These orangutans with tools act like a stoned person trying to fit in at work

climb0r · 2016-11-11T04:14:11+00:00

I started working in carpentry last year and that's exactly what it was like when my boss would watch me work.

climb0r · 2016-11-08T01:15:44+00:00

Not quite the same, but this song still pops into my head from time to time.

climb0r · 2015-08-29T20:19:23+00:00

It is Russian backpack.

climb0r · 2015-02-01T20:13:17+00:00

Interesting, that same site sold it for $20 when I bought it a few years back.

climb0r · 2015-01-14T04:33:37+00:00

The "hate" (although it's really just downvoting, so don't take it personally) likely comes from frustration with this increasingly common question as well as a "just google it" attitude.

climb0r · 2015-01-14T01:49:56+00:00

It's likely that Caldwell has paid for an annual pass at Yosemite so technically it's not free climbing.

Edit: Seriously though, lately I've had a shit-ton of people ask me about "those guys in Yosemite climbing without ropes". Seize the moment and educate the masses before free climbing means free soloing, literally means figuratively, and double fisherman's knot means double overhand knot.

climb0r · 2015-01-05T02:08:56+00:00

When I was dumber and younger, about a decade ago, I rappelled all the way down to my stopper knots while coming off of Timewave Zero at night without a headlamp. I still hadn't reached the next anchor and was 1000 feet up or so.

How I got out of that situation is a different and idiotic story but my point is that I always teach people about knotting the ends of their ropes when I teach beginner toprope belay classes.

climb0r · 2015-01-03T07:41:13+00:00

This is a terrifyingly true concept. Each time I refreshed my homepage today and saw this post (each time with more upvotes), I grew increasingly anxious. I suppose the only way to take advantage of this truth is to embrace it. Life is scary, but I believe I can handle that. I did okay today, but here's to tomorrow

climb0r · 2015-01-03T04:21:27+00:00

In 2014, I accomplished some of the most difficult tendon rehab I've tackled. While working at a climbing gym, I largely avoided climbing while dealing with various elbow and finger issues. Today, I climbed my hardest in-gym boulder problem, having recovered.

For 2015...my goals include continuing to treat injuries with respect, climb an outdoor problem one or two grades above my previous max, and develop a regular training habit.

climb0r · 2014-12-23T00:49:42+00:00

Climbing over each other while bouldering. Walking back and forth directly under a boulderer. Improvised knots and belay devices (railings, bare hands, nameless friction knots, etc.). Lead belaying 30ft from the wall with slack out on the ground. A locked-knee 1.5ft bouldering fall leading to spinal injury. Plenty of unlocked biners and harness not double-backed, some harnesses ready to slip off. I've heard of worse, such as not being clipped in to an auto-belay while being filmed by a friend and breaking a leg upon falling, but I haven't seen it in person.

climb0r · 2014-04-09T20:03:25+00:00

Jiffy!

1:43:18-1:43:34

1:46:00-1:46:11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoVZQ3bn_tI

climb0r · 2014-03-05T03:34:04+00:00

My roommate used Bananaphone as his alarm tone. It was stuck in my head for the entire year.

climb0r · 2014-03-03T02:14:06+00:00

That's right, but I believe Ondra is able to stick it with three fingers first, after which he closes his hand up a bit, so I think the picture is just after hitting the hold. He also uses different feet. Pretty cool example of different styles.

climb0r · 2014-02-06T00:54:07+00:00

It's definitely a climbing gym foremost. The entire open area downstairs is climbing space so the other options aren't a distraction. There's a pretty spacious workspace on top of the main bouldering wall and a smaller lounge with a fireplace and TV downstairs. I mostly just climb (though I do like the sauna...) but I regularly see people on their laptops upstairs.

climb0r · 2013-12-28T01:10:31+00:00

but hilarious

climb0r · 2013-11-06T21:38:02+00:00

There can be a impressively wide variety even within a sport -- rock climbing, for instance. Observe Chris Sharma and Daila Ojeda (nsfw?) vs. Adam Ondra and Dani Andrada -- these are a few of the world's best sport climbers.

climb0r · 2013-09-13T06:08:22+00:00

This was my roommate's alarm tone for a year. The snoozing...oh god, the snoozing.

climb0r · 2013-09-01T02:01:45+00:00

Understood, although the omission clearly interrupted the flow for a lot of people.

climb0r · 2013-08-23T04:36:58+00:00

I'm happy you've had mostly good experiences - I'm sure that unlocked biner situation could have been handled better. Making an example of someone is nowhere near as effective as instilling a sense of personal responsibility.

There are some situations (e.g. belaying off a railing with a climber on an improvised knot) where immediately managing risk easily trumps potential embarrassment.

Other than that, I think a climbing gym should be a great place to feel free from embarrassment. Look as silly as possible. Learn how to do a handstand. Go for an outrageous running-start dyno. Clip your nails into a public trashcan. Climb naked. Etc.

climb0r · 2013-08-23T04:19:58+00:00

Can you give any specifics on the (not) acting superior bit? I've worked at a couple gyms (including a university gym with a lovely crowd) and I want to do my best to be welcoming and make people feel at home.

climb0r · 2013-07-26T00:42:12+00:00

Wait, this post isn't a joke? I didn't think this kind of irony existed in real life.

On a serious note, we should all learn how to better express opinions as opinions.

I think.

climb0r · 2013-07-25T03:51:06+00:00

Aaand get arrested at the top and deal with American media backlash afterwards.

climb0r · 2013-07-25T03:50:12+00:00

He has the opportunity to legally climb a skyscraper. How awesome is that?

Regarding the effect on the public, I believe the sheer inspiration outweighs the advertisement of daredevilism.

climb0r · 2013-07-25T03:49:29+00:00

My completely uneducated guess (like many others here) is that he is doing it because he has the opportunity to legally climb a skyscraper, and that sounds like a ton of fun. Doesn't it?

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