ken4ord Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 Looks like someone has thrown down the gauntlet in the cc.com gape-off. That's a reasonably strong effort by Gary, but I think that I can take him. BZZZZZZZT - Gary wins because he's wearing shorts over polypro! Look at all of those wands, though. No wands on Gary. Yeah the wands are a nice touch, but Gary got ya beat hands down. * Shorts over poly pro, check * 3 tools, check (4 if you count Gary) * 22cm ice screws, check (who the hell uses these anyways, 4 of them too) * gore-tex on a sunny day, check * rope behind the leg, check * clusterfuck around the shoulder, check * daisy chain going over the shoulder attached to pack(?), check Whatcha you got, wands, thats it, come on you got to do better than that if you are going to compete against gape-master. Quote
ken4ord Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 Your comments are greatly appreciated. Gee wizz ma, I never knew I could really being a Mountaineer could be so much fun. Quote
olyclimber Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 Do these yellow shorts hide the stain? Quote
olyclimber Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 Actually, the pic isn't so great. The sun spots are really unprofessional. Please get rid of them ASAP. Quote
Cobra_Commander Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 aider-length daisy chain hanging down at ankle takes it up a notch Quote
Cobra_Commander Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 nice toilet paper roll on the harness. Convenient! Quote
AlpineK Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 (edited) Don't fuck with me. I've got 2 ice tools and I'm going to walk the fuck out of this snow Edited January 11, 2007 by AlpineK Quote
JayB Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 Looks like someone has thrown down the gauntlet in the cc.com gape-off. That's a reasonably strong effort by Gary, but I think that I can take him. BZZZZZZZT - Gary wins because he's wearing shorts over polypro! Look at all of those wands, though. No wands on Gary. Yeah the wands are a nice touch, but Gary got ya beat hands down. * Shorts over poly pro, check * 3 tools, check (4 if you count Gary) * 22cm ice screws, check (who the hell uses these anyways, 4 of them too) * gore-tex on a sunny day, check * rope behind the leg, check * clusterfuck around the shoulder, check * daisy chain going over the shoulder attached to pack(?), check Whatcha you got, wands, thats it, come on you got to do better than that if you are going to compete against gape-master. Somewhere in a storage unit back in Washington I have a photo that will crush any and all challengers. Some buddies and I went backpacking around Mt. Adams just after I finished high-school, and we hiked up to one of the morraines and took in the scenery. After being continuously disapointed by the lack of extremitude and drama in my previous hiking photos, I took out the 3/8" polypro cord that we had with us form some reason or another, tied one end around a rock, and walked down the morraine a bit, and then passed the rope behind my waist to make it look like I was rappelling. I handed my friends the camera and repeatedly emphasized the importance of them framing the shot so that the foreground would be cut off, and it would look like I was rappelling into some kind of gaping void, with a vast panorama spreading out towards the horizons behind me for dramatic effect. The visage also included acid-washed jeans and fake-oakley "blade" sunglasses for heightened effect. Unfortunately for me, my companions failed miserably in their foreground-cropping duties, so the picture showed me standing on a slightly inclined pile of dirt, and for reasons that no one who didn't know the backstory could possibly comprehend, leaning back a bit and holding onto a rope. Nothing could possibly top this. Quote
counterfeitfake Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 Not too gapey, though it looks like you've got that water bottle right where you want it. Quote
JayB Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 I can't believe that Gary and I are owning all of cc.com this badly . Sad, sad, sad effort on everyone else's part. One digi-cam and a pair of gorts and I could reign supreme forever. Quote
Cobra_Commander Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 it's a good thing that ice axe is chained to the harness in case it leaps out of his hands to make a run for freedom. note that it is chained to the same NFPA-rated monster biner as before and I do believe the nut-raking ATC is lurking there too. all this is moot due to the lexan wrecking ball worthy of choir boy tryouts. Quote
NTM Posted January 11, 2007 Author Posted January 11, 2007 "The name's Bond. James Bond. James Bond Jr." Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 Hey, don't diss the SOP! It's effective! Quote
minx Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 see the great thing about being a gaper chick is that no matter the extremity of your gaperdom, the guys are always happy to see you. something about a chick w/an axe that they find appealing. they dig me b/c i'm so plab. Quote
minx Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 gary and every retiree in FL--white socks and shorts Quote
Cobra_Commander Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 Hey, don't diss the SOP! It's effective! What a treasure chest! Quote
kevbone Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 And another photo: Socks in climbing shoes? Hexes? Please tell me this was taken in the 80's. Quote
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