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Stuck 6 nut 3/4 up P1 Birdland - Red Rocks

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Lexi Q · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2015 · Points: 200

Jammed this end February -- if anyone can get this out, would love a shout... Thanks!!

ChossKing King · · Boulder, CO · Joined Apr 2014 · Points: 0

Bootied.

nathanael · · Riverside, CA · Joined May 2011 · Points: 525

I dropped my Clif bar from the 7th pitch of Epinephrine around Christmas, if anyone grabbed it I would love a shout.

R. Moran · · Moab , UT · Joined Mar 2009 · Points: 140

Can you describe said cliff bar? Send me a self addressed stamped envelope and a six pack and I'll send you your cliff bar!

walmongr · · Gilbert AZ · Joined Aug 2015 · Points: 130

Headed to do Epi next week.. Now I know I can go light on food in hopes of finding that Cliff bar!!

Lexi Q · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2015 · Points: 200

Wow. You guys are harsh. Wasn't really looking to get ridiculed, but hey... it's the internet... the nut is no big deal, I was just wondering if someone found it and was able to get it, and yeah maybe it would be fun to have it back, kind of a fun recovery mission
didn't mean to upset anyone

Creed Archibald · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Apr 2012 · Points: 1,016

This is MP. Everyone is an a-hole.

vincent L. · · Redwood City · Joined Jan 2005 · Points: 560
nathanael · · Riverside, CA · Joined May 2011 · Points: 525

Well I think it was a rather perfect combination of factors that drew the ire.

Your lost gear is worth <$5, not even worth the gas or time to go to the post office or meet you somewhere locally.

You lost it a month ago but didn't post until today. And you lost it on a heavily traveled route that likely has seen dozens of ascents since then. The chances are it's long gone and anyone who would bother to check for a lost+found post probably forgot long ago.

You didn't really lose it, you got it stuck on the first pitch of a route with bolted anchors. You likely rapped right past it on the way down so you would have had all the time in the world to fiddle with it.

No reward. No cash, no beer, not even the vague promise of "positive vibes" or "good karma".

A lost and found violating just one of these principles is open to ridicule, though it will likely go mostly ignored. But you brought every faux pas imaginable together into one post and thus the jokes and jabs rolled in.

J. Serpico · · Saratoga County, NY · Joined Dec 2009 · Points: 140
Nathanael wrote:Well I think it was a rather perfect combination of factors that drew the ire. Your lost gear is worth <$5, not even worth the gas or time to go to the post office or meet you somewhere locally. You lost it a month ago but didn't post until today. And you lost it on a heavily traveled route that likely has seen dozens of ascents since then. The chances are it's long gone and anyone who would bother to check for a lost+found post probably forgot long ago. You didn't really lose it, you got it stuck on the first pitch of a route with bolted anchors. You likely rapped right past it on the way down so you would have had all the time in the world to fiddle with it. No reward. No cash, no beer, not even the vague promise of "positive vibes" or "good karma". A lost and found violating just one of these principles is open to ridicule, though it will likely go mostly ignored. But you brought every faux pas imaginable together into one post and thus the jokes and jabs rolled in.
Well said, I've got nothing to add...^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
FrankPS · · Atascadero, CA · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 276
vincent L. wrote:https://www.mountainproject.com/v/what-is-your-take-on-asking-for-your-lost-gear-back/109372725
Thanks for the reference, Vincent. I would be embarrassed to ask for a nut back, but some people aren't.
Josh Janes · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2001 · Points: 9,999

Lost dignity - 6th post to forums ever - Mountain Project.

It happened earlier today -- if anyone can get it back to me, would love a shout... Thanks!!

BigB · · Red Rock, NV · Joined Feb 2015 · Points: 340

Troll...1/10

Lexi Q · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2015 · Points: 200
Nathanael wrote:Well I think it was a rather perfect combination of factors that drew the ire. Your lost gear is worth <$5, not even worth the gas or time to go to the post office or meet you somewhere locally. You lost it a month ago but didn't post until today. And you lost it on a heavily traveled route that likely has seen dozens of ascents since then. The chances are it's long gone and anyone who would bother to check for a lost+found post probably forgot long ago. You didn't really lose it, you got it stuck on the first pitch of a route with bolted anchors. You likely rapped right past it on the way down so you would have had all the time in the world to fiddle with it. No reward. No cash, no beer, not even the vague promise of "positive vibes" or "good karma". A lost and found violating just one of these principles is open to ridicule, though it will likely go mostly ignored. But you brought every faux pas imaginable together into one post and thus the jokes and jabs rolled in.
Nathanael - yes, I understand you on all counts. I fully understand the actual value of my piece and get what you are saying regarding cost of return, etc. I think a lot of context gets lost in one liners like my original post. For me it was more of a passing casual thought to post (yes, weeks later I get it) and a novelty to see if the power of the internet and mountain project would encounter someone who had been able to get it. The circumstances of the descent actually did not allow me to see or mess with it at all. I am on the newer side to climbing and trad leading, and the nut set is older and was actually given to me by someone, so there was a small hair of sentimentality, but that wasn't the driving force. I can definitely see how to a seasoned climber this would seem trivial and dumb.

I didn't really think this would spin into me needing to explain myself, but it's all good - I understand and can take your jabs in good nature.

As for some of the other comments on here, I get all the good-natured ribbing, and hope some of them aren't intended as mean as they sound. I have been so impressed by the climbing community at the rock and we are all so friendly and ready to help each other out in tough situations -- I have been on both ends and it's a great thing. I'm not embarrassed and haven't lost any dignity by a silly MP post.

Cheers... I wish everyone a safe and fun climbing season!
Shelton Hatfield · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2011 · Points: 650
Lexi Q wrote: Nathanael - yes, I understand you on all counts. I fully understand the actual value of my piece and get what you are saying regarding cost of return, etc. I think a lot of context gets lost in one liners like my original post. For me it was more of a passing casual thought to post (yes, weeks later I get it) and a novelty to see if the power of the internet and mountain project would encounter someone who had been able to get it. The circumstances of the descent actually did not allow me to see or mess with it at all. I am on the newer side to climbing and trad leading, and the nut set is older and was actually given to me by someone, so there was a small hair of sentimentality, but that wasn't the driving force. I can definitely see how to a seasoned climber this would seem trivial and dumb. I didn't really think this would spin into me needing to explain myself, but it's all good - I understand and can take your jabs in good nature. As for some of the other comments on here, I get all the good-natured ribbing, and hope some of them aren't intended as mean as they sound. I have been so impressed by the climbing community at the rock and we are all so friendly and ready to help each other out in tough situations -- I have been on both ends and it's a great thing. I'm not embarrassed and haven't lost any dignity by a silly MP post. Cheers... I wish everyone a safe and fun climbing season!
Rarely do we see so much class on MP. Thank you
Mark E Dixon · · Possunt, nec posse videntur · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 974
Shelton Hatfield wrote: Rarely do we see so much class on MP.
Don't worry, we'll soon get her straightened out.
Bill Lawry · · Albuquerque, NM · Joined Apr 2006 · Points: 1,812
Shelton Hatfield wrote: Rarely do we see so much class on MP. Thank you
Aye - well said.
ChossKing King · · Boulder, CO · Joined Apr 2014 · Points: 0

FS: BD nut 6. Six pack OBO.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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