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petsfed
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microbarn wrote: camhead wrote: nice, I didn't know that WoL had seen a 2nd ascent. That dudes got some massive endurance reserves. oh, and zeke (thread drift alert), [img]http://www.jamplay.com/images/chords/g-major-barre-chord-8.jpg[/img] that certainly looks a bit like the shocker to me... Sorry, but a shocker is 2 in the pink one in the stink: [image]http://www.givememyremote.com/uploaded_images/VM_shocker-759901.jpg[/image] You are going 2 in the stink 1 in the pink with your guitar chord.
I think that'd be more shocking, but what do I know?
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curt
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marvinz wrote: deepplaymedia wrote: ive finally come to realise that RC.com forums are serving their purpose in keeping all you haters bitching on the internet & away from the crags where we are having unimpeded fun! Yep. In reply to: chris (a far far better climber and in all likelihood a cooler guy than any of you will ever be) Goes without saying. In reply to: the rock is waiting for any of you to go and downgrade it if you like, but until then... Don't hold your breath.
So basically, you agree with the guy who has completely failed to grasp the topic under discussion here. Congrats.
Curt
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caughtinside
Dec 9, 2007, 7:33 PM
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You know what the best part of all this is?
Climbers are basically saying that real climbing is boring to watch.
hahahaha!!! I love it. Let's keep it off tv and out of the olympics.
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zeke_sf
Dec 9, 2007, 7:34 PM
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petsfed wrote: PTFTMFW microbarn wrote: camhead wrote: nice, I didn't know that WoL had seen a 2nd ascent. That dudes got some massive endurance reserves. oh, and zeke (thread drift alert),  that certainly looks a bit like the shocker to me... Sorry, but a shocker is 2 in the pink one in the stink:  You are going 2 in the stink 1 in the pink with your guitar chord. I think that'd be more shocking, but what do I know?
You've got a kinky girl there...hahaha...
Like I said originally, an alternate tuning or variation (like you mention) could totally account for this difference, but the only shocker I've seen people make (not in the situation, mind you) is the one the bros are displaying above...
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ja1484
Dec 9, 2007, 7:37 PM
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caughtinside wrote: You know what the best part of all this is? Climbers are basically saying that real climbing is boring to watch. hahahaha!!! I love it. Let's keep it off tv and out of the olympics.
Amen to that.
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petsfed
Dec 9, 2007, 11:48 PM
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zeke_sf wrote: petsfed wrote: PTFTMFW microbarn wrote: camhead wrote: nice, I didn't know that WoL had seen a 2nd ascent. That dudes got some massive endurance reserves. oh, and zeke (thread drift alert), [img]http://www.jamplay.com/images/chords/g-major-barre-chord-8.jpg[/img] that certainly looks a bit like the shocker to me... Sorry, but a shocker is 2 in the pink one in the stink: [image]http://www.givememyremote.com/uploaded_images/VM_shocker-759901.jpg[/image] You are going 2 in the stink 1 in the pink with your guitar chord. I think that'd be more shocking, but what do I know? You've got a kinky girl there...hahaha... Like I said originally, an alternate tuning or variation (like you mention) could totally account for this difference, but the only shocker I've seen people make (not in the situation, mind you) is the one the bros are displaying above...
I used to work with a little old lady who (according to her at any rate) really dug it when her husband gave her the alternate tuning there. Pretty much stopped the ribald conversations at work for a while.
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USMClimb
Dec 16, 2007, 6:01 AM
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overall cool climb, boring vid. he couldve done without excessive chalking and resting
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fresh
Dec 19, 2007, 1:01 PM
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USMClimb wrote: overall cool climb, boring vid. he couldve done without excessive chalking and resting
In reply to: Climbers are basically saying that real climbing is boring to watch.
excellent send.
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8flood8
Dec 19, 2007, 3:08 PM
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stuffed tissues? or tampons in this pic?
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healyje
Dec 19, 2007, 3:34 PM
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While impressive in it's overall length and the small size of some of the holds. The essential [large] roof traversal techniques involving heel, toe, double knee bar rests, and hand-foot match reversals, etc are all techniques climbers on similar Arkansas, Southern Illinois, and other Midwest sandstone were well-versed with in the mid-70's.
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USMClimb
Dec 20, 2007, 11:31 PM
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how is saying that he couldve done the problem with fewer rests and less chalk retarded?
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hopperhopper
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USMClimb wrote: how is saying that he couldve done the problem with fewer rests and less chalk retarded?
because he probably couldn't have. or else he would have. why don't you sail down to australia and prove us wrong?
my brother always told me not to hate on someone unless i could do better. made sense, and shut me up alot.
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pseudolith
Dec 21, 2007, 2:02 PM
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I agree that the video isn't particularly thrilling to watch, as far as bouldering ascents go, but it is an impressive bit of climbing. It made me wonder just how many attemps had gone into getting the problem so completely wired. I didn't see any wasted energy or unnecessary fumbling and re-gripping, or re-setting of feet.
While there was about two minutes of resting included in the video, I will say that to me, hanging one-hand from an open hand half-pad hold on a horizontal roof does not constitute a rest. That's the kind of stuff that I would need to rest after holding onto.
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itstoearly
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curt wrote: marvinz wrote: deepplaymedia wrote: ive finally come to realise that RC.com forums are serving their purpose in keeping all you haters bitching on the internet & away from the crags where we are having unimpeded fun! Yep. In reply to: chris (a far far better climber and in all likelihood a cooler guy than any of you will ever be) Goes without saying. In reply to: the rock is waiting for any of you to go and downgrade it if you like, but until then... Don't hold your breath. So basically, you agree with the guy who has completely failed to grasp the topic under discussion here. Congrats. Curt
I take it, then, that your almost 12,000 posts on this website means you have spent a lot of time outdoors and are an expert in every aspect of climbing, then?
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jdefazio
Dec 21, 2007, 2:37 PM
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itstoearly wrote: curt wrote: marvinz wrote: deepplaymedia wrote: ive finally come to realise that RC.com forums are serving their purpose in keeping all you haters bitching on the internet & away from the crags where we are having unimpeded fun! Yep. In reply to: chris (a far far better climber and in all likelihood a cooler guy than any of you will ever be) Goes without saying. In reply to: the rock is waiting for any of you to go and downgrade it if you like, but until then... Don't hold your breath. So basically, you agree with the guy who has completely failed to grasp the topic under discussion here. Congrats. Curt I take it, then, that your almost 12,000 posts on this website means you have spent a lot of time outdoors and are an expert in every aspect of climbing, then?
You should do your homework first before s(pr)aying things like that.
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curt
Dec 21, 2007, 10:16 PM
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itstoearly wrote: curt wrote: marvinz wrote: deepplaymedia wrote: ive finally come to realise that RC.com forums are serving their purpose in keeping all you haters bitching on the internet & away from the crags where we are having unimpeded fun! Yep. In reply to: chris (a far far better climber and in all likelihood a cooler guy than any of you will ever be) Goes without saying. In reply to: the rock is waiting for any of you to go and downgrade it if you like, but until then... Don't hold your breath. So basically, you agree with the guy who has completely failed to grasp the topic under discussion here. Congrats. Curt I take it, then, that your almost 12,000 posts on this website means you have spent a lot of time outdoors and are an expert in every aspect of climbing, then?
First of all, it's fairly clear that the guys I replied to above did not understand the topic under discussion. Nobody said that "Wheel" should be downgraded--and yet that was the topic of their posts. The topic of the main discussion here had actually evolved into whether or not "Wheel" is more accurately viewed as a longer climb--or as a boulder problem, and therefore what rating system could most accurately describe its difficulty.
Secondly, you will notice (if you care to look) that I do not post much, if at all, in the big wall and aid forum, the alpine and ice forum, the competition climbing forum or the indoor gyms forum. I also post very little in the sport climbing forum. Why? Because I realize, in fact, that I am not an expert in every aspect of climbing. Therefore unlike others (yourself included apparently) I do not post unless I know what I'm talking about.
Curt
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deepplaymedia wrote: the video is supposed to be a documentation of history, not a razzle dazzle hollyhood production! it was taken by a mate who was there at the time and had a video camera, and recorded chris (a far far better climber and in all likelihood a cooler guy than any of you will ever be)
as far a a simple documentation of the climb, the clip was fine, but many people pointed out that it was boring to watch. that has less to do with the grade of the climb, the coolness factor of the climber, whether it's bouldering/sport/trad/solo, or ever having been to a specific location and is much more related to personal aesthetic preferences.
for example, i find this clip (http://youtube.com/watch?v=wMUFUU2kozg) much more interesting (and i didn't even have sound on the first few times i watched it). not sure why that is, but i just like this clip better. similar traverse, just a little higher off the ground, similar climbing, similar long rests, but i like this one better even though that makes me less cool than this chris character. i don't deny, though, that both climbers are freaking incredibly strong and talented.
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quiteatingmysteak
Dec 22, 2007, 12:09 AM
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you want sweet boulderin' vids?
I gots em right here!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jkCpamhoixs&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vaB-t3crryQ&feature=related
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incredible, but i'm pretty sure he weighted his chalk bag on the ground.
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caughtinside wrote: You know what the best part of all this is? Climbers are basically saying that real climbing is boring to watch. hahahaha!!! I love it. Let's keep it off tv and out of the olympics.
that's not elitist and, as with most elitism, stupid at all...
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jacksdefeat wrote: caughtinside wrote: You know what the best part of all this is? Climbers are basically saying that real climbing is boring to watch. hahahaha!!! I love it. Let's keep it off tv and out of the olympics. that's not elitist and, as with most elitism, stupid at all...
It could be worse. I could pretend this is myspace and list my favorite bands in my profile.
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Jan 4, 2008, 8:58 PM
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didn't want to defend elitism, so you went after my being more than 1-dimensional in my profile?
clever.
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caughtinside
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jacksdefeat wrote: didn't want to defend elitism, so you went after my being more than 1-dimensional in my profile? clever.
hahaha
Defend elitism. Elitism is one of those buzzwords thrown around by new climbers with chips on their shoulders.
But hell, you've been climbing ten minutes, you're entitled to an opinion.
And it is amusing... since my statement actually is a threat only to the truly elite climbers. Yes, I was climbing to have as little exposure as possible. Yes, I want there to be less money in climbing.
It's probably more selfish than elite. I'm ok with that.
And dude I'm way into Incubus and Green Day. hahahahaha
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jacksdefeat
Jan 4, 2008, 9:16 PM
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"caughtinside wrote: Yes, I was climbing to have as little exposure as possible. Yes, I want there to be less money in climbing. It's probably more selfish than elite. I'm ok with that.
fair enough. i feel differently.
i'm just glad to be climbing and know that with exposure comes development. i know it has its problems, too, but the possibility for development outweighs them in my mind. maybe i'll think differently after i've been climbing 6 years, but i hope i won't.
Make Yourself and Dookie were solid albums. Cheers.
be well.
-ce.
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beyond that squabble, that's some strong ass climbing. who cares about the quality of the production?
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