wow, if this thread keeps up, fluffy will have nothing to climb when he gets back !! Sketchy, unsafe, dirty choss is the only kind of root climbing he does.
"My Shit is Fucked Up." --Warren Zevon and Terry Kindred.
pigsteak wrote:mellow yellow?????? I'm hurt brad..oh wait..that route belongs to Yasmeen and Andrew....lmao..way to go you two!!!!
I think that was you Brad, who chose to NOT tread lighly right? Ended up with a 20 pound block in your hand at the crux....
I thought the rule was...If it has a tick it's a bomber hold! I guess not. Then next time I climbed that route was with HeavyC and he trusted the "new" way so I thought for sure it had to be good. Luckily it held. The top however is another story.
I will say though, I remember standing at the bottom of Family Tradition and talking to my partner about that block. I also remember being very aware of what I was pulling on heading up the clip the chains. What is cool about it is that the climb itself was very forgettable without the excitement or danger or whatever of that block. If the block was gone it would have been just another mediocre 5.10 in the Red. Sent and forgotten.
caribe wrote:As you climb harder, your appreciation for lower grade routes falls. Both parameters describing JR drift.
I disagree. I appreciate any good route regardless of the grade.
I tend to be this way too, but routes closer to my ability excite me more. I was accusing JR of the drift in perspective--I was being a bit of an ass. I think the drift is common and natural. When (if) I am climbing as hard as you Ray, I hope I remain appreciative of the 10's and 11's.
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