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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
SLO, Ca
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Unfortunately they didn't put all the mountains and surf breaks in upscale suburbs, so some of us have to go places that get a little sketchy after nightfall.
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Anastasia
climber
InLOVEwithAris.
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I was thinking the same thing Locker.
I remember taking a wrong turn in New Orleans (before Katrina) and getting culture shock. Please note that I've traveled before that in third world countries, Africa, etc. and never suffered such a mind altering reality.
What I saw were blocks of houses with dirt floors, no glass windows. Trash all over the place, obviously never picked up, never serviced. A real third world slum right here on U.S. soil. I never expected that. Ever. Especially being so close to the fancy tourist streets of New Orleans.
I knew we had poor in our country, but I didn't realize how poor. Folks here in California still have plumbing, floors, a fridge. These poor souls didn't. I honestly didn't know that was possible here in the U.S. Boy was I very wrong.
Yes, and the natives watching us drive by didn't look friendly. I am sure if we had broken down or simply stopped, I would be another statistic, one of the missing people that are never found.
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
The Illuminati -- S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Division
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I am curious as to why these three are referred to as "climbers"?
Because they are climbers. They climb rocks and mountains. With ropes and stuff.
There are many climbing pictures on their blog before the attack.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA
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"the reason I am the OP is simple: climbers were hurt in a foreign country and asked for help"
Well Patrick Compton, in an interview with a paper in Jackson, Jenny claimed they never asked for the fund to be set up.
So if they didn't ask for the money, who did?
Also, t*r, we don't need Grey's Anatomy gif's. We get your opinion on this already.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Dave, nice blog link up thread. That's how things should turn out. Discomfort and inconvenience but amused understanding at the same time. Of course, he only soiled himself and didn't lose any teeth.
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
The Illuminati -- S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Division
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the reason I am the OP is simple: climbers were hurt in a foreign country and asked for help"
Well Patrick Compton, in an interview with a paper in Jackson, Jenny claimed they never asked for the fund to be set up.
So if they didn't ask for the money, who did?
That was also in the Jackson newspaper in the same article.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=9416
Adams said the stranded group didn’t ask anyone to launch the fundraising campaign. It was created by friends and family in the U.S.
More in a second article.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=9411
A friend, Rachel Segien, has set up a fund to aid them online, and the effort is in its second phase at CrowdTilt.com. An initial crowd-funding effort, which saw 265 contributors giving $15,787, was closed so the trio could access the funds.
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
The Illuminati -- S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Division
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All of those who claimed they weren't climbers... we'll see how many of them are willing to admit they were wrong.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Glad you posted those GC. I found the questioning of whether they were climbers odd. And even if they weren't climbers, they are still fellow human beings.
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AKDOG
Mountain climber
Anchorage, AK
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As with everything there is probably another side to this story, but blaming the victims for being Patagonia poster models is wrong. Asking for money seems to be the new norm now, as is carrying enough electronic equipment to keep you wired and blog about your every move, if they can get people to pay to replace their gear and maybe even make enough money to continue their trip more power to them.
sht happens, anyone who has traveled in a third world country knows this, hopefully they will be okay. The bad luck for these folks is that when they first drove off they didn’t drive back the way they came and jump on a main road. This could make a good movie (with a little Hollywood, "the hills have eyes" twist), more entertaining than watching a guy saw off his forearm.
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pat
Trad climber
estes park
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I dunno granite, is that the Black Corridor I see? I only see more accusations of unfettered wealth and opulence in their future.
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
The Illuminati -- S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Division
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Thanks, I found them through the blog. http://adventureamericas.wordpress.com/2013/01/03/nightmare-in-peru/
There are many hundreds, maybe thousands of pics.
We like to think that bad things won't happen to us. This makes it easy to blame victims because it allows us to tell ourselves that it would never happen to us--we are too smart.
I see people here congratulating themselves on their superior sense and skills. They forget that they were also just lucky.
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atchafalaya
Boulder climber
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yea, it is really outrageous to question their story. Surely team iphone5 is planning to repay the cash after they return, right?
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
The Illuminati -- S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Division
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Black Corridor I see? I only see more accusations of unfettered wealth and opulence in their future.
Yes, but everyone here can recognize it for the same reason I can -- we've all climbed there ourselves! This was just one stop of many on their way to South America.
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
The Illuminati -- S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Division
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. Asking for money seems to be the new norm now, as is carrying enough electronic equipment to keep you wired and blog about your every move, if they can get people to pay to replace their gear and maybe even make enough money to continue their trip more power to them.
Yes, and many of these people start asking for money before they even leave home. They ask for donations and sponsors to help pay for their trip. Climbing expeditions are the best example of this.
People on THIS FORUM complaining about publicly soliciting funds for the cause of the day is LAUGHABLE.
Word.
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Michelle
Trad climber
Toshi's Station, picking up power converters.
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+1 for the DMT irony post
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Alexey
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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All of those who claimed they weren't climbers... we'll see how many of them are willing to admit they were wrong. graniteclimber, I can admit that I was wrong assuming that they are not climbers.
My wrong perception was based upon they did not claim lost of $3000 climbing gear in the list of stolen items
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vininja
Social climber
NJ
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MORE GIFs!!
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Wow, that dude used to have nice teeth.........
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