$800 Climbing Sweaters

Nick Sweeney wrote: You must be fun at parties.

Funny!

Ted Pinson wrote: Don't they know climbers?? People who sleep in vans and don't even bother to pay for a campsite?!

If only that were still true.

Great photography. As for the fashion piece, I have nothing to say/add

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Christian George wrote:Until you actually turn down an offer of hard cash to prance around in some nice clothes, I don't think you get to be so judgemental.

This is the internet. Judgemental is exactly what I get to be.

That said, it doesn't really bother me. Small-framed people with eating disorders can't be blamed for winding up in fashion.

Colonel Mustard wrote: Small-framed people with eating disorders

Sounds like some rock climbers, too.

B-Mkll wrote: Lacoste has one of the lowest sustainability scores (E out of an F scale) out there, as does Givenchy.

Yeah, but you just can't get the same earthy tones if you don't use dyes made from baby seal blood and refugee orphan tears.

rofl

Wow this shit is hilarious. Whats with all of the climbing pictures in the Real Hidden Valley area and then all of the sudden a naked lady getting hosed down, kinda of unrealistic if you ask me. Never once have I witnessed such a thing in my time there.

Zach Myers wrote: Never once have I witnessed such a thing in my time there.

You've been hanging around the wrong crowd. Start doing more drugs, it might happen

I'm just going to leave this here... you may want to open it side by side with the GQ spread.
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I would love to hear Daniel Woods tell his version of how this went down. He's pretty funny.

SO MUCH SIDE BOOB

This is awesome for exactly none of the reasons GQ intended...

How many levels of editorial approval does this go through at a publication the size of GQ?

And did anyone at any of those levels realize how hilarious this is (and why)?

JoMer wrote:I'm just going to leave this here... you may want to open it side by side with the GQ spread. outdoorresearch.com/blog/st…

JK, these people sure caught it! Sooo excellent! I can't imagine how hard it was for them to keep from laughing long enough to get the shots!

Sadly, or, happily, JK, GQ does not care what we think of their content. I suspect I am no part of their marketing dmographic. I'm fine with those who did the shoot, pro climbers and paid models. The asses who think they need to spend this kind of money just to prove they can? Not impressed.

Old lady H wrote: I'm fine with those who did the shoot, pro climbers

Those are the only people involved I'm sure understood the humor...

"I've climbed Everest wearing less money than this." Jimmy Chin, climbing visionary (or at least that's what he says in my head.)

The Blueprint Part Dank wrote:SO MUCH SIDE BOOB

Indeed



GQ is clearly creating a new breed of climber. I can only imagine the costs of the hand model insurance alone, but it will be all worth it when these...men? push 5.17 wearing nothing but silk paislies.