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Körper und Kopf wollen da einfach nicht reinfallen

English translation: my body and soul just won\'t fall for the idea

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German term or phrase:Körper und Kopf wollen da einfach nicht reinfallen
English translation:my body and soul just won\'t fall for the idea
Entered by: Amy Billing

14:21 Jun 16, 2011
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German term or phrase: Körper und Kopf wollen da einfach nicht reinfallen
A quote made by a climber:

Alte Schlaghaken lassen mich besser Klettern – Körper und Kopf wollen da einfach nicht reinfallen.

I'm afraid that this is a stand-alone quote with no further context. I've currently translated the first half as "Old pitons help me climb" but don't quite follow the second half. I wondered if it involved some sort of play on words (based on the idea of pitons stopping you from falling) but that really is a bit of a guess.
Amy Billing
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:38
body and soul simply fall for them
Explanation:
if it's what I think it could, possibly be, that is, a pun with "fall", maybe, perhaps

no context, no confidence
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Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 04:38
Grading comment
Thanks everyone for all your input. I ended up going for: Fixed pitons help me climb but my body and soul just won't fall for the idea. Ramey's suggestions in the discussion seemed closest to this.
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3Body and soul simply don't want to fall in with it.
Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
2body and soul simply fall for them
Ramey Rieger (X)


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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
body and soul simply fall for them


Explanation:
if it's what I think it could, possibly be, that is, a pun with "fall", maybe, perhaps

no context, no confidence

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 04:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Thanks everyone for all your input. I ended up going for: Fixed pitons help me climb but my body and soul just won't fall for the idea. Ramey's suggestions in the discussion seemed closest to this.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Body and soul simply don't want to fall in with it.


Explanation:
It is easier with the fixed pitons but isn't the same as climbing using your own route.

Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
Germany
Local time: 04:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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