layton Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 any thoughts on overcoming the fear of trad, like climbing a longer sport route or something. please help. need to uncage the soul for immediate release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 It's safer to just stay home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 The instructions are quite simple: Â 1. get girlfriend 2. breakup 3. uncage soul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 for immediate release, repeat daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 The instructions are quite simple: 1. get girlfriend 2. breakup 3. uncage soul  For best results, you should dump the girl because you feel sorry for her for going out with a scumbag like you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 My girlfriend just got her own apt after living together for five years. All I have left is step three. Sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainmatt Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 I think you will better uncage your soul if she breaks your heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 My girlfriend just got her own apt after living together for five years. All I have left is step three. Sweet. Â there's a thread in the cafe about choosing wine for your climb. getting good and drunk should help you uncage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 The instructions are quite simple: 1. get girlfriend 2. breakup 3. uncage soul  Fundamentally this is correct however if you breakup with her or part on mutual terms the ability to uncage is greatly inhibited.  To truly uncage she has to fucking burn you.  Also to reap maximum benefits of the uncaging avoid interaction with other females... meeting a new girl will kill your uncage buzz quickly.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foraker Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 i wrote a book on that subject. it is way better than that schlock!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_forester Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 everyday, everyday, everyday I write the book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 DIGESTING MR BISCOTTI  Peace comes hard to the abandoned hotel.  By the lake that harbours telepathic trout Hither and thither dart the thoughts of God Signora Biscotti scrapes the offal of her husband Dino Into the limpid waters flat It's swallowed First by the surface And then by the fish. The peel of his guts The rind, is funnelled through their yo-yo mouths into their fishy tubes. They flick away.  Next evening, two are hooked and cooked. With lemon, pepper and saute´ potatoes Signora Biscotti and a friend, still jittery, devour the fishes flanks Leaving the heads to stare through floured eyes, And the spines to pump dead messages past the peas, Hard to see in the candlelight.  "Dino loved peas"  Their interlocking fingers, lit by guttering light, like parchment spiders, rest and pulse before commencing the duel of love, Beside the lake of stars, of unmovingness; As Signor Biscotti - Dino - passes through them, Peace comes slow to the abandoned hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotzen Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 For best results, you should dump the girl because she's a hopeless idjit for going out with a scumbag like you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 i would never belong to a club that would have me as a member Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted June 24, 2006 Author Share Posted June 24, 2006 The instructions are quite simple: 1. get girlfriend 2. breakup 3. uncage soul  For best results, you should dump the girl because you feel sorry for her for going out with a scumbag like you  yup, guilty. not the current one though, so you a-holes hold on to your bettin' money cuz it's still game-on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted June 24, 2006 Author Share Posted June 24, 2006 i'm going to try some trad this week. let's see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Ummm, who's fear of trad are we talking about? No offense, but you seem to be an unlikely candidate, is this the light of your life we're discussing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foraker Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Maybe he means fear of a 'traditional relationship' or a 'traditional marriage'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Don't trad on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 this sounds corny, but here it is: Â for all the talk of climbers dying, I don't really think that is what we are afraid of. I don't think overcoming the fear of death is that big of a step; however, overcoming fear of future suffering is a much stickier wicket. Â the times I've been scared climbing (I mean sewing-machine leg, lizard-brain blubbering, breath-less outta control afraid) have been leading slabbyish, traversish trad and thin, last-3-placements-sucked aid. I've been lucky in that I have a supportive partner who always says I can back off if I need to. That helps. of course, it also helps knowing that oftentimes my only option is to keep going. That is when I realize the phrase "suck it up" actually has some merit; I've usually either stopped breathing or am on the verge of hyperventilating. I pause and make myself breath right, and make myself think only of my breathing. I think it is easier to tell the body first that there is no reason to be scared, then tell the mind. Â Oh, and don't look down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Â yup, guilty. not the current one though, so you a-holes hold on to your bettin' money cuz it's still game-on. Â I get it now. I saw the earlier post and didn't understand. Â Somebodys about to try something new and unusual....aren't they? Â Go get em Mikey, my moneys on you all the way. __________________________________________________________ Â Deep breath, shake, relax, ...go for it. Repeat as necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I mean sewing-machine leg, lizard-brain blubbering, breath-less  sounds like rad sex!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I mean sewing-machine leg, lizard-brain blubbering, breath-less  sounds like rad sex!! As soon as I figure out how to get laid while on lead, I will rule the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 i'm going to try some tard this week. let's see how it goes. Â Sicko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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