Jens Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 What other pursuits do you do that you are waaaayyy better at then climbing? I'm not counting anything relating to your work/profession or your supposed prowess with members of the opposite sex. Music? Wine tasting? Chess? Salsa dancing? cooking? fighting? We've got a lot of posters and about half of WA's climbing community as lurkers on this site so we should get some good responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 my game of choice these days is bridge. in the past, chess/bughouse and scrabble. i enjoy cooking and trying out new ingredients/recipes. working on the argentine tango now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Fatherhood Chess Wine tasting (yes, I know, I'm a winesnob) Tennis Classical music WWII history Everything else I suck at worse than my climbing, such as... Violin (could never really stick with the practice schedule) Dancing (took lessons for a few years for many different styles; gave it up once it had achieved its purpose... ) Skiing (as I have forsaken my former hobby of choice for climbing two decades ago) WW kayaking (don't get out enough any more) Bicycling (ditto) Sailing (ditto) Fly fishing (ditto) I'd say I'm "average" at all of the above things that I suck at. I'm sure there are more things that I suck at worse than these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 i'd rather be average at a zillion things than just really good at one thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 me too. Which is why I suck at so many things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I've been drumming for about 18 years, I'm pretty good at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 skiing and piano for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I suck at a whole list of things. Guitar, piano, programming (yeah it's a hobby for some), and reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrogdortheBurninator Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Snowboarding and internet poker (when it was legal) are two things I am/was genuinely pretty decent at. I'm an average climber and as much as it pains me, probably a below average flyfisherman. In the past I also dabbled in skateboarding and mountain biking, but not much anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken4ord Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Hmm, I sort have to disagree with you guys who would rather be average or below average and do a ton of different things. I have decided to limit myself to certain activities so that I can continue to excell at them and be at least above average. As for things I am way better at than climbing, I would have to say the only thing is probably cooking. I love cooking and when I was younger I really wanted to become a chef. Things that I would say I am above average at are climbing, snowboarding and mountain biking (cycling since I road ride too). These are the three things that I limit my activities too, so that I can't really focus enrgy on improving. Things that I dabble in and do when I get a chance are trail running, open boating, surfing, 4-wheeling, baking, stain glass, jewlery making, drawing, caving, canyoneering, drink making, brewing and weight lifting. I just don't focus any energy to these activities, there all fun, and if I have time I will mess around with them, but I would rather excell at climbing, mountain biking, and snowboarding. So some of these things I will not do for years. In the future depending where we end up next, I would like to put the snowboard up and get back into skiing, randonee specifically. I would also like to get into being more creative and getting into a new career. I been toying with the idea of starting a custom adventure travel business, resturant daytime hours so a cafe/sandwhich shop maybe with some cateering, or welding and woodworking and create functional sculptures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizard_brain Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 (edited) running (marathon) writing photography atheism thinking Used-to: mandolin (old-time & bluegrass) snowboarding Edited June 29, 2007 by lizard_brain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizard_brain Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 working on the argentine tango now. Who's she? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Hmm, I sort have to disagree with you guys who would rather be average or below average and do a ton of different things. I have decided to limit myself to certain activities so that I can continue to excell at them and be at least above average. I guess it really depends how to describe average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmknight Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I would have to agree with ken4ord on this one. It is great to be decent at all sort of things, but to me it is important to have a select few things that I do better than most. Climbing used to be the thing that I focused all my attention on and was probably the one thing I did better than everything else. Work and educational commitments have severely limited my climbing time in recent years so now I do everything better, and nothing as well as I like. I am definitely mountain biking, running, and drinking beer better than I am climbing right now. I intend to improve my fly fishing and skiing abilities, but those are second to getting back on rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I've been drumming for about 18 years, I'm pretty good at that. Do you ever play with musicians? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 does above average mean that you feel like it's fun? that you could make money from it if you wanted? other folks would enjoy listening/eating/participating? what's above average trad climbing? 5.9? above average cooking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Between Rob, Jens, CBS, and I, all we need is a singer and we'd have the CC.Com ska band :tup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 ARe there any saxophone players out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisT Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I knit socks. Lots and lots of socks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 You play the socksofone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I've been drumming for about 18 years, I'm pretty good at that. Do you ever play with musicians? Used to, but I've been out of the scene. Between climbing and family, who has time to play out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I have played the guitar for over 20 years....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Weekend_Climberz Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Whose the dork on the end on the right blowing the trombone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Tripod doesn't like linking, do they? Anyway, that is my son on the end, Mr. Weekend_Wanker. I'm on the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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