General Climbing Discussion

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HEX 23-Feb-2005 5:40:01 PM	kieranl 23/02/2005 >Excellent work Jac. >Does it include a holding pen for the uncute older climbers drooling at the attractive >young ones? ............................... Topic Date User Why do I have to wear my Tshirt at the gym, November 2004, AlanD & Breezy : >At least one Sydney gym has a "females only night". >>Do you mean that males cannot climb on this particular night ? >>If so : How bloody sexist >No males permitted on Tuesdays. Hey if it encourages more females to start climbing, >I'm all for it. Yeah !!! --- same @ Burnley --- to keep Kieran and the rain-coat-brigade away ...
HEX 24-Feb-2005 12:52:29 PM	--------------------------------- BUMP ... Topic Date User Neil Monteith Slide Show - plug Monday, 21 July 2003, Rupert : >Hi All, >just a reminder that this Thursday the 24th... Neil is giving a FREE slide presentation >about climbing... at the VCC General Meeting - he has a ton of great slides to show >everybody, so come down at 8.00 PM to the Australian Gemmological Association >380-382 Spencer Street, Melbourne. :-) -----------------------------------
nmonteith 24-Feb-2005 3:51:11 PM	god, today is boring...
dalai 24-Feb-2005 3:58:44 PM	Even Hex's contribution today is out of character and is actually helpful!!?? Must be the heat...
IdratherbeclimbingM9 24-Feb-2005 4:19:21 PM	nmonteith >god, today is boring... On 24/02/2005 dalai wrote: >Even Hex's contribution today is out of character and is actually helpful!!?? >Must be the heat... I am working on a short story (trip report of sorts) to post soon, so maybe tomorrow will be a better read ... Bummer I cant make it to the VCC slide night tonight, being a bit far to travel from here within a limited time-frame. Trust it goes well for you all.
HEX 24-Feb-2005 5:50:42 PM	joemor 24/07/2003 5:03:14 PM >any one know what parking round there is like? nmonteith 24/07/2003 5:50:39 PM >Easy - i park right out the front every time. All the suitboys have left for home by >5.30pm.
HEX 24-Feb-2005 6:11:54 PM	WM to NM : " Hey Neilo ! --- whose that dude, with the voluptuous-lips, wondering around selling peanutz'n'popcorn ? ..." ................... The proactive-retro-rave-review : Richard 26/03/2004 >Yep, very awesome Neil, your pictures are brilliant. I don't know how you get such >good shots AND manage to do climbs of your own!! Simon Carter should be scared... >The video was just as great, inspirational stuff.... -----------------------------------
Onsight 24-Feb-2005 6:20:01 PM	>Richard >26/03/2004 >Yep, very awesome Neil, your pictures are brilliant. I don't know how >you get such >good shots AND manage to do climbs of your own!! Simon Carter >should be scared... On 24/02/2005 nmonteith wrote: >How about driving to the Glasshouse Mtns, walkign to the top, bolting a >route - walking back down, then driving to work to arrive my 9am! Yep, I'm scared!
HEX 24-Feb-2005 7:05:16 PM	---------------------------------- nmonteith 24/02/2005 6:18:04 PM >Teaser trailer online here... http://www.mrppp.com.au/nhb/movies/trailer_1.mpg WHATHAPPENZNEXT ???:P http://www.mrppp.com.au/nhb/movies/neil_tower_fall.mpg --------------------------------
Bourge 25-Feb-2005 1:34:38 PM	On 24/02/2005 dalai wrote: >Even Hex's contribution today is out of character and is actually helpful!!?? >Must be the heat... No, it's the drugs, they're finally starting to work
HEX 25-Feb-2005 3:00:46 PM	----------------------- M8iswhereitsat 2/09/2004 >Ever since the Forum started I have noticed many contributors threads get 'hijacked' >along the way. I found this annoying at first, but have now become used to it, and liken >it to the ebb and flow of a campfire discussion. >We are a multifaceted and diverse group of contributors. IMO 'friction' is no loss of >energy, and I for one have found the whole experience enlightning. >I would go so far as to say that without the likes of 'trolls' etc to balance out the >dour/serious types like myself, then the forum would be quite boring to many !! Mike 3/09/2004 >On 2/09/2004 A5iswhereitsat wrote: >>now become used to it, and liken it to the ebb and flow of a campfire discussion. >I agree to a certain extent, though even around campfire no one appreciates the >drunken motorbiker tearing laps of the pines at 1am !! hehehe !!! --- rev-it-up, Damo/Bourge !!! Drugs'n'sex'n'Damo/Bourge is verygoodindeeeeeeed !!! Luv HEX & da Blockheadz ... ---------------------------------
HEX 25-Feb-2005 3:28:45 PM	------------------------- Eduardo Slabofvic 25/02/2005 >I've got a film idea, we put a camera in Simeys bedroom and wait for him to score then >send it off to certain retail stores in Canberra. We'll have to put in an extra extra extra >extra super long life battery in the camera though... Yeah, well, the majority of sheep DO prefer the out-doors ............ or so I'm told :P -----------------------
dalai 25-Feb-2005 3:30:52 PM	Chockstone is a Nati reunion today!!
HEX 26-Feb-2005 1:27:49 PM	Eduardo Slabofvic 26/02/2005 >Is a Mont the same thing as a wakner? Neil has a girlfriend ...
HEX 26-Feb-2005 2:05:34 PM	--------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- FEB 2004 ---> FEB 2005: Happy 1st cyber-thingy, Hexy !!! --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Topic Date User living in the moment Monday, 22 November 2004, JCP >im very obsessive over certain things, one of them being climbing, and so its funny >how i'd sit through school always dreaming about the future when i could spend all my >time at the crag, in the surf, on a board etc. doing what i wanted to and being in the >moment, a bit defeastist really though i find it hard to live for the moments when im >working on a 3 page calculus question! VIOLA !!! --- wake-up dude ! --- '...the future...' is here !! JCP 25/02/2005 >o0o im excited...9 sleeps! MakesureyacheckoutRaglan, Mousey !! Luv HEX :-) ........................ Re: Mutton Poacher (21) >piss, not sure how i pumped out on this one?? ohthats right, i didnt eat anything other >than a croissant for2days to get back on budget...silly me ! & make sure Uncle Tel feeds you properly ... -------------------------------------------
HEX 28-Feb-2005 1:48:59 PM	--------------------- On 27 Feb , Simey # 1 wrote : >There are of course many broader cultural/lifestyle factors at play but ... >Totally off-topic now of course but that's OK. Tis indeed ! --- but keep going son ! --- A very sexy-tangent you were flowing so freshly on ! Your thoughts-to-articulation are as good as ya photos and stimulate my own brain-waves like an exciting hover-craft-ride across the top of Damo/Bourge's sea of mediocrity ... ---------------------------
Tel 1-Mar-2005 10:17:37 PM	On 28/02/2005 HEX wrote: >--------------------- >On 27 Feb , Simey # 1 wrote : >>There are of course many broader cultural/lifestyle factors at play but >... >>Totally off-topic now of course but that's OK. > With that whole response in mind (simon 27th feb). I wonder if like most other aspects of our lives, the vibe ethos atmosphere of climbing is just going through part of its cycle. Like music film fashion etc these are known to be cyclic. In sports too this seems to feature, skateboarding was out for many years and it has had a resurgance. Maybe this to will happen with climbing, that is once people have ground their way through the immediacy of this techno cyberage. Lifestyle choices are by all appearances more prevelant now than they used to be, so if this were to be seen as a cotinuation I see no reason why more people climbing is not in the foreseeable future. Just my thoughts..
Onsight 1-Mar-2005 10:21:35 PM	On 28/02/2005 HEX wrote: >Tis indeed ! --- but keep going son ! --- A very sexy-tangent you were >flowing so freshly on ! OK then Dad! Good to know someone is interested but unfortunately it's not alway so sexy when you get down into the nitty gritty of Oz climbing and some of the factors shaping and influencing it. The number of really positive climbers who also obviously do understand and give a damn certainly makes it tempting for me to just gloss things over (figuratively speaking) but I also do think that we as climbers do need to think about the bigger issues facing the “sport” – as leaving that all up to associated “industries” and some of the influences from within might be unwise if, as it turns out, they don’t care about nor understand things like “ethos” or the “culture”, nor might not be interested in putting back into the sport in any meaningful way. There are already a lot of external factors at play. And I don’t want to wake up one day and wonder what the fk happened, at least not if it’s something we could have done something about beforehand. As such I though anthonyk’s earlier questions were right on the money. But yeah, I understand it can all seem a bit too hard. >Your thoughts-to-articulation are as good as ya photos and stimulate my >own brain-waves like an exciting hover-craft-ride across the top of Damo/Bourge's >sea of mediocrity ... You’re too kind of course. And after reading the above I’m sure many will disagree my articulation is any good. So let me just summarise that some to the issues I’m talking about are: Ethos/culture/urbanisation and the loss of full-time scene, climbing associated/dependant “industries”, competitions and indoor, and the “media”. By the way – happy anniversary Hex!
Onsight 1-Mar-2005 10:31:48 PM	On 1/03/2005 Tel wrote: >With that whole response in mind (simon 27th feb). I wonder if like most >other aspects of our lives, the vibe ethos atmosphere of climbing is just >going through part of its cycle. Like music film fashion etc these are >known to be cyclic. In sports too this seems to feature, skateboarding >was out for many years and it has had a resurgance. Maybe this to will >happen with climbing, that is once people have ground their way through >the immediacy of this techno cyberage. Lifestyle choices are by all appearances >more prevelant now than they used to be, so if this were to be seen as >a cotinuation I see no reason why more people climbing is not in the foreseeable >future. Just my thoughts.. Excellent thoughts too. You may very well be right there. I certainly don't know and bear in mind I was just saying it's just my impression numbers are down - not based in fact - maybe the gyms were pumping tonight. But assuming what you say is correct then what sort of "sport" do you want it to be when it gets more popular? What opportunities, if any, would you like to see that maybe don't currently exist? And how would you like to see the sport represented in the media - and what sort of media would you want representing the sport? Sorry, asking questions is so much easier...
Tel 1-Mar-2005 10:46:54 PM	On 1/03/2005 Onsight wrote: >But assuming what you say is correct then what sort of "sport" do you >want it to be when it gets more popular? I was thinking about the"sport" when reading your above post. I think personally that, that is something climbers are going to have to come to grips with. And that is what happens if climbing does become mainstream?. I have always thought of climbers as being in some ways an outcast, a bit rebellious, kind of striving hard to be not 'mainstream'. That dare to be different thing. To try and answer your question, I think(if it were to happen) the sport will evolve, probably in terms of attitude moreso than other aspects. It has already happened, look at the generation of climbers today as opposed to those of days gone by. People today have I think a different approach to climbing than our forerunners. And the next generation will have a differnt approach again. In what manner or means, I can only guess, it could either be sterile of more adventurous. .................................................................................. should answer the questions rather then babble ... > what sort of "sport" do you want it to be when it gets more popular? hard to answer, as not really sure... but I often wonder why foxtel for example doesn't televise the bouldering and climbing comps from os... you can watch rodeo riding but not climbing comps. >What opportunities, if any, would you like to see that maybe don't currently exist? Well Prana won't sponsor me, I already asked, told them I did a wicked V2 and all. What would it take to have an event( competition) that attracts climbers from all over the world. Or converserely, like Krusty Demons and Globe, encourage those companies, petzl north face, prana, etc to tour some of their sponsored climbers in an exhibition style event. >And how would you like to see the sport represented in the media - and what sort of media would you want representing the sport? I like Raaay (martin), media representation needs to be encouraged and probably forcing the media to have a look is part of the answer. By that I think( though not sure) James Kassay is one of the elite in terms of rankings here and abroad. So everytime he wins a comp (for eg) inform the media and say "hey james has just one such and such did you know that on a world ranking he is such and such". People know people so one would think that someone knows right people. If a simpler solution is in order, well an idea, 3AW just blitzed most of the radio ratings in melb, anyone can call, so why not exploit that opening, with results etc, even organise an interview. ummm can't think of anything else

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