overheard at the crag: post it

Doctor Drakewrote:

Using my buddy’s beaster egg today.

It even has a string so you don’t lose it. 

How’s that different than a #8 hex?

Doctor Drakewrote:

Using my buddy’s beaster egg today. Yes, it is a wooden handle on a prussik cord that is far more comfortable and easy to grab than a skinny rope. I like it for all the reasons listed above, but also because it is far kinder to your skin and doesn’t take as much off.

The guy on the wall in the photo, Vince, makes them.

I think every party here today has one.

Doesn’t Gwyneth Paltrow sell a product that looks just like that?  Called Yoni Egg. Her’s are made out of Jade or Quartz. Not sure if they have that retrieval string though. That’s smart. 

Ackley The Improvedwrote:

How’s that different than a #8 hex?

I don't think that hexes - #8 or otherwise - are made of wood. Also that appears to fit only one crack size - much like Acorns from the early/mid-1960s, or thereabouts - whereas a modern hex fits three. But if you're using it to fend off aggressive faunas there's probably no difference.

june mwrote:

Client  to  guide" can I use that girl's foot as a hand hold?" 

You think its funny but I once had to offer a newbie a foot as a handhold on a multipitch 

phylp phylpwrote:

 Her’s are made out of Jade or Quartz. Not sure if they have that retrieval string though. That’s smart. 

To be honest I'd have thought that they'd definitely smart - whether made out of Jade, Quartz or Balsa Wood/whatever. But what with my sheltered upbringing I probably shouldn't offer an opinion.

Ignatius Piwrote:

To be honest I'd have thought that they'd definitely smart - whether made out of Jade, Quartz or Balsa Wood/whatever. But what with my sheltered upbringing I probably shouldn't offer an opinion.

Hahaha, glad there are people here who share my sense of humor - and make me laugh in return. 

I love how everyone ignores my other posts saying that it doesn't matter to me and that I congratulated her for her climb. 

Anyway, this weekend I saw someone with brand new tc pros having trouble climbing an easy crack

(it was me, I'm the one who sucks at climbing) 

Dan Dwrote:

Anyway, this weekend I saw someone with brand new tc pros having trouble climbing an easy crack

(it was me, I'm the one who sucks at climbing) 

Obviously, your shoes are too new and held you back.

phylp phylpwrote:

Doesn’t Gwyneth Paltrow sell a product that looks just like that?  Called Yoni Egg. Her’s are made out of Jade or Quartz. Not sure if they have that retrieval string though. That’s smart. 

Phylp just won this thread! 

Dan Dwrote:

I love how everyone ignores my other posts saying that it doesn't matter to me and that I congratulated her for her climb. 

Anyway, this weekend I saw someone with brand new tc pros having trouble climbing an easy crack

(it was me, I'm the one who sucks at climbing) 

We're on to who is the most experienced boinker now dan, dont let it go to your head.

phylp phylpwrote:

Hahaha, glad there are people here who share my sense of humor - and make me laugh in return. 

I can only apologize; I'm not usually that rude. At least, I think it was rude; like I said - sheltered upbringing!

Not at the crag but ...

"Look over there on the right. They are what we call potential clients."

Comment by an Air Zermatt Mtn Rescue pilot, Gerold Biner while flying near Saas-Fee after observing skiers descending an unstable slope.

Doesn’t Gwyneth Paltrow sell a product that looks just like that?  Called Yoni Egg. Her’s are made out of Jade or Quartz. Not sure if they have that retrieval string though. That’s smart.

It's a leash, not a retrieval string, like the wrist loops on a ski pole. You don't want to be losing that thing in gnarly terrain!

Not climbing but today I overheard someone talking about his kids sports. I heard him say they were getting into “hardcore clucking” 

I’m sure I misheard him. And I certainly didn’t have context. But that’s what my brain heard.

highaltitudeflatulentexpulsionwrote:

Not climbing but today I overheard someone talking about his kids sports. I heard him say they were getting into “hardcore clucking” 

I’m sure I misheard him. And I certainly didn’t have context. But that’s what my brain heard.

https://youtu.be/syi62M7dpkw ?

Dan Dwrote:

I love how everyone ignores my other posts saying that it doesn't matter to me and that I congratulated her for her climb. 

Anyway, this weekend I saw someone with brand new tc pros having trouble climbing an easy crack

(it was me, I'm the one who sucks at climbing) 

You wear TC Pros? Awful! Me too. I also fail to live up to the potential of the shoe. I’ve been thinking of renaming mine TC Schmoes.

Seems like your first post is suffering the ground up lash.

Overheard a few weeks ago.
A party of four next to us was attempting to climb a sport route while getting increasingly frustrated with eachother.

“He totally thinks he’s the leader… Nick isn’t the leader, nick has lime disease” 

Owen Mathematics silent partnerwrote:

Overheard a few weeks ago.
A party of four next to us was attempting to climb a sport route while getting increasingly frustrated with eachother.

“He totally thinks he’s the leader… Nick isn’t the leader, nick has lime disease” 

Probably caught it from that lime helmet cat dude, in Margaritaville.

Old lady Hwrote:

Probably caught it from that lime helmet cat dude, in Margaritaville.

Probably. I think he gave me Corona and Lime!