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Early Morning Fu#kery - Any unplanned
or ridiculous situation in the early AM that must be dealt with enroute to an objective.

Getting lost in the dark and having to do some serious bushwhacking as well as getting your vehicle stuck in the snow at 2am enroute to a TH are fine examples of early morning fu#kery. Early morning fu#kery is inevitable if you spend enough time in the hills, the only antidote is an earlier start.
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denvermikey wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:19 am
Trotter wrote: Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:24 am Traily. Used to describe a route on an obscure 13er. When it looks like maybe one or two people have walked on that spot.

As in, "Well this looks kind of traily, we might be on route"
Had to laugh at this one. My wife says this (along with pathy) all the time and I usually laugh at her for it. She'll enjoy that she is not alone!
This resonated with me too. Traily. I thought I was on a traily like thing leading me back down from whence I came, only to realize I became partially lost on this kinda traily like thing. Turned out I somehow ended up on a game (wildlife) trail going wherever those animals go. But not going to anything resembling a trailhead or eventual refrigerator at home. Had to figure out my way out of that one by bushwhacking up a steep slope to the trail. Sans y 🙄
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A " Damn Shlicter"
When on a slope, you step on some loose dirt or gravel and unexpectedly your foot slips forward.
It may only slide two inches, then comes to an abrupt stop. The stop shock goes up your femur through your sphincter.
Part slick/slip part sphincter. its a "damn schlicter". When it happens I usually say the "sh!t" word out loud. I hate when it happens.
Very annoying
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"are you f**king kidding me?"...... false summits.
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shelly+ wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:06 am "are you f**king kidding me?"...... false summits.
Reminds me of a guy we saw who was packing into Conundrum Hot Springs when we told him he still had 2 miles to. He practically collapsed while yelling "How is that even POSSIBLE?!" :lol:
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shelly+ wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:06 am "are you f**king kidding me?"...... false summits.
The guy who wound up following my footsteps up Lindsey’s ridge and I referred to the sound I made at the last false summit as the Great Barbaric Yawp of Despair (he provided the GBY, I added the “of Despair” part to make it extra dramatic).
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"The Pop Fly"


a hike to as high a point above treeline as possible before the sun goes down.

likely not a summit - but obtaining some kind of a distinctive point is a big win.
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Verty: An unexpected vertical pitch that is scramble-able.
One partner to the other: “…where did this come from, looks kinda verty”

Summity: Usually a false summit or a high point that ends up being the final destination because you ran out of time or energy and you justify that it’s kinda like a summit.
One partner to the other (or what you tell yourself): “…ugh is that it right there? Well it’s kinda summity”
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Post by Conor »

Alti-toots - a plethora of toots with a rise in elevation.
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yes that makes me think of the old "vations" -- aka altitude sickness
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“Snowshoe Bouldering“- exactly as it sounds.

And “Bush Belay”- variation of the tree belay.
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