I'd climb with anyone who has displayed character, integrity, and competence.

We can argue about politics or religion afterward.

knoback wrote:Would you rope up with someone who held an opposing political view? A different religious belief?

Already done that, more than once. It would only be an issue if I constantly have to hear about it.

knoback wrote:A different sexual orientation?

It's not an issue, even if I do constantly have to hear about it. It doesn't bother me one bit. In fact, since homosexuality pisses off the Religious Right, it's a positive thing in my book.

I agree with what has been said above, I think anyone who has integrity and wont get me killed, as long as they respect my different view points, and I respect theirs, I would have no problem roping up with.

-CS

I won't climb with someone who doesn't believe in The Flying Spaghetti Monster

knoback wrote:Would you rope up with someone who held an opposing political view? A different religious belief? A different sexual orientation?

I already have, with all 3 mentioned cases. No prob.

rhyang wrote:I won't climb with someone who doesn't believe in The Flying Spaghetti Monster

Pastafarians Unite! My you be touched by his noodly appendage!

-CS

climberslacker wrote:

rhyang wrote:I won't climb with someone who doesn't believe in The Flying Spaghetti Monster

Pastafarians Unite! My you be touched by his noodly appendage!

+1

rhyang wrote:I won't climb with someone who doesn't believe in The Flying Spaghetti Monster

To put it more positively, I will climb with anyone who has accepted The Flying Spaghetti Monster into their stomach.

Bob Sihler wrote:I'd climb with anyone who has displayed character, integrity, and competence.

We can argue about politics or religion afterward.

That would be my answer as well.

Can't say that I've ever discussed politics or religion with a climbing partner in 35 years of climbing.

Sierra Ledge Rat wrote:Can't say that I've ever discussed politics or religion with a climbing partner in 35 years of climbing.

Wow.... you have never been tent bound for like 4 days?

knoback wrote:Which is more important to you, climbing or voting? Would you rope up with someone who held an opposing political view? A different religious belief? A different sexual orientation?

I can climb and vote at the same time.

A partner is somebody who can climb with a safe fast system. One who knows how to look around and stay on root and knows how to have fun.

few and far between.

Guyzo wrote:

Sierra Ledge Rat wrote:Can't say that I've ever discussed politics or religion with a climbing partner in 35 years of climbing.

Wow.... you have never been tent bound for like 4 days?

Many times!

But we talked about chicks, and they way chicks like it, and they way my chick likes it, and the way his chick likes it, and the way all of our previous chicks liked it, and what Shelly and Janice did for us the night before we left before this climbing trip, and ......

I'd climb with anyone who has a solid set of ethics and morals and the experience to do the climb. Basically someone who won't get me killed or do something stupid.

rhyang wrote:I won't climb with someone who doesn't believe in The Flying Spaghetti Monster

+2

Sierra Ledge Rat wrote:

Guyzo wrote:

Sierra Ledge Rat wrote:Can't say that I've ever discussed politics or religion with a climbing partner in 35 years of climbing.

Wow.... you have never been tent bound for like 4 days?

Many times!

But we talked about chicks, and they way chicks like it, and they way my chick likes it, and the way his chick likes it, and the way all of our previous chicks liked it, and what Shelly and Janice did for us the night before we left before this climbing trip, and ......

OK, Maybe gud for day one and two.....