MervGriffin Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Ament's Piece on Eldo in Climbing 2-4 years ago was undoubtedly the worst ever. You beat me to the punch. That was without a doubt one of the stupidest articles I've seen in that magazine. Period. Runner up would have to be that stupid article of Dave Graham, et. al. going to Europe. "UNCENSORED!!!" or some stupid shit like that. Second runner-up: That article about bouldering in Manhattan, full of skate-punk phraseology and some dude yelling "flaco!" after "sending the sickness!" somewhere in Central Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 WTF is "flaco"? Is that like "Falco"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 flacco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Short for "flat hueco"? "Flaccid cornea"? Google says: "FLACCO. Flacco the Elder and Flacco the Younger, Lipan-Apache chiefs, were both friends of the Texas settlers and were frequently used as scouts and guides against the Comanche Indians and the Mexicans." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 "White Winds" by Joe Wilcox. About the ill-fated 1967 Muldrow Glacier expedition where seven of his team died in a storm. The entire book is nothing more than lame attempts to absolve himself (as leader) of any responsibility and claim that the tragedy was caused by some sort of "super storm" unrivaled in the annals of mountaineering. Agreed. Read it back to back with "Throne of the Mountain Gods" for an alternate perspective on the same incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 According to the article flacco is slang for skinny or weak. I found the article Dwayner is dissing quite inspiring. It reminded me of the article on Kansas climbing. It is good to know that even in areas devoid of climbing those with enough inspiration can find not only climbing, but sufficient material for their ego that the climbing becomes pose-worthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglehead Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Ament's Piece on Eldo in Climbing 2-4 years ago was undoubtedly the worst ever. You beat me to the punch. That was without a doubt one of the stupidest articles I've seen in that magazine. Period. Runner up would have to be that stupid article of Dave Graham, et. al. going to Europe. "UNCENSORED!!!" or some stupid shit like that. Second runner-up: That article about bouldering in Manhattan, full of skate-punk phraseology and some dude yelling "flaco!" after "sending the sickness!" somewhere in Central Park. Damn, I missed that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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