Climbing Caption Contest Winner and Honorable Mentions (Autumn 2020 Edition)
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@ykba234 is the winner of our Caption Contest, which we roll out each issue with hilarious cartoons from Jordan Peterson (@jordankpeterson_)—stay tuned to Climbing.com and Climbing’s social channels for more. For this winning caption, @ykba234 wins a Meteor helmet from Petzl.

Here were our runners up:
- “That socket is totally bomber! What’s taking you so long?!” —Nash Ward
- “You know, LED light bulbs are aid.” —Zach Smithson
- “We probably should have stick-clipped it.” —Austin BeckDoss
- “Careful! You still need to send Gutter Cleaning (V3) this afternoon!” —Brian Healy
- “Come, on dude! A couple more turns and you’ll get the flash!” —Vaughn Engler
- “Don’t screw up that placement, or it’s lights out for all of us.” —Andrew
- “Careful, bro! The box the bulb came in said it’s a V120!” —Richard Cho
- “Sigh. I told him to warm up on the lamp in the bedroom first, but at least he kept his shirt on.” —Brad Moore
- “I think they’re coming out with an ultralightbulb soon!” —Edek Falkowski
- “You V-ate your way through the cabinets with no problem—why can’t you on-light this one?” —Anna Volk
- “Babe, should I get the stick clip?” —Lexi Paul
- “I’m glad he practiced this high-bulb problem on toprope!” —Chris Bruot
- “It’s slopier than it looks!” —Natalie Wingfield
- “Trust your feet and commit!” —Holly Rosas
- “Match or it doesn’t count!” @el_texistle
- “Trust me, the pinch is waaay less painful than the mono pocket.” @cloverclimbs
- “And we’ll call this BULBering!” @Bennett_Winsor
- “I thought climbers screwed in vans, not lightbulbs.” @Leekostevens
- “Don’t mess up the crux, or it’s lights out!” @Colterbh