The Gaper Spirit Animal

[retirwntm]

Maybe he or she is a disciple?


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[The SnowShow]

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ewwWEl...d=4l7d6eu6jg0y


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My fitness has been lacking. I blamed it on age and being a parent. Now I know what I need to do to get ready. AK ready.

[NorCalNomad]

Yes!

https://www.instagram.com/p/Br0SgFjh...on_share_sheet

All the photos of him "climbing" with a harness and gear on with no rope...Or this one is even better in shorts and a ice axe in a gear loop
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxYp_WChPpM/

The Samurai sword is bad ass. He's not like that pussy who brought a glock to tuckerman's a few years back for protection from bears. He takes care of shit the old fashioned way.

This fucking cracked me up

[splat]

Never know when he might have to sink that ax into the rock...
Gotta admit the poseur force is strong wih this one.

But he ain't no muthafukkin' Gaper Spirit Animal!

[old goat]

All the photos of him "climbing" with a harness and gear on with no rope...Or this one is even better in shorts and a ice axe in a gear loop
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxYp_WChPpM/

Reminds me of a French couple I saw on the top of the Aiguille du Midi--they went out through the ice tunnel, fully geared by in Gtx suits, harnesses, helmets, packs, ice axes, crampons, roped up in coils--friend took their pictures with a point and shoot--then they packed it up and went back inside. (I know I've posted this before.)

[1000-oaks]

Never be without your harness. Ever.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0MVGouBdpq/

Always good to find a snow patch for your standard-mix isobutane canister to optimize stove performance.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0CpYvdlROk/

[MRR11]

looks like he's taking a leak off that tree

[thefortrees]

Never be without your harness. Ever.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0MVGouBdpq/

Harness, check. Ice screw, check.

[AK47bp]

Never be without your harness. Ever.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0MVGouBdpq/

Always good to find a snow patch for your standard-mix isobutane canister to optimize stove performance.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0CpYvdlROk/

I’m a bit naive here since I don’t use instagram but looks like this guys just takes photos with gear to sell. The jetboil shot was tagged up with REI and JetBoil pop ups.

So he’s a literal gear whore but I guess that’s the new advertising model. Instead of commercials it’s product placement from some “look at me” chode.

Huh, starting to make sense now.


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[plugboots]

I’m a bit naive here since I don’t use instagram but looks like this guys just takes photos with gear to sell. The jetboil shot was tagged up with REI and JetBoil pop ups.

So he’s a literal gear whore but I guess that’s the new advertising model. Instead of commercials it’s product placement from some “look at me” chode.

Huh, starting to make sense now.


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Funny, you say you’re naive then you correctly state the whole Instagram business model.

Don’t forget the hashtag.

[AK47bp]

Funny, you say you’re naive then you correctly state the whole Instagram business model.

Don’t forget the hashtag.

Well I did go to collage


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[1000-oaks]

He's also on the "SoCal Hikers" Facebook group, and apparently is spancered with free gear by most of those brands thanks to his glitzy 'gram skilz. It's kinda shocking watching him often use gear incorrectly, yet get hundreds of likes from urbanites who don't know any better.

[splat]

That's cause the ski bum type crowd gets it at their garage sales.

[bonewrenched]

All the photos of him "climbing" with a harness and gear on with no rope...Or this one is even better in shorts and a ice axe in a gear loop
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxYp_WChPpM/

I fear he's going to be the metal straw lady of the ice axe world

[old goat]

All the photos of him "climbing" with a harness and gear on with no rope...Or this one is even better in shorts and a ice axe in a gear loop
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxYp_WChPpM/

What's he planning to do with an ice ax and rock shoes? Although Honnold and Cladwell did do the Fitzroy traverse in approach shoes but I don't think this guy's in that league.

[Bruce Springskiin]

For Sale: Used like new harness, used once, just felt way too comfortable in it.


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[Lupolicious]

Full zip is awesome!

[thefortrees]

“there is a mountain out there where the death toll is greater than the successful summit rate, I will climb it.....
#workoutwednesday”

[t-the-east]

Never be without your harness. Ever.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0MVGouBdpq/

Wtf. The Assless chaps of harnesses.

[NorCalNomad]

“there is a mountain out there where the death toll is greater than the successful summit rate, I will climb it.....
#workoutwednesday”

Yet to see him on Ogre II

[SumJongGuy]

All the photos of him "climbing" with a harness and gear on with no rope...Or this one is even better in shorts and a ice axe in a gear loop
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxYp_WChPpM/



This fucking cracked me up

Rope? I thought YOU brought the rope!?!?!?!

[plugboots]

Wtf. The Assless chaps of harnesses.

"Rose photograph me like one of your french mountain men,wearing this harness and only this"

[toast2266]

He's also on the "SoCal Hikers" Facebook group, and apparently is spancered with free gear by most of those brands thanks to his glitzy 'gram skilz. It's kinda shocking watching him often use gear incorrectly, yet get hundreds of likes from urbanites who don't know any better.

Clearly this guy wields tremendous influence over his 1600 followers.

[stuckathuntermtn]

That seems potentially dangerous

[NorCalNomad]

That seems potentially dangerous

Only for those 1600 idio....followers.