Climbing While Armed

Funniest stitches of thread since a seam back in the shirtless thread. My stomach is hurting.

As for who's joking and who's packing...I don't care. In 31 years of climbing I've never seen a gun at the rocks. So, just like Colorado learned after concealed carry passed a few years back (yeah, I voted for it) law-abiding citizens exercise their rights responsibly, and law breakers aren't waiting for permission.

By the way, Paul Carlson, I like to rack my Ruger 44 with a sling, because biners caused too many accidental discharges. Wasn't really a problem until someone thought I was chipping holds...

Oh and PS NSFOD: Did topping first pitch of Blind Faith make you squirm...or fart?

Wisconsin also allows "visually impaired" people to hunt, but not Dick Cheney.

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This topic seems to come up almost every day over on SuperTaco.

I always bring my guns on a climb! *Flex and kiss muscles*

Not So Famous Old Dude wrote: There is a shooting range there. Where were you bouldering? Of course, there's no excuse for shooting above the target range.

It was next to the Big T River-kind of chossy but beautiful (also good alpine practice climbing on loose rock). The traverse was interesting because it starts low and very gradually turns highball. There is now a golf course around that formation.

The shooting range was/is 4 miles west at Chastines Grove.

Tim and I found a few brass casings on a flat rock below East Of Eden, in Bocan.
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We figured that maybe someone was gaurding that fine crag for a few years...

Funniest gun/climbing story I know of was a guy in Red River Gorge, KY. He had a home-made harness for "rappelin'" that was sewn out of a GM seatbelt- complete with the buckle... you guessed it- was "quick release" and had a GM insignia. Yup- he "buckled up" into his home-made harness. The second most amusing modification he made was to sew on his holster... "In case of snakes" he claimed

We all were dumbfounded, just picturing a guy rapping down a cliff and pulling out a gun to fire at a copperhead sitting on a small rock ledge 4 feet away. Yow!

Shawn Mitchell wrote: Oh and PS NSFOD: Did topping first pitch of Blind Faith make you squirm...or fart?

Yeah, the exit moves are the hardest part of that first pitch. After I got the sweet jams up high in the crack and worked my feet up, I went out onto the crimps on the sloping ledge to the right. I used to keep jamming right up over the roof - way back where the crack runs out, and that was awkward to say the least. Now, as soon as I can leave the crack, I do. Crimps over cracks any day for me.

Braxton Norwood wrote:

Braxton that pic is very funny and fitting to the topic at hand.

Not So Famous Old Dude wrote:Crimps over cracks any day for me.

Et tu, Bru-NSFO-De? Sport whore!
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Hey Dave, I was at Mcaffees's knob a couple years ago and ran into a similar situation. It's funny that it happened to you too. Must be the area cause i met a dude that was in full combat drag and I'm not sire if he was paking but he looked like he could be. By the way some good climbing at the knob.

I once found an unfired 45 round on the belly crawl section of the Owen-Spalding route on Grand Teton. Maybe re-loading was sketchy on that pitch?

You all would be surprised how many climbers are carrying (at least in Arizona). The majority of the reckless shooting I have heard being described is probably from local yokels, not the climbing community. Just remember that the majority of gun owners are law abiding citizens and will not let you know they are armed, for the sake of their saftey and yours...

The first thing I like to see is a sport climber firing off a few rounds at the anchor after the onsight.

no, I meant at the anchor.

Buff Johnson wrote:The first thing I like to see is a sport climber firing off a few rounds at the anchor after the onsight. no, I meant at the anchor.

Yup, that's my motto too - 'shoot onsight' ask questions later :)

Eddie Brown wrote:You all would be surprised how many climbers are carrying (at least in Arizona).

It's the killer bees. Nothing stops a pack of bees like a 9mm -- you just aim for the queen

I had a group of FBI guys out at Lumpy a few years back and they all insisted on carrying there pieces, they felt naked without them. They left some locked in there rides but most still carried an ankle piece, It scared me to know there were guns pointed down the route on these guys legs. Pretty funny, but I swore to them they would most likely not need a gun while climbing on the book!! LOL

Nuthin sez, "no hangin"....like a few warning shots across the bow.

JPVallone wrote:I had a group of FBI guys out at Lumpy a few years back and they all insisted on carrying there pieces, they felt naked without them. They left some locked in there rides but most still carried an ankle piece, It scared me to know there were guns pointed down the route on these guys legs. Pretty funny, but I swore to them they would most likely not need a gun while climbing on the book!! LOL

having a gun at the crag (hidden in a bag or whatever) is one thing... climbing with a gun on you is just irresponsible...

you never know -- if the aliens are coming for Agent Mulder, you have to be ready