JoshK Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 I was reading that thread where Lowell included some old emails between climbers at Microsoft and thought to myself "Wow, Microsoft actually used to be a cool place to work... :P" That got me thinking...I wonder why so many climbers come from geek-professions?? Anybody have insight? -josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Prove: Climbers come from geek professions Proof: geek professions = higher incomes higher incomes = more disposable cash more disposable cash = greater gear purchasing power greater gear purchasing power = potential climber potential climber = climber (eventually) Therefore, thru the liberal use of the principle of substitution: geek professions = climber QED. Thank you. Class dismissed. Now, I'm off to solve some more triple integrals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 cause they think it will get them chicks and make people stop thinking of them of scrawny nerds.... if they only knew. Truth is they'll remain nerdy, see above post for further evidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Online climbers can afford computers. Climbers working at WalMart aren't spraying online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foraker Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 if any of you climbing dirtbags are in this for babes, i suggest you go buy a boat instead.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 ...from Trask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 ...Truth is they'll remain nerdy, see above post for further evidence. Oh, the irony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraysovereign Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 ...I wonder why so many climbers come from geek-professions?? I wouldn't know - I can't really think of myself as either a "professional" or a "climber". The "geek" part has a faint ring of truth to it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couloir Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Seems the nerds these days are "in." We're gettin' more ass than a toilet seat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted August 27, 2005 Author Share Posted August 27, 2005 Seems the nerds these days are "in." We're gettin' more ass than a toilet seat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 An old Robin Williams joke: Q. What does a toilet seat think about all day? A. Whoooops! Here comes another asshole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I was a nerd in school only because I wanted to learn, to a point. Now I make all this so called money , I barely make it by from check to check. I need new gear. PS, I'm not a nerd, actually i'm pretty dumb when it comes to nuclear physics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 More than in non-geek professions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 most of them so called 'geeks' are training to be cage fighters. really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pup_on_the_mountain Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 One is most often trying to "solve a problem" in both climbing and science/math/geek. A hard bouldering problem is like a hard but short calculus problem. Once you learn a set of skills, you put them together to "solve a bigger problem" - either a multi-pitch climb or doing a big semester project. You write reports after doing both . Doing a first ascent is equivalent to doing your thesis (or original research)!! . All the talk about 1-1, 3-1, C or Z pullyes, equalized achors etc. come directly from mechanical engg (or high school physics). There are several more similarities/parallellisms that one could think about. Climbing sure is a geek activity!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foraker Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 How about: a) not married = more disposable income + more free time b) no kids = more disposable income + more free time c) climbing != social event d) does not, in general, help you get ahead in business where most of the gregarious social types play golf. no offense given. just thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Why hasn't a geek put up a poll of some sort on this hot topic yet? And has everyone seen "Primer"--best nerd flick of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mec Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Primer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Why hasn't a geek put up a poll of some sort on this hot topic yet? Wellllllll, you've got a ME degree and a Masters... appears that you're just the geek to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryland_moore Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I have met a lot of climbers from all over the country and it seems that a lot of climbers were either geeky growing up or not very atheletic (ie. stoners). Very few were jocks. I think I may notice this more because I was huge into team sports growing up and playing soccer all the way through college and was a dick to people different than me, which I regret now. Climbing turned me on because it was like wrestling in that you pushed yourself and no one else could be blamed if you failed. Coupled with the fact that my dad took me hiking, hunting, and fishing, which developed my land ethic and wanting to be in beautiful places. I don't think being a jock necessarily makes me a better climber than someone who was not atheletic growing up. I actually think I am a terrible climber compared to how much time and training I've put into it compared to other things I've participated in. As for the jobs thing, I don't necessarily think it has to do with income as most of the best climbers are dumpster diving and living out of their van down by the river. Remember that we are still a minute portion of the population and if you compared high income to what those people do with their money, I guarantee climbing does not make the grade when compared to golf, tennis, skiing, mountain biking, triathlons, bicycling, canoeing, and hiking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Why hasn't a geek put up a poll of some sort on this hot topic yet? Wellllllll, you've got a ME degree and a Masters... appears that you're just the geek to do it. All that means is that I'm in debt. It does not indicate that I am clever enough to put up an amusing poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvs Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Yes, Primer was strange but good! I was so pathetic in 7th grade, the coach gave up in disgust and put me and the other wierdos in a field of our own with a big red bouncy ball to hit around while the real kids played tag football. It got worse from there. Hiking and climbing was something I couldn't be ridiculed at (until now because of my constant spraying ). I'm in a geek profession too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 (edited) I was reading that thread where Lowell included some old emails between climbers at Microsoft and thought to myself "Wow, Microsoft actually used to be a cool place to work... :P" That got me thinking...I wonder why so many climbers come from geek-professions?? Anybody have insight? -josh Because they're stuck in cubicle land for the rest of their lives they're driven to wall climing - literally. Edited August 30, 2005 by Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Care to add the insight to that post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Or Outlook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.