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>interogative and aggro
In spite of being a big guy, this is my experience as well.
>be me, topping out Shasta at 11am
>be wearing tennis shoes and shorts, using my old bent up ski poles
>gearfag group at summit bullshitting in their $1k double boots and helmets
>leader stops midsentence, looks at me with googly eyes, blurts
>BRO WHERE IS ALL YOUR GEAR
>all NPC eyes are on me (I'm tall and mysterious, used to this)
>say, "You're looking at it BRO" and then wink at the closest qt
>much harumphing and mumbled WELL I CAN'T EVENs
>agressively ignore further inquiries, ignore the summit register
>fist bump random Asian dude like I know him from way back
>leave summit at an easy jog
This was at the turn of the century before the tourists knew you could go up the East side in tennis shoes. Even the ranger lady that sold me the summit pass told me I wouldn't make it, "You'll post hole the whole way". A pox on that dumb ho.
The summit group was visibly annoyed that I was up there in shorts and tennies, they wanted to give me a bunch of grief over it but I cut that shit off at the pass by being even more aggro, I was ready to roll the interogator off the summit and he knew it.
The hillbillies I talked to on the way down were cool and didn't care about my lack of gear.

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