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tH1e-swiN1e
Nov 3, 2011, 2:22 PM
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http://rockandice.com/articles/how-to-climb/article/940-how-not-to-climb-512
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rockforlife
Nov 3, 2011, 6:08 PM
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redonkulus
Nov 3, 2011, 7:39 PM
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I've always enjoyed AB's column. He's equally derogatory toward most climber groups. Tickles my sense of humor, at least.
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jt512
Nov 3, 2011, 7:51 PM
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"Alpinism, like golf, is a game for players, not winners."
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cuchulainn1856
Nov 11, 2011, 10:09 PM
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I beg to differ. If you've seen ANY of the new school alpine first ascents, it's often on high-grade ice and 5.10-5.13 drytooling. Let's see YOU do that at 15,000 feet! As a 5.12 climber myself, I don't hold for the derogatory attitude some climbers enjoy imposing on other disciplines. Yeah, I boulder, climb sport, climb trad, and climb ice and each discipline has it's diehards, but as an all-arounder I've learned mostly just to enjoy the vertical game no matter what the medium.
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guangzhou
Nov 13, 2011, 1:03 AM
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cuchulainn1856 wrote: I beg to differ. If you've seen ANY of the new school alpine first ascents, it's often on high-grade ice and 5.10-5.13 drytooling. Let's see YOU do that at 15,000 feet! As a 5.12 climber myself, I don't hold for the derogatory attitude some climbers enjoy imposing on other disciplines. Yeah, I boulder, climb sport, climb trad, and climb ice and each discipline has it's diehards, but as an all-arounder I've learned mostly just to enjoy the vertical game no matter what the medium.
I practice the various disciplines too, that's what makes some of the derogatory comments so funny to me.
As for new Alpine routes, completely agree with your comment. High end of sure.
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chadnsc
Nov 13, 2011, 2:30 PM
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cuchulainn1856 wrote: I beg to differ. If you've seen ANY of the new school alpine first ascents, it's often on high-grade ice and 5.10-5.13 drytooling. Let's see YOU do that at 15,000 feet! As a 5.12 climber myself, I don't hold for the derogatory attitude some climbers enjoy imposing on other disciplines. Yeah, I boulder, climb sport, climb trad, and climb ice and each discipline has it's diehards, but as an all-arounder I've learned mostly just to enjoy the vertical game no matter what the medium.
Buthurt over the humor. 
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superchuffer
Nov 16, 2011, 1:34 PM
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cuchulainn1856 wrote: I beg to differ. If you've seen ANY of the new school alpine first ascents, it's often on high-grade ice and 5.10-5.13 drytooling. Let's see YOU do that at 15,000 feet! As a 5.12 climber myself, I don't hold for the derogatory attitude some climbers enjoy imposing on other disciplines. Yeah, I boulder, climb sport, climb trad, and climb ice and each discipline has it's diehards, but as an all-arounder I've learned mostly just to enjoy the vertical game no matter what the medium.
I like to make fun of the discipline of climbers who spray about their accomplishments on forums.
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amyas
Nov 16, 2011, 4:12 PM
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I like to make fun of the discipline of climbers who spray about their accomplishments on forums.
you must be a busy guy
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