Climbing Tattoos

Whenever I see a tattoo, I equate its value to cams. I think, "Wow! That dude could have bought 6 cams. Instead he got that lame tattoo."

OP: Do you have a rack yet? If not, buy that first. Otherwise you're like those kids at my gym that buy a T-shirt representing the gym before they own a harness.

iceman777
although I don't take issue with your statements/ comments/ opinions, because none of them really matter to me, I will correct you on one point.
I have climbing tats, and I've been climbing since 1976. I am a certified climbing guide and instructor. Therefore, I respectively submit that I am not a "noob".

My buddy has a cam on his leg and Castleton on his arm.

I have the North Six Shooter on my side. I haven't climbed it yet, I just thought it would be pretty. And as far spending the money on climbing lessions*, that seems like a lot of work. I'd rather just look cool...

so...Bob Scapelli is a gay weak noob for having a climbing tattoo... please wear a go-pro while he beats you to death. its disappointing that our first line of derision is to say that you are effeminate or homosexual.

I have tattoos, I also have a dessert rack to 9 what the fuck am i supposed to buy except for a new rope now and plane tickets?

In answer to the question, I was toying with the Idea of getting one of the following.
topos or renderings of routes that I feel in love with is something that is definitely happening, like the North 6 shooter, Tattowine, Mean High Tide, monkey finger ect

a finger lock and cam placement in or near surgical scar would interesting.

a friend of mine has a beautiful half sleeve of the Tetons and the Cascades with some of the art from the "yukon Ho"

the variation should your sense of humor enjoy it of pitons, peakers, beaks, heads, nuts, handstacks, hand fist stacks inverts out of your butt crack...

the climber doing an invert through your ass crack one is pretty damn funny actually

joe q fed up wrote:However if it is for when you peel off your shirt and flex at the base of some sport route so all the honeys can ooh and aah, maybe something that says "Tough Hombre"

This is solid gold.

Here is a tattoo of two hard-core climbers…

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This was in the Reel Rock Wide Boyz movie. Not sure who this is, though. Bob Scarpelli? Anyway, I thought it was badass. You would need a grisly scar on your stomach first, but it might be worth giving yourself one just so you could sport this thing.

Climbing tattoo/scar.

Rob Warden, Space Lizard wrote:a finger lock and cam placement in or near surgical scar would interesting.

I'd like to do that, but my scars aren't overly wide and definitely not parallel enough for it. Had surgery last August for a pleural effusion and wound up with 2 scars that are about 3" long (one on my back, below right shoulder blade, the other is under my armpit on the same side), and 2 towards the bottom of my ribcage on the right side that are about 1" long where the chest tubes were.

Haven't drawn anything up yet, but I'm thinking about having some pins come out of the larger scars with 'biners attached to them, then a rope anchor from there. Or something like that. It'll be a while before I get the coin to do it though.

I also struggled with trying to find a tatoo to symbolize my love for climbing but thought all the obvious ideas to be a bit korney. My two more subtle ideas:
1. Intergrate something/anything tribal with other significance but make the tribal bands look like a rope pattern.
2. Get the chinese symbol for climb, is pretty but small. I still might get it on my wrist.

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I'd be wary of tattoos in languages you can't read...

NC Rock Climber wrote:Here is a tattoo of two hard-core climbers…

That is one funny tat!

Just for luck...

A little good luck charm.....just in case.

Over each nipple: "sweet" and "sour"

(My heart-felt apologies for the thread drift.)

Tat I designed and got in Argentina on my first climbing trip in Patagonia. I love having this piece on my back reminding me of a youthful commitment to adventure. Returned to Frey again this year and added the coordinates for that range after a deeply meaningful trip in which I healed from some pretty significant provider burnout. Glad I designed it myself with an iconography of the mountains instead of something realistic, but that's just my experience - kind of fun spending the time to draw something out.

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tat of a piton going into your buttcrack

Nice tat Malcom

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Good articles, Marc.

If the kids at my gym are any indication you should make sure your tat looks stupid. One kid has an outline of a pirate ship. It covers his whole back. No progress past the outline in 3 years. So I'd sugesst a zombie Marilyn Monroe on your neck