Gaston? High Step? Drop Knee? Talk in here.
One-Fall
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by One-Fall Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:57 pm
Dave Schmidt's article "La Escuela" states that to be strong in America means you climb 13b. Except for the obvious 8a conversion, I don't understand where/why this grade was choosen?
Can't we all just get along?
SCIN
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by SCIN Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:19 pm
It's probably his hardest redpoint.
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ReachHigh
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by ReachHigh Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:22 pm
I'm just pissed its not 5.10 anymore.
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Wes
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by Wes Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:25 pm
I say "5.13b is the new 5.12"
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the lurkist
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by the lurkist Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:47 pm
Isn't that the standard that the Swedish guy who authors the 8a.nu site uses? He says that hard climbing starts at 8a (13b). I don't know on what he bases that conclusion, but it might be just collective agreement in Europe. Maybe Schmidt is just copying his idea.
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pigsteak
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by pigsteak Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:34 pm
12a is for slackers and chumps....
Positive vibes brah...positive vibes.
Yasmeen
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by Yasmeen Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:45 pm
Stop whining, you'll get there some day, piggie
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gbarnett
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by gbarnett Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:44 pm
Seems like 13a would be a better number.
Andrew
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by Andrew Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:42 pm
13a seems like a better number for americans, but 8a is a better number than 7c+ for Euro's
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tomdarch
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by tomdarch Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:08 pm
Poor Austrailians, they don't realize that when the progress from 28 to 29, they are suddenly 'real climbers'! Sucks to be them!
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