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Things climbing-related that annoy you
Tanner James wrote: Ha ha. Kinda jarring … like hanging a junker car up in your heirloom apple tree. :) |
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evidently, this thread |
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Specialized 'light and fast' equipment being a necessity to do anything. Climbers used to be strong and proud. |
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The bazillion different names given to UHMWPE and aramid fiber based stuff. |
Tone Loc wrote: The Bazillion UHMWPE types should just be referred to as “BUHMWiPE” generically |
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People making grade suggestions on mp that haven’t sent the route. Oh you top roped it and couldn’t do the moves, that’s great. |
Garrett Swank wrote: I won’t make a grade suggestion unless I have led something without a fall. Even then, if I know something was harder for me because of my height, I will not suggest a different grade, because I am not “average” climber height. If something was harder or easier for me because of my small hands, I won’t enter a grade because I do not have “average” hand size. This is what comments are for. |
Henk H wrote: Saw condies nuts!! |
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Other climberz... |
Garrett Swank wrote: goes hand in hand with the downgrade without redpoint phenomena ... consequently, the "consensus" grade becomes sandbag Edit: I guess this is more of a MP-related annoyance than a climbing-related annoyance |
phylp phylp wrote: I give a grade to whatever I climb any way I climb it from solo to lead to TR, my experience outweighs the style I did it in. Personally I think grades are best figured out by someone whose ability is somewhere near the grade. For example a 5.13 climber doesn't know the difference between a 5.8 and a 5.10 anymore, it's all an easy approach shoe cruise for them. I think you should give everything a grade with an explanation of why you think that. Anyone who has spent enough time climbing has a say IMO. I certainly will claim sandbag and upgrade a climb after a TR I fell all over when it should have been easy peasy, leading it shouldn't change anything. |
Nicholai Petrunin wrote: Man... dude walked right into that one. Never even saw it coming. BAM!!! Chef's kiss to the set up. |
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The term “trad-ing”, but I’m not entirely sure why…possibly because I’ve never heard someone refer to sport climbing as “sporting”. |
Chris Duca wrote: Reminds me of "skinning" when in fact you were skiing with skins on the skis |
M M wrote: Leading absolutely changes the experience. If you cant lead it, you aught not judge it. And skinning is vernacular. |
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Seeing posts asking about things that annoy you. . . |
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Little kids who stay clipped in to the autobelay you want to use while they dance around, sit down, roll around, talk to their friend on the next auto over, eat a snack, stare at the ceiling, chat with their parents. etc. (Signed... old, bitter man who yells at clouds and small children.) |
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MP threads filled with a couple of users back and forth beefing that end up not even being relevant to the original topic. |
Stiles wrote: It doesn't change the rock or your own ability, it's basically all in your head. I typically climb better on lead so maybe it's just my own experience. I'm gonna go camming today! |
That rock won't climb itself, mister. But it is judgy. It knows the difference between a wimpy TR and a functioning leader aka climber. |
