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graniteclimber
Trad climber
Nowhere
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May 13, 2009 - 03:40pm PT
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"Exactly and that's part (not entirely) of what this thread is about. It's amazing how hard it was/is to find a companion who wants to climb as much as you."
If that's what this thread is about a better title for it would be "SF's who couldn't find enough sand to fill a bucket in the middle of a beach."
What you mean is that "It's amazing how hard it was/is to find a companion who wants to climb as much as you, and meets all your other criteria for a significant other and is not already taken and cares as much about you as you do about him."
Put that way, it really isn't that amazing, is it? If you get past the first three you'll be tripped up by the last.
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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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May 13, 2009 - 03:45pm PT
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no no no granite that's just thread drift.. see climbers can't even keep it straight when talking about sexism et al in climbing. It's actually and most definitively about going climbing for the sake of climbing, not a date or marriage, man and woman, with no junk. Harder than ya think bud.. who was the last woman you climbed with that was not your wife, gf, or flirtatious attraction?
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Redlands
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May 13, 2009 - 04:05pm PT
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JLP said it best:
If you look hot in a sport bra and can climb 5.10, this conversation isn't relevent
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Phil1465
Trad climber
Brooklyn
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May 13, 2009 - 04:09pm PT
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Sexism… ??? maybe… but it might not be the way you think it is
If all I want to do is climb good stuff, have a few beers and go home, why do I want to climb with a woman to screw it all up? Right now my lady thinks it’s a good thing that I go out and climb, if one of my partners is a woman that might mess everything up. Why not keep this simple stupid, and keep climbing a guy thing?
Hay Honey… I’ve got a new climbing partner, she likes to do the same things as me, she’s totally in shape not anounce of fat, and most of the time while we climb she wears practicaly nothing, we're planning a trip to the Winds… Oh Yeah… like that doesn’t sound like a bomb about to go off or what… LOLOL
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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May 13, 2009 - 04:11pm PT
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"what honey? don't like that Idea? OK, you're probably right... maybe I should introduce her to nature".
thanks Phil... thanks bro!
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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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May 13, 2009 - 04:15pm PT
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you guys are saying an awful lot about yourselves! hahahaha
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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May 13, 2009 - 04:17pm PT
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LuckyPink,
> no no no granite that's just thread drift.. see climbers can't even keep it straight when talking about sexism et al in climbing. It's actually and most definitively about going climbing for the sake of climbing, not a date or marriage, man and woman, with no junk. ...
Actually, reading the original post carefully, it specifies a single guy to climb with, not just any guy. So I think the original post is not about just climbing. It is about climbing with potential for more. Otherwise, why are married guys, or girls not being considered for climbing partners? (not that there isn't "potential for more" when climbing with a girl or a married guy).
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Phil1465
Trad climber
Brooklyn
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May 13, 2009 - 04:18pm PT
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LuckyPink "you guys are saying an awful lot about yourselves! hahahaha"
so are you?
what's your point?
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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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May 13, 2009 - 04:20pm PT
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hahahaha
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Phil1465
Trad climber
Brooklyn
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May 13, 2009 - 04:23pm PT
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thats your point??
what an Einstein :)
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susan peplow
climber
www.joshuatreevacationhomes.com
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Topic Author's Reply - May 13, 2009 - 04:31pm PT
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If I gave every scenario in the original post what fun would this have been?
It's not always about a relationship. The significance of the Single Woman (SF) is just that, she's single. The male partner may not be which can open a very large can of worms.
A SF ISO someone to climb with that wants to climb as much as her. Now, with me that's about 350 days a year. Tell me a wife, girlfriend, significant other, domestic companion or otherwise that's gonna put up with that.
Thankfully for me I have a fantastic network of climbing friends both male and female scattered about. Oh yeah, a fake husband that goes when I make him too.
Believe me, I've been there where I can't find a partner and had to comb the membership list of a climbing "club" looking for partners and for the most part the best I could find were group noob outings.
It was one of the darkest times of my life and that's no lie.
~Susan
p.s. ElCap, the ratio you posted is part of the problem..... what if this post was SF looking for female that ACTUALLY climbs?
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dogtown
climber
Cheyenne,Wyoming
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May 13, 2009 - 04:33pm PT
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Here it Is, Your on your OWN when it comes toooooo! LOVE… Go Climbing !
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Bart Fay
Social climber
Redlands, CA
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May 13, 2009 - 04:36pm PT
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>>what if this post was SF looking for female that ACTUALLY climbs?
Then all us guys would figure its some kind of hot Lesbo thing and the thread
would be over 500 posts by now.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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May 13, 2009 - 04:36pm PT
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Yes, the OP did say SCF/ SCG (single climber, girl/boy).
And while it's not so hard to find the single ones, finding a single one that seems a decent match, and feels the same about you(me, that is), is the hard part.
I've climbed with easily more than a hundred guys in the few years I've been climbing. 95% have been married or in relationships. Not available.
Of the rest of them, a good number were under 30(my cut off is around 38ish, I suppose). Of the ones who were above 38 - I have been attracted to a grand total of......one.
And, guess what - he turned out to be not emotionally available after all.
Around and around and around it goes......hahahaha
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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May 13, 2009 - 04:37pm PT
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Is she busy sunday? All my partners are bailing on me. I got news shoes, new draws, new rope, new harness - n00b is ready to climb!
I guess I'll just solo
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TradIsGood
Chalkless climber
the Gunks end of the country
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May 13, 2009 - 04:38pm PT
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Doing my best to improve the odds.
I have generally climbed with at least one. Currently two.
One in the past was single, but her husband wasn't.
That said, I don't have 350 days per year, but if I did, my golf handicap would get back down to where it was before I started climbing.
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
Nowhere
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May 13, 2009 - 04:47pm PT
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"A SF ISO someone to climb with that wants to climb as much as her. Now, with me that's about 350 days a year. Tell me a wife, girlfriend, significant other, domestic companion or otherwise that's gonna put up with that.
Thankfully for me I have a fantastic network of climbing friends both male and female scattered about. Oh yeah, a fake husband that goes when I make him too."
Susan, so why doesn't your SF ISO do what you and anyone else would do in her place and draw on a network of climbing friends both male and female instead of looking for one male climber to serve as her personal slave?
Anyone who is safe and a reasonably good climber will find compatible partners to climb with, if they have any social skills, assuming that is all they are looking for.
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susan peplow
climber
www.joshuatreevacationhomes.com
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Topic Author's Reply - May 13, 2009 - 04:50pm PT
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That network, took nearly 20 years to get.
Just sayin'
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Binks
Social climber
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May 13, 2009 - 05:06pm PT
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boy meets girl. girl is (or claims to be) really into climbing. girl is actually into the boy more than climbing. after relationship ensues, girl isn't interested in climbing much anymore and boy is frustrated.
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MisterE
Trad climber
One Step Beyond!
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May 13, 2009 - 05:34pm PT
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"find a companion who wants to climb as much as you, and meets all your other criteria for a significant other and is not already taken and cares as much about you as you do about him"
I certainly did find that unicorn - Lucky me! :)
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