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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jan 19, 2015 - 08:44pm PT
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Colin Sprague . . . how clever.
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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Jan 19, 2015 - 08:44pm PT
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I'm talking "Werner and The Weedge". . . Match up the Thousand Year Old Man with a penchant for Twinkies, ciggies and disdain for stupid Americans with a Post Cobain Nihilist Beat Poet who drinks too much and thinks even more
This would be a true winner! I would not miss an episode. A fantastic pairing of talent!
It would even surpass "Down East Dickering"
;>)
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jan 19, 2015 - 08:46pm PT
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jgill, you must watch "Sons of Anarchy" too.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jan 19, 2015 - 08:57pm PT
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Callin' Colin . . . Sprague, that is.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jan 19, 2015 - 09:35pm PT
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THE CIRQUE, THE CIRQUE... RAPUNZEL!!!
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OSA
climber
Connecticut
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Jan 22, 2015 - 10:19am PT
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How about two ladies of a certain age. I call us the Golden Girls of the Gunks. Don't know how exciting the climbing would be, but the comic relief would make for great TV!
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 22, 2015 - 10:32am PT
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"Gud" one. I know how I'll draw lockn00b and w33ge :-D
Just curious, Tami, have you ever worked any of your muse on some of the shenanigans around here? I would love to see it. I am already laughing at the potentials.
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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Jan 22, 2015 - 11:08am PT
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Has to include an episode of:
"Sleds Over Everest".
Borat would be good too.
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Rosamond
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Jan 22, 2015 - 11:30am PT
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Like the original climb of the Nose, I'm afraid that anyone with the appropriate experience isn't going to step up. And anyone who steps up will be, well, a frikkin clown. I look forward to continuing to not watch this kind of rubbish.
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thirsty
climber
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Jan 22, 2015 - 01:22pm PT
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The reactions to this seem a little bit irrationally negative. As someone approaching an early retirement, I wouldn’t mind having someone else pay for some climbing trips. I would just want to be sure that they were making a clear distinction between funding cutting edge expeditions where the participants were pushing their limits on the one hand and putting on a show on the other. I wouldn’t want to do anything difficult or really challenging if it involved the compromises of climbing with people I don’t know well or making choices to accommodate a camera crew. However if the routes were dramatic and located in spectacular places but moderate – as measured against all the participants’ abilities and experience, you could put on a good show and do it honestly if you didn’t pretend you were climbing something really difficult. Guiding was like that a lot of the time for me. I think I could have a good time, benefit from the paid travel, help set up some inspiring shots and then maybe stay after the filming was over to climb something challenging with an appropriate partner. Done well, a show like that could have some educational benefits in terms of addressing minimum impact and access issues.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Jan 22, 2015 - 04:55pm PT
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Just drive out to Joshua Tree and hire Too Strong (Dave Mayville) for a day of guiding. If you didn't laugh to death during the day you will understand why he is the right person to be on a climbing tv show.
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
Technically...the spawning grounds of Yosemite
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Jan 22, 2015 - 07:21pm PT
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Like the original climb of the Nose, I'm afraid that anyone with the appropriate experience isn't going to step up.
WTF.
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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Jan 22, 2015 - 08:52pm PT
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Like the original climb of the Nose, I'm afraid that anyone with the appropriate experience isn't going to step up. And anyone who steps up will be, well, a frikkin clown
I'm not sure you meant it this way, but IMHO this is a really bad analogy.
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If channel companies can make a profit on shows like Swamp People and Down East Dickering they can probably put together a climbing show of the same caliber. Isn't that a pleasant thought?
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Al_T.Tude
Trad climber
Monterey, CA
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Reality Check:
The assumption that a reality tv producer is going to finance the climbing is probably not valid. These tend to be low overhead shows - especially when they have yet to gain a major audience. They want to film climbers doing what they do, produce a pilot and shop it to networks. If you don't already have your financing in place, these guys aren't likely to be your angels. However, if you secure a filming contract with them, it may help you to bring in other sponsors who do have money to spend on your project.
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dave729
Trad climber
Western America
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Please no hanging belay harness twerking.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Huhhh.. why not?
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Carson City, NV
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I applied. Why the hell not? I sure could use a freakin adventure.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Feb 18, 2015 - 01:23am PT
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Specifically, I am trying to find and cast a small group (2-4) of adventure climbers who unplug from society, connect with nature, and ultimately gain perspective on themselves and the world around them through climbing.
And people at the time looked at you like a Martian when pondering out loud what could possibly go wrong with the introduction of sport climbing and rapacious [grid]bolting...
And I almost can't think of a more cringe-worthy term than "adventure climbing", but then again, it does nicely sum things up in a nutshell.
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Feb 18, 2015 - 04:01am PT
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Funny, Donini gets my vote as well. There would not be a problem finding
younger climbers; but the general public; especially senior citizens would find an episode with J. Donini inspiring.
He is obviously one of the oldest guys out there still climbing 5.10/11 alpine traditional routes. Here is a good example. We just finished a 12 pitch route in the Wind Rivers, which goes at 5.10D, and Jim lead the crux pitch flawlessly, ( with a little grunting). When Jim grunts you know it's hard!
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Feb 18, 2015 - 04:03am PT
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Donini gets my vote!!
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