EWolfe Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 If we officially organized one, then we could say we were "practicing our religion". This could prove to be beneficial to access litigation, and strengthen our representation as a user group. Hell, people already think we're crazy. Adding a religious bent to our activity might even add some credibility. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 If we officially organized one, then we could say we were "practicing our religion". This could prove to be beneficial to access litigation, and strengthen our representation as a user group. Hell, people already think we're crazy. Adding a religious bent to our activity might even add some credibility. Thoughts? What would our definition of Hell be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 If we officially organized one, then we could say we were "practicing our religion". This could prove to be beneficial to access litigation, and strengthen our representation as a user group. Hell, people already think we're crazy. Adding a religious bent to our activity might even add some credibility. Thoughts? What would our definition of Hell be? a sysiphean ascent of some useless choss-pile in a rainstorm with air temp of 33 degrees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 What would our definition of Hell be? a sysiphusian ascent of some useless choss-pile in a rainstorm with air temp of 33 degrees? No, that doesn't sound so bad: how about working in a windowless office 24/7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hefeweizen Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 And everything around it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 There is no Hell; there is only France. Frank Zappa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbingPanther Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 (edited) No, that doesn't sound so bad: how about working in a windowless office 24/7. how about Kansas? haha, ya beat me to the punch, hefe Edited September 5, 2007 by ClimbingPanther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbingPanther Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 (edited) can we make Tvash the devil? ooh, a new emoticon?!?! what does it do? ... gross Edited September 5, 2007 by ClimbingPanther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 No, that doesn't sound so bad: how about working in a windowless office 24/7. how about Kansas? haha, ya beat me to the punch, hefe I was actually thinking Minnesota, but I think Kansas fits the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Or St. Helens in a rain storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 can we make Tvash the devil? ooh, a new emoticon?!?! what does it do? ... gross Better yet....there is no food, and Tvash is unconscious, smeared with peanut butter, hanging on a 7.7mm rope, 90 feet down in a crevasse with no prussiks. You have to set up a 9:1 z-pulley, haul him to the surface and...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbingPanther Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 ...and Tvash is unconscious, smeared with peanut butter... ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt_3pin Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Does this proposed religion involve peyote rituals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 (edited) can we make Tvash the devil? Worship who you will, mortal ones, but expect not different results, for we all hang out at the same parties, and lo, you exist only as something to fuck with. Edited September 5, 2007 by tvashtarkatena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 If we officially organized one, then we could say we were "practicing our religion". This could prove to be beneficial to access litigation, and strengthen our representation as a user group. Hell, people already think we're crazy. Adding a religious bent to our activity might even add some credibility. Thoughts? What would our definition of Hell be? cc.com...duh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 can we make Tvash the devil? ooh, a new emoticon?!?! what does it do? ... gross Better yet....there is no food, and Tvash is unconscious, smeared with peanut butter, hanging on a 7.7mm rope, 90 feet down in a crevasse with no prussiks. You have to set up a 9:1 z-pulley, haul him to the surface and...... god yer stupid...just cut the flickin' rope and go home and write a novel about it and retire on the proceeds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 ...and Tvash is unconscious, smeared with peanut butter... ... sounds like ewolfe's (aka pillow-muncher) fantasy of heaven... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 can we make Tvash the devil? Worship who you will, mortal ones, but expect not different results, for we all hang out at the same parties, and lo, you exist only as something to fuck. that's it...now you've gone and gotten ewolfe all hot and bothered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 can we make Tvash the devil? ooh, a new emoticon?!?! what does it do? ... gross Better yet....there is no food, and Tvash is unconscious, smeared with peanut butter, hanging on a 7.7mm rope, 90 feet down in a crevasse with no prussiks. You have to set up a 9:1 z-pulley, haul him to the surface and...... god yer stupid...just cut the flickin' rope and go home and write a novel about it and retire on the proceeds... Whoever smeared me with peanut butter would be advised to heed this advice. I fuckin hate peanut butter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbingPanther Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I fuckin hate peanut butter. yeah, it doesn't make for good lube. try it on a sandwich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 BAWAHAHAHAHA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Isn't Will Gadd the deacon of the Church of Climbing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 Thanks for the thread drift, now can we get back on subject? As a user group and coalition, a religious doctrine would strengthen our stand. What are some of the experiences that enlighten or doctrines of climbing as a religious experience? Please be serious. Experiences that Enlighten: 1. Connection to the Earth 2. Celebration of life 3. Trust Others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 a sysiphean ascent of some useless choss-pile in a rainstorm Go look at Carolyn's avatar....don't be dissing her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmncwrtr Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Regardless of how climbers codify their spiritual feelings, much of what keeps them in the game is to be, literally and metaphorically, closer to this light. Few would argue that the mountains are their church and that a weekend wandering among them packs more spiritual wallop than visiting the second-rate cathedrals humans have erected to precipitate awe over God's greatness. And just as the church is an institution for understanding and worship, we attend the church of the mountains to understand ourselves and to worship--each in our own way--the creation. Climbers who have come to know the mountains feel hollow if they keep away. The mountains fill them with energy, give them peace, maintain their balance, connect them to a greater presence. And while few climbers actually intend to die while worshipping, they recognize the possibility, and accept that the rewards justify the risks. Says Harold Simonson, who has topped Rainier and a smattering of lesser peaks in the Cascades, "Just as the rewards of love are impossible to experience without taking an emotional risk, the personal rewards gained through climbing cannot be experienced without assuming some physical risk." EWolfe - The above is from an article by Andy Dappen I found a little while back. You might want to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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