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Things that give you "the ick"

Cosmic Hotdog · · Southern California · Joined Sep 2019 · Points: 335

Alex Honnold instead of Albert Hangboard

Marc801 C · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 65

Complaining about pain in their heal.

Complaining about the souls of their shoes.

Mark Vigil · · Taos New Mexico · Joined Aug 2017 · Points: 1,820

The term pro climber.  You are an influencer/content creator no one has ever been paid to go climbing

Bb Cc · · California · Joined May 2020 · Points: 20
Marc801 C wrote:

Complaining about pain in their heal.

Complaining about the souls of their shoes.

I try to channel the soul of my shoes but just end up scuffing my ego.

apogee · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 0

TP at the top of a route on an exposed ledge:

Tampons and applicators at the base of the crag:

Andrew Gram · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 3,725

Eat Fresh!

highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion · · Colorado · Joined Oct 2012 · Points: 35
John B wrote:

gym climbers calling 90* walls "slab"

People calling 87 degree walls vertical 

Evan Jones · · Spokane, WA · Joined Mar 2022 · Points: 61

Bouldering

Mike Mullendore · · Hagerstown · Joined Nov 2021 · Points: 10

People calling routes or their vans/cars “rigs” 


unless you drive an 18 wheeler you don’t have a rig 

Miss Cat · · Hell · Joined Apr 2017 · Points: 1,607
Evan Jones wrote:

Bouldering

Ppl who don’t smoke weed

Tom Rangitsch · · Lander, Wy · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 1,740

Renaming the hot takes thread and then generating of bunch of rehashed garbage.

ZT G · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2020 · Points: 50
Miss Cat wrote:

Ppl who don’t smoke weed

Bro forrreeeallllll lol huge red flag.

Before, during, & after preferably 

Eric Moss · · Exton, PA · Joined Apr 2016 · Points: 95
Jason Pirolo wrote:

Cordelletes

What about cordelettes?

TJ Bindseil · · Lakewood, CO · Joined Apr 2020 · Points: 0
highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion wrote:

People calling 87 degree walls vertical 

People who bring their protractors to the crag

Redacted Redactberg · · "a world travella" · Joined Feb 2020 · Points: 27

“Yosemite Big walls totem adverts” that are neither yosemite, nor a big wall, and shows the climber placing a totem size that’s kind of mid.

Scott Biegert · · Belle Fourche, SD · Joined Mar 2019 · Points: 172
TJ Bindseil wrote:

People who bring their protractors to the crag

People using protractors instead of a clinometer at the crag.

Klaus theK · · Fruita · Joined Oct 2018 · Points: 1
Scott Biegert wrote:

People using protractors instead of a clinometer at the crag.

And people who don’t have current valid calibration certificates for their clinometers that they bring to the crag. 

apogee · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 0

Geeking out on techy crap.

Carl Schneider · · Mount Torrens, South Australia · Joined Dec 2017 · Points: 0

People who can't talk about ANY thing else other than climbing.

burner account · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2024 · Points: 0

This gives me the ick

conrad anker doing things

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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