Oh crap. Not this thread again. Did you know there's also a cup thing to use instead of a tampon? Pull it out, drain, clean it up, put it back. Very enviro-friendly.
And the funnel thing is called a "Lady J." Ho straps one on and chases SCIN around the back yard yelling, "Come back, Gladys! I can't hold it in any longer!"
The things you learn here...
Facsination with Climbers
Ah...yes! I love those things.Alan Evil wrote:Oh crap. Not this thread again. Did you know there's also a cup thing to use instead of a tampon? Pull it out, drain, clean it up, put it back. Very enviro-friendly.
Hey Chester, did you give it another go after the explosion?
Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha
Fascination with climbers? Please allow me to give a blue collar reply. Are you fascinated with the guy who runs the multi-million dollar construction crane? What about the guys/gals who spend their days 30 stories up rigging steel? Or the guys who run the 50,000 pound forklift at Duncan Rigging? what about the people who put those big ass culverts in when doing road construction?
my point is simple. People who work in dangerous environments rarely have a dangerous hobby. They don't need to search out adrenaline but rarely get the admiration of which you speak...
I admire the working man. We live in a culture that prays to the god of commerce that drives our sense of consumerism but rarely see the people that have built our infrastructure.
*stepping off my working on Saturday soapbox*
you can now disregard my ravings.
my point is simple. People who work in dangerous environments rarely have a dangerous hobby. They don't need to search out adrenaline but rarely get the admiration of which you speak...
I admire the working man. We live in a culture that prays to the god of commerce that drives our sense of consumerism but rarely see the people that have built our infrastructure.
*stepping off my working on Saturday soapbox*
you can now disregard my ravings.
Owl Rock at Arches NP is definitely a cool climb next to lots of tourists. Fun route. The Hitchcock Pinnacle at Windy Point is another sweet 5.8 pinnacle with countless onlookers. Topping out on the tourist bridge on Tunnel Route at the Red got some strange looks one day. Oh yeah, tourists at Devil's Tower tend to ask lots of questions as well. Japan was perhaps the craziest though. I don't know what they kept asking me. I just gave the same reply for everything... "Nihongo wa hotondo shirimasen". (I don't speak Japanese). That phrase worked rather well all over the country.
"Those iron spikes you use have shortened the life expectancy of the Totem Pole by 50,000 years."
--A Navaho elder
--A Navaho elder
Or... a tiny scale:
Climb the Chimney's route, and top out where the drunks hang out, and where tourists venture to take cool shots of the red. As you setup the anchor, you'd usually get a lot of comments - and then: you KNOW you are in Eastern KY.
Yes, I do think we like to be different, and we take pride in what we do. We'll even enjoy answering the common questions, but the balance is hard: talking to a bunch of people at your anchor, or seeking total freedom, quiet and peace?
Climb the Chimney's route, and top out where the drunks hang out, and where tourists venture to take cool shots of the red. As you setup the anchor, you'd usually get a lot of comments - and then: you KNOW you are in Eastern KY.
Yes, I do think we like to be different, and we take pride in what we do. We'll even enjoy answering the common questions, but the balance is hard: talking to a bunch of people at your anchor, or seeking total freedom, quiet and peace?
! Enough with all that detestation ALREADY !
Smile & be thankful for what you have.
Smile & be thankful for what you have.
I have always said that climbing is far safer than "most" sports. But it's funny, the general public doesn't see it that way. Take windsurfing: you approach a 15-foot wave dead on, you set up for the jump.
Well, during that single instant, you are pratically naked, feet strapped in a 7 foot board which has a 18 foot mast attached to it. To make matters worst, you are doing 30-35 mph while your harness is attached to the sail.
Now then, take into account the moving wave, and your speed: you stay 2-7 seconds suspended 40 feet in mid-air and no one cares.
You climb rock... 15 feet up and people are amazed.
Well, during that single instant, you are pratically naked, feet strapped in a 7 foot board which has a 18 foot mast attached to it. To make matters worst, you are doing 30-35 mph while your harness is attached to the sail.
Now then, take into account the moving wave, and your speed: you stay 2-7 seconds suspended 40 feet in mid-air and no one cares.
You climb rock... 15 feet up and people are amazed.
! Enough with all that detestation ALREADY !
Smile & be thankful for what you have.
Smile & be thankful for what you have.
Top out at "Welcome to Disneyland" at the new... right next to the touron deck. I had to answer at least 50 questions as I belayed my partner up.
"Did you just climb up there?" "No, I just hang around all day waiting for tourists."
"How do you get down". "Jump. Wanna watch?"
"What's all that gear for?" "It's shiney and makes cool noises."
"Did you just climb up there?" "No, I just hang around all day waiting for tourists."
"How do you get down". "Jump. Wanna watch?"
"What's all that gear for?" "It's shiney and makes cool noises."
Sarcasm is a tool the weak use to avoid confrontation. People with any balls just outright lie.
[quote="Meadows"]I try not to put it in my mouth now, but when I do, I hold it with just my lips.[/quote]
[quote="Meadows"]I try not to put it in my mouth now, but when I do, I hold it with just my lips.[/quote]
Every time I go to my physical therapist I get a different tech. And the conversation goes EXACTLY (not kidding) like this:
"How'd you hurt your ankle?" "Hiking."
"Where were you hiking?" "Red River Gorge"
"You go there a lot?" "Yeah, quite a bit"
~~~Me trying to be vague so I don't have to answer climbing questions~~~
Yesterday I got a rappeller. Need I say more?
"How'd you hurt your ankle?" "Hiking."
"Where were you hiking?" "Red River Gorge"
"You go there a lot?" "Yeah, quite a bit"
~~~Me trying to be vague so I don't have to answer climbing questions~~~
Yesterday I got a rappeller. Need I say more?
Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha
