Trad Vs. Sport?
Top Ten Trad Excuses for not sending(not in order of importance or frequency).
1.My tape gloves are to big.
2.My #5 got hooked on something.
3.I should have used thumbs up.
4.I have small hands.
5.I have large hands.
6.I hogged the jam with the cam.(that rhymes)
7.My mythos usually rock
8.My cams were racked on the wrong side.
9.Laybacking is about as cool as sport climbing.
10.This crack is filthy.
Top Ten Sporty excuses
1.Sun crux
2.Too pumpy
3.Greasy holds
4.I was hanging draws
5.My girlfriend or boyfriend short roped me again
6.The knee bar was killing me
7.Too hot
8.I was not warmed up.
9.The gates on the draws are totally facing the wrong way.
10.Reachy
Excuses
Good excuse, JR.JR wrote:Rope drag. Good one. I didn't even know what rope drag was till I went to Yosemite. Holly shit I fucked myself good and proper with some crazy Z shapes following my lead. Thanks for reminding me.
Does he have a strange bear claw like appendage protruding from his neck? He kep petting it.
Some More Additions
Sport:
1. The bolt placement was bad
2. My spandex got caught on that hold
Trad:
1. I couldn't reach that jam
2. I needed more chalk for the backs of my hands
3. There was a spider/snake in the crack
4. The gear was weighing me down too much to do the move
Bouldering:
1. I'm hung over
2. I was scared to do the move without more pads
3. I only had on my approach shoes
Sport:
1. The bolt placement was bad
2. My spandex got caught on that hold
Trad:
1. I couldn't reach that jam
2. I needed more chalk for the backs of my hands
3. There was a spider/snake in the crack
4. The gear was weighing me down too much to do the move
Bouldering:
1. I'm hung over
2. I was scared to do the move without more pads
3. I only had on my approach shoes
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