Things that give you "the ick"

Boards. Kilter, moon, etc.

Cherokee Nuneswrote:

Most climbing videos are also ick - tired formats. Teasers, brief zoom in on the crux, back to the beginning, a childhood video climbing a liv ing room curtain or something, some hiking shots, "First Glimpse", yada yada yada they're all the same porn stories over and over, and over. And don't get me started on the sound tracks. Fak!!!! Can't you videographers come up with something, new? Original? Like, original original? Something really new? 

No. Ick.

Couldn’t agree more. I find myself turning to the uncut sends, no oversold drama or backstory, no music, just climbing sounds and nature, and different angles. Less is more. Show, don’t tell. Let the art that is climbing, speak for itself. Don’t crowd it out with a bunch of pomp and cringe. These kinds of videos get my stoke flowing more than the most high budget reel rock or hollywood film:

Decking 

send

I always thought this was a simplification of "ascend".

We're such dummies we heard "you ascended it!" heard it as "you'a sent it!"

J Lwrote:

I always thought this was a simplification of "ascend".

Exactly.

We're such dummies we heard "you ascended it!" heard it as "you'a sent it!"

Um, no.

The word "scale"

J Lwrote:

I always thought this was a simplification of "ascend".

We're such dummies we heard "you ascended it!" heard it as "you'a sent it!"

A little googling, enhanced with AI seems to confirm that it came from climbing in the 90s. Send as in fulfilling a promise, IE completing the route. Not a shortened version of ascend.

What I find interesting and annoying about the take over of the word, is that in other sports, a faceplant, broken bike, or exploded testicle still counts as “full send”. That’s fundamentally different.

In the words of my late friend Paul, “what’s an almost send?”

“Nothing”

Aaron Kwrote:

The word "scale"

That's what you do with fish, right?

Slim Pickenswrote:

Luddite MAGA trad dads. 

That's a massive compliment to me.  Thank you :)

Also, these things: 

highaltitudeflatulentexpulsionwrote:

A little googling, enhanced with AI seems to confirm that it came from climbing in the 90s. Send as in fulfilling a promise, IE completing the route. Not a shortened version of ascend.

Wrong.

jbak xwrote:

Wrong.

Continue 

If you know the origin of this word, please enlighten us. Since this has been discussed many times before with no definitive answer.

Gumbies leading gumbies.

Throngs of TR riders milling about the base rifling through Tupperware feasts while networking.

Hexes.

highaltitudeflatulentexpulsionwrote:

Continue 

If you know the origin of this word, please enlighten us. Since this has been discussed many times before with no definitive answer.

Send it, as in ‘still going to send it, you silly’ comes from Snowmobiling…
https://youtu.be/CX_o1Hc29hE?si=_Ha1l93d0xKN5RbV

Double Ropes.  id rather watch someone clip double length slings to hexes

Miss Catwrote:

Send it, as in ‘still going to send it, you silly’ comes from Snowmobiling…
https://youtu.be/CX_o1Hc29hE?si=_Ha1l93d0xKN5RbV

https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/lkw4z0/origins_of_send_it/

Reddit mentions a couple interesting possible origins.

One is the military, apparently a spotter for a sniper or tank could say “send it,” as in “shoot.” 

Another is from Jazz solos in the 30’s:

As in ... [hearing a particularly skilled jazz solo] Audience member: SEND IT!

Redacted Redactbergwrote:

https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/lkw4z0/origins_of_send_it/

Reddit mentions a couple interesting possible origins.

One is the military, apparently a spotter for a sniper or tank could say “send it,” as in “shoot.” 

Another is from Jazz solos in the 30’s:

Miss Catwrote:

Ppl who don’t smoke weed

I hate to be one of those people, but I learned recently that weed might cause DNA fragmentation in sperm cells and other negative reproductive outcomes.  But don't panic, it's not permanent.

Eric Mosswrote:

I hate to be one of those people, but I learned recently that weed might cause DNA fragmentation in sperm cells and other negative reproductive outcomes.  But don't panic, it's not permanent.

Blood all over the rock

Pre-poop tube era shit all over the lower apron of El Cap