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kev
climber
CA
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It doesn't rap with a single and that's all that was brought.
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Josh Higgins
Trad climber
San Diego
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Because hallucinations make for a better story.
Because it's more dangerous to go down, than up.
Because sometimes, failure is just not an option. (Also a top reason for not FALLING!)
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justthemaid
climber
Los Angeles
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For real...
...because that crumbling knob and 1/2 " twig, do not, a rappel anchor make.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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how about good old fashioned pride? kept me squared away many a time.
never give up, never surrender!
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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So we don't have to come back up here again.
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
Otto, NC
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Because every morning the first thing I see when I walk into the bathroom is a mirror.
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cintune
climber
the Moon and Antarctica
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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george!!
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Going down is way scarier!
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Anastasia
climber
Not here
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I would have to leave behind gear.
My stalker is down there.
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mucci
Trad climber
sf ca
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You pull out the emergency whisky bottle you so smartly packed away in your partners haul bag. Oh wait.....What's this?
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pip the dog
Mountain climber
planet dogboy
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Golsen,
> the Black canyon? One of the worst places possible to
> have to retreat.
true, you mostly end up re-fooked.
there are lines at Verdon that are even worse.
i generally prefer not to rap, rap, rap, way down to the start of a climb. though quite a motivator to "NOT bail".
^,,^
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nutjob
Stoked OW climber
San Jose, CA
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cintune: is she from Eiger sanction?
Peter Haan: This is one of the best reasons! I hate that one-pitch-from-the-top-after-a-hideous-marathon bail.
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perswig
climber
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"Going down is way scarier!"
With the right partner, it could be kinda good. YMMV.
(Sorry, couldn't resist.)
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TradIsGood
Chalkless climber
the Gunks end of the country
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Mar 21, 2009 - 02:07pm PT
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Inexperience.
Desire to get out.
and
Left the bailing bucket at the dock.
We really needed it. Eventually the boat filled so deep it just rolled over.
So there we were in rough water, in the St. Lawrence River, hanging on to the side, wondering whether somebody would rescue us, whether the current would take us close enough to swim for it.
We managed to right the boat once and get in. Couldn't keep it up though.
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rincon
Trad climber
SoCal
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Mar 21, 2009 - 02:36pm PT
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The walk of shame...
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Mar 21, 2009 - 02:38pm PT
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because jefe brought a fix a flat and a pump
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 21, 2009 - 04:04pm PT
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hey there all, say.... sure enjoyed seeing all your reasons, and i can picture each and every one...
say, you know, tenacity is a good sticker...
these non-bail reasons can make us succeed in many other hard areas of life, too.... though most are surely not as dangerous...
thanks for the shares on supertopo... :)
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