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BrentA
Gym climber
estes park
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i play cards...try not to work, enjoy much alpinglow
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Shack
Trad climber
So. Cal.
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Thanks alot Phillip!
Where were you 20 years ago when I could have used that advice?!
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David Nelson
climber
San Francisco
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BS, Electrical Engineering (worked for National Semiconductor)
MS, Philosophy of Science (for fun)
MD, orthopedics residency, hand fellowship (for fun and for service to my fellow man, and, incidentally, it pays the rent)
Don't quit engineering, it is a great base for doing a lot of other things in life, and I suspect that climbing will not be a lifelong, fulfilling activity the way it is now, but will hopefully be a lifelong, fulfilling activity in a new way as the years go on. It is bad to be stuck at the same level all your life. You want to grow and change. If I thought and acted now, at 54, the way I did when I was 24, I would be a very boring and very bored guy. Kick ass all the way through life and enjoy every minute!
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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sheesh, here I thought I was sharing with a bunch of climbing bums and they have as boring jobs as me! Well not quite, but...
BS Chemical Eng
MS Environmental Engineering
Work at getting rid of WMD.....I have quit and tried some different things too.
Dont Let GO - Your a smart college student, finish that degree, make the parents proud, get a bit of experience under your belt and dont sign up for the M&M&C's til you are ready (Mortgage, Marriage and Kids) but they too are the spice of life!
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lad
Trad climber
near Fresno, CA
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DLG... UC Irvine eh.... not so far from my ole stompin grounds and pirates cove. Here's a good workout - climb down at the cove (it they still allow it) til you're pumped , then run/hop as fast as you can to the end of the jetti - jump in on the Carona del Mar side, swim til you catch a wave.. LOL, the showers are right there, and its alllllll a down hill bike ride back to campus...
have fun, get good grades - engineering is a good way of life.. tip: watch out for being dedicated to work - it might just interfere with all those dreams of big climbs into the sky..
LOL... almost forgot.. i'm a EE, and retire rock N alpine guide - who spent a big chunk of my glory climbing days dedicated to making the MRI scanner a reality - sure made climb whenever I got a chance a whole lot easier.
cheers...
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F'ueco
Boulder climber
San Jose, CA
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Professional Photo Lab monkey
And Photoshop wizzard...
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Carl
Trad climber
West Bountiful, Utah
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1. 54 years old, married once 31 years ago and still married, three kids and five grandkids.
2. Stockbroker and Real Estate Developer.
3. Climbing Tangerine Trip next week if all goes well.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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PhD Physics
currently a division leader at a national laboratory
weekend warrior
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akclimber
Trad climber
Eagle River, AK
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"Freelance gynecologist and power grid operator."
LOL!
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ground_up
Trad climber
portland, or.
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Diversified Implimentation Specialist Level 3
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akclimber
Trad climber
Eagle River, AK
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I am sorry to say that I don't have to work. Inherited a bit of cash from an uncle and just move around every year or so to climb in different areas. JTree will be my next stop I guess.
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Ouch!
climber
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primarily researchers do the job over when the first search fails. It is the stuff of tenure.
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spidey
Trad climber
Berkeley/El Cerrito
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Chiropractor, BA in Linguistics before that, took a heck of a lot of math and physics classes in college.
don't smoke, don't drink that much.
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Nutcracker Sweet
Social climber
phoenix, az
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internal medicine m.d.
i work 8 days a month as part-time hospital staff. i was doing LOTS of travelling and climbing for the first two years out of residency--nepal, france, ecuador, a roadtrip every month... then i met my non-climbing girlfriend a year-and-a-half ago and haven't been on a real climbing trip since(apart from ice climbing in feb). now i just hang out and spend quality time with the woman. i'm whipped. never smoked, don't drink anymore.
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macgyver
Social climber
Oregon, but now in Europe
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BS Chemical Engineering
Starting MBA next year
Weekend warrior and expert at off the couch grovelling
I try to live a balanced life but I have trouble with the whole "not contributing to society" thing so i have never been tempted to throw in the towel and live on my savings.
Mind you, interpretations of how one contributes to society are varied for sure...
I have always respected those people who strive to make a balance between all their passions be it climbing, family, friends, the environment, their communities etc. People who put in as much or more as they take out are my heros!
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imnotclever
climber
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BS Mechanical Engineering
BS Civil Engineering
Work (and licensed) as a Structural Engineer.
Weekend warrior as a climber, if I get lucky and get to go play.
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zip
Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
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Professional Climber (telephone poles)
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