Bando....

Post by **SikMonkey** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 2:34 pm

....Fire! Anyone ever started climbing Centerfire, then traversed right through the big cheater hueco after the tecnhical crux and linked the route up with Bandolier? I was up there (on Centerfire) monkeying around one day and saw chalk on what looked like pretty solid crimps going up to the chains of Bandolier from the hueco/mini forest and it set me to wondering how many people have ever done that or heard of it being done.

Mj

Post by **ScrmnPeeler** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 3:11 pm

Post by **Christian** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 4:59 pm

Wasn't that the answer in one of the geek questions?

Post by **SikMonkey** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 5:17 pm

Yeah, I thought I had seen that somewhere.

Mj

Post by **SCIN** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 5:17 pm

Monkey,
Please don't tell me you've succumbed to the most gay red river sport mentality I've heard of. The mentality I speak of causes sport climbers to start seeing large and obvious rests as "cheating" and therefore skip them. It would seem that these types, instead of seeking out more difficult lines, like to skip rests on lines which they already have wired so that they can ridicule others who "cheat" by resting.

PLEASE MONKEY! I beg you! PLEASE don't let the force of the gay sport climber ethics take you!!!! PLEEEEEEEEEEEAAASEEEE!!!! Moooonnnnkeeeeyyy!!!! Can you hear me through the hollow woods? Do you hear my plea for help!?? Do you hear the echo in my voice while I medidate inthe gargantuan hueco on every opportunity I get? Listen to the echo-echo-echo-echo.........

Post by **SikMonkey** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 5:33 pm

Yeah, I agree that it's very obvious and no further off the route than the big assed plate to the left at the same height. I just called it a cheater jug because it's MUCH bigger (and better) than anything else on the route. How do you think I saw the link to Bandolier though? I was hanging out in the rhodo growing out of that thing. The holds up that thing look good enough, but I am not sure I have the nuts for it.

Mj

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 6:03 pm

if a tree is "in your way" on a sport route, is it cheating to use it? What about cracks?

This sport climbing shit is so confusing.

Post by **SikMonkey** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 6:07 pm

I think "sport climbing ethics" are about as subjective as the ratings.

Mj

Post by **ScrmnPeeler** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 7:34 pm

"The tree is in."...The Greatest Climber I ever belayed.

Post by **ynot** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 10:28 pm

I want to know too. Trees are always good in trad. What about sport?