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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:09 pm
by ynp1
are you saying i should be on supertopo.com??? ha ha ha! i voted no to the pole!
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:15 pm
by One-Fall
heavyc wrote:I agree with Chriss, but one thing a lot of top roping climbers don't realize is that because they don't need to get into a clipping stance they also can climb different beta and often avoid a crux area by climbing around it, I have belayed people on top ropes and seen them completely circumvent 2 crux areas on one route probably knocking the grade down by 2-4 letters
True, heavyc, but what are your feelings about this scenario:
I was on a route years ago, where the crux of the route was clipping the 3rd bolt. I worked it on TR and got it wired, and on the redpoint, i skipped the bolt. Still a send?
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:26 pm
by Rollo
take it off your ticklist....
IMMEDIATELY!!!!!
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:39 pm
by SCIN
ynp1 wrote:are you saying i should be on supertopo.com??? ha ha ha! i voted no to the pole!
I almost posted a link to it but I figured you knew exactly what I was talking about.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:08 pm
by caribe
chriss wrote:The only opinion that matters is your own.
So why ask? She is seeking the opinion of others. I think that the opinion of others matters in almost all cases. We are social animals.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:46 pm
by schwagpad
Isn't it called brownpointing when you send on toprope?
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:22 am
by pigsteak
the intersting thing is, it is like style and ethics..if you have to ask, it ain't so.
in this case, it is clear cut....anything but leading a route is merely practice. don't cheat yourself out of the experience.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:42 am
by bcombs
We're talking about practice man. We're talking about practice. We're talking about practice. We're not talking about the game. We're talking about practice. When you come to the arena, and you see me play, you've seen me play right, you've seen me give everything I've got, but we're talking about practice right now.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:03 am
by caribe
bcombs wrote:We're talking about practice. When you come to the arena, and you see me play, you've seen me play right, you've seen me give everything I've got, but we're talking about practice right now.
Bradley Boyeeee I like your urban edge, but that is the point to all of this. The poll was to find out if TR is practice or not.
- I like pigsteaks comment. That is my perspective.
- Also, someone has to lead at some point. R U a follower, R U content to always follow? If U R, that is fine.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:24 am
by bcombs
ha ha, Bradley. I do love the attitude of the NBA though.
