Things that give you "the ick"

apogeewrote:

There was a time when I was in this camp for the reasons stated, but equipment has changed dramatically since then, and now the former rationale just doesn’t work, esp. at sport areas that are reasonably or well maintained.

I think that's legit.  I still usually rap and put my own draws up for TR just to save my rope.  

What's wild to me is that there are sport climbers who never learned how to clean or rap.  

There are definitely cases where you arrive at the top of a pitch to find a janky anchor situation where rapping is best. But at highly trafficked sport climbing areas that are regularly maintained, rapping is just silly.

Eric. Actually no. Those of us who are anti trump are not in a cult.  Pretty bizarre shit to see an absolute filthy hovel adorned with hundreds of dollars of trump merchandise.  People living in utter squallor worshipping a con man who literally shits on a gold toilet. 

Flakey partners.

The worst incident was a random MP partner with whom I agreed to climb at the leap with, did the 30-45 minute drive from s tahoe, and they completely no showed and ghosted me.
Moral of the story: carpool if it’s an “out of the way” drive, and be more suspicious if the plan is to climb moderates. Harder climbers in my experience are generally more dialed and reliable.

Nick, can ya not feed the political machine? Thinking we the people have an actual choice in the last couple elections is just silly anyways.

John Clarkwrote:

Nick, can ya not feed the political machine? Thinking we the people have an actual choice in the last couple elections is just silly anyways.

I think that political machine just got fed a little bit with that comment...

*unintelligible outrage* 

am I doing it right?

Mikey Barrowrote:

blah blah rappelling vs lowering off and armchair physics, blah blah

ick: creating a dozen off-topic replies that ironically were born out of a joke about a typo, completely missing the point

yum: realizing you can create new threads

yum: knowing when your shit opinion isn't adding anything to the conversation; choosing not to post

Nick Goldsmithwrote:

Eric. Actually no. Those of us who are anti trump are not in a cult.  Pretty bizarre shit to see an absolute filthy hovel adorned with hundreds of dollars of trump merchandise.  People living in utter squallor worshipping a con man who literally shits on a gold toilet. 

Maybe pro-Trump people feel the same way... about you and your leaders.

Also, gold toilets aren't that expensive

Eric Mosswrote:

Maybe pro-Trump people feel the same way... about you and your leaders.

Also, gold toilets aren't that expensive

Upper middle class definition of “not that expensive”

I’ve owned, registered, and driven 7 cars that I bought for less than your inexpensive gold toilets. 

Nic Gravleywrote:

Upper middle class definition of “not that expensive”

Regardless, my main point stands

Nic Gravleywrote:

Upper middle class definition of “not that expensive”

Haha no just not what I’d expect for gold 

Gymbros campusing v1s in rentals 

Gymbros campusing v1s in rentals 

Man I would definitely take a shit in those toilets.  

Climbers that think it’s ok to have the dogs run around unleashed bitting and pissing on everything, using a overhand or figure 8 on a bight to tie into a anchor on multipitch, people borrowing gear an not returning it immediately after using it. Now I feel like I’m just complaining too much

Nick Goldsmithwrote:

Eric. Actually no. Those of us who are anti trump are not in a cult.  Pretty bizarre shit to see an absolute filthy hovel adorned with hundreds of dollars of trump merchandise.  People living in utter squallor worshipping a con man who literally shits on a gold toilet.

Fanatical hate and fanatical love are both ways of finding ourselves in a cult.

Kevin Shoemakerwrote:

Climbers that think it’s ok to have the dogs run around unleashed bitting and pissing on everything, using a overhand or figure 8 on a bight to tie into a anchor on multipitch, people borrowing gear an not returning it immediately after using it. Now I feel like I’m just complaining too much

Like, they sit there and tie a figure 8 on a bight through the anchor? I know not everyone is a fan of having a leash (bias: I am firmly pro-leash and it never leaves because otherwise I keep forgetting it), but that just sounds weird Why no clove hitch? They keeping an extra random strip of webbing around just to tie that 8 on a bight rather than a leash, or using a bunch of the rope?

Dave. You are pretty far gone if you think opposing Trump makes one a fanatic. BTW. This election is not about Trump's character. It's about your character.