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JRock
Trad climber
Placerville, CA
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Jan 11, 2007 - 09:21pm PT
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Well, first of all this is my one and only post ever, lest I become an E-climbing zealot. I cant believe I wasted time reading such shite. This stuff reminds me of the type of crap that comes out of hanging with the crew of climbers that hang in the Lodge Cafeteria. I lived and worked in the valley for a few seasons and got to know many of the "Cafeteria crowd" individually. As individuals, most of this crew were interesting people and some were decent climbers. Yet, when together they became extremely pompus (sp?) and took on the mentality that they were the "keepers of valley ethics". One thing I noticed was that most of them didnt climb all that much. It was like talking about climbing was more enjoyable than actually doing it. Now thats sad, and I think this whole forum and anyone who wastes there time, including myself (albeit for only 1 and a half hours ever), medittating on every word and planning there next reply, is sad. Its like a bunch of 14 year olds arguing over a touchdown in a recess pickup game, except you are adults and you have time to think up some catchy slander. Of all the posts, I think that there were a total of 20 lines of decent discussion. The rest is childish banter. Another observation, you are all dudes, with perhaps one exception. Maybee you should see what the female climbers who are "in the know" think you should do about this situation...men are so stupid. Well, Im off to live my life now. You E-climbing zealots enjoy your E-handcracks and your E-Belay. The real men are out doing the climbing. And for the record, I backed off a 5.8 the other day.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jan 11, 2007 - 09:33pm PT
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promises, promises
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Jan 11, 2007 - 09:42pm PT
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Style points for dredging up a thread that's been dead for a month to tell us all to shut up.
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426
Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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Jan 12, 2007 - 10:51am PT
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Hrmphf, with all that 'nefarious' activity on old skool routes from (preplaced pinz)Hooker's Haven to "Da Grand Illusion" I'd be remiss not to point out that Sugarloaf is kinda "anything but trad"...
Maybe the "Patey definition" of "hard core tradster"...
Locker style edit, for wolfy: anyone going for "DanO's" record on bears reach yet?
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Oddchick? Wingnut? Strangechick? Freakazoid?
Trad climber
Pollack Pines
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Apr 28, 2007 - 03:04am PT
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At one time or another, just about everyone is curious about something that most people find frightening, immoral, or just plain weird, but most of us aren't willing or able to take the time to investigate it. Not Christine Wicker. A former religion reporter, Wicker specializes in things that are hard, if not impossible, to explain. If you've ever been curious about what goes on in magic communities but were too afraid or embarrassed to find out, Wicker has done the work for you. She does slip in quite a bit of magic history here and there, but her main focus is on magical communities that exist today in neighborhoods and cities across America. She also infuses her chronicle with wry humor, as when discussing her ignorance of the occult due to being raised a Southern Baptist before "Christians became millionaires writing about gentle Jesus coming back to napalm unbelievers".
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Oddchick? Wingnut? Strangechick? Freakazoid?
Trad climber
Pollack Pines
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The real problem is, that the scoundrel from Placerville keeps putting up routes harder than all of you chicks can possibly pull up on.
The dude just cruised Astroman for the 5th time two weeks ago.
Honed beyond my estrogen's capacity to love......
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LoversleapTad
Trad climber
Lovers Leap
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Dec 15, 2007 - 02:17am PT
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So did this disturbing controversy ever get rectfied?
I sure hope so, cuz my testosterone levels have hit an all time low and I can't afford beer this month.
Donations can be sent to P.O. Box 220 Pollack Pines California, 95726. We accept checks, money orders and in special occasions visa cards...
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Oddchick? Wingnut? Strangechick? Freakazoid?
Trad climber
Pollack Pines
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Dec 16, 2007 - 02:41pm PT
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Okay Tad, my donation is in the mail. I also included a holiday card, a 12 pack of ribbed condoms and a small bag of weed. Hopefully the Department of Homeland Security's dogs won't smell it...
Until you get it, do me a favor. Don't let the air our of people's tires at the lower parking lot any more. One other thing; when you and I next consumate, try to keep the groans down cuz the people in the tent next to us made some strange comments about it the next morning.
See ya at the Cafe....and please stay calm!
As for the new route at Sugarloaf, did the controversy die down?
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Chris2
Trad climber
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Dec 21, 2008 - 10:06am PT
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JRock, I know of two women that have generic usernames on this forum (so as not to be typecast in their opinions and post). There could be more.
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