Colorado Thief caught in the act at Smith
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WOW! That's freaking awesome. He's looks exactly how I had always pictured a draw thief! Was he sh*tting his pants there at the end? |
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AWESOME! Why was he clipping all those draws to his own harness while you were talking to him. |
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Billcoe wrote:http://www.vimeo.com/18267416Weel if you were not lazy you would not have to worry about your draws being stolden. SIMPLE TAKE YOUR GEAR DOWN. Leave it as you found it Bad enough there are bolts on the wall... |
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awesome!! that was handled brilliantly, way to keep your cool :) |
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Wow, that is unbelievable!! Caught red-handed. You guys were really nice and calm to him despite the circumstances. Was that chick with him? Was he even a climber?? What a weird situation, did he really think no one would call him out if they saw that?! |
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SubantZ wrote: Weel if you were not lazy you would not have to worry about your draws being stolden. SIMPLE TAKE YOUR GEAR DOWN. Leave it as you found it Bad enough there are bolts on the wall...Regardless of your feelings about bolts and draws left up, this is THEFT plain and simple. If he wanted to make an ethical point he could have left the draws all clipped together on the first bolt. BTW SubantZ, your profile says you climb sport. BoltZ what????? |
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Its the draw stealing leprechaun!! LOL |
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Angela Dembik wrote:awesome!! that was handled brilliantly, way to keep your cool :)You know, I'd love to think I would have kept my cool, but I really think it was probably better they found this douche bag rather than me. Because if I hadn't given him the neck-punch he so rightly deserved, I would at the very least, have made him donate ALL his gear, his shoes, burned his stupid hat, and then held him down while I shaved his thieving hipster beard. |
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JasonH wrote: Now, look here Gumby - I realize that you can bumble your way up slabs with a knee-high tube socks and seven different belay devices clipped to every loop on your harness and then proceed to the nearest bar, harness still on, and start to loudly talk about the way-rad 5.9 offwidth you and your bro "totally crushed" (on TR of course) before logging onto your favorite website and lecturing others about ethics (solid, well-grounded ethics based on MONTHS! of experience). But really dude, no one cares about your gumby opinions. Fixed draws are a long-established tradition at places like Smith Rocks (dating back to the 80s) and no one, not even the park service, has a problem with them (aside from mental midgets with internet access). You see, its the bumblers like you and the dimwitted things you write that encourage half-lobotomized, fez-wearing thieves to act. It was just lucky that this clown ran into some extremely nice locals who were willing to lecture him instead of pounding him. We can only hope you get caught by similarly nice climbers who are willing to listen to the three-legged hamster in your head spinning its wheel as your mouth spits out stupid excuses. Unfortunately, I think the Smith thief will likely seem like a rocket scientist compared to you. Now you go get yourself some "stolden" draws!WOW!! Whether this was on the mark or not, it is awesome! Do you just keep this stored away and paste it in for special occasions or did you just write this? Awesome! |
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Way to keep your cool. |
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Climbing for 18 years. Not a noob. |
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Don't look now, but here comes the "abandoned gear" vs. "fixed draws" debate. |
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Lee Smith wrote:Don't look now, but here comes the "abandoned gear" vs. "fixed draws" debate.Oh goodie! |
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So the gear thief is definitely a moron. But this has become more common. Do we really have a right to leave our gear hanging around though? Something about the people climbing 14s makes them think the cliff is theirs to deposit their junk on. At what time limit are said draws "left". If I left my stuff hanging, I would not expect to see it again. |
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So here is the whole story...... |
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Tevis Blom wrote:Climbing for 18 years. Not a noob. I still think leaving your gear all over the cliff is presumptuous and tacky. A total "high end elite" practice. I don't leave my car unlocked because I don't want my crap taken... Just my $0.02 Not everyone believes it is your right to leave your crap on any old cliff. I would not personally remove the gear of others, and I do not condone taking someone's gear. But I still think leaving draws hanging on a route is like pissing on a tree to claim it. That being said, if you want to keep your gear, do not leave it hanging in public to be grabbed. I have bailed from routes and left bail gear. I have never found that gear; someone bootied it. I don't complain because I chose to leave my stuff there. Clean up your crap and it won't get stolen.+1 I don't want to be climbin' on someone elses jingous gear that has been exposed to the elements and who knows what else. That being said, I hope this douche bag gets his. He looks like Freddie Crugers son! |
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Did I hear someone say something about local ethics? |
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Well...thieving IS lame (so is that hat he's sporting)...but then again...so is leaving your shit everywhere in my opinion. |
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Tevis Blom wrote: If I left my stuff hanging, I would not expect to see it again.Sooo are you saying you would leave draws if you were to project a 13/14 or would you re-hang them every time you went to work the route? granted you should always have in the back of your mind that they will be stolen, which is unfortunate. just curious |
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JasonH that was awesome! |