Yesterday, we got a plaintive post from M.A.L.adyland, begging their followers to stop posting comments under their own names:
Due to fears of reprisals from THUGS, IDIOTS, & MORONS, we suggest that all fans and supporters post as "anonymous" or under assumed names from now on. The mood of the THUGS & MORONS has become quite ugly, with several threats of violence made in the last several hours.
MarcAdamusLIES.com appreciates your support, but please DON'T compromise yourselves by opening your life to indiscriminate slander and attacks from THUGS & MORONS, by revealing your real names. The first action of a THUG or MORON is to google your name to find any dirt he or she can. Be safe, post anonymously!
And to the THUGS & MORONS, well, you cowards already post anonymously, despite pretending to be innocent victims who were simply minding your own business. No one believes your Marc Adamus worshipping nonsense anymore! Grow up; grow a pair!
I guess they weren't counting on anyone actually going through all the comments on their site. Bad move, guys! (And I use "guys" advisedly.) I decided to check every comment to every post so far, and the results were illuminating, to say the least:
- There has never been a pro-M.A.L. comment on their blog that wasn't anonymous or using a fairly obvious fake name (like simply "Steve," "George," or "G. Pismo Clam") with no link or anything that would reveal their identity. Not one. For their supporters (if any) as well, hiding behind an untrackable identity is the M.A.L. way of life.
- As to the anti-M.A.L.adies being "cowards" who "already post anonymously," on the contrary, a considerable number of posts critical of their blog have been signed with the critic's real name. Many of those posters now have their names listed in the M.A.L.L. Honor Roll. Practically all of them have been targets of a M.A.L.ady slander campaign, touching on everything from their competence at work to their relationships with their parents to their sexual orientation. And, in some of those cases, the slander campaign began only after they had posted their negative comments on the blog.
So, when the M.A.L.adies warn people about "...opening your life to indiscriminate slander and attacks from THUGS & MORONS, by revealing your real names. The first action of a THUG or MORON is to google your name to find any dirt he or she can," they aren't talking about anything that's been done by Marc Adamus or his supporters -- they're describing their own despicable
modus operandi.
Ok, i was going to dismiss this website of yours as nothing more than a jealousy driven defamation galore...but, i've read a recent posting from marc at FM... the images posted from his cascades trip was very impressive...but he said something that is somewhat disturbing..
ReplyDeleteHe claimed to have carried 75lbs of gear throughout the trip...75lbs of GEAR! I don't know what he's putting on his pack but I can't get anywhere near that even schlepping a 4x5 with a 5D MK II with accessories/lenses on a 5-6 day backpacking trip. Even if longer than one week, one would have planned the trip to have supplies delivered in drop off points...
MY website is "a jealousy driven defamation galore" (sic)? Have you seen the M.A.L. site? At least I don't go around calling people who like photographers I don't "unemployed homosexual losers." And how can I, or anyone, be jealous of someone who won't publish their photos or even reveal their identity? The sphincter reels!
ReplyDelete...not to mention he was "dropped off and picked up by boat at a remote trailhead". I think someone has been watching too much survivor man.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I'm not sure where such doubt comes from, nor the need to publicly question what I do. Of course I was dropped off by boat. Of course I carried 75 pounds to start with. I'm not sure if it's the fact that people just can't relate to what I do, or the fact that people just don't investigate the facts. I also don't know why I should have to legitimize my accomplishments to anyone. Maybe people are just too plugged into their I-Phones these days to understand when I talk about wilderness experiences. They don't know what those are. They think it's like what they see on "Survivor Man" or something.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to point out that everyone who knows the North Cascades (the trip I believe you are referring to) knows much of it is only accessible via Ross Lake, and boat shuttle. You'd have to be an idiot to doubt my claim that I was dropped off by boat - information I included in hopes others would use this service and do the same. It was such an amazing trip.
Also, 75 pounds is nothing for a 6-night, 7-day trip (if I recall the length of it correctly) in the North Cascades when snow and rain were in the forecast. My base pack weight for 7-days would be 50-55 pounds - all my camping gear and food (and I eat quite well out there), which is normal (I'd give you the entire list, but it's not worth it) plus 15-20 pounds of camera gear, plus crampons and axe, plus getting totally soaked.
I'd also like to firmly point out that nothing I do should be considered extraordinary in any way. Nothing I do isn't achievable by anyone who is in shape and has the desire. A friend of mine carried 95 pounds into the North Cascades to ski Luna Peak. I schlepped around 90 pounds this past week while leading a backpacking tour (group gear and food I had to take off others backs). Your body gets used to it quickly. I guess it's only surprising if you don't follow outdoor adventures, and/or have never had such experiences in your own life. What I do is absolutely NOTHING compared to the truly elite adventurers of today, or compared to folks like Galen Rowell of years past. Have you heard of the first unsupported American winter expedition to the North Pole recently? They endured -60 temps in the dark for weeks while pulling 200+ pound sleds across the arctic and donned wetsuits to swim across areas of broken ice flow.
If you understand what is truly possible and disconnect from your luxurious little world for a second, you'd have absolutely no trouble believing anything I've ever said as truth.
Marc Adamus
silly detractors. If you had any strength you could carry that weight. I've backpacked with 60# before. It IS slow, but doable. 75, if I recall, was because of bearcountry weight and the food he'd have to carry for such a long trip. How can you be so blind as to limit your understanding of the world to your own weakness and ignorance. And yes, many people have taken that boat trip. You can rent them easily. People are out doing these things and more each day! Just cause your own flabby self isn't doesn't mean it's a miracle.
ReplyDeleteLOL! You must'nt be from Washington. Lots of backcountry trails in the North Cascades begin along Ross Lake, and you need to reach them by boat.
ReplyDeleteI carried in over 100 lbs into a spot on the Oregon Coast some 6 miles, so what??? Only idiots think Marc hiking distances and carrying weight is some kind of controversy. Get over your sickness.
ReplyDeleteBig f-ing deal, and why doubt it?
ReplyDeleteI have back packed with over 100lbs for many miles to get to locations to photograph and camp. Anyone who doubts these claims of Marc are lazy non photographers who sit behind computers (having no life) and don't know anything of what it takes to get wold class imagery.