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Oh, I am pretty sure there is no need to buy... Just ask Lurk, I bet he puts that shit on at least once a month just to remind him of the good ol' dayskrampus wrote:Where do you buy spandex, I could be ready by next weekend
toad857 wrote:rip the bolts off of everything under 5.10
that would thin in out quite a bit.
HAHAHA that is deep. I have no jokes or serious ideas to contribute to this thread, I only have the belief that humor and seriousness is imperative. C2C had a profound opening statement about something that is very important to me. As a climber and a lover of the outdoors I can speak only for myself when I say I greatly appreciate the the allowance of various preserves around the Red, I respect the land and it's owners, and seriously want to minimize my impact along with others. I learned to climb from experience spread over ten years, not a climbing "crash course" at the gym. It's true the increase of climbers is caused by it's popularity and "cool factor"... You can thank Ray E., or for that matter thank National Geographic and Outside magazine, both of which have featured articles about climbers in the past couple issues. As with all fads, the bandwagon jumpers won't last, but the popularity of a climbing mecca will never decrease once it's known to the public. I observe that, but to reiterate, I have no solution, nor do I think there is a cut and dry solution other than the aforementioned proposals. So in closing I will post my one statement that I hope others will follow, because afterall, it's nearly impossible to break a whole bundle of kindling, but anyone can snap a passel of individual twigs:krampus wrote:it simply has to become not cool anymore. once we pay off the pmrp we should stop promoting the red all together. Talk about how cool it is in colorado and the gunks and such. Then, we thin out the current crowds by acting really weird and such by laughing awkward times and sketching people out with homoerotic humor, basically flood the crags with banana hammocks and lycra and they will stop showing up.... eventually, that or lycra will become cool again we'll have completed a full circle.
Or, we could rename all the easy crags and climbs with such condescending and silly names that people would feel self conscious about having climbed there, with no where for the weak sauce climbers to go without being labeled "weak sauce" they will have to stop coming because bragging is no longer an option.
Isaac McShane wrote:HAHAHA that is deep. I have no jokes or serious ideas to contribute to this thread, I only have the belief that humor and seriousness is imperative. C2C had a profound opening statement about something that is very important to me. As a climber and a lover of the outdoors I can speak only for myself when I say I greatly appreciate the the allowance of various preserves around the Red, I respect the land and it's owners, and seriously want to minimize my impact along with others. I learned to climb from experience spread over ten years, not a climbing "crash course" at the gym. It's true the increase of climbers is caused by it's popularity and "cool factor"... You can thank Ray E., or for that matter thank National Geographic and Outside magazine, both of which have featured articles about climbers in the past couple issues. As with all fads, the bandwagon jumpers won't last, but the popularity of a climbing mecca will never decrease once it's known to the public. I observe that, but to reiterate, I have no solution, nor do I think there is a cut and dry solution other than the aforementioned proposals. So in closing I will post my one statement that I hope others will follow, because afterall, it's nearly impossible to break a whole bundle of kindling, but anyone can snap a passel of individual twigs:krampus wrote:it simply has to become not cool anymore. once we pay off the pmrp we should stop promoting the red all together. Talk about how cool it is in colorado and the gunks and such. Then, we thin out the current crowds by acting really weird and such by laughing awkward times and sketching people out with homoerotic humor, basically flood the crags with banana hammocks and lycra and they will stop showing up.... eventually, that or lycra will become cool again we'll have completed a full circle.
Or, we could rename all the easy crags and climbs with such condescending and silly names that people would feel self conscious about having climbed there, with no where for the weak sauce climbers to go without being labeled "weak sauce" they will have to stop coming because bragging is no longer an option.
I'm requesting someone wiser than myself point me in the direction of how and who to contact regarding volunteering at Muir, or PMRP. As a frequent user of the land I feel and obligation, and even more an honor to do my part in preservation other than ranting online. I have skills that could be utilized anywhere from landscaping to trail maintenance. I am a hard worker and willing to learn. I'm not applying to be the head of maintenance for the RRGCC, but instead I don't care if I spend one Saturday a month picking up litter. Can somebody tell me what's the most effective method of volunteering? Thanks
