The Trad Climbers Inequality

Post by **512OW** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:30 am

Horatio Felacio wrote: can you actually distinguish 5.8+ from 5.8- or 5.7+? impressive. i have hard enough time distinguishing between whole number grades sometimes...even between 5.10's and 5.11's and even some 5.11's and 5.12's and even some 5.12's and 5.13's.

I wondered if I'd get called on that.... Thanks Ho.

Post by **L K Day** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:25 am

HO hits the nail on the head, and much more eloquently than I ever could. But what makes their comments in this thread so outrageously funny, is that both HO and 5.12OW have attained that transcendent point in their climbing where only three grades exist.

5.easy
5.hard
5.too hard

5.hard is roughly 5.12d to 5.13d. Everything else is either too easy or too hard, and they have no idea how easy, or how hard those grades may be.

Post by **512OW** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:28 am

See Larry, now we have to start debating which 12d's don't really deserve to be in the 5.hard category....

Thanks a lot.

Post by JR » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:22 pm

pigsteak wrote:
truth be told, we moved to KY three years ago to climb sport.

We? Are you talking about yourself and your alter ego that bolted Curbside? Or your online persona and the bolt gun wielding madman?

Post by **L Day** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:00 pm

Maybe it's the royal "we" of whom he speaks.

Post by JR » Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:17 pm

Exactly!

That is funnier. Good one.