Sarcastic Tips for Newbies

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Re: Sarcastic Tips for Newbies

Post by Gueza »

jaymz wrote: Sat Mar 27, 2021 8:04 am Make sure to bring a sharpie with you - there's usually a great boulder somewhere at the top that would be perfect for memorializing your badassery for all future mountaineers to bow before when they, too, scale the summit of Grays.
Don’t forget to post it on social media too.

Some other pro tips:

Remember to scout the sun with binoculars to determine what SPF sunscreen you will need for the day.

Forgot TP? Don’t worry, there’s usually some in those black tube things on the summit.

Having trouble with your water freezing? Add ethanol to decrease it’s freezing point.

Never pass up an opportunity to let others know that you are the best climber on the mountain.

(Results may vary)
Good luck breeds bad habits.
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Re: Sarcastic Tips for Newbies

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Be sure to claim that you're the "first".
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Re: Sarcastic Tips for Newbies

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Spend 1,000x more on the new car you're going to drive to the trailhead than the new gear you'll have with you to the summit. And also have terribly deep opinions on the best of both.
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Re: Sarcastic Tips for Newbies

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If you dominate Quandary on a Saturday in August, make sure you give us a trip report so we know what to expect.

Also, make it brief - a couple of sentences at most, no pictures. Pretty much exactly like a conditions report, but in the trip reports section.
"But in every walk with Nature, one receives far more than he seeks."
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Re: Sarcastic Tips for Newbies

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Marmots are your friends. It's best if there a few of these friends around when you stop for a snack. Marmots can also be entrusted with some or all of your gear if you don't feel like carrying it to the summit.
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You must carry all your water/fluids, never refill from any streams or ponds. Carry minimum 10-12L for each peak you do.
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Re: Sarcastic Tips for Newbies

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shelly+ wrote: Sat Mar 27, 2021 11:57 am Be sure to claim that you're the "first".
and doing it solo
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Re: Sarcastic Tips for Newbies

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While you're out enjoying nature, be sure to "give it back". While hiking Quandary, peeing on the trail will help you relax while emptying your bladder, and you're helping the goats by supplying much needed sodium. This also benefits those hikers that want wildlife photos, but don't want to stray far from the trail.
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Re: Sarcastic Tips for Newbies

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nyker wrote: Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:38 pm
shelly+ wrote: Sat Mar 27, 2021 11:57 am Be sure to claim that you're the "first".
and doing it solo
But with mountain goats. Gotta have goats!
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Re: Sarcastic Tips for Newbies

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Always bring a double rack of trad climbing gear, runners for at least 20 rappels and as long a rope as you can carry.

Never know when you're going to need to protect a class 3 outcropping of rocks thats blocking your class 2 trail.
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Re: Sarcastic Tips for Newbies

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Sure bro, those Tevas, no socks, will be fine.

No, those aren't rain clouds.

The summit is warmer than the base because of all the solar radiation. Just wear a tank top, no jacket. You'll be fine. And sun screen will just make you cold. By the time you get to the top you'll be so warm you'll be red and toasty.
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Re: Sarcastic Tips for Newbies

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If you're female, drive a green Subaru.
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