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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Dec 14, 2012 - 10:40pm PT
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Not at Woodson, but nearby on the same stone. Has anyone else out there done County Planning Commission? If it were actually at Woodson it'd be an absolute must-do tick.
Ron, Henny sent me to a 12-week finishing school a while back, but the elocution drills and napkin-folding lessons simply did not stick.
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Horvath
Trad climber
CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 15, 2012 - 12:02am PT
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the bathroom scale is hilarious!
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Horvath
Trad climber
CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 15, 2012 - 12:03am PT
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someday I hope to be a man of integrity
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henny
Social climber
The Past
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Dec 15, 2012 - 01:00am PT
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(sigh) I was sure that the 12 week course would make bvb a man of impeccable manners such as I am. Alas, twas not to be.
I'm stuck in OC over the weekend, maybe I'll wander by Rubidoux for some exercise. I'm going to look for an easy FA to do, and I think Welcome to Woodson would be an appropriate name. No doubt it'll be a mantle.
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F10
Trad climber
Bishop
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Dec 15, 2012 - 11:39am PT
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You guys are cracking me up
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Truthdweller
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Dec 16, 2012 - 12:20am PT
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Who were you with Rick when I ran into you at Santee that day at the Carousel Boulder, was it you Ron? I was told of the "scale start" then as well...couldn't help but to shake my head and recall the seriousness that we kids were held to back then when we'd learn off such antics. Thank God for that piece of carpet, as small as it was, for it was like "sacred ground" where one could make peace with God and maybe even have a devotion, or say a silent prayer, similar to what a ballplayer would do before stepping up to the plate, brushing his cleats off, then going through a pre-pitch ritual before turning to the ump (belayer) to signal his readiness. We'd chalk our hands, simultaneously looking up to plan the moves ahead, with hopes of flashing the route, for if you took any tension or came off, you'd feel yourself nearly falling back to the ground, as the belayer knew it was his role to get you back to terra firma so the next guy could get his chance. Oh, and God forbid that you said a word while someone else was climbing, for you might get a finger in your chest saying, "You're next!" Good times though.
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deepnet
Boulder climber
San Diego
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Dec 16, 2012 - 04:55pm PT
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"bathroom scale" starts.
Yeah Me n Ron did a lot of short hard stuff BITD.
We concieved and coined that term to make those problems more "sporty".
Now don't get me wrong, all of us within our group felt that, dynamic starts on certain problems was cheating.
BTW if you heard it at Santee, and I was there, you heard it from me.
We were climbing w/ Beehay that day :)
yeah...I brought out a young talent with me that day. Jon Buellar
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gonamok
climber
dont make me come over there
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Dec 17, 2012 - 01:32am PT
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Gary, Ive climbed on the carousel approx. 3,000 times, (including a 25 lap circumnavigation of the boulder with pre placed beers on top to keep the strength up)and they kind of run together in my mind these days. I know i never used a rope on it, i free soloed all 10 feet of it every single time.
Bob - at least you learned to curtsey at the Hensel finishing school for wayward youths, so it wasnt a complete waste of time. Henny, were you responsible for putting bob in girls clothes to climb? He came back wearing those lycra ballet tights, and the first time i had to spot him i about got the dry heaves cuz i was bein forced to stare at his private weener parts which were pokin thru those stretchy pants he was wearing. If it was me id take some of those male enhancement pills before i put that thing on display, as it was no larger than one of those cocktail weenies they serve at the bar during happy hour,you know, the ones with a toothpick stuck in em.
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deepnet
Boulder climber
San Diego
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Dec 17, 2012 - 08:19pm PT
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cocktail weenie BUMP!
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Johannsolo
climber
Soul Cal
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Dec 17, 2012 - 08:32pm PT
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Anyone?
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Dec 17, 2012 - 09:13pm PT
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still injured. tried to climb at jt this week, still not healthy.
im sure it was warmer at woodson.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Dec 17, 2012 - 09:18pm PT
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I'm stumped Johann. But judging by the two monster oaks in the background, I'll guess low on the hill over towards or past Y-crack?
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deepnet
Boulder climber
San Diego
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Dec 17, 2012 - 09:27pm PT
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Johannsolo, It looks to me that "secret" location you took me n Ron to last year. You placed two TR bolts that day. The one pictured was the "left" of the two problems. Both in the .12 range. I remember "hip beleying " you on those. At the time you didn't name them yet.
???
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henny
Social climber
The Past
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Dec 17, 2012 - 09:37pm PT
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Greg's Face or whatever that thing is on the way down to Hard as Nails. Maybe. Maybe not. Obviously I don't know.
However, one thing is crystal clear and totally obvious. It must be incredibly difficult to be an American Legend. People are constantly trying to knock you off the pedestal and drag you down into the muck and mire. When they can't produce a list of equally impressive feats they instead resort to the political tactic of diverting attention from their own lack of substance by ruthlessly ridiculing, mocking, and belittling the awesome accomplishments of those who have ascended to the heights. Achieving swoleness does seem to have a dark side. Those who naturally rise to such a rarified level of excellence must continually fight off the heel biting, sniping, petty, and even, dare I say, childish attacks from the peanut gallery.
We can only imagine how difficult it must be. I don't know how he manages.
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gonamok
climber
dont make me come over there
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Dec 18, 2012 - 02:55am PT
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And Im his PR man! I can only imagine what slander his detractors come up with....
so henny i should take that as a no?
Did people actually believe that there would be no long term fallout from fashions that put your johnson on full public display? What about my welfare?! Im scarred for life! PTSD, to go along with my ADD, OCD, BFD and BVDs
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henny
Social climber
The Past
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Dec 18, 2012 - 10:56am PT
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bvb has detractors? Say it isn't so. Why would someone want to do that? Oh, right...
Yes Ron, in this particular case you do have a valid point and I can fully understand why your welfare would trump. Thankfully I don't seem to recall suffering that trauma. Either that or I've managed to erase the memory over time.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Dec 18, 2012 - 11:15am PT
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Admit it Ron. You were simply jealous because this picture of sporting manhood so outSWOLED your beer-belly visage. The massive guns, the eye-popping chest, the delta force lats, the slim, svelt hips, the turbodiesel legs, the porn-star 'stach: sh#t, I had to ward off the climbing betties with a bat! Henny, you are spot-on. It's been a burden, but I do it all for my fans.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Dec 18, 2012 - 12:48pm PT
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You look like a damn superhero!
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Johannsolo
climber
Soul Cal
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Dec 18, 2012 - 02:02pm PT
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how about now?
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gonamok
climber
dont make me come over there
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Dec 18, 2012 - 08:15pm PT
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Alright, i admit it bob, climbing in the shadow of your magnificence destroyed my self esteem and reduced me to a bitter piece of flotsam, blasted into insignificance by the prop wash of your star power and forced to feed on the crumbs you left behind in your march to immortality and glory. Every day i ask god why oh why cant i be Bob Van Belle? Why am i doomed to play a wretched bit part in the technicolor feature film extravaganza that is THE BOB VAN BELLE STORY??
Ive tried so hard to be like you (except without wearing lycra), but have failed miserably. Why did i have to be twice as strong and three times as talented?? Its not fair.
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