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50 Shades of Dirtbag

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Luke Mehall · · Durango, Colorado · Joined May 2009 · Points: 2,508

We are working on a piece called "50 Shades of Dirtbag"

MP-ers tell us what we missed, additional species of the dirtbag variety...

climbingzine.com/50-shades-…

StonEmber · · Raleigh, NC · Joined Mar 2013 · Points: 35

Good singer/songwriter Dirtbag. Bad singer/songwriter dirtbag.

doligo · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 264

Why not just use word "climber"? I'm sorry but none on the list actually apply to the true definition of "dirtbag"!

Marc801 C · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 65
caughtinside wrote:Dirtbag. The second most over and incorrectly used climber slang, nipping on the heels of 'crush'
Don't forget "splitter"!
Luke Mehall · · Durango, Colorado · Joined May 2009 · Points: 2,508
StonEmber wrote:Good singer/songwriter Dirtbag. Bad singer/songwriter dirtbag.
nice one!
Marc801 C · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 65
doligo wrote:Why not just use word "climber"? I'm sorry but none on the list actually apply to the true definition of "dirtbag"!
Some climbers prefer the term dirtbag because it makes them think they're not tourists when they travel to climb, thus helping them maintain their perceived sense of superiority.
Morgan Thompson · · Mammoth lakes, California · Joined Dec 2013 · Points: 0

Yosemite dirtbag
Alpine start every day dirt bag
Always in the backcountry dirtbag
Queen/ king of the dirtbags dirtbag

Dave Bn · · Boise, ID · Joined Jul 2011 · Points: 10
caughtinside wrote:Sweet. A listicle. You missed the most obvious, trust fund faux dirtbag. Dirtbag. The second most over and incorrectly used climber slang, nipping on the heels of 'crush'
Nah, brah. "Epic" takes the lead by at least an order of magnitude.
mediocre · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2013 · Points: 0

This magazine is still better than cock and ice, but the worst article/segment you've done.

Joe Campbell · · Cookeville, TN · Joined Nov 2015 · Points: 20

Dirtbag who overuses the word 'Rad' dirtbag.

Tim Cooney · · Baltimore, MD · Joined Jun 2015 · Points: 141
caughtinside wrote:Sweet. A listicle. You missed the most obvious, trust fund faux dirtbag.
This is covered in the Boulder (Colorado) dirtbag.
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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