What in climbing are you a snob about?

Call me a snob, but I'm definitely in the "1%".... Gates In on the front loops, Gates Out on the back! My nose looks like a moonboard when I see anything else at the crag!  

Gas ranges are better for cooking than electric ranges. I can probably think of some stretchy reason to tie this to climbing but I'm good for now.

Matthew Jaggerswrote:

Call me a snob, but I'm definitely in the "1%".... Gates In on the front loops, Gates Out on the back! My nose looks like a moonboard when I see anything else at the crag!  

Mixed gates gang represent!

People that criticize my belay technique yet don’t know enough to stack the rope to keep out the kinks.

“Climbers” that insist “free climbing” means free soloing

Isaiah aka Zay Foulks wrote:

I've never been to Castle Rock State park (north of Santa Cruz), and I have every intention of never going there.

It's all bouldering and a few sport climbs that are like 12 feet tall.

Pinnacles is just as close, and Yosemite is like 4 hours away (and since I'm from the area, I can drive three hours, crash in a friends house, and take my sweet time getting up in the morning).

Fuck Castle Rock.

Zay, check out castle rock regional park in East Bay. Much better climbing.

When someone doesn’t spot the ground regularly when they are falling off a boulder, I can tell they don’t boulder much.

When someone does spot the ground climbing on a rope, I can tell they don’t rope climb much.

Anyone who bends their neck at the ground, I assume doesn’t climb much since they haven’t gotten whiplash yet..

light beer at the crag

Boulders Coachella influencers and van lifers ruined jtree

Yoda Jedi Knightwrote:

Mixed gates gang represent!

Whoot whoot!

One thing I actually kind of hate admitting is, I despise hearing people use climbing slang incorrectly. It just makes them sound green, and I assume the worst... that they have zero clue what they're doing. My name is Matthew, and im a Lingo Snob. 

Isaiah aka Zay Foulks wrote:

Looks pretty cool! I live in Monterey, so I'm pretty much a Pinnacles freak or I'm going to Yosemite. But if I ever find myself in the Bay Area, I'll definitely bring some gear. 

Dude. You're a Pinn-head. What is this "Pinnacles freak" bullshit? Do you even Mud N Crud?!

Princess Puppy Lovrwrote:

When someone doesn’t spot the ground regularly when they are falling off a boulder, I can tell they don’t boulder much.

When someone does spot the ground climbing on a rope, I can tell they don’t rope climb much.

What? 

What?

caesar.saladwrote:

What? 

What?

He's talking about "knowing where you're at" above the pads. If you just run up a problem and never turn around to spot where you are, just relying on spotters below you, youre not being very cautious. But, if youre doing that on a rope, then you probably have issues with trusting the system to protect your falls. 

Matthew Jaggerswrote:

One thing I actually kind of hate admitting is, I despise hearing people use climbing slang incorrectly. It just makes them sound green, and I assume the worst... that they have zero clue what they're doing. My name is Matthew, and im a Lingo Snob. 

The difference between free climbing, free soloing and roped soloing... I correct my wife every time, I think she honestly knows and enjoys when it annoys me. 

what mathew said and

caesar.saladwrote:

What? 

Try it, go bouldering and every time you fall make no effort to spot the ground. Obviously it happens sometimes … but if someone keeps looking up every time they fall, they will get hurt.

What?

Try taking a deliberate fall where you look at the ground. You will get whiplash and you will come at the wall sideways.

Princess Puppy Lovrwrote:

Try it, go bouldering and every time you fall make no effort to spot the ground. Obviously it happens sometimes … but if someone keeps looking up every time they fall, they will get hurt.

You need to boulder more…that or you’re doing it wrong. Who tf continuously looks up while falling?!?

I won't climb with anyone who isn't sporting a gym lead card on his harness and isn't also a shirtless bouldering bro with a beanie on.

I mean, expertise means something.

Double negative if they aren't on Instagram. Nothing says gumby like not being an influencer.

Isaiah aka Zay Foulks wrote:

Hehehe i identify with "freak" especially when it comes to my love of that poor, maligned little pile of rhyolitic cobble we call breccia (and NPS now calls a National Park). 

And no- no one mud n cruds, except for the same 4 middle aged dudes over, and over again (and yes i hope they see this comment!).

Did I just mud n crud my trousers in mirth? I did!

Go Back to Super Topowrote:

You need to boulder more…that or you’re doing it wrong 

I’m confused, when you fall you stare directly up the whole time every time? I’m saying you should orient your head so you can to have some perception of where the ground is. You don’t walk down stairs staring up?

I boulder a lot. I saw some guy dry fire a foot and he kept looking down turned, his body had zero idea where the ground was and he maybe broke his foot. I’m not saying full rotation, just a subtitle adjustment to ones head.

Example about 2:00 in. You see the subtle adjustment?