Hy, I've been dropping by this site for some time and finally registered myself up. I have all these things I wanted to ask. I mean, first off I climb ROCKS, but buildering is so much more of a release or exposure. To go against the obvious and breach the restricted. Its like a subliminal rebellion er' something. In a world where the individual has become so powerless and neglected, where people must conform to all the propoganda and senseless media and dependancy on society is almost inevitable. Buildering is there to atleast help you in maintain the confidence that you are not them, that you are what you created yourself. Not some fabrication of the mainstream fads and forced and false individualities. Anyways, I have much that I agree with you on this site. Especially that of which relates to the issues on the US's recent actions concerning international politics. Its strengthening to know that not all of us are as mislead and misinformed as the many other people I know. I believe you should extend and perhaps apply your political opinions to some of the general contents of this site. Like I mentioned above, Buildering (in my opinion) is a form of rebellion which can be rooted in many aspects of what you believe in politics and everyday life. Its no sin to mention something unacceptable to the general public in a site that supports activities that are usually unacceptable in the general public…People always tell me to shut the f**k up whenever I speak of these things. They say its too radical, too contrasting like how buildering is sometimes referred to as. They're afraid of its differance…Well good, cos its the differance in that very quality that sets me apart from you "common folk"…I hope this is agreeable. What do you think? I mean do you think that your opnions of politics and your drive and will of buildering be a manifestation of the same thing? A sort of resistance to conformity or supression? I hope others have something to say of this whether agreeing or disagreeing. Anyways, To get to the Buildering, I wanted to know whether you guys usually builder with climbing shoes or just scramble up with whatever you got on. And secondly, does there exist a line between buildering with as little or no pro at all and "aid" buildering like camming up and jugging and stuff? Like how aid and free climbing is like the total opposite of each other. Or does no one give a shit? I don't know, I live in Japan and it gets pretty lonely out here when it comes to buildering, no one does it and therfore no opnions or ideas exist…this site is all there is to know more about what its all about.

P.S. That Le Parkour shit is so f**ckin' rad! I mean why haven't we thought of this before!? You could feel that same feeling when Buildering anytime, anywhere! Like, imagine how seriously f**cking cool it would be to go to school like that…Dude, that would make it worth while to go ANYWHERE.

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  1. Dru Reply

    and it was so cool you said it 4 times!

    welcome anyway

    buildering is not rebellion any more than wearing your moms clothes if you are a teenage boy is rebellion. more like "look at me" :p

  2. ardarvin Reply

    Entry-Level,

    Sorry for the late response… but I'm travelling, and as a friend once said to me "so many people just travel from one internet cafe to another". I'm determined to be the exception.

    Good to see you stoked on buildering… in Japan right? Send some photos… that would be cool.

    Regarding your questions on the use of climbing shoes, see this forum>>chat>>climbing shoes. Regarding your questions on using climbing gear, see this forum>>chat>>using gear.

    Don't you hate it when people do that? Refer you somewhere else for the answers to your questions, when in fact I could have just answered the question in the same amount of time? It's newsgroup elitism at it's best and I love it. "Little man syndrome" as a travelling friend of mine just put it today. Predominently common with people of authority, ie security guards, cops, etc. I got the "naughty naughty finger wave" from a rent-a-cop today for my buildering actions. I'm glad I'm not a cop, because I can tell I'd be an asshole.

    So yeah, uhmm as far as stickin it to the man…. I guess that is part of my motivation for buildering, but I also just builder because it's fun. Perhaps you are right though… maybe a lot of the 'funness' of buildering comes from the fact that you know you are doing something wrong.

    And finally… yes George W. Bush is an asshole (wow.. I said asshole twice in this email… soap anyone?). That is obvious. I don't really feel the need to integrate this fact more into the contents of this site. Most everyone would agree that Mr. Bush is the worst thing happening to this world right now.  Terrorist numero uno. If you still don't believe me read "Stupid White Men" by Michael Moore. I'm just finally getting around to it. Funny stuff, yet at times scarily pertinent and true.  :O  :O  :O

    -ard  :nerd:

  3. trailmix Reply

    i would say that i climb buildings not 'to rebel' against anything in particular, but rather because i don't really follow all of "their" rules. like arvin said, because it's fun, altho it is partly fun because it's been deemed "wrong". on a related subject i have actually heard of people asking and receiving permission to climb, imagine that.                                                                             your philosophy is quite thought provoking. i give you  :star:  :star:  :star:  :star:  :star:  :star:                                 also i cannot say how proud i am of Canada and our lack of support of this war.

  4. climberpunk Reply

    i would say that, at least from personal experience, i builder or PK not because it is rebellious, but because i am rebellious.  Buildering is one of many results and indicators of a rebellious lifestyle, not the cause of one. i mean you have to be able to say, or at least think, FUCK THE SYSTEM AND ITS RULES [more soap ard]  if ur going to do something like climb buildings on a regular basis- but you dont nessicarily climb in order to say it.  If we all played by the rules, none of us would builder, ingoring them frees us to do shit like buildering.  but yeah dude, rock on, and post often- the site needs you…

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    ooh ooh ooh!! heres another example of life style rebellion we've already discussed, and i can redirect you as well.  :nerd:
    forum -> chat -> dumpster love!!!

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