Have you heard?
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:10 pm
On two occasions now I have heard non locals, by non local I mean people from out west who usually climb on limestone or granite, after grabbing one of our nicely natural holds, declare that it is a manufactured hold. I explain to them how our sandstone, unlike their limestone and granite, leaves a sandy mess when disturbed. I still get the feeling that they don't believe our pockets can be so user friendly (read Bill Ramsey's foreword to Ray's guide).
To satisfy the readers curiosity, the routes were Stay the Hand, (the far right pocket people usually use to start the crux) and Gung HO for which I don't recall which manufactured hold. If anyone else has heard such rantings please post the info here so we can compile a data base.
To satisfy the readers curiosity, the routes were Stay the Hand, (the far right pocket people usually use to start the crux) and Gung HO for which I don't recall which manufactured hold. If anyone else has heard such rantings please post the info here so we can compile a data base.
