Things climbing-related that annoy you

Ricky Harlinewrote:

I did not intend to state that I thought old timers are confused about what slab climbing is, only at the youngsters calling steep thin climbs as slab climbs.

Apparently I'm not as sharp as I think I am, because I misunderstood you.

Great post as always, phlyp, appreciate you. 

Thanks, kiddo, I appreciate you too!

Is it only ex-military people who learn to “poop or hold” on command”?  
I never knew how useful that “skill” could be, but the ability to go “on demand” or hold it for 72 hours is worth developing. Drives me crazy doing certain activities with people who can’t control their bowels. Just don’t eat bad shellfish before a climb.

( but  I know Karma will eventually catch up with me)

Mark Pilatewrote:

Is it only ex-military people who learn to “poop or hold” on command”?  
I never knew how useful that “skill” could be, but the ability to go “on demand” or hold it for 72 hours is worth developing. Drives me crazy doing certain activities with people who can’t control their bowels. Just don’t eat bad shellfish before a climb.

( but  I know Karma will eventually catch up with me)

This is kind of a myth. You just simply take every reasonable opportunity (or less than reasonable) for a “tactical download.”

Saw a Sergeant actively taking a dump in a MRE box in the back of an open and moving gun truck while rolling through a small Iraqi city, clearly offending the observing local female population.  A few blocks later, with business complete, an Iraqi child swiped the box-o-poo off the truck, only to punt it away once he realized the nature of his loot, covering himself with exploded excrement.

Frank Steinwrote:

This is kind of a myth. You just simply take every reasonable opportunity (or less than reasonable) for a “tactical download.”

Damn, I was just having ChatGPT write me a training schedule to hunker down on those doody control techniques too. There goes that dream 

Even the pros struggle with that one.

“Make sure your stomach is empty, otherwise, it can result in an accident in your underwear” -Adam Ondra

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IPCQjStvEnY&pp=ygUKYWRhbSBvbmRyYQ%3D%3D&t=240s

Mark Pilatewrote:

Is it only ex-military people who learn to “poop or hold” on command”?  
I never knew how useful that “skill” could be, but the ability to go “on demand” or hold it for 72 hours is worth developing. Drives me crazy doing certain activities with people who can’t control their bowels. Just don’t eat bad shellfish before a climb.

( but  I know Karma will eventually catch up with me)

I always wondered if pooping skill was part of the screening criteria for military special forces (Seals, etc).

Cocoapuffs 1000wrote:

I always wondered if pooping skill was part of the screening criteria for military special forces (Seals, etc).

Escape and diversion is part of it as well.   When operating covertly in an area, I leave mine in little green baggies at trailside so people blame dog owners. 

Mark Pilatewrote:

Is it only ex-military people who learn to “poop or hold” on command”?
I never knew how useful that “skill” could be, but the ability to go “on demand” or hold it for 72 hours is worth developing. Drives me crazy doing certain activities with people who can’t control their bowels. Just don’t eat bad shellfish before a climb.

( but  I know Karma will eventually catch up with me)

The ole' trash compactor.

people that rack/keep racked their PAS, their anchor cordelette, their prusik, their other random soft gear, and their vast collection of various belay devices on their harness while they indoor sport climb

Chris Outingswrote:

people that rack/keep racked their PAS, their anchor cordelette, their prusik, their other random soft gear, and their vast collection of various belay devices on their harness while they indoor sport climb

People that rack their various gym certifications on their harnesses when they outdoor sport climb.

When people bail with a quicklink mid route

Chris Outingswrote:

people that rack/keep racked their PAS, their anchor cordelette, their prusik, their other random soft gear, and their vast collection of various belay devices on their harness while they indoor sport climb

I’ll offer one minor defense/caveat - a sling, prusik, and a 1-2 biners (w/ a belay device) are necessary to do a pick rescue if someone gets stuck/needs it. If you’re teaching you should have them as most gym staff probably don’t know how.

Make me an angel . . .

So anyhow, some people need a lot of stuff. That’s fine. I don’t want to carry it. 

Gates in.

Chris Outingswrote:

people that rack/keep racked their PAS, their anchor cordelette, their prusik, their other random soft gear, and their vast collection of various belay devices on their harness while they indoor sport climb

So you're bothered by people who use the same harness inside and outside and don't bother to unrack/rerack every time? 

L Kapwrote:

So you're bothered by people who use the same harness inside and outside and don't bother to unrack/rerack every time? 

yes. exactly

L Kapwrote:

So you're bothered by people who use the same harness inside and outside and don't bother to unrack/rerack every time? 

either fully commit (leave on your draws, cams...etc), or unrack it all. i dont work well with grey areas. 

Calebwrote:

Gates in.

This is the first real answer. 

Adam Ondura lying about climbing the Dawn Wall.

Chris Outingswrote:

either fully commit (leave on your draws, cams...etc), or unrack it all. i dont work well with grey areas. 

I've forgotten my nut tool way too many times for that thing to not live on my harness these days.