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A recent forum thread titled 'You know you're a climber when...' prompted numerous responses, many of which will be all too accurate for a lot of climbers, yet they will proudly acknowledge their uncouth habits with a knowing smile. From climbing in places and on things we shouldn't be, to incessantly talking about grades, the weather and generally alienating ourselves further from the rest of society, it seems that you know you're a climber when climbing takes over your everyday life...

With thanks to the UKC users who contributed to the thread and provided the content for this article.

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In reply to UKC Articles:

When "Christheclimber" still turns up at the crag wearing the same clothes and harness stating "there is years of life in them yet!"

In reply to UKC Articles:

Guilty. To around 85% of the charges at least.

In reply to astley007:


Slander. I'll find the old lycra and where them in Kalymnos in October, beware!

In reply to Christheclimber:

Then there will have to be a "ritual burning" at a crag of your choice, along with your chewing gum white vests!!!!

In reply to UKC Articles:

A lot of good ones, I would add:

- You've had to hold a pint glass between your forearms because you overdid it at the wall and your fingers don't work properly.

- Loft ladders seem like a pointless extravagance.

- You've fallen off the outside of your house.

- "Finger tight" can lead to stripped threads.

- You've sized down regular footwear so they edge better.

In reply to Reach>Talent:

Thanks,
Thought that we had "hijacked" a thread, from a very good and funny article from UKC.
Cannot understand why "Mussy" is only 85% there...maybe he doesnt where flip-flops to the pub?
There must be lots more lycra stories waiting?.....and surely its ready to make a come-back?

In reply to Reach>Talent:



Brilliant)

In reply to Reach>Talent:

I have fallen off the outside of my house.

Also mangled the doors fames with ice axes and knackered the skirting board with shoes!

In reply to UKC Articles:

On your rest days,you go to scrub down your project line.


The look on your wife's face becomes the norm when coming back an hour late from your "dog walk" again...

In reply to northy1983:

Spending more time cleaning the crags/routes than you do your own home : )

In reply to UKC Articles:
- You replaced your dog's broken collar with a prusik cord tied with double fisherman knot. Also, since the leash is gone missing you just walk him on a sling.

In reply to UKC Articles:

You own more pairs of rock shoes than normal shoes.

In reply to UKC Articles:

I'm probably at 80-85% on this too.
I have knackered door frame with ice-axes, nearly crashed the car spotting potential lines on nearby crags and used to find social situation incredibly awkward if they involved normal (i.e. non-climbing) people as I had nothing to say to them.

Quick addition: you take extreme pride in not needing tyre levers for getting the tyre off (or back on) your bicycle.

In reply to ArnaudG:
... a day out has taken enough skin off your fingertips that your iPhone doesn't recognise you, and the motorway service station cardboard cup of tea is way too hot to hold for at least 30 miles (true stories from this weekend!)