I usually find it difficult to extricate myself from these conversations without coming off as a total patronising cunt.
Quote from: cowboyhat on December 14, 2009, 01:16:11 pmI usually find it difficult to extricate myself from these conversations without coming off as a total patronising cunt.I do that most of the time anyway. You get used to it.
Further to what Dob says, this phrase usually sniffs out non-climbers who once went to a wall or someone talking about their mate who goes to the wall once a week, (he is REALLY good), and is bound to be better than you.
Everyone knows what grade you climb at though Dob as you write about all your bouldering successes and failures in great detail!
Quote from: SA Chris on December 14, 2009, 01:22:09 pmQuote from: cowboyhat on December 14, 2009, 01:16:11 pmI usually find it difficult to extricate myself from these conversations without coming off as a total patronising cunt.I do that most of the time anyway. You get used to it.Don't patronise him, you cnut.
Quote from: robertostallioni on December 14, 2009, 01:24:53 pmQuote from: SA Chris on December 14, 2009, 01:22:09 pmQuote from: cowboyhat on December 14, 2009, 01:16:11 pmI usually find it difficult to extricate myself from these conversations without coming off as a total patronising cunt.I do that most of the time anyway. You get used to it.Don't patronise him, you cnut. Are you sure that patronise is really the word you want to be using?
you might have met Roberto Char - he looks like a dark Ian Vickers
...this phrase usually sniffs out non-climbers
I've had search through the forum and I can't find a topic similar to this, even if I did it would be out date by now!I've been mooching about on the forum for about a year now, but I've not really participated in many threads because.....quite simply I've found it to be a bit of a "Sheffield" club and thought there's no point participating! But then I thought that it's an internet forum, lets try and make it a bit more open!So to open the thread my simple question is what grade do you climb at and how long you been climbing?I'm sure for most people on here they already know the answer to what all the regulars are going to post, but at least for the non-regulars they'll know a bit more about the other users.For the record.....I've only been climbing for about a year and a half (I'm 36 - I wish I started when I was a young'en), I've been taking it seriously for the last 6 months or so and according to the grades at my local bouldering place (Climb Newcastle) I'm at or around 6b/6c (font).**edit**Embarrassed to say - I haven't climbed outside yet. I Intend to rectify that next year!