Kimmo Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 based on your position on vaccination alone, you are in absolutely no position to judge anyone else's cognitive abilities ah yes, another instance where "lick sack" and "dumb shit" were the extent of your replies to anything you disagreed with. hey i think your bottle's calling; you're getting into multi-syllable words ruskie boy. Quote
StevenSeagal Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 RuMR - it could just be that, appearances to the contrary at times, that you're simply not an idiot and do actually manage to maintain plain common sense when dogging on gear. But your experience isn't everyone else's and you clearly haven't been following along the various forums if you've missed those accidents - he'll we've had a couple of it out at Beacon in recent years. And actually I'm really good at gear, but then I also don't dog on it, good or marginal. so, you're OK with people placing gear and falling on it, but they shouldn't dog it because they might not have set it right. Good point...and if people weighting trad gear is a drag, then you best not ever watch anyone climb El Cap. Seriously, to invoke "ethics" with respect to dogging is not only childish but totally egotistical. When I think ethics, I think of issues like environmental degradation, murder, theft, etc. Someone rehearsing moves may offend your sensibilities, but unethical? Gimme a break. This is recreation. Personally I would argue that dogging is if anything safer than committing to falling every time as long as that person knows how to set pro- and if you don't, then you have no business leading at your limit anyway. No one sets out to dog a route, really- I think the ideal is ground up with no falls or hangs; if you don't make that, then I see nothing wrong with working on the troublesome section independently. Moreover I think one learns the route and the grade faster this way- running up the 80' section of 5.10a repeatedly and then falling off the .11+ move and going back to the start may be an honorable way to do it too but in the end that's just one way of making a game out of it, and it doesn't really put you in the learning zone for as much time- in my opinion. Quote
RuMR Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 based on your position on vaccination alone, you are in absolutely no position to judge anyone else's cognitive abilities ah yes, another instance where "lick sack" and "dumb shit" were the extent of your replies to anything you disagreed with. hey i think your bottle's calling; you're getting into multi-syllable words ruskie boy. ahhh...another fine example of the Finns poundin' the Russians... Quote
skykilo Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 No shit....but the bolts broke when I was in the 140s amaybe 130s. Damn, bolts already scare me. I don't need to hear this! I get way more scared climbing on bolts than gear. I considered it irrational, but now.... Quote
Peter_Puget Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 I haven't been that light in 30 years but I always guessed that the bad bolts came from Squamish........ Quote
skykilo Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Well the rock is so consistently good, guess that makes it fair. Quote
kevbone Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Pulling on gear is yet another bad idea Tell that to Dean Potters face. Quote
billcoe Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 The bolt question is basically everyone's opinion and opinion only. Unfortunately we all seem to share the common trait that we are correct and all we have to do is keep hammering others and they will at some point, if we persist, see the light..... news flash: NOT! Quote
Kimmo Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 I haven't been that light in 30 years but I always guessed that the bad bolts came from Squamish........ so let's get the facts: how many bolts have broken on you, and what were they? i've never had a bolt break, and indeed my sporto 180 lb ass has fallen on lotso lotso bolts. although: i was hanging on a bolt a coupla weeks ago, looked up, and noticed the hanger was held on by a half turn of the nut. literally. the fall would have put me in a bad bad place. very scary. so, check your hangers. Quote
Kimmo Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Pulling on gear is yet another bad idea Tell that to Dean Potters face. fanboi. Quote
RuMR Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 fanboi == french for tool == cc.com-speak for kevbone Quote
kevbone Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 JESUS FUCKING CHRIST....PLEASE STOP POSTING. I CANT KEEP UP..... Quote
rob Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 JESUS FUCKING CHRIST....I CANT KEEP IT UP..... fixed that for you Quote
kevbone Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Pulling on gear is yet another bad idea Tell that to Dean Potters face. fanboi. huh? Quote
Kimmo Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 JESUS FUCKING CHRIST....PLEASE STOP POSTING. I CANT KEEP UP..... yes indeed, stopping posting altogether is what it would take for you to keep up. maybe. Quote
Peter_Puget Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Easy answer 2 bolts both 1/4" diameter...length unknown. Just replying to JosephH's assertion. But a friend of mine did break a fairly new bolt in Spain this year simply by falling. Skykilo the Squamish comment was kind of a joke years ago rumour was that a batch of bad bolts were purchased by Squamish locals and used there and in Yosemite. Quote
RuMR Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 huh? oh my gosh that is so CUTE! rumor is that's what pinkie told kevvy last night in a *tender* moment... Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 based on your position on vaccination alone, you are in absolutely no position to judge anyone else's cognitive abilities ah yes, another instance where "lick sack" and "dumb shit" were the extent of your replies to anything you disagreed with. hey i think your bottle's calling; you're getting into multi-syllable words ruskie boy. LOL. Have a seat and be a good little beta - nipping at the heels of us alphas will get you nowhere. Or you could be like JH and resort to some soma for relief. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 i've never had a bolt break, and indeed my sporto 180 lb ass has fallen on lotso lotso bolts. lard ass indeed very scary. so, check your hangers. thanks Mom!! Quote
kevbone Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 rumor is that's what pinkie told kevvy last night in a *tender* moment... There is nothing tender about Pink and my relationship. Quote
Raindawg Posted August 5, 2009 Author Posted August 5, 2009 There is nothing wrong with your profession, Dawg, and nothing to mock about it. What there is to mock is the fact that you dedicate your life to study an ancient people who RAPED the rock while SIMULATEOUSLY engaging in this anti-bolting crusade. Explain just how it is that these ancient peoples are worthy of dedicating your life energy and are seen by you as a positive influence (right?), while anyone who places a bolt is anathema to you? Surely the damage caused to the rock in say, the Valley of the Kings, or the quarries mined to get blocks for the ancient pyramids far exceeds the combined world-wide damage caused by bolts. What does my profession (which you clearly don't understand), my role in my profession (which you clearly don't know much about nor understand)or the ancient Egyptians have to do with climbing practices in 2009? The answer? NOTHING. Your comments involving my work are nothing more than a cheap, irrelevant personal attack suggesting that you resent both my climbing perspectives and me as as a person, and indicate that you have little of substance to offer. Nor do you fully understand my position on bolts (the short version: they should be rarely used.) anyone who places a bolt is anathema to you? Did you make that one up yourself? I know several people who are sport-bolters and some of them I like. Do I like what they do? Not particularly. Now run along li'l bully! Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 What does my profession (which you clearly don't understand), my role in my profession (which you clearly don't know much about nor understand)or the ancient Egyptians have to do with climbing practices in 2009? The answer? NOTHING. You previously posted that you were going to work on an excavation in the Valley of the Kings. I can't think of a worse example of raping the rock than the Egyptians carving out that monstrosity all in human vanity. Now that the earth has retaken that soil, you are eager to uncover the blemish. In the mean time you harp on with your anti-bolt crusade while you adore the Egyptians. The hypocrisy is laughable. If the connection is not clear, than your mental process is as addled as JH's, Kevbone's, or Kimmo's. Quote
Kimmo Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 nipping at the heels of us alphas will get you nowhere. alpha ruskie boi kkk shows his skillz. [video:youtube]n0YpMHZoeCc&hl Quote
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