Unrepeated Sport Routes at the Red

Post by **allah** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 7:08 pm

They are scared little boys, they will get on it and go home with there tails between there legs. It will get the FA from a local chump, I know this for a fact

Post by **SCIN** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 2:20 am

Well, it's going to take someone stronger than Dave and there aren't many of those around here. I think it'll have to be one of those solid 5.14 big-name type climbers.

Post by **allah** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 10:14 am

dude they are all scared to hit the red up, thats why none of them ever come around. sure they all say that the red is a jug hual but that is there fuckin excuse to stay away. Im tellin you one of us local homeys will do it. And I think dave could have done it, he did every move on it but maybe one or two (or atleast that is what he told me) he just didnt give it time and work it. But i guess time will only tell, whats up with that project

Post by **rhunt** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 3:09 pm

I think what keeps the hardcore 5.14 famous climbers away from the red is our weather. One thing you'll hear from climbers out west about us is that we are willing to climb hard in the shittiest conditions and that we had a lot of patiences for the weather.

It rains a lot in Ky and in reality we only get a few weeks of concecutive stable good climbing weather(if that). If I was Sharma or Graham, I wouldn't be too excited to schedule a climbing trip to the red to work on two climbs with the possiblity that it might rain the entire time I was there.

Post by **captain static** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 9:37 pm

The weather? Now that's the lamest excuse I've ever heard. The fall saeson is a no-brainer for awesome weather at the Red. I think the great allah is right, they are just looking for any lame excuse because of the humilation they will feel when they get spanked and don't send.

Post by **allah** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:19 pm

That is totally it CS, they are just fuckin scared!

Post by **Johnny** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 3:42 pm

Send Climbing and Rock and Ice a letter taunting the wusses and they will come.

Post by **lordjim_2001** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 3:50 pm

Johnny wrote:Send Climbing and Rock and Ice a letter taunting the wusses and they will come.

That's the best idea I've heard all morning. Anybody care to show off their mad letter writing skills. Hell I'll even buy the stamps.

Post by **captain static** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 6:33 pm

After reading the thread on the Red attracts, how about a headline like, "Brits Get Stunned by the Hog".

Post by **tomdarch** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 12:23 am

The Weather? The Red is one of the BEST places to plan trips because there's so much overhanging stuff to climb when it rains! Bah!

Also the rock is beautiful - It's a great backdrop for photos to please sponsors. Beats the hell out of the VRG (and most limestone 'gashes') as a backdrop. Think about all the ads that feature the similar sandstone in Australia. You'd think that sponsors would be demanding that their climbers and photographers come to the Red.

I say give it a few years. Bouldering is so hot right now that it will have to burn out as a media fad and some other aspect of climbing will get hot to replace it. Purely looking at the fact that it's been a while since trad was 'hot', that might be next in line to replace bouldering, but sport climbing is still going to attract the strongest 'gymnastic' climbers. Who knows?