What’s your climbing toxic trait?

I show non-climber friends photos of my climbing shoes compared to the size of my normal shoes to convey how hard core I am.

I look at every harness I see.  I can see a twisted strap or inverted leg loop from across the gym or crag.  and I will point it out to you. 

If you're not paying attention to the small stuff what else are you ignoring.  sloppy knots and belay techniques. I'm Michael Corleone in Godfather Part 3 "just when i think i'm out, they pull me back in.."

you can't just shut off 20+ yrs as a Army Jumpmaster.  so yah I'll be the one crusty trad dad that says something

Jim Uwrote:

I look at every harness I see.  I can see a twisted strap or inverted leg loop from across the gym or crag.  and I will point it out to you. 

If you're not paying attention to the small stuff what else are you ignoring.  sloppy knots and belay techniques. I'm Michael Corleone in Godfather Part 3 "just when i think i'm out, they pull me back in.."

you can't just shut off 20+ yrs as a Army Jumpmaster.  so yah I'll be the one crusty trad dad that says something

Good trait. 

Any pitch I’ve ever climbed that was even slightly enjoyable is “one of the best pitches I’ve climbed” and I genuinely mean it 

Leif Mahoneywrote:

Nobody seems to understand when it’s safer to wait until the bolt is near their waist to clip. Instead they yard up to high clip while doing full Elvis Leg. It bothers me more than it should.

Gym climbers sometimes don't understand that you clip from the stance, wherever that is. The waist clip is used on hard clips, but gym climbers skip the stance for the waist clip because of indoor training and often put themselves in awkward or dangerous situations

Any route I send is 4 stars, any route I fall on is overrated and probably not worth doing

Laura Gwrote:

Any route I send is 4 stars, any route I fall on is overrated and probably not worth doing

same... it's a choss pile if I can't do it, it's a classic if I can

I used to chain smoke cigarettes while belaying at the base in popular areas to deter people from coming up to me and asking me questions or waiting around for us to finish up. 

I carried all my butts out with me in a small jar ( in case anyone was curious ) 

Thankfully haven't sucked on a cancer stick in over 5 years. 

I take 45 minutes to onsight easy sport routes because I never want to 'embarrass myself' by failing.

Tanner Jameswrote:

Any pitch I’ve ever climbed that was even slightly enjoyable is “one of the best pitches I’ve climbed” and I genuinely mean it 

" best day ever" syndrome,  it's especially common with resort skiers.  

Anyone that doesn't climb as hard as me is a KOOK and anyone that climbs harder than me is a TRYHARD!!!!!!!

I tie in with bowline variants. I've stopped asking partners if they mind they can't buddy check me. They'll live. I'm gonna die. 

Mike Honchowrote:

Anyone that doesn't climb as hard as me is a KOOK and anyone that climbs harder than me is a TRYHARD!!!!!!!

Doesn't climb as hard as me/isn't as stoked as me = spraylord

Climbs harder than me = spraylord

Boulders hard at the gym = spraylord

Boulders hard outside = spraylord 

Wears mellow clothes and has a boulder fan = spraylord 

Only climbs sport = spraylord

Doesn't like ice = spraylord 

Has a climber girlfriend = SPRAYLORD

Starts later than 10am = spraylord

B Ywrote:

I used to chain smoke cigarettes while belaying at the base in popular areas to deter people from coming up to me and asking me questions or waiting around for us to finish up. 

I carried all my butts out with me in a small jar ( in case anyone was curious ) 

Thankfully haven't sucked on a cancer stick in over 5 years. 

Smoking fucking rules and is cool AF.  I’m happy you quit (so have I), but it’s still fucking cool. Don’t start again though. It’s not that cool. 

I’ll offer you the money pitch while on the approach and then say “this lead is mine” when at said money pitch

I wear a 55 year old Salewa Sticht belay plate on my harness at the gym to flex that Ive been climbing since before I was even born 

I comment on hard routes just so people know I climbed them.

I tick fell/hung on said routes.

Michael Vaillwrote:

I comment on hard routes just so people know I climbed them.

I tick fell/hung on said routes.

“As someone who has climbed a number of 5.13s, was the third ascent of the El Cap triple, and pioneered the Yosemite Quad, I have to say that P4 actually felt more 5.9- than 5.9”

If I ever casually suggest I’ll take odds or evens for leading a multipitch instead of my standard coin flip there is absolutely a reason and I am hoping you didn’t read the topo carefully 

telling myself there’s a difference between scrambling and soloing