Despite JBD's troll, Techno was on the money and I think climboholic was way off the mark. Many of the younger generation climbers grew up competing in competitions (myself included). Some of those climbers have gone on to push the limits of Australian climbing (eg Andrea Hah) while others have moved off to explore the areas of climbing that appeal to them, whether that be trad climbing, bouldering, sport etc. I suspect that if every climber who competed in competitions stayed in the gym, the climbing community would be significantly poorer for it. |