kix Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 don't mind me, I really have no idea what it is you people do with all those ropes and stuff. Looks like alot of standing around though. Bouldering is its own end. As close to a tube ride as you can get with a rock. I really cannot answer for dumb soul-less media driven gymbo dyno comps. the equivilant of surfing in a mall I think. Quote
cj001f Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 Bouldering is its own end. As close to a tube ride as you can get with a rock. Quote
bcollins Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 Bouldering is like masterbating...............it feels good but you really don't want your friends to know. Quote
Dechristo Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 Bouldering is like masterbating...............it feels good but you really don't want your friends to know. And yet, your friends would think you wierd if you didn't do it for the temporary fun of it. I bet the chalk ends the analogy. Quote
Szyjakowski Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 kix you really should go try lovin arm at index and then let us know what you think about bouldering vs "roped" rock climbing...but before you go practice hand jamming and such similar techniques. peace out bro brah! Quote
kix Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 I actually do not think about bouldering vs. roped rock climbing at all. have you ever seen all the gumbies that rope up? right. let me call myself one of them. to me bouldering and roped rock climbing are as different as black and white, night and day, apples and sour grapes, AAA and schwag, cheri and playboy, core and dabbery where my preferences naturally run towards black, night, apples, AAA, cheri and core. I love hand jams, especially in roofs which I practice at Marymoor regularly honing my skills for the real opportunities. I have no interest in harnesses, ropes, draws, belayers, biners, slings, anchors, nuts, cams, hexes or fifi hooks. Actually I saw a woman belaying once with a killer ass and I admit I was slightly interested. Bouldering is practice for Bouldering is all I'm saying. (Well except maybe for the not so veiled durogatory roped climber insinuations) Rope management is worse than a cheap leash wrapped around your ankles. Interrupting a perfect flow of movement to clip or place pro? Puts a real damper on style. You guys do what you want, just try to be a little more informative on boulder potential when you report your epic bushwhack approaches to virgin new lines. You may limit your beta to those within 1 mile of the road. Thats as far as I will carry my rakes, hoes, ladder, scrub brushes, 12 pack cooler and bong. I am sure lovin arms is hardcore, well, at least it was for the guy who put it up. After that its really just a vertical path. Quote
RuMR Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 this is a five star troll and you are a complete tool... Quote
kix Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 speaking of sour grapes. laugh much? I'll take five star as a compliment. and don't attempt to berate me just because you are stuck at the half a tool level. Quote
RuMR Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 oh..."half a tool"...that's rich...but i'll wager that "half a tool" won't get "used" as much as much as a "total tool"... Yeah sour grapes suck and i've forgotten how to laugh... Quote
Peter_Puget Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 to me bouldering and roped rock climbing are as different as black and white... I have no interest in harnesses, ropes, draws, belayers, biners, slings, anchors, nuts, cams, hexes or fifi hooks. Rope management is worse than a cheap leash wrapped around your ankles. Interrupting a perfect flow of movement to clip or place pro? Puts a real damper on style. Sheer genius! Quote
Szyjakowski Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 kix, you are more of a moron then all your silly photo onslaughts to zerofriction... there is no sense continuting this discussion but I will reiterate bouldering is what most rock climbers do when they can't go rock climbing... and I will add boulderers are rock climbers that are afraid to get high off the ground. and don't think I am not a practicer of bouldering....I have climbed many highballs, lowballs, traverses, etc... when I was unable to go real rock climbing. cheers Quote
kix Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 Just an attempt to brighten your dreary lives. I will gladly maintain my life of joyful silliness. You may return to your serious rock climber poses. cheers Quote
Dechristo Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 don't mind me, I really have no idea what it is you people do with all those ropes and stuff. to me bouldering and roped rock climbing are as different as black and white, night and day, apples and sour grapes... An informed, intelligent, insightfull opinion. Sadsack lives. Quote
kix Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 An informed, intelligent, insightfull opinion. thank you. I'm full of it, I mean them. Quote
Szyjakowski Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 An informed, intelligent, insightfull opinion. thank you. I'm full of shit, I mean them. most boulderers are.... Quote
RuMR Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 as are folks who've taken a tumble on their noggin doin' owl pellet impersonations... it bitch! Quote
gary_hehn Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 bouldering's cool, but if you limit yourself to it ... it's your loss. Quote
Szyjakowski Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 as are folks who've taken a tumble on their noggin doin' owl pellet impersonations... it bitch! nahhh, I am only full of shit cuz my initials are BS..nothing to do with owl regurgitation. Quote
kix Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 bouldering's cool, but if you limit yourself to it ... it's your loss. NASTY ROPE! IT BURNS US! NICE BOULDERS...MY PRECIOUS Quote
kix Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 rest assured I do not limit myself to bouldering. If I'm going to be cold,wet and wearing insulation, I prefer to be getting tubed. Quote
gary_hehn Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 I've never taken up white water kayaking ... that's my loss, among countless other things of course. Quote
gary_hehn Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 I can relate to your distaste for all that gear, it is a bit cumbersome. That's part of the reason I've avoided aid climbing. I like the small alpine rack and where it can take you. Quote
archenemy Posted June 20, 2005 Posted June 20, 2005 I like aid climbing. It takes me to the bank to make another cash withdrawal. Quote
ashw_justin Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 Everyone knows that bouldering represents the cutting edge of climbing, where complex and previously unimagined techniques are developed for later use in more serious contexts. Open your eyes, this is the future. Who will be laughing when someone employs the atomic ralston technique to send the first ever 5.16 M11 drytool? WHO? There was some serious airtime with atomic drops, ralstons, supermans, and backflips. Quote
skykilo Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 Atomic drops, supermans, and backflips? Are you talking about skiing? Quote
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