Dumb things other climbers have said

Bartlett Jeff wrote:Guy to girl stemming up a corner--'just spread your legs and trust the rubber

I am so making that a T-Shirt

matt.l.b wrote: I am so making that a T-Shirt

climbing shoe company did this years ago. I think it was 5.10, but not positive.

"There aren't many 5.13s in the five state area that will spit me off."

One of my friends dated a girl who was a strong climber and also pretty crazy. Every time we went climbing, she would pitch a fit about something. I overheard her flipping out on him one day, because when she yelled, "take," he took up rope. I guess "take" was code for "I'm falling and I want a soft catch." He was supposed to magically know when it meant take, and when it meant falling.

"carrying along a spring-assisted knife on a climbing venture is a smart idea. These blades can be drawn at a moment's notice to cut a caught line. If you end up tangled or in danger, then you can handle various situations. Plus, a knife comes in handy for practical purposes on a regular basis. You can cut lengths of rope, remove dirt from gear, and more."

from this Yahoo! Sports article: sports.yahoo.com/top/news?s…

"I'm off belay, Take" while clipping the chains on a sport route

Dr. Ellis D. Funnythoughts wrote: He has a strong belief that ropes aren't meant for body weight.

Not that there aren't some points that I agree with in the topic of that rec center; however, Bri is probably just as solid and proficient as an all around technical climber, if not more than anyone else that visits there. He's just giving some motivation.

As for the knot discussion, are you all sure it's not a bowline? I can't figure a square knot even being possible as a tie-in.

JPVallone wrote:"I'm off belay, Take" while clipping the chains on a sport route

Far too common...and results in far too many avoidable accidents

i've belayed several young climbers who have done this (clip in direct to the anchor, yell 'off belay' thread the rope, yell 'take', and immediately jump off), and fortunately didn't take them off belay. pretty scary.

not really a specific instance, but me and a buddy were climbing at the Gunks this weekend, and the typical NJ/City slicker situation was going on.

We are pretty used to the torrent of noise these types of people are capable of producing, but we're astounded at the amount of yelling, re-yelling, misunderstanding, and just SCREAMING commands to each other (especially when they are in clear eye sight and ear shot with each other.)

We were joking to each other all weekend that people will be discussing their dinner and post-climbing party plans while on the cliff:

"DID YOU SAY KEYSTONE, OR PBR?!?!?!"

"I THINK THE BRAUHAUS WOULD BE GOOD FOR DINNER!!!"

"FUCK! I FORGOT TO PAY THE ELECTRIC BILL!"

no insult to NJ or NYC climbers...we actually met a guy and girl from NJ that were pretty cool !

TheBirdman wrote:"Take."

BAhahAHAHAHAHA! Nice.

"TRY GRABBIN' THAT BOLT TO HELP PULL PAST THE HARD PART!!"

"we don't like climbers working at our gym. They don't stay long." (rock ventures, Rochester)

I lasted 3 hours before I quit

A lead climber yells "Carabiner"... the belayer has no idea what is going on and looks around frantically and seconds later a carabiner bounced of the rock (in front of the belayer) and hits him in the face. I have never seen someone get a black eye so quickly.

Other climber: "It's hard without tape marking the holds... could we put tape on it"
My buddy: "Jesus Christ"-Sadly they were not kidding.

"Ok take me off belay" to the belayer who was tied (using her gear loop) to a Suburu.... a few minutes later "Dammit lady put me back on belay..."

Some guy trying to impress his friends said to us "what do you think this is, a 5.8 or 5.9"...
Me: staring at him "Nope, 5.6... according the route description and the sign over there."

Some dude: "Hey bra does this Knot Look Right?"
Me: "Crap"

My Favorite-
Some Guy: "Yo man-DON'T TAKE!"
His belayer: "Take???"
All I could do was shake my head...

This vid was done as a joke, but I think it fits in this thread. Enjoy.

youtu.be/cIUlFbZEdNo

A guy next to us being lowered
"lower me slow it's kind of rocky"

Scott Gardiner wrote:This vid was done as a joke, but I think it fits in this thread. Enjoy. youtu.be/cIUlFbZEdNo

Well made and definitely worth a watch.

So, being a newbie, how do you pronounce arete?

Wilson Marinez wrote:So, being a newbie, how do you pronounce arete?

uh-rett

Overheard at the gym a while back:

"I climb outside to train for climbing inside."