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Soil Erosion good?
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:19 pm
by dhoyne
Just because it's Friday, discuss.
Soil Erosion is a good thing for climbers -- eventually it adds more and more feet to every climb!
I need more coffee.
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:37 pm
by Christian
It shortens the approach while lowering the base.
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:41 pm
by Power2U
Yeah, but then you end up with starts like the one on To Defy The Laws of Tradition at Left Flank where the first 5 feet of the climb are wet and dirty all the time. I am not so sure that extra 5 fet of stepping on dirty wet holds really adds anything to the climb
If anything it probably takes away from it.
Of course I know you are kidding... I am trying to think of a climb where the erosion has helped...maybe at Roadside... you know the overhang at the start of the 10 wall is that much higher now...cool...right
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 4:40 pm
by rhunt
Stay the Hand & Jersey Connection are a little bit longer now then they were 8 year ago when I first got on them...
How many people remember what the base of that 5.10 wall at roadside looked like 8 years ago?