Gear thief in Yosemite
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PSA to all you valley climbers: |
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He is still trolling the base of climbs looking to raid stashed gear. Be carful out there Yosemites , this man is not welcome here. |
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I climbed near/with him about two weeks ago. He passed us in a party of three on After Seven and I didn’t realize he was tagging along with them until later in the day. He didn’t know how to tie a clove hitch but claimed to climb 5.10 in the valley. An Australian guy he was with questioned him about his lack of clove hitch abilities to which he said “I’m just never safe”. Later that day we TR’d with him at Swan Slab and he looked really insecure on Grant’s Crack. Regardless, I’m really glad we decided to not get on anything with him with my gear out. It looks like he may have used my name in that note looking for partners. He also claimed to know a lot of employees which is how he got free food and housing. I can’t remember what name he gave us but I wouldn’t be surprised if his name isn’t Devin. |
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From bigwalls forum |
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BillS wrote: Sorry if you lost gear - but something about this story just cracks me up. Lol get the fuck outta here dude. I met Devin when I was in the valley and he sketched me out too. It sucks that he's stealing gear but there's no reason to make it racist. Your barely-disguised dog whistle of "center of the ghetto" and "damn it feels good to be a gangster" is not necessary. |
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Probably with pretty severe personality disorder or other mental illness. I hope he gets the healthcare he needs. |
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R D wrote: Went by “Yosemite Working Climber” on MP for a while, now listed as Devin Andretti. Climbed with him for one day, I didn’t experience any sexual harassment but I was really sketched out by his claims of experience vs. his actual knowledge. Bailed after 1 pitch of warmup on Swan Slab Gully because I felt unsafe with him as a partner, he stole another friend’s gear on that same day. Please have your friend email the NPS representative in my post above |
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BillS wrote: You didn't think it was racist but it was. If there was no picture would you have used those words? |
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Does he have a full rack yet? |
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Booty finder |
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This went in the wrong direction , and I hope the MODS take note. This is not a race issue, it is about someone taking advantage of a very giving and welcoming community. It is a public safety concern. Some of the strongest and kindest climbers I know are African American. Devins race has nothing to do with his disruptive actions , and it is disingenuous to try divert attention away from his blatantly criminal behavior. |
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Sebastian Ghimpu wrote: caped-baldy one time i ate a bad donut, so i decided that all donuts are evil and I never ate donuts ever again. |
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It appears that this guy Devin is a thief, a liar, a predator, a sexual harasser, and an unsafe climbing partner. Anyone who thinks the color of his skin is the most important thing about him, or deterministic or predictive in any way, is being racist. Making jokes that highlight his skin color is also racist. We live in a deeply racist society and are all capable of thinking, saying, and doing racist things. Recognize and fight your conditioning. |
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L Kap wrote: It appears that this guy Devin is a thief, a liar, a predator, a sexual harasser, and an unsafe climbing partner. Anyone who thinks the color of his skin is the most important thing about him, or deterministic or predictive in any way, is being racist. Making jokes that highlight his skin color is also racist. We live in a deeply racist society and are all capable of thinking, saying, and doing racist things. Recognize and fight your conditioning. Bravo |
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L Kap wrote: It appears that this guy Devin is a thief, a liar, a predator, a sexual harasser, and an unsafe climbing partner. Anyone who thinks the color of his skin is the most important thing about him, or deterministic or predictive in any way, is being racist. Making jokes that highlight his skin color is also racist. We live in a deeply racist society and are all capable of thinking, saying, and doing racist things. Recognize and fight your conditioning. Yawn. Thanks captain. |
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Pretty sure the guys stole because he is a dick, skin color has nothing to do with it. Just makes it easier for you to isolate him because it makes you feel better that he wasn't white and thus doens´t identify with you. Jeeezzzz. |
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So there is a guy in Yosemite who is highly suspicious and shouldn't be trusted. His name is Sebastian. Got it |
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It's almost like a game in society to see who can yell "racist" first. Such a knee-jerk reaction. (this should cue someone to call me a racist in 3, 2, 1...) |
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Billcoe wrote: Isn't that racist posting a photo of the only black climber out there?Definitely not the only black climber. He’s the only one I’ve heard of who has been accused of theft. Has he been convicted? If not you’re just spreading manure. Maybe you should expand your circle of climbing friends. |
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FrankPS wrote: It's almost like a game in society to see who can yell "racist" first. Such a knee-jerk reaction. (this should cue someone to call me a racist in 3, 2, 1...) Someone posted that he now won't climb with black people... We are just calling a spade a spade here. |