Speed climbing is stupid and dangerous.

ViperScale . wrote:

Yea but they aren't sitting there running 50 laps on el cap every day training like they do on a 50ft speed run wall. Even if they did speed runs on outdoor walls like the nose it is a big difference between running the same 50ft route in a gym again and again. You could run el cap dozens of time and you still will not 100% memorize every single move to get up the wall like they do in speed running. Heck they probably could do the gym speed run walls blindfolded.

Oh, I thought you were referring to actual rock climbing. IMO comp speed climbing would be a lot more rad if they changed the wall every year. Although my opinion doesn’t mean anything since I haven’t tried that branch of climbing. 

Brad G wrote:

Oh, I thought you were referring to actual rock climbing. IMO comp speed climbing would be a lot more rad if they changed the wall every year. Although my opinion doesn’t mean anything since I haven’t tried that branch of climbing. 

I think speed climbing would be ok if every single comp when they walked in it was a route they had never climbed before. They than had like 1 hour to warmup before making a speed attempt at it. Than it is not just about speed climbing the same route that you have been for the last year but who is the fastest at figuring out how to climb it fast.

It is like people who speed run video games. It isn't really that hard when you can go read about all the bugs and tricks in the game and than you are just following what other people do. Would be alot better if it was about who can figure out how to climb it the fastest without getting help from others.

New speed (stupid) record on the nose!

http://rockandice.com/climbing-news/honnold-calwell-nose-speed-record/

There goes Tradidude talking about his small size again. Gross. He in all probability has not climbed El Cap.

Brad G wrote:

Oh, I thought you were referring to actual rock climbing. IMO comp speed climbing would be a lot more rad if they changed the wall every year. Although my opinion doesn’t mean anything since I haven’t tried that branch of climbing. 

Hey Brad, I wouldn't waste your time responding to 99% of the punters around here. Do it for your own pleasure or luls, but they mostly don't actually know anything about actually climbing something.

They'll just bring you down to their level of idiocy and beat you with experience.

Jeff constine wrote: There goes Tradidude talking about his small size again. Gross. He in all probability has not climbed El Cap.

You are a bully and you don't have any self esteem.

Honnald is a nice guy and would not give you the time of day! lolololol

Jeff constine wrote:

Honnald is a nice guy and would not give you the time of day! lolololol

True story: I saw Honold in JT awhile back as he was going for a solo on Solid Gold, I asked him the time and he gave it to me.

Doubt it.

Jeff constine wrote: Doubt it.

Lol, believe it or not, it's true! 

Anyway, I'm glad no one got fucked up on the speed (stupid) record. Who's dumb enough to go for under 2hrs?!? Hans should be healing up soon.

All good!

Speed climbing is stupid??? That's your opinion, for what it's worth. As for it being dangerous, I was always told "Speed is safety, in the mountains."

Chris Little wrote: Speed climbing is stupid??? That's your opinion, for what it's worth. As for it being dangerous, I was always told "Speed is safety, in the mountains."

He's talking about speed rock climbing ascents like the recent Honnold/Caldwell record on the Nose, which involves 100'+ runouts on 5.10/low 5.11 terrain, which is definitely more dangerous than a more traditional ascent.

Jeff constine wrote:

Honnald is a nice guy and would not give you the time of day! lolololol

I think you are mistaking us for people that give a shit

Marc801 C wrote:

He's talking about speed rock climbing ascents like the recent Honnold/Caldwell record on the Nose, which involves 100'+ runouts on 5.10/low 5.11 terrain, which is definitely more dangerous than a more traditional ascent.

I'm a Honnold fan, and I enjoy reading about his exploits., I also respect his skill. If I could do what he does, I'd probably have an enormous head.

Mike, get off the alcohol you may climb better. PS Ruck up and climb El Cap before it's too late.

Jeff constine wrote: Mike, get off the alcohol you may climb better. PS Ruck up and climb El Cap before it's too late.

Haha.  Hey man I just do what I'm good at!

Chris Little wrote:

I'm a Honnold fan, and I enjoy reading about his exploits., I also respect his skill. If I could do what he does, I'd probably have an enormous head.

Wasn't there some other less famous guy who tagged along for the speed record.  "Timmy Cowbell" or something like that.  Isn't he the same guy that climbs 5.14d, one of only 2 climbers to free the nose in a day, made the FFA of Dawn Wall, tagged along for the Fitz Roy Traverse,... and seems like a really nice guy.

Tommy and Alex are total egomaniacs, why couldn't they just let a couple of regular guys keep the record?

Tradiban wrote: Tommy and Alex are total egomaniacs, why couldn't they just let a couple of regular guys keep the record?

Agreed