Sometimes you just need a good ass kicking

Post by **RRO** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:19 am

dmw wrote:lady bugs suck and make me cry. I blame my weak ass performance on them and not for staying up too late and drinking an extra beer. Officially.

smartest thing i have heard in years. thats my excuse as well. thanks

Post by **Yasmeen** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:22 am

The imposter lady bugs were out in full force on Frenchburg Overhangs. So was the wasp that somehow snuck down (or up) my shirt and stung me right under my harness. Bitches and hoes, the lot of them.

Post by **jamlawyer** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:30 am

Yasmeen wrote:The imposter lady bugs were out in full force ...

Perfect name! Yes, those imposter lady bugs were in full force at Solar collector as well. I'm also certain they were the reason for my rope hanging..

Post by **RRO** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:32 am

"LLLLLLLL, LLLLLLIIIEEPP, LOOOOOWWUUUU, LLLLLIIIEIEE".... yasi today at the top of frenchburg

"what the heck is she saying, shes a beast. why is she having trouble with this. i knew she must have pulled on gear on all that hard stuff" .....going on in my brain as im trying to enjoy the pretty colors on top

"LLLLWWOEOEOEO, LLLLLLLLL".... yasi, still mumbling something and thinking im actually listening to her while pretty colors are involved

"what the, holy s%^#, shes calling you a deaf stupid redneck. yup. boy i would love a dip right now"........ me in my brain coming to terms with being a deaf stupid redneck

"LOWER ME YOU DEAF STUPID REDNECK ! I just got stung my a wasp ! ".... yasi having a moment with nature

Post by **Yasmeen** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:43 am

LOL! That's a pretty good account, RRO! Aside from you portraying me as a racist.

Post by **Andrew** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:10 pm

Yasi, I prefer the term ethnocentric for you.

Post by **skychick** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:28 pm

Sounds like you had a high-adventure day out there. WLOTB is the first offwidth Andy 'introduced' me to, when he got some new big gear. When he told me to stack my hands, I yelled down, "How in the heck do I move up if both of my hands are in the same space???"

Sometimes, I think climbing exists to keep me humble (and to keep those 10 lbs off me). Everytime I start getting pretty excited about my accomplishments (usually, those dangerous number chasing kinds of accomplishments), I get dealt a new hand and realize how much I suck in the big scheme of things.

First, I went from happy/fun trad lines out west to the 'serious' sport climbing of The Red...and then, to bouldering....to offwidths...to granite...to the dirty south in the summer. Each time, I try to make myself feel better by thinking that they are all good workouts...that I am enjoying nature....and all that shi-shi-fru-fru stuff.

But, there is a light at the end of the tunnel -- Booze tastes just as good at the end of a day of sends as it does on a day of flailing.

Post by **Ascentionist** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:18 pm

All routes kick my butt these days.

I thought I'd come back into it climbing at least 5.9-ish. HA!

Take a year off and get fat. Your climbing will suck after that and you'll want to take up golf. Ok, maybe it's not that bad.

Post by **dipsi** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 5:52 am

ynot wrote:What if ,instead, you get on a route knowing you are gonna get your butt kicked?
then you aren't so disapointed. It's a learning experience instead.

Perfected that game plan, I did!

Post by **ynot** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:24 am

My last trip reminded me of this thread. I went to do Big money ,thinking I would bag it no problem. It was going pretty good in spite of the small hand jams and lack of feet. and then I knew I was coming off. FALLING!!!!! I was only above my second piece. Yup I think I got my butt kicked. It took a trip up it on TR to unlock that beast. Damn the moves at the roof are cool!