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[Fawlty]

what was that you were saying @Fawlty about giving the kid a break?

This is getting too weird. @Skevious Manholelicker is an accomplished amateur climber and mountain goating badass. Felsh-bud is giving it a little puff-up job. And the pics he posted are of a famous (dead) climber, and seem to have obviously not been meant to be pics of @Skevious Manholelicker.

 

[Felsh]

beautiful isnt it?

 

[lsa]

edgy pun bro

I am not you bro, buddy.

 

[MacDuffle]

I am not you bro, buddy.

i can live with that

 

[Skevious Manholelicker]

When you climb tothe top of some of those towers in utah, how do you get back down? Isnt down climbing much more difficult?

I don't climb in Utah, but yes, down climbing is way more dangerous. Most accidents happen on the way down. Abseil beeyotch.

Are you died yet?

No.

Only way I free climb a thing over 30 ft is if I'm being chased by my ex mother in law........ that woman was pure evil.

I know all about that.

Wouldn't you agree that Alex Honnold is a little bitch? Climbing aside, the dudes a femenist, vegan, and atheistic.

He's awesome until he's dead. Nothing wrong with any of those attributes.

Do you have a death wish? Can I have your record player?

I'm actually currently in the market for a good record player.

I recently watched Free Solo, as a fellow climber, what's your thought on that movie if you've seen it.

Good for Alex. He's crazy and will die, but good for him. I don't know why people do that.

I know him IRL, thanks man. Do you want his home address to verify this? His 1st grade teacher's favorite color?? I feel like I am being ridiculed for no reason man. Ask the man something about rocks

@Skevious Manholelicker what was the tallest rock you climbed? Which rock was the hardest?

Tallest pile of rocks I've climbed is just shy of 23,000 feet, truly a pile of rocks. Hardest was Denali.

Did I tell you guys I had no dog in this fight?

Do you work at a nuclear power plant?

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

@Skevious Manholelicker has a wealth of experience climbing to the top of large rocks, with very little trinkets or accessories attached to him. I could have conversations for hours about his thrilling runs and climbs, but I figured I'd share that pleasure with all of you! Any climbers on these boards?

Please direct questions and tag @Skevious Manholelicker

I'm just here for the view 8)

@Skevious Manholelicker what’s freebase climbing? Is that just another word for free soloing?

 

[MilesAbove]

I have a sincere question: Is there a relatable high? It doesn't seem like it can be an up like the adrenaline dump from fighting or skydiving. Doesn't seem like it's purely cerebral like a good chess maneuver either. Is there some more common form of feeling it can be likened to so that a person like myself can comprehend (cuz I sure as shit ain't about to start free-climbing).

 

[Skevious Manholelicker]

@Skevious Manholelicker what’s freebase climbing? Is that just another word for free soloing?

I think OP meant free soloing, and I think that has more to do with the recent prominence of free soloing in pop culture than with my own actual ability. I'm not a free solo'er. I climb huge ass mountains (mountaineering, alpinism) and I rock climb with ropes. Occasionally I find myself unroped and in a sketchy spot, but it's usually bad planning, not thrill seeking.

I have a sincere question: Is there a relatable high? It doesn't seem like it can be an up like the adrenaline dump from fighting or skydiving. Doesn't seem like it's purely cerebral like a good chess maneuver either. Is there some more common form of feeling it can be likened to so that a person like myself can comprehend (cuz I sure as shit ain't about to start free-climbing).

I haven't found one.

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

I think OP meant free soloing, and I think that has more to do with the recent prominence of free soloing in pop culture than with my own actual ability. I'm not a free solo'er. I climb huge ass mountains (mountaineering, alpinism) and I rock climb with ropes. Occasionally I find myself unroped and in a sketchy spot, but it's usually bad planning, not thrill seeking.



I haven't found one.

Thanks. When I watched free solo last month I had read up a bit on the different types of free climbing so when I read the thread title I kind of went

 

[Elvis.]

Do you get more comfortable with climbing at that height the more you do it ?

 

[Skevious Manholelicker]

Do you get more comfortable with climbing at that height the more you do it ?

Yes.

 

[Felsh]

@Skevious Manholelicker what’s freebase climbing? Is that just another word for free soloing?

I was mistaken in op


@Skevious Manholelicker how often do you climb?

 

[Ron Mexico]

I know him IRL, thanks man. Do you want his home address to verify this? His 1st grade teacher's favorite color?? I feel like I am being ridiculed for no reason man. Ask the man something about rocks

@Skevious Manholelicker what was the tallest rock you climbed? Which rock was the hardest?

Don’t bother bud
Duff doesn’t understand the concept of people knowing/talking to each other off site

It’s a huge waste of ya time
Trust me, I’ve been down this road multiple times with MacDummy

 

[Skevious Manholelicker]

I was mistaken in op


@Skevious Manholelicker how often do you climb?

I have a 14' overhanging climbing wall at my house.

 

[Fawlty]

what’s freebase climbing?

I can fill this in. It's a free solo climbing variant where the climber wears a parachute in case he falls. It's not a very effective strategy, because falling off a climb involves falling straight down, and most climbs are not sufficiently overhanging and tall to allow a climber to turn, track away from the wall, and deploy the chute. However, there are a small number of climbs where this is a viable strategy. One of them, from the OP, is this route which I believe is on the north face of the Eiger (he would later stage an actual freebase "fall" demonstrating proof of concept):

 

[Benny Viper]

I have a 14' overhanging climbing wall at my house.

Will you ever climb mount Everest?

 

[Skevious Manholelicker]

Will you ever climb mount Everest?

Nope. No desire whatsoever.

 

[Benny Viper]

Nope. No desire whatsoever.

Why?

 

[Swing]

How much money do you set aside annually for climbing-based travel/equipment.

 

[Skevious Manholelicker]

Why?

Because it's crowded and expensive. Crowds make things more dangerous than they actually are. There are far more appealing huge ass mountains to climb.

How much money do you set aside annually for climbing-based travel/equipment.

I've taken the last couple of years off, but for awhile there it was $10-12K a year.