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c22
Oct 12, 2005, 10:55 PM
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What do you guys think about the changes?
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madriver
Oct 14, 2005, 3:30 PM
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my initial reaction is negative. ABS (Scott Rennick) had a great vibe and feel. Local comps that were competitive if you wanted, fun, and laid back. These comps culminated into the best Indoor Comp ever held in the US of A. The Petzl/Roc ABS Chanpionship at Earth Treks, Timonium. The comp was electric, the ET crew put on a show not equaled to date. My concerns are this. USA Climbing is ALL about competitive climbing kids and their parents. ABS was about climbers or boulderers that could be competitive if they wanted or just climbers. USA is structure, olympics, world cup, rules, and goals. ABS was just a vision, a venture to have national and local low key comps. No structured rules, no teams, no screaming parents, just fun.
I hope the two are succesful together, I hope the parents stay out of it (ABS) and I wish all the best to Scott Rennick, I have the utmost respect for his vision and energy.
Good luck to all
Bob
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humancrashpad
Oct 19, 2005, 12:49 AM
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uh, yeah.
amen.
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tart
Oct 22, 2005, 11:11 PM
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I think they still have a few details to work out.
For example, climbers for the USA at European Youth Cup comps don't earn "credit" toward the number of comps required to qualify for Regionals, meaning that it's very possible that they won't get the best climbers at Nationals again.
Also, for kids under the age of 16, some of the comps require that they climb only with the kids (like the Midnight Burn at the Philly Rock Gym). This doesn't give these kids the opportunity to climb and get beta from older, more experienced climbers. That was definitely an advantage of the old ABS system -- all climbers together having a great time, regardless of age.
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