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Yeah, you're all just defending yourself and justifying your laziness. Go ahead, the REAL climbers are still having fun and could care less about your spite.

Disclaimer: I am not a REAL climber, but am showing discipline to hopefully be one. That would include (cough, cough Charlie) actually going to a crag.

i have no spite... i think spray is what it is. some people live for it and some don't. neither is wrong. it's cool that climbing accomodates (or tries to) so many personality types these days. do what you do to be enjoy the experience. define yourself by who you are and not what you've done.

that said, i want to climb some new routes. anything i haven't been on will suffice... that means overhanging pockets i guess. so be it.

nobody makes you clip bolts or read spray.

JB wrote:

pawilkes wrote:the spray list has other uses than just spraying. i like to just keep track of what i do so that i can actually remember it and also so that i can justify (or not) getting on something harder because i have enough base of climbs belwo that grade.

you could just write it all down instead of making it public.

I have all my routes ticked off in my guidebooks for that purpose exactly.

JB wrote:
i think that is a great idea, its nice to be able to look at any notes you may have about a given climb when you're at the crag and thinking of doing it again, HOWEVER there i don't have a guidebook for the red and even if i had one it would be so out of date that half the climbs wouldn't be in it.

Besides, the spray feature lets you contact people who have done the route if you have questions finding it or need beta.

Meadows wrote:......Disclaimer: I am not a REAL climber, but am showing discipline to hopefully be one. That would include (cough, cough Charlie) actually going to a crag.

Not sure I understand that. The places where I climb don't count I guess?

I like when my friends spray. It makes me happy when one of my friends is really happy about sending some route, or even getting on something that they never thought they would. But, some types of spray is really annoying.

i just think it's fun (stupid) to spray about not spraying!!!

It's all good as long as no one is bitter.

charlie wrote:The places where I climb don't count I guess?

shhhhh!!!! charlie! lay low friend.

don't give away our secret areas. we've got them to ourselves and a select group of highly qualified trained entertainers and we don't need a bunch of gumbys coming around and asking for a spot.