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Re: climbing-goes-mainstream weirdness
June 04, 2019, 05:10:45 am
I would put it on sale

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They are bags that have designs inspired by chalk bags rather than intended for use as chalk bags which is presumably ‘hot right now’ because of Free Solo

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True climbers only buy from the Derelicte Range.

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Looks good- but where does the toothbrush go?

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At least twelve year behind Japanese street fashion. I saw plenty of chalkbags used has handbags in ~2007

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There's literally no subject that you can't one-up with a personal anecdote from another country is there jwi?  ;D

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touché

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This isn't new by any stretch. Back in the late 80's a couple of my early climbing buddies went clubbing in London, and for a laugh wore rockboots, chalkbag and brightly coloured climbing tights. To their astonishment, a couple of other people there were similarly attired - turned out it was briefly rather fashionable. Real climbers doing it probably cusped it, as Grimer would say.

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I saw a guy walking round Denver the other day in punter climbing shoes, didn't look like a climber or he'd been / was going climbing.

But, you never know...

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This isn't new by any stretch. Back in the late 80's a couple of my early climbing buddies went clubbing in London, and for a laugh wore rockboots, chalkbag and brightly coloured climbing tights. To their astonishment, a couple of other people there were similarly attired - turned out it was briefly rather fashionable. Real climbers doing it probably cusped it, as Grimer would say.

Liverpool EBs sold a few ermm.. EBs to scallies for poncing about on scouse dance floors back in the 80s

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touché

I, for one, am proud of you.

“Never let the grass grow under your feet” is a motto worth living by.*





* It’s just a shame that thing about “rolling stones” and “moss” is equally valid...





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Looks good- but where does the   toothbrush rolled up £50 note go?

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This isn't new by any stretch. Back in the late 80's a couple of my early climbing buddies went clubbing in London, and for a laugh wore rockboots, chalkbag and brightly coloured climbing tights. To their astonishment, a couple of other people there were similarly attired - turned out it was briefly rather fashionable. Real climbers doing it probably cusped it, as Grimer would say.

Liverpool EBs sold a few ermm.. EBs to scallies for poncing about on scouse dance floors back in the 80s

I remember an older scout, turning up for a night hike in EBs (circa 1978/79) and deriding our cheapo Black’s hiking boots and being pretty cocky about these “Fell running boots” he’d found on holiday in the Lakes. Us Cornish mini-bumkins were right impressed by these newfangled, lightweight, hiking boots; until somewhere around 20minutes into the hike when we turned off the road onto the grassy slopes of Rough tor...

Much giggling was to ensue.

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I saw a guy walking round Denver the other day in punter climbing shoes, didn't look like a climber or he'd been / was going climbing.

But, you never know...

Perhaps he was entering a strongman competition, they sometimes wear climbing shoes. Unbeknownst to you, he walked around the corner and started to drag a truck.

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I saw a guy walking round Denver the other day in punter climbing shoes, didn't look like a climber or he'd been / was going climbing.

But, you never know...

Perhaps he was entering a strongman competition, they sometimes wear climbing shoes. Unbeknownst to you, he walked around the corner and started to drag a truck.
Hmm, looked to me like he'd just stumbled out of the local weed shop...

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I saw a guy walking round Denver the other day in punter climbing shoes, didn't look like a climber or he'd been / was going climbing.

But, you never know...

Perhaps he was entering a strongman competition, they sometimes wear climbing shoes. Unbeknownst to you, he walked around the corner and started to drag a truck.

Or lift Atlas Balls.

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Hmm, looked to me like he'd just stumbled out of the local weed shop...

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#19 Re: Re: climbing-goes-mainstream weirdness
September 05, 2019, 08:07:59 am
The golfer was weirder...

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#20 Re: Re: climbing-goes-mainstream weirdness
September 05, 2019, 08:18:01 am
The golfer was weirder...

I don’t want to know.

Naked Alex Honnold quite put me off my muesli.

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#21 Re: Re: climbing-goes-mainstream weirdness
September 05, 2019, 08:30:55 am
The golfer was weirder...

I don’t want to know.

Naked Alex Honnold quite put me off my muesli.

Did you spit your nuts out?

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#22 Re: Re: climbing-goes-mainstream weirdness
September 05, 2019, 09:01:20 am
The golfer was weirder...

I don’t want to know.

Naked Alex Honnold quite put me off my muesli.

Did you spit your nuts out?

I did.

All too fruity for 07:30 hrs.

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