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Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 6:57 pm
by anticlmber
chriss wrote:Hmmm, if you don't like them, brush them off. Then you won't have to waste your time whining on the internet.
That being said, I use lots of chalk and tick holds all the time. Oh well.
chalked holds are a little easier to bullshit as calcium on the rock. the footlong solid white line is not and is more eye-catching from a distance. Not whining, just stating an observation. i do brush them off thank you. i won't say something if i wasn't going to be part of the solution.
"That being said, I use lots of chalk and tick holds all the time."
oh well, way to be part of the solution.
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:00 pm
by anticlmber
also some people enjoy climbing as a way to problem solve and figuring out where to go. tick marks steal a little bit of that. you and your seeing eye dog have fun out there.
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:34 pm
by krampus
yeah, ticks seem to be a completely functionless organism and possibly the single greatest argument against evolution.
oh yes, call it a comeback
Kansas: 1
Science: 584,912
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:35 pm
by rockman
http://teamsuckclimbing.com/howtoclimb.php
Number 2
wont solve all the worlds problems, but if your climbing above your limit, you will be brushing a lot.
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:41 pm
by Wes
krampus wrote:yeah, ticks seem to be a completely functionless organism and possibly the single greatest argument against evolution.
oh yes, call it a comeback
Kansas: 1
Science: 584,912
Actually, ticks and mosquitos are key for transferring viruses, and thus very important in evolution...
As for the other rrg tick, I don't really care one way or the other, but if you are going to tick something, please follow this simple rule: Tick hand holds below the hold, and feet above the hold. Thanks much for your cooperation.
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:42 pm
by Pru
this is kind of funny coming from mr. chalk-a-holic himself, though I do agree that tick marks are obscene as hell
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:42 pm
by krampus
kansas: 0
Science: 584:913
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:52 pm
by anticlmber
actually cut back to a half block a day. thanks to the chalk patch.
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 8:00 pm
by Pru
I just steam cleaned my car. It took me an hour and 2 full containers of hot water and cleaner just to get the chalk out that you left in my seat.
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 8:01 pm
by rhunt
chalk on the walls/holds and tick marks all look the same to me. chalk on holds tell me just as much about a hold and give me clues during an onsight attemp as do tick marks. Learn to read the chalk and tick marks, they are part of the process of climbing at the rrg. Go to the New or elsewhere if you want "pure" onsights with no chalk and no tick marks.
Chalk and tick away my friends. My only request and to brush the holds once and a while so to increase friction and grip on holds.