willstrickland Posted January 16, 2002 Posted January 16, 2002 Now that I've got you're attention maybe someone can help out. I'm looking for a wall climber with the following characteristics: 1. Zion experience (should have done several wall routes there) 2. Can lead SANDSTONE 5.11, A3+ 3. Is a college grad and/or good writer (preferably published) 4. Is unemployed, or willing to become unemployed 5. Is not a Jesus freak 6. Partakes of the devil weed 7. Has own transportation (not so important), and own wall gear (very important) 8. Can party like a rock star and still be responsible and get shit done 9. Enjoys cheap beer, fast women, and expensive scotch This ain't a quiz, I'm looking for someone for a project that will last several months at minimum. Quote
MysticNacho Posted January 17, 2002 Posted January 17, 2002 not that I meet those requirements, but whatcho' cookin? Quote
willstrickland Posted January 17, 2002 Author Posted January 17, 2002 If one is a fast women, I've got a double portaledge and a large set of nuts. I like to pound it home, but am delicate with the small features. Sorry NachoTacoBurrito, I don't intent to be rude here, but that's need to know basis. Quote
Lambone Posted January 17, 2002 Posted January 17, 2002 Your too funny will, I can't hang... P.S. From my experience, some Born-Agains make very good wall partners. [ 01-17-2002: Message edited by: Lambone ] Quote
Dwayner Posted January 17, 2002 Posted January 17, 2002 Nacho! What! You gonna quit school to be some climbing bum? Are you gonna smoke weed and "party like a rock-star"? I don't think so. Get your miserable butt back into the library and do your homework. - Professor Dwayner P.S. I will personally take away your car keys if you try to hook up with this or any other similar "project". Quote
erik Posted January 17, 2002 Posted January 17, 2002 quote: Originally posted by willstrickland: Now that I've got you're attention maybe someone can help out. I'm looking for a wall climber with the following characteristics:1. Zion experience (should have done several wall routes there) 2. Can lead SANDSTONE 5.11, A3+ 3. Is a college grad and/or good writer (preferably published) 4. Is unemployed, or willing to become unemployed 5. Is not a Jesus freak 6. Partakes of the devil weed 7. Has own transportation (not so important), and own wall gear (very important) 8. Can party like a rock star and still be responsible and get shit done 9. Enjoys cheap beer, fast women, and expensive scotch This ain't a quiz, I'm looking for someone for a project that will last several months at minimum. 1. yup 2. only on mormon sundays 3. i went to public high school 4. played that game chicks dont dig too much on the dirtbag, ask me i got some tales to tell.... 5. i am a freak, but i dont know too much about thay hey-soos guy 6. please see above 7. best damn truck on the planet, i aint got no money, so i must have some gear 8. i can party like a shitty rock star and does washing every other day constitute as getting something done??? 9. now were talkin!!!!!! sounds like a good project will, and i would definalty join you, but i got a project of my own that is way scarier and more commiting......have i told you about it?????? Quote
Billy Posted January 17, 2002 Posted January 17, 2002 No one can really lead sandstone 5.11, A3+....... Quote
willstrickland Posted January 18, 2002 Author Posted January 18, 2002 It amazes me that someone with 34 posts can make such an ass of themselves in such a short period of time, bravo Billy, bravo. I mean, it must have taken me at least 200 to make as big of an ass of myself. When you grow a pair and remove your head from your ass, then speak up. Until then, STFU. As I recall, you were the stupid fuck arguing that the term "onsight" could not be applied to an alpine route in my very first post to this board - a trip report on a simul-solo of the Reid headwall. So in summary you can lick it Quote
panther Posted January 18, 2002 Posted January 18, 2002 No, actually I do believe it was about your 2nd posting where we started to think your elevator wasn't going to the top Strickland... Now I gotta spray on my new board....wait'll these rednecks get a load of me! Quote
jblakley Posted January 18, 2002 Posted January 18, 2002 Scoutin' for a guide for yourself Will? Not sure I can do 5.11 sandstone but I can do the cable route up Tiger Mt. in under 4 hours! Do I get the gig? Quote
willstrickland Posted January 18, 2002 Author Posted January 18, 2002 Guide...BHAAAAAAA! You're funny Jim, but you know what they say about all those comedians out of work and such Quote
Sargent_Rock Posted January 18, 2002 Posted January 18, 2002 Will: I enjoy cheap women and expensive beer. Can I go along? (What's scotch?) Sarg Quote
Billy Posted January 18, 2002 Posted January 18, 2002 No one can really lead 5.11, A3+ sandstone.....well maybe Big Willy can... Quote
Billy Posted January 18, 2002 Posted January 18, 2002 And Will, please don't slander me too hard. All I said was: wow- you onsighted the route, you are so bad. It was the others who claimed you couldn't apply the term "onsight". Check it Holmes.... Quote
Dr.E Posted January 18, 2002 Posted January 18, 2002 yeah, and now he has 37 posts so neener neener neener. you need to talk nice if you are gonna score a belay slave will. Quote
pope Posted January 18, 2002 Posted January 18, 2002 Golly, our willingness to compromise our style of ascent, with the intent of "ticking" routes featuring grades that aren't reasonably within our abilities, has resulted in what can only be regarded as an embarassing expansion of mountaineering vocabulary. Pink point, red point, on-sight, brown-point....these (euphemisms for "aid climbing") contribute to and provide evidence of the modern pussification of what was once a MANLY endeavor. I'm talking about mountain climbing, in case we've forgotten. On-sight. Pardon me while I vomit. Back in the day, we didn't use such a degrading term to describe the style of an ascent. "On-sight" was the way the majority of pitches were climbed the majority of the time. Climbing at your limit meant getting pumped and scared, coming close to the edge...but falling? Hanging? You just didn't do it. And if you made a habbit out of it, you understood that you were kidding yourself, that you were climbing in poor style, the style of ascent that will get you killed in the mountains. So, you didn't do it. We didn't say "on-sight" because it was assumed. Claiming an "on-sight" ascent was parallel to saying you banged the gal down the street...and you didn't have to pay her. Quote
Dwayner Posted January 18, 2002 Posted January 18, 2002 pope! You so right on! Especially the second paragraph! No wonders you's my buddy! Those of you who be skeptics, think about what Brother Pope just stated....really....honestly....think about it. By the way: My name is "Dwayner", and I'm an unashamed trad-monkey. Quote
jblakley Posted January 18, 2002 Posted January 18, 2002 Careful Pope. Usually when one starts using the phrase "Back in the day" a daily dose of Senior Moment and Depends are usually around the corner. Quote
RURP Posted January 18, 2002 Posted January 18, 2002 This is RURP: So how old is Mr. Blakely that he knows so much? Alpine (and Big Wall) experience and wisdom is often cumulative. By your attitude, Fred Beckey should be in a nursing home swapping stories about the good old days with Jim Donini, both of whom could probably say "back in the day" decades before young pope. When you are older, you will realize that you knew little or nothing when you were younger. RURP has spoken. Quote
jblakley Posted January 18, 2002 Posted January 18, 2002 quote: Originally posted by RURP: This is RURP:So how old is Mr. Blakely that he knows so much? Alpine (and Big Wall) experience and wisdom is often cumulative. By your attitude, Fred Beckey should be in a nursing home swapping stories about the good old days with Jim Donini, both of whom could probably say "back in the day" decades before young pope. When you are older, you will realize that you knew little or nothing when you were younger.RURP has spoken. Hmmm..dilemna...do I initiate nervous, groveling backpedal, or do I point out that previous comment I made was merely an attempt at mild, chiding humor not actually to belittle Mr Pope, but to give him a friendly, loving jab? Oh wait.."friendly, loving jab" ??? Begin backpedal now...... Quote
Billy Posted January 18, 2002 Posted January 18, 2002 So I guess we all know now that Will has onsighted the Reid Headwall, and can lead 5.11, A3+ sandstone. What will he wow us underlings with now, a free ass-ent of the SE Corner of Beacon Rock? [ 01-18-2002: Message edited by: Billy ] Quote
willstrickland Posted January 18, 2002 Author Posted January 18, 2002 quote: Originally posted by pope: On-sight. Pardon me while I vomit. We didn't say "on-sight" because it was assumed. Go read the original thread Pope, the term was applied because we had no prior knowledge of the route, in fact didn't know whether we were on a previously climbed line (although granted it's too obvious on the lower half to not have been climbed), and had no idea of the difficulties we might encounter. Only after we had descended did we consult a guidebook to figure out what we had climbed. As far as we knew, we might as well have been on a FA, to me that's one way to get adventure out of an area that's been "climbed out" so to speak. The term was used because it best conveyed the style of ascent...no prior knowledge, no falls, no fuck-ups. I didn't coin the term, I don't really think it even belongs in the mountaineering vocabulary, BUT language is a limiting form of expression and you use what you can to best convey your meaning. As for you Billy, I don't know what you're deal is. I've never claimed to be some hardman rockstar, in fact I'm regularly self-deprecating on this board. So my man, what will I wow you with next? Uhhmmm pictures of your mom doing midget porn? Yeah, maybe that. Cheers Billy Quote
Peter_Puget Posted January 18, 2002 Posted January 18, 2002 Please go back and read the original thread! The term used was "on-site" meaning he actually climbed it v. sprayed about the route, read the guidebook while watchng TV, saw a slide show about the route. Quote
pope Posted January 18, 2002 Posted January 18, 2002 On-SITE....that's where we all is, right here, right now! Quote
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