AH sporting a CA chalkbag - If I see him, I would definitely offer him one if he would like. I don't think CA can match the sponsorship deals he is probably getting from BD(who probably wouldn't like someone else covering the prime real estate of his rear end), but I would still give him one. Someday, my goal is to have some sponsored climbers, but I want to wait until I can do something really radical - like actually pay them some cash each month....
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Jim Clipper
Social climber
from: forests to tree farms
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Jan 22, 2012 - 05:46pm PT
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Silliness and Circus Tricks !!!
But seriously, maybe put a royal makers mark on the boldering pad/cozy. Perhaps, ... sir honold could take it as a gift, next time he visits the lads (and lassies) across the pond.
Finally, wouldn't there be some bounce from the pads in the OP? If the hole slopes towards the boulder, the deflection from a fall might not be that amusing.
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Chinchen
climber
Way out there....
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Jan 22, 2012 - 07:55pm PT
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Word is he soloed Equinox twice this week.
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Jim Clipper
Social climber
from: forests to tree farms
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Jan 22, 2012 - 09:39pm PT
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Plus the guy is wearing a green shirt.
What's up with that ....
green, it's the new white, which may just be the old green... now about those pads, I'm not one to say. i do hear that cartilage is useful when you get older.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Jan 22, 2012 - 10:57pm PT
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Ok my son finished his project. If you had one million bouldering pads you could cover a football field with them and stack them 292 pads thick. That is 97 feet tall. That should soften a pretty big fall.
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