Peter_Puget Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 One picture says it all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I went out with my formerly non-accredited mountain guide yesterday and was reminded how much slab climbing is fun terrification. For me the angle swings back and from vertical to 45 degrees to almost level ground without warning. One moment its easy and the next moment levitation is required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 - pressing pertinent problem-solving - it appeals to the heart of exploration - the way my body feels afterward - it's pleasing and less painful when you avail yourself to the alternative of banging your head against it found in much of the remainder of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TamaraSlade Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 It's deffinatly the feeling you get when you reach the top of an awesome climb! Or it's a great way to bond with others, or get/stay in great shape! You just can't help but feel a type of satisfaction at the end of a long climbing day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 it rules b/c there are no rules and performance enhancing drugs are encouraged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 it rules b/c there are no written rules all fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 it rules because when I'm doing it I don't have to read Kevbone's infuriatingly inane posts. Ban the douche please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 it rules b/c there are no written rules all fixed. Trees are OUT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Kevin's always fixing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainsloth Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 slab is the shit! and sometimes makes me want to shit.... my pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCamKenny Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) It rules because of: - the challenge - the risks - the rewards - the adventure - the friends - the location - the isolation - the exposure - the spraying - the gear - the bolts - the routes - the scenery - the fact that it isn't football, or baseball, or basketball, or soccer, or golf, or tennis or anything else involving the senseless manipulation of a ball!! Ken Purdy's Book of Automobiles had a character named Helmut Ovden, who was quoted as saying the following: "There are three sports - bullfighting, motor racing, and mountain climbing; all the rest are recreations." (Ovden is modeled after Hemingway and this quote is often mistaken as one of Hemingway's - as I had done) Yes, rock climbing definitely rules. Edited June 10, 2009 by LostCamKenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 it rules because when I'm doing it I don't have to read Kevbone's infuriatingly inane posts. Ban the douche please. how judgmental of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCamKenny Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 it rules b/c there are no written rules all fixed. Didn't Jim Bridwell say that the first rule of climbing is that there are no rules? I dunno anymore - this is a bad day for me with quotes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 it rules because when I'm doing it I don't have to read Kevbone's infuriatingly inane posts. Ban the douche please. how judgmental of you. Did you know what "inane" meant or did you have to put down your drool cup and look it up? Be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 honesty is unbecoming of sprayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 It rules because of: - the challenge - the risks - the rewards - the adventure - the friends - the location - the isolation - the exposure - the spraying - the gear - the bolts - the routes - the scenery - the fact that it isn't football, or baseball, or basketball, or soccer, or golf, or tennis or anything else involving the senseless manipulation of a ball!! Ken Purdy's Book of Automobiles had a character named Helmut Ovden, who was quoted as saying the following: "There are three sports - bullfighting, motor racing, and mountain climbing; all the rest are recreations." (Ovden is modeled after Hemingway and this quote is often mistaken as one of Hemingway's - as I had done) Yes, rock climbing definitely rules. Ya but rock climbing sure isn't mountain climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCamKenny Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 It rules because of: - the challenge - the risks - the rewards - the adventure - the friends - the location - the isolation - the exposure - the spraying - the gear - the bolts - the routes - the scenery - the fact that it isn't football, or baseball, or basketball, or soccer, or golf, or tennis or anything else involving the senseless manipulation of a ball!! Ken Purdy's Book of Automobiles had a character named Helmut Ovden, who was quoted as saying the following: "There are three sports - bullfighting, motor racing, and mountain climbing; all the rest are recreations." (Ovden is modeled after Hemingway and this quote is often mistaken as one of Hemingway's - as I had done) Yes, rock climbing definitely rules. Ya but rock climbing sure isn't mountain climbing. Are we splitting hairs here, PP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 Not even close to splitting hairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCamKenny Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Not even close to splitting hairs. Fine, PP, but extrapolation between the two happens way too often for them to be too unrelated for this thread... ya feel me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwrts Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I thought the quote was: "There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games." The key to the quote being the 3 are sports and the rest are "games"... Frankly, mountaineering and the the whole lot of similar activities are a "selfish waste of time." But then this girl I know says everything we (humans) do is a waste of time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwrts Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I am still drinking my first cup of coffee today so bear with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCamKenny Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I thought the quote was: "There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games." The key to the quote being the 3 are sports and the rest are "games"... That's what I thought the quote was too, but when I went back to confirm my knowledge on the matter I was quick to discover that I was not wrong just inaccurate (so, wrong ) But I'm glad that someone sees my point on the sports vs. games comparison, here. What I was trying to say with that quote was that sports test ones will and the score is not a tally of numbers or points, but a test of life. And if one survives then one wins - likewise, if one dies then one loses. Games keep score with numbers, and one could argue that auto racing keeps a close eye on the stopwatch, but ultimately the driver's life is at risk, just as the matador's life is up against the bull and the climber's life (whether on ROCK, SNOW, OR ICE) is also at risk. The method of scoring in all three depends on whether or not death occurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 It rules because it's another activity where I exceed due to a prehensile penis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backclipped Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I enjoy the jingle-jangle sound of gear bumping and grinding. On nights when I'm restless and sleep is off visiting other people, I like to slip on my harness, clip on some gear, and gently sway my hips....so nice and delicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCamKenny Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I enjoy the jingle-jangle sound of gear bumping and grinding. On nights when I'm restless and sleep is off visiting other people, I like to slip on my harness, clip on some gear, and gently sway my hips....so nice and delicate. Yeah, nothing like the sound of an old figure 8 clanking against biners and ATCs to woo you to sleep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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