[chriss]

Ticked Jerry's Traverse at Cratcliff yesterday- first Grit 7b. Was worth the 4.30am start & long drive up.

I also brushed other peoples tick marks, picked up there scummy bits of tissue & cleaned up the general shit. Do people not have ethics any more?

[Baldy]

Not much going on in here recently - I'll assume everyone is just projecting...

However, I have a series of small and inconsequential YYFY.

a) My fingers are not threatening to blow up when I trick them into crimping - Hoorah - this has been some time in coming!

b) Yesterday I went for my first trip to Cheddar since 24/10/2010 and, despite having the stamina of a person with particularly weak stamina, I managed to onsight 'crème de la phlegm' <- a groove which was quite fun and had a play on Ya-Boo Yorkie which will hopefully succumb to a siege attempt on Sunday.

c) I also went to the park today in the bootyful weather with my new 25m slackline and successfully juggled, turned around multiple times, stood up from sitting, did 2 solves of my cube in one attempt and generally succeeded in not making a complete arse of myself infront of the group of manly men who were talking about how they would run their own nightclub, and the group of applauding girls who were having a loud 'penis' shouting contest a little way off.

(yes - I love showing off  )
 

[mark s]

I've never understood the conection between climbers and slacklining.

[slackline]

I've never understood the conection between climbers and slacklining.

Some people who climb also slackline, and some people who slackline also climb.  Then there are some people who climb who don't slackline and some who slackline who don't climb.  Here's a handy Venn Diagram I knocked up to show this graphically...

[Jaspersharpe]

Don't be so fucking literal........oh sorry, it's you slackers.

The point is, why is there a perceived connection between the two. Some people who go climbing also put Ikea furniture together but they wouldn't feel the need to include that activity in a climbing film.

Personally I'd much prefer to see Ikea furniture assembly in a bouldering film than slacklining which is (in my opinion) a tedious pile of wank.

[SA Chris]

Building Henjj?

[Nibile]

the "modern" bouldering film, among true beasts and crushers, HAS to feat at least one of said beasts' closest friends, who by chance appears to be an idiot, pops up in front of the camera doing stupid faces, saying "shibadang" or the likes, wearing ridiculous hats or t-shirts and never completes a problem. he/she'll be the drunkest at night.
this character can be seen slacklining in the movie.

SERIOUS DISCLAIMER. I don't mean that slackliners are that way- I mean that the climbers that I have seen slacklining in the the climbing vids I've seen were like that.

AND NOW RAGE ON.

[slackline]

Blame the media!

[SA Chris]

who by chance appears to be an idiot, pops up in front of the camera doing stupid faces, saying "shibadang" or the likes, wearing ridiculous hats or t-shirts and never completes a problem. he/she'll be the drunkest at night.
this character can be seen slacklining in the movie.

In mainstream films this is usually referred to as the "comic relief".

[Baloo]

Did Ben's Wall at RHS yesterday. Not bad for an old man, 39 today!!

[Baldy]

Sorry to have enraged you so Jasper.

I do it because it is:
a fun activity for rest days,
it sucks less than running,
you can do it in a park with friends,
my body doesnt feel like it wants to fall apart when I do it.
It's fun to come up with stupid things to do on them

and dont be dirty minded 

[erm, sam]

Re: slacklining. I think the association is dependent to some extent on the time to climb/amount climbed relationship.

A weekend warrior such as myself spends a lot of time at work, spending time with the children or maintaining spousal relationships. Any time I have to climb is limited and I am always in deficit in terms of the things I want to climb. Thus during activity time I JUST WANT TO CLIMB, warm ups are short not much time for example is spent sighing and sitting around having lunch. Thus such activities as slacklining are not at all part of my climbing milieu.

I contend that if I was on some never ending world traveling follow the sun climbing trip then I might well reach a point where for a temporary period my time to climb/amount climbed relationship might reach parity leaving me open to do something else with the expanses of time I have, beyond drinking or sleeping. At this time slacklining might become an attractive option, for a limited period.

This relationship may also be responsible for Hackey sack circles and other arcania seen from time to time on climbing films depicting the eternally not working.

[webbo]

I always thought hackey sack and slacklining were for people who couldn't do proper sports.

[T_B]

what, a bit like climbing 

[slackline]

Based on activity/postings on this site one might just as reasonably ask....

"I've never understood the connection between climbers and surfing."

or

"I've never understood the connection between climbers and mountain biking"

or

"I've never understood the connection between climbers and road cycling."

Now it might seem that those who climb participate in these other activities at a higher rate than those who don't climb, but really you'd need to work out the prevalence (X per 100,000 of the population) of each activity in the general population and then within the who climb 'population' before you can say there is a "connection", and even then you have to bear in mind....

[SA Chris]

Based on activity/postings on this site one might just as reasonably ask....

"I've never understood the connection between climbers and surfing."

or

"I've never understood the connection between climbers and mountain biking"

or

"I've never understood the connection between climbers and road cycling."

....snowboarding.

......football.

.......yoga.

.......hot foods

......looking at DFBs

.....the Olympics

....etc

[Baldy]

I find it amusing that slack---line is 'defending' slacklining. 

I second the mountainbiking connection in Bristol. So many people seem to do it.
Now 'if' there is a correlation then isn't it quite probable that the reason for it is that the people that like to spend time outside in the woods dodging danger are happy to spend time outside whatever the activity...therefore more climbers do outdoorsy stuff relative to the general population.

Anyways 

Congrats Baloo 

[Jaspersharpe]

Sorry to have enraged you so Jasper.

Enraged, moi?  

Slackers there really is no hope for you my friend! 

Congrats Baloo 

 

[SA Chris]

Yeah, nice one Baloo, Happy Birthday, and 39 is not old.

[Falling Down]

 

[slackline]

Based on activity/postings on this site one might just as reasonably ask....

"I've never understood the connection between climbers and surfing."

or

"I've never understood the connection between climbers and mountain biking"

or

"I've never understood the connection between climbers and road cycling."

....snowboarding.

......football.

.......yoga.

.......hot foods

......looking at DFBs

.....the Olympics

....etc

Exactly!!!!

I find it amusing that slack---line is 'defending' slacklining. 

I'm neither defending nor denigrating, I'm saying that the apparent "connection" should be quantified objectively.

Slackers there really is no hope for you my friend! 

Blame lagers and Lucy A, they put me onto my current reading material...

[mark s]

 

you forgot the biggest sin of all..............dreadlocks and beaded necklaces. get back in your fucking camper vans 

[Grubes]

Personally I'd much prefer to see Ikea furniture assembly in a bouldering film

Jaspers I am building a couple of wardrobes and a chest of draws but i dont have a video camera sorry. I will try and grab some photos for ya

Back on topic I finally did a problem I have been trying for at least 18 months. Not the hardest problem I have done but nice to get it done FINALLY!!!

[Jaspersharpe]

Jaspers I am building a couple of wardrobes and a chest of draws but i dont have a video camera sorry. I will try and grab some photos for ya

Oh that old chestnut! How is that supposed to be conclusive proof, you could have got someone to do the tricky bits for you?

Do you have an indepndent witness who actually saw you build these items cos this smacks of bullshit to me? Really nowadays when everyone has a video camera on their phone there's no excuse for not having some proper evidence to back up cutting edge furniture assembly claims.

Back on topic I finally did a problem I have been trying for at least 18 months. Not the hardest problem I have done but nice to get it done FINALLY!!!

Nice one.

[Grubes]

Oh that old chestnut! How is that supposed to be conclusive proof, you could have got someone to do the tricky bits for you?

Do you have an indepndent witness who actually saw you build these items cos this smacks of bullshit to me? Really nowadays when everyone has a video camera on their phone there's no excuse for not having some proper evidence to back up cutting edge furniture assembly claims.

What are you suggesting! That I will make false claims on achievements on flat pack furnature I am shocked and disgusted

I am starting on the bathroom cabinate now. my house looks like an ikea stock room ...