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What the hell does this sticker mean?? Asking the community!

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Seth Cohen · · Concord, NH · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 70

I have a climbing sticker that says "All the 5.12s I climb are soft." Oddly, this could have two completely opposite interpretations:

- I'm bragging: I'm so strong that every 12 I climb feels easy to me.

- I'm humble: I'm only able to climb 12s because every one I've tried is easier than its grade.

So which one is it??

Creed Archibald · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Apr 2012 · Points: 1,026

Humble-brag. I climb 5.12, but they're soft. 

Cory N · · Monticello, UT · Joined Sep 2018 · Points: 1,168

Sounds like a spray down either way

Noel Z · · UK · Joined Oct 2020 · Points: 15

Humble. I'm actually a 5.11 climber, but can manage a 5.12, provided it's a soft one.

Charlie Kissick · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2023 · Points: 0
Noel Zwrote:

Humble. I'm actually a 5.11 climber, but can manage a 5.12, provided it's a soft one.

Same here. In the gym of course. 

F r i t z · · North Mitten · Joined Mar 2012 · Points: 1,190
Cory Nwrote:

Sounds like a spray down either way

Did you have to pay royalties to the Access Fund to use this picture of one of their crag stewards?

Jake wander · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2014 · Points: 195

It means "I need external validation"

Tal M · · Denver, CO · Joined Dec 2018 · Points: 6,417

The only acceptable climbing sticker is the “5.6R” sticker they hand out when you top the First Flatiron

Todd Jenkins · · Alexandria, VA · Joined Nov 2020 · Points: 16

Whatever it means, it belongs right next to your 26.2 sticker.

Cherokee Nunes · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2015 · Points: 0

Its a cry for help

Bale · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2011 · Points: 0

Maybe it means, “I only climb at the White Cliffs of Dover.” 

James M · · Colorado Springs, CO · Joined Sep 2017 · Points: 80

My interpretation - "Because I still get absolutely thrashed climbing runout 5.9 slab or offwidth, this sticker means all the 5.12s I've climbed are probably soft and I'm not that good of a climber."

At least that's how it relates to me   

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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