Sphinx

Trask, yoga might help you suck your dick a little more efficiently.

This thread sucks!

You still suck.

Now that's the pot calling the kettle black . -J And you prove my point!

Or is your theory just rationalization for you immature, asinine behavior?

I've got an excuse, I've adapted to my prozac.

Why is it that when people are online they get so immature? I swear, the stuff that goes on here is what I would expect from teenagers or pre-teenagers. Races for pagetops, flaming for the sake of flaming, juvenile insults, excuses and chestbeating galore, hyper-inflated egos, etc, etc, etc. AND I have reason to believe that the majority of the posters here are (supposedly) adults. Sure, there are exceptions, Mattp and Colin come to mind, but what's wrong with the rest of you? Need some new meds?

you dont know shit about fishing. Sorry, I mean Dumb Ass. cyber bully? I'm not afraid of you. Bring it on! Bully.

HOW ABOUT REI? THEY CARRY SO MUCH AND HAVE GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH THEM. STOP SUPPORTING THE LITTLE SHOPS.

You callous, insensitive jackass. By your rules, you shouldn't be climbing either, as I am sure that you fall into one of those categories. Fuck you. Having said that, I agree with you. We always like to blame others for everything.

Flebbi feels intimidated by all the big words. It's OK, fleb. Maybe you and Trask should hang out some time.

you dont know shit about fishing. Sorry, I mean Dumb Ass.

No Fucking Way! Sphinx=Cool. Trask= well, Trask. Lummox=dumbass.

How I started? In the gym, then TRing at the local crag. Then sport leading at Smith. Then sewing up the cracks on TR at the local crag. Then leading the local crag, then alpine rock, now some ice. And no fucking class, ever. Hah!

Oh, and BTW, I was at Smith once, near a very annoying large class. One of the students led a nice 5.7, belayed by another student. At the top, the leader set up some sort of an anchor (two bolts w/chains at the top, this was sport), then yelled down to his belayer: "Do you think this anchor is OK?". His buddy shouted up "I think so. Why don't you rappel and we'll ask the instructor!". Quite a safe way to learn climbing, huh? I moved on, not wanting to have to carry them out.

Look at the ones that take the classes and think that some of them would prolly be out there without instruction if they couldn't get it. That's a frightning thought. I'm not saying that you can't self-teach, I'm just saying that not everyone can self-teach. Since when has the general population actually been thinking and using common sense? Without common sense you won't last long in climbing. I always figure if people won't (can't?) take the time and effort to teach themselves, then they won't be very safe climbers even if they DO take a class.

I am "without instruction" and consider myself a safe climber. My point is that you can learn to climb safely (if not more safely) on your own. It doesn't take a huge group and some pompous instructors.

Bullshit. I never learned how to climb by taking a class. Much is common sense, and books will take you a long way.

No, it's just ONE screw. And it's not like it undermines the strength of the screw either.

Damn, he's flexible.

Gee, that's convincing. Check this out. I can't tell you how hard it is, how cold it was, what tools I was climbing on, etc, etc, but it's me all right!