Featured Fuzz Balls: Guinea Pig Climbers - Patches and Zoe
We all love our fur babies right? Most of the time though they are crag dogs and the occasional crag kitty. But, this time they are guinea pigs.
In case you haven't heard of Patches and Zoe - the one and only guinea pig climbers - Common Climber is bringing you into the "know" to meet these Insta-famous fuzz balls. In this edition we share a new interview of these two critters along with the two humans who chauffeur them around, take (most) of their photos, and make their gear. There are also a few other Insta-famous faces sprinkled amongst the photos - after all, who doesn't want to see and be seen with the ones and only?! |
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Editorial
You know what's great about being a Common Climber? We know how to have fun. We know how to laugh. We find the humor.
Sometimes climbing takes itself waaay to seriously. Amiright? I mean have you ever gotten so caught up in a "discussion" on whether you onsighted or red pointed a climb? Or how about whether a pink point counts as a send? Or whether you should have your draws face in our out on your harness? Or, how about the "discussions" about the grade of a climb? "There's no way that was a 5.12 - that was so soft?" "What?! Soft for you because you have an ape index of 250!" How about how bruised our ego gets if we get our asses kicked by a 5.7? We all do it at some point in our climbing lives - take climbing super seriously - but sometimes, if you hang with climbing long enough, you also reach a point where you say fuck it and just laugh. When I started Common Climber I just wanted a place to have some playful climbing content. Over the years, Common Climber has continuously sprinkled humorous stories into our editions - and in our Anthology (which is now out of print), where we dedicated a chapter to humor - but we've never had a full online edition dedicated to humor. Well, it's time that changed. So, here it is. The first humor edition of Common Climber! |
This certainly doesn't hit all of the funny submissions we have, but I dare you to read all these stories below, and then submit your own funny story so we can keep this fun tradition going!
-- Stef
Creator & Editor-in-Chief
-- Stef
Creator & Editor-in-Chief
Taking Ourselves Not So Seriously
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Climbing "Incidents"
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Famous People
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Training and Gear
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Comics, Memes, & Videos
Climbing Memes (By Bad Beta Bouldering)
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Butt Shots from Facebook Contributors
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GRILLS CUDDLY BEARS
Aussie climber Grills Cuddly Bears does a first ascent in the EXTREME heat in the EXTREME desert of the EXTREME desert Southwest. (Video Written, Acted, & Created By: Stefani Dawn) |
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