sk Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 Hmmmm, does your favorite place to climb have to be the BEST place to climb??? or can you just love a place or a kind of rock that feels good to you?? that perhaps speaks to you for what ever reasn??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 citizen: independent thought is not welcome in this collective. actually some of my favorite places to climb are as such because of their vibe. seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted November 10, 2003 Author Share Posted November 10, 2003 lummox said: citizen: independent thought is not welcome in this collective. thats what I thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figger_Eight Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 Sometimes its not as much where you're climbing as much as who you're climbing with. All things being equal, though, gimme the good rock over the good scene any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fejas Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 Be true to ones self, and not to the collective opinions of others. my favorite spots are unknown, ungrade, and appriciated by few, but that is what makes them my favorite. you'll never see some yuppy fag there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 Fejas said: Be true to ones self, and not to the collective opinions of others. my favorite spots are unknown, ungrade, and appriciated by few, but that is what makes them my favorite. you'll never see some yuppy fag there... you must be so proud! you hardcore wank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglehead Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 I actually like areas with an iffy word of mouth reputation. Tends to keep the gapers away. I prefer fewer people around so I get more of the feeling of the whole Mother Nature-Gaia dillyo. Yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted November 10, 2003 Author Share Posted November 10, 2003 sometimes it is about the people... but for me it is more about the place.... there are places on the planet that hold power for me, they may not for other people. For instance. I LOVE smith... LOVE IT.especialy in the Gorge... my best friend, mustang sally, is non plussed there. She LOVES a place that I like... but, it is just not the same to me. So ya, it is about the rock.. not about the scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr666 Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 I just love getting out on good rock. For me, I hate the scene. Climbing with some buddies is all good. But crowds, egos, expectations and all that rolled into climbing just doesn't make it as much fun. For instance, I love climbing at Smith, but I haven't been back there in years, partly because it is now a 6 hour drive for but also because there are too many people there that care too much about the scene and how they look, and what hard climbs they did. Other places get like that too, Index gets hella crowded on nice spring weekends. Try to stay away from there on days like that. Give me a good rock, with not many people around, and I love it. Give me great rock with too many people around, and it is miserable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted November 10, 2003 Author Share Posted November 10, 2003 rr666 said: I just love getting out on good rock. For me, I hate the scene. Climbing with some buddies is all good. But crowds, egos, expectations and all that rolled into climbing just doesn't make it as much fun. For instance, I love climbing at Smith, but I haven't been back there in years, partly because it is now a 6 hour drive for but also because there are too many people there that care too much about the scene and how they look, and what hard climbs they did. Other places get like that too, Index gets hella crowded on nice spring weekends. Try to stay away from there on days like that. Give me a good rock, with not many people around, and I love it. Give me great rock with too many people around, and it is miserable... I can see that... but I am able to just ignor what dose not effect me. It's quiet in the gorge.. I have climbed there in the spring and only seen one other group of climbers... I like to climb with friends... people I know... and maybe as I climb more places I will have a diffrent favorite place. But for now.. there is power there for me.. it matter not WHO is there, or WHAT else is going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted November 10, 2003 Author Share Posted November 10, 2003 p.s. part of that is I REALY like to climb basalt... and yes I have climbed granit. and yes it is great... but I LOVE basalt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 Hey Muffy. See you at Vantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrambler Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 You want to hear my hippy dippy view? I believe it has more to do with your interior state of mind. If feeling happy is a dose of serotonin and something exterior to me triggers that release, then it’s all good whether that trigger is the company of good friends or the feel of rock, etc. For me, it’s all about the freedom to climb, having this corporeal body to sense and feel the rock and the heat of the sun. It would suck to be just stardust. Since I can’t climb now (injury), I’m not fully alive. Just to go through the motions again, that engagement of mind, body and environment, would feel good. And the confluence of all things: sunny weather, friends you trust, good rock, sending the moves…it’s a one in a million shot, kind of like that transitory feeling of being in love. It just feels good and those are the best moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: Hmmmm, does your favorite place to climb have to be the BEST place to climb??? or can you just love a place or a kind of rock that feels good to you?? that perhaps speaks to you for what ever reasn??? The resonance emitting from The Fifth Force cave at index is such that I have a strong inclination to hang pig carcasses from the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted November 11, 2003 Author Share Posted November 11, 2003 (edited) MisterE said: Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: Hmmmm, does your favorite place to climb have to be the BEST place to climb??? or can you just love a place or a kind of rock that feels good to you?? that perhaps speaks to you for what ever reasn??? The resonance emitting from The Fifth Force cave at index is such that I have a strong inclination to hang pig carcasses from the wall. thats weird.. the caves at smith make me want to check out your ass ( there is a picture that goes with this ) Edited November 11, 2003 by Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: MisterE said: Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: Hmmmm, does your favorite place to climb have to be the BEST place to climb??? or can you just love a place or a kind of rock that feels good to you?? that perhaps speaks to you for what ever reasn??? The resonance emitting from The Fifth Force cave at index is such that I have a strong inclination to hang pig carcasses from the wall. thats weird.. it just makes me want to check out your ass ( there is a picture that goes with this ) Thank you for not posting it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted November 11, 2003 Author Share Posted November 11, 2003 MisterE said: Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: MisterE said: Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: Hmmmm, does your favorite place to climb have to be the BEST place to climb??? or can you just love a place or a kind of rock that feels good to you?? that perhaps speaks to you for what ever reasn??? The resonance emitting from The Fifth Force cave at index is such that I have a strong inclination to hang pig carcasses from the wall. thats weird.. it just makes me want to check out your ass ( there is a picture that goes with this ) Thank you for not posting it... but I'm gunna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badvoodoo Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: MisterE said: Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: Hmmmm, does your favorite place to climb have to be the BEST place to climb??? or can you just love a place or a kind of rock that feels good to you?? that perhaps speaks to you for what ever reasn??? The resonance emitting from The Fifth Force cave at index is such that I have a strong inclination to hang pig carcasses from the wall. thats weird.. the caves at smith make me want to check out your ass ( there is a picture that goes with this ) Behold the hypnotic power of MisterE's ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 is he the one on the left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted November 11, 2003 Author Share Posted November 11, 2003 WOOOOHOOOOOOOO, I was climbing with three fine men over the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 I felt so much better after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted November 11, 2003 Author Share Posted November 11, 2003 MisterE said: I felt so much better after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolyn Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: p.s. part of that is I REALY like to climb basalt... and yes I have climbed granit. and yes it is great... but I LOVE basalt Come climb the basalt out here and you might change your toon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 the best place to climb is the one where everything is unclimbed the second best place to climb is the one where all my friends are 3rd best would have to be a place with sweet routes i want to do. cause i can have fun climbing with friends even if the routes are so so. but if routes are wicked and partners are suck then its all whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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