The “Bro’s” of Climbing

Jim Urbec wrote: I stopped reading at diversity

Diversify*

Oliver Perry-Smith

I never knew I was a bro. I thought I was a dude.

Broism infects climbing and everything. Who was the first nun to get the clap?

the bar for entry to the John Long Writing Symposium is pretty low these days, huh?

Y'all hate to admit it, but Royal Robins was the original bro of rock climbing.

These are the facts:

• Had a weird, larger than life name
• Known to be good with the ladies
• Invented arbitrary rules and made his friends follow them
• Liked kayaking
• Famously antagonized a blue collar worker
• Started his own clothing brand

Even worse than bros, these old guys are boomers

You all seemed confused about what a "bro" is. Bros don't climb they play lacrosse and drink red wine with their butts at frat parties.

PNW Choss wrote: You all seemed confused about what a "bro" is. Bros don't climb they play lacrosse and drink red wine with their butts at frat parties.

I don't think you are following. What you have just described is a "Chauch". There are plenty of bros in climbing.

Kelley Gilleran wrote: I never new I was a bro. I thought I was a dude.

I don’t even know, man.

Ma Ja wrote: Lynn Hill is a bigger "Bro" than any dude in the last 20 years. Why? Becasue she had to be. I think egos and Broism have been around for as long as climbs have been documented.

Also, a bluetooth listening, splif smoker sounds more like a hipster millenial than a Bro to me.

Lynn hill isn't a bro, she just has big dick energy. Lots of Lady pioneers like Steph davis have big dick energy. 

Bro and braettes don't carry big dick energy they belittle people to build themselves up.

But If bro and hipsters morph into brosters. God help us all.

"dudes without their shirts, tatted up, big puffy arms, backwards hat, etc... at the crag it may be some kids smoking spliffs with their Bluetooth speakers"

It almost seems your being negative about those things!!!  
Take a chill pill...

Andrew Child wrote: Y'all hate to admit it, but Royal Robins was the original bro of rock climbing.

These are the facts:

• Had a weird, larger than life name
• Known to be good with the ladies
• Invented arbitrary rules and made his friends follow them
• Liked kayaking
• Famously antagonized a blue collar worker
• Started his own clothing brand

nah dawg. Royal Robbins was the first *HIPSTER*  of climbing. think about it. homeboy was all about that life, such as:

-thick rimmed glasses
-goofy golf hat to try to be original
-having a beard (except for that one iconic photo)
-holier than thou attitude
-attending tea time at the Ahwahnee
-being "too cool" to climb with some of the peeps in the valley
-taking things way too seriously

PLUS pretty much all of yours except for being good with the ladies is way more of hipster ass shit than bro shit (ie clothing brand, weird name, disconnect from blue collar life)

and now because of Royal I have to listen to man-buns talks about what type of IPA they are drinking instead of climbing the damn route.

ddriver wrote:

Willians or Fritz is what my vote is...

If you grew up in Wyoming though, like me, it would be Todd Skinner and Paul Piana.

Kelley Gilleran wrote: I never knew I was a bro. I thought I was a dude.

How good are you at abiding?

Aleister Crowley.  He'd do all your drugs, steal your girlfriend and bang you in the pooper (and vice versa).  Here he is shirtless peacocking on K2.  

Tradgic Yogurt wrote:

How good are you at abiding?

Worthless thread.

But anyway, Long looks pretty badass in those photos... 

Erroneous Publicus wrote: Aleister Crowley.  He'd do all your drugs, steal your girlfriend and bang you in the pooper (and vice versa).  Here he is shirtless peacocking on K2.  

  

Error beat me to it.  If all the listed behavior didn't blow you off he's encourage you to follow him on some highball circuit.

Erroneous Publicus wrote: Aleister Crowley.  He'd do all your drugs, steal your girlfriend and bang you in the pooper (and vice versa).  Here he is shirtless peacocking on K2.  

  

This bro seems rad. An Alpine climber who steals drugs and chicks. We are getting the right idea here