What a REAL CLIMBER does....

by **The Chief** » Thu May 20, 2010 5:48 am

Just a replay to remind some out there what a REAL CLIMBER does when they are bored...go Solo something!

by **Sleighty** » Thu May 20, 2010 6:07 am

still blows my mind man....crazy stuff

by **Marmaduke** » Thu May 20, 2010 6:07 am

The Chief wrote:Just a replay to remind some out there what a REAL CLIMBER does when they are bored...go Solo something!

The most insane, incredible, unbelievable, impressive thing I've ever watched.

by **mconnell** » Thu May 20, 2010 6:25 am

A "Real Climber" wouldn't be hanging on someone else's gear.

by **kiwiw** » Thu May 20, 2010 6:30 am

"don't touch me!"
probably my favorite part of that video.

by **Joe White** » Thu May 20, 2010 6:58 am

Dean is a very talented climber.

by **sharperblue** » Thu May 20, 2010 7:36 am

oh, i don't know; i'd rather give the bulk of my respect to another man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i46vAcA2 ... re=related

the language is universal, too

it's such a pleasure to see him in some of the other clips, still so attentive, active and powerful

by **The Chief** » Thu May 20, 2010 1:00 pm

mconnell wrote:A "Real Climber" wouldn't be hanging on someone else's gear.

That statement would then eliminate 99% of today's "GYM" generation of climbers as being anything near "Real"... clipping all them other peoples bolts and all.

by **welle** » Thu May 20, 2010 3:26 pm

I like this guy better: http://natgeoadventure.tv/Post.aspx?Id=24672

Plus he's cute and humble.

by **MoapaPk** » Thu May 20, 2010 4:03 pm

MikeTX wrote:Honnold!

Yes, but he didn't have a 5-person camera crew documenting his humility.

by **mconnell** » Thu May 20, 2010 5:15 pm

The Chief wrote:
mconnell wrote:A "Real Climber" wouldn't be hanging on someone else's gear.

That statement would then eliminate 99% of today's "GYM" generation of climbers as being anything near "Real"... clipping all them other peoples bolts and all.

Clipping a bolt is different than hanging from it!

(These statements brought to you by someone that can't climb shit, even if I did hang on bolts!)

by **jlag** » Thu May 20, 2010 7:28 pm

Real climbers just climb because they need to, regardless of if it's solo or not.

Real climbers don't tell others what real climbers do.

by **ksolem** » Thu May 20, 2010 7:43 pm

That absolutely incredible clip has been around for a while. Who's the guy he is passing when he says "Don't touch me!?" I know that guy, but can't place him.

At 6:10 is he aiding on a single small cam (obviously with no belay system?) That's out there.

The old school brits would have dismissed that ascent as "unjustifiable" and gone down to the pub for a pint. :wink:

by **rpc** » Thu May 20, 2010 8:21 pm

Kris, is that Timmy O'Neal?

J., gonna be at smiff on sunday?

by **Joe White** » Thu May 20, 2010 9:00 pm

jlag wrote:Real climbers just climb because they need to

dang...im not a real climber

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