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Chockstone Master Excuses List 25-Jun-2006 At 12:01:18 PM manuinthewoods

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131. The sun was in my eyes
132. I think the crucial (jug/flake/foothold) has been broken since (first ascension/last time)
133. My shoes are too tight
134. My shoes are not tight enough
135. I've been training too much
136. I don't like these quickdraws (works better if they're not yours)
137. I don't trust this rope (avoid with a brand new rope)
138. This climb is a sandbag
139. My belayer was using a (gri-gri/figure or eight / ATC / Munter hitch) I don't trust those
140. I'm afraid of dying (avoid on most sport routes)
141. I didn't want to push too hard and be tired for the rest of the day
142. I've got my edging shoes on and it's a heel hooking climb
143. It's too cold, I can't feel my hands
144. It's too hot, my hands sweat

I hope I didn't do any repeats, it gets hard to remember all of them. We're going to need a reference book to take on climbs...

Maybe classify them as:
grade 1: Bomber excuse: Save them for those special occasions (e.g. after you bragged on your hardcore training, your buddy just flashed the climb you haven't managed to red-point)

grade 2: Medium quality excuses: For everyday usage (e.g. every climb you didn't onsight!)

grade 3: Chossy excuses: If you used all the others or if you're talking to a dummy or a non-climber (e.g. when you have failed too many times, used too many excuses or that you're in a pub after a few beers and everything is believable)