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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:14 pm
by captain static
Is this thread about inflated grades or inflated egos?
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:18 pm
by rhunt
captain static wrote:Is this thread about inflated grades or inflated egos?
is there a difference?
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 9:44 pm
by Johnny
FYI, I had Dave Hume confirm the grades at the Motherlode. You can blame him for the ratings since I couldn't climb any of those routes without hooks.
I think downgrading of routes is easier after you have experience on that type of climbing. When the first super big routes went up at the Lode, they were unique and most climbers didn't have the fitness and ability to do them well, thus the harder ratings. Nowadays, any fatboy can send that junk cause they figured out the training beta.
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 11:28 pm
by Roentgen Ray
Allah is right on man. And lurkmeister, don't back down to SCIN. You guys left out a few though. C sharp or B flat is totaly 5.6c not 5.7, Wadcutter's gotta be 5.8d, more like 5.8b if your a bowler, Mr Bungle can't be tougher than 5.7d if you take a broom up with you to clean him up a bit. Brother Stair is a solid 5.9a, but Face Up to That Crack goes at an easy 5.6d, especially if you sew up that crack with 3 or four pieces to take the fear factor out. Dude, I totaly sent all those in 4or fewer tries, except Wadcutter, I'ld been out of bowling for awhile and just couldn't grip those little pockets up high and whipped at that same place 12 times before she went. The rest were cake though.
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 5:56 am
by J
theres an extension to bohica????? that would be a serious pile if someone bolted that.
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:02 pm
by allah
Your just upset J, its not our fault you hvae totally thrown that "pile" out of your head. Maybe one of these days you will get strong enough to do it. Good luck wannabe Playa