Ask, and the internet shall provide. The web bears fruit from the Tree of Climbing Humor. Behold!—
First, and probably the most important blog that you will ever bear witness to, comes a collection of Ryan Gosling memes from HeyClimberGirl.Tumblr.com. Sure, Gosling memes (if you don’t know what a meme is, start by reading this) are a dime a dozen, but “hard core climber girls like Ryan, too,” and, honestly, there is some decent advice bestowed here. Here’s my personal favorite.
Speaking of sage advice from a man of the movies, have you seen this awesome William Shatner monologue, remixed by Fall on Your Sword. “Captain of the Mountain” is a killer synth-disco jam, but the best part is this is Shatner’s query “Why do I climb the mountain? … Because I’m in love.”
For those of you that don’t know, Reddit–”The Front Page of the Internet”–is the best place to watch cat videos, along with the best and worst that the internet has to offer. As a side note, if you’ve ever seen a “viral” post on Huffington Post or Gawker, it most likely came from Reddit. Anyway, there are subReddits for just about any group or activity that you can image. Climbing is no exception. There are a lot of discussions, humblebrags, and, sometimes, funny gems like these guys getting desperate in Texas.
For those of you looking for love at the crag, try this guaranteed groaner (but it’s all about conviction!): “Do you mind giving me a belay? Because I think I’m falling for you.” Oh yeah, we went there. For a few more (and potentially naughtier) climber come ons and pick-up lines, check this out.
In other news, there isn’t really much on the internet that’s better than a good fail video. There are a ton of climbing ones on YouTube–although most aren’t worth the time and are just people coming off of boulder routes. But(!) this one is worth 12 seconds of your time–especially the last four seconds.
OK, and, lastly, here’s a quintessential list which makes fun of every climbing stereotype. Sometimes these lists can fall flat, but the folks at PimpinAndCrimpin.com do a fine and funny job with this one. Are you a Gear Diva or a Gumby, a Humble Pie or the Token Hot Girl?
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