h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

His is about as long as your average bungee rope I think...

I will shamefully admit that when I went bungee jumping the bloke had to give me an encouraging shove as my foot were errr...stuck But it was definitely worth it

And climbing without a rope is ok but quite how you'd do it up modern buildings is intriguing as they have really poor grip...although I suppose with a lot of chalk it'd be ok

Yes, I think it's quite painful actually. I wouldn't like to try it.

I would

But then I'm generally considered to be a climbing nut anyway.

*enstates his chequebook as the Ambassador to Natwest, seeing as he hasn't had any applications for a while*

Are we talking about climbing or bungee jumping being painful? I don't think many people get injured climbing. I've been climbing since I was 3 and the only injury I've had is scratches from climbing up cracks in shorts which is a bad plan incase you were considering it...mind you abseiling down again tends to cause more damage particularly if you have a tendency to end up upside down at the bottom of the cliff like I used to

*considers wearing a disguise and reapplying as minister of icecream*

Ah, but free climbing can be very painful when you fall...

Well yes but if you're practiced enough to do a free climb then you're generally practiced enough to grab onto ledges on the way back down...that and hopefully not fall off to start with.
*runs over to touch a wooden table*

*grins*
Oh and guess what, it looks like you may be stuck with me at the meet-up after all
*notices MaW about to run off and hide*
But only possibly and not for very long if I do, I just might appear and wave that's all

It'll be great to see you.

And if you're free-climbing a skyscraper there's not that much to grab on to on the way down...

My housemate was looking at some climbing club's website, which had a vote on good climbs and admitted that he's fallen of more of those listed than he's actually completed.

Falling adds to the experience

The most painful thing about climbing is being male, and falling while connected to a rope. Sometimes I feel that I'd prefer to fall without the harness.

Or, similarly, belaying somebody who is heavier than you, and falls.

I prefer free climbing for that reason, and I think that it tests your abilities better than if you've got lots of safety backup stuff. You have to make more critical decisions; if you're roped up then you tend to try something hard to see if you can do it. I think climbing should be as much about the mind as about the body.

*clamps a hand over his mouth to stop himself rambling more about climbing*

Falling off the bouldering wall has lead to my being told off for my language when there are children present. I'm not sure if that's a learning experience or not.

Female belayers do have to be told "Slack, slack slack!" a lot when you've reached the ground.

*grins smugly*
It's alright for us, free climbing or harnessed both alright I generally only get shredded climbing and often that's just from the heather and gorse walking up to the rocks...
*touches wood quickly in an annoyingly superstitious way*

*looks sad*
Oh and I'm not coming to the meet-up now which is really annoying as I wanted to come and challenge peregrin to a bungee contest out the window and then climb up into the pub free style before drinking lots and staying sober whilst grinning at many more drunk people and munching on RL Fruit pastilles

Oh no! Why not?

I'm having a very tough week and I suspect that I probably wouldn't be too good a company at the minute...
*grins*
Crying on people when you first meet them generally gives off bad impressions in my experience

Oh no, that's bad. We could try cheering you up.

We've got shoulders you can cry on if you like.
Yes, I'm sure the meetup would help cheer you up.

Do you want to talk about your tough week? (As well as two shoulders, I've got two ears! I'm multifunctional! There's only one brain though.)

I'll listen too, though I don't know how good I am at cheering people up. How about a ?

I can listen. What I do after that is debateable...

*hugs nice people*
Thank you but I've had to come away for a few days (am currently wasting other peoples internet bill so this is one good thing at least) so whilst I would like to be in London and not here it's not going to happen.
*thinks*
When you said I could talk to you about stuff did you mean here or if I'd have come to the meetup? As if you mean the meet up it's probably better that I'm not going as you would have ended up with mascara all over your shirts and mascara has tendency's not to wash out of anything If you didn't mind me whining it would be quite good as everyone's so involved in everything that I kind of have no objective people left...but I would sound very depressing so it might not be wise.

*gets her Schumi Bear to apply for a job as Minister of Fast Cars*

Tinkerbell, you can talk wherever you like. And I don't mind getting mascara on my h2g2 t-shirt as long as the mascara's black - because it won't show on the black t-shirt. Theoretically, at least