David_Parker Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 Racking up for Watusi Rodeo: "Hey Wayne, where did you say those ice screw are?" "In my living room!" "How many pickets do we have?" "One!" Thank god we had 7 pieces of rock gear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necronomicon Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 David_Parker said: Racking up for Watusi Rodeo: "Hey Wayne, where did you say those ice screw are?" "In my living room!" "How many pickets do we have?" "One!" Thank god we had 7 pieces of rock gear! Borrowed a picket, too, and beat the hell into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglehead Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 "Dude, you're back clipped" "Uh, what?" "You're back clipping you need to clip in correctly" (sound of TWO carabiners snapping shut) "Dude, what the hell are you doing?! Now you're not clipped in at all!" "Watch me" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 girl sitting by testament slab at smith: "hi there" us: "hi, are you waiting for someone?" girl: "oh my friends are over there on wherever I may roam" us: "why aren't you with them?" girl: "well they wanted me to come along too" us: "why didn't you?" girl: "well they're a party of 5" us: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglehead Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Getting ready to climb Ginger Snap, a girl comes up to me and asks: "What are you going to climb? "Ginger Snap" "Oh, it looks like you're going to climb this one (points to "Lichen it")" "nope, that one back there, see it?" "Oh well, can we climb this one then?" "Ask them" as I point to a LINE OF PEOPLE WAITING TO CLIMB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 One lovely Fall day a couple years ago, DFA and a group of PDXers were lounging over near Churning. Looking over toward the Peanut, we see a climber TRing one of the routes, and his belayer about 50 feet downhill from the main trail, slowly walking backwards down the hill to take in slack. Nice innovative belay technique, there, and environmentally responsible to boot! Another season, DFA saw a fellow head up on a free-solo attempt of Zebra Zion. Leaving the jugs atop Gumby/Zebra Direct/etc., he seemed to re-evaluate his choice, and climbed back to the ground. A while later, he was visible again at the crux above his previous high point, this time with a couple pieces of gear in the crack, to which he was attached with long daisy chains. Apparently the not-so-bold soloist hadn't heard about what happens to you and your gear in a completely static fall arrest. Fortunately, he didn't blow the moves, as there were plenty of folks below Mr. Daisies to break his fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglehead Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 One time as I was walking out of the park, I was walking past 5 Gallon Buckets, and there at the third bolt, was this big fat guy, that clipped himself to the bolt with a daisy chain, and was untying from the rope!! WTF?!! I quickened my pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 bunglehead said: One time as I was walking out of the park, I was walking past 5 Gallon Buckets, and there at the third bolt, was this big fat guy, that clipped himself to the bolt with a daisy chain, and was untying from the rope!! WTF?!! I quickened my pace. Leaving the area quickly is usually the best policy when confronted with potentially life-threatening idiocy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglehead Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Dr_Flash_Amazing said: Leaving the area quickly is usually the best policy when confronted with potentially life-threatening idiocy. I've quickened my pace often at Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randygoat Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 "you're late" coming from girl friend "I'm late" coming from girlfriend " Hey are you in a good spot? Can I take you off belay for a sec?" coming from yer soon to be ex belayer " Last Call !" from yer bartender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distel32 Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 "C'mon guys, not funny, who took my crash pad?" "No let's skip the squamish lie-back" followed by a mass beat down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 "Okay, climb on!" "I've f'ing been climbing!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglehead Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 "wait, how do you tie this?" "Dude, it's a figure eight follow through" "I know, I just haven't climbed in a while" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 this thread should be called "SMITHROCK AND THE MORONS WHO GO THERE" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Off_White Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 About five pitches up the Glacier Point Apron, rapping down from Deep Throat, some guy all by his lonesome at a belay stance on some adjacent route, with his buddies a pitch below, calls out to me, "Hey, can you show me how to set up a biner brake?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randygoat Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Nice , did you show him, or let Darwin lend a hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Of course I provided a quick seminar, it would have put me off my feed to see him roll and spatter his way down that much slab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szyjakowski Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 erik said: this thread should be called "SMITHROCK AND THE MORONS WHO GO THERE" thank you for that great humor chache Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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