StreetBoss Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I was bored after a run yesterday and sat down to read Alan Watts guide to Smith. Totally motivated me to climb. Best guide written. Made me think...when I first began climbing I was inspired by Dick Bass climbing the seven summits - I immediated put together a climb of McKinley and Aconcagua. Nelson's first guide came out and I nearly climbed the entire book in a couple of years. I read an article in Climibng about awesome peaks in Peru so I went there for three months and knocked off loads of climbs. I talked to some friends as they trained for a 50 mile, then a 100 mile run - so I was inspired to run a marathon. What get's you going? Just talking to the phat man RuMr helps keep me motivated to climb hard..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Seems like you aren't very imaginative if you get interested in whatever you read about. Think up something on your own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetBoss Posted February 12, 2007 Author Share Posted February 12, 2007 Seems like you aren't very imaginative if you get interested in whatever you read about. Think up something on your own You're a doucebag dipshit. I've inspired myself for many things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 what do expect from a white trash smack talkin canadian. sorry for spraying in your thread like g-spotter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Good question, Waterguy. Inspiration comes unexpectedly from anywhere. I was recently flipping through a climbing rag from the '80s and now I'm totally stoked to go to the Needles, in the Sierras. Orange and yellow lichen on vertical granite planes just gets me off. Planning for September, yaaahhhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 the needles is the bomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Seems like you aren't very imaginative if you get interested in whatever you read about. Think up something on your own You're a doucebag dipshit. I've inspired myself for many things. Like for instance, what? The things that get me stoked for climbing are doing a lot of a different type of climbing. After a couple of weeks of ice climbing I'm ready for some warm dry days at Squamish. After a couple of days at Squamish I'm more into getting up early and going into the mountains. After a couple of alpine starts and heavy packs, bouldering seems stokey stokey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Seems like you aren't very imaginative if you get interested in whatever you read about. Think up something on your own You're a doucebag dipshit. I've inspired myself for many things. I agree...what an asshole thing to say G-pooper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Big,New routes that I have no idea whether or not they can be done by anyone. Travel to foriegn countries, Good stories by friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 "Amateurs think that if they were inspired all the time, the would be professionals. Professionals know that if they relied on inspiration, they'd be amateurs." Philip Pullman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 pornographic pictures of elizabeth hurley - was gonna post one but i got, uh, distracted by my inspiration and stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmace Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Elizabeth Hurley....come on...how bout that new spread of mariah in playboy..or Eva in Maxim this month... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Bill Coe inspires me! Bill for president! At least president of his home owners or something like that. You go boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Frankly, every conversation with my 15 year old daughter that ends with "you know dad, I really love you" inspires me to be the person she sees. With regards to climbing, it's all the old dads from Beckey (okay, so he he never bred) on down to Bill Coe that inspire me to believe this game is a life long endeavor, and that a love of adventure and the wild is a sustaining dream. Sadly, while I believe they go to support things I believe in like education and libraries, I don't find paying property taxes nearly as inspiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Wanting to see mountains and nature in general from a different viewpoint inspired me to start climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Newbie ice climbers who learn to ice climb leashless. trolllllllllll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crack Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 big smiles adventure, outer headspace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfinley Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I'm inspired by the view of Foraker sticking out above the clouds when skate skiing along the inlet at dusk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_chalk Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Kevbone inspires me!! where's that pic Bro?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Insipid, random spray inspires me. This is the Motherlode here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Kevbone inspires me!! where's that pic Bro?? You inspire me too!!! You climbed as good as I have ever seen you climb on Sunday Ill try to get the pic up soon. Send another one over soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I am inspired by spray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Serena inspires me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 doing a lot of a different type of climbing. After a couple of weeks of ice climbing I'm ready for some warm dry days at Squamish. After a couple of days at Squamish I'm more into getting up early and going into the mountains. After a couple of alpine starts and heavy packs, bouldering... ...this game is a life long endeavor, and that a love of adventure and the wild is a sustaining [inspiration] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I was bored after a run yesterday and sat down to read Alan Watts guide to Smith. Totally motivated me to climb. Best guide written. Made me think...when I first began climbing I was inspired by Dick Bass climbing the seven summits - I immediated put together a climb of McKinley and Aconcagua. Nelson's first guide came out and I nearly climbed the entire book in a couple of years. I read an article in Climibng about awesome peaks in Peru so I went there for three months and knocked off loads of climbs. I talked to some friends as they trained for a 50 mile, then a 100 mile run - so I was inspired to run a marathon. What get's you going? Just talking to the phat man RuMr helps keep me motivated to climb hard..... what inspires me right now? Watchin' my little folks getting that gleam in their eye about making an outing to index or wherever...driving by there on the way up to steven's the other day, my seven year old says "Man, i can't wait until its sunny and warm out and it gets dark at 9...i wanna go to index...hey, you wanna stop and just go look at the walls?" all of the sudden i'm dreaming about summer weekend cragging and after work craggin...gym sucks it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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