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Havachatwithhexy... 16-Jun-2005 At 7:00:02 PM HEX

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dalai
16/06/2005
>I am talking about having climbs which are consistent for the grade. I have found these >style of routes more flowing and hence enjoyable rather a stroll with a couple of moves >totally out of character with the rest...
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Time to re-visit this gem, & sex-up the arguement a tad...

simey
4/03/2005
>Yeah, it is a pity when one move is really out of keeping with a quality 5-pitch climb. I >would consider the creation of a hold on The Navigator to be less of a crime than the >chipped holds on Punks in the Gym, London Calling and Hit the Deck, but it would be >very difficult to achieve without it looking ugly.
>You won't see me doing it.

HEX
4/03/2005
'...Itz not about '...crime...' , sime --- itz about time --- the times in which climbing is now context-ed... The state and federal governments have a ' museum ' attitude to wilderness areas in tasmania --- this means that as long as there are large , comprehensively-represented&protected areas of bio/geo conservation, then it is ok to ' sacrifice ' excessive ' representations for the' good' of the broader community...

The same applies with climbing --- there ARE massive numbers of climbs, representing all-styles&aspects of the climbing-culture, already firmly 'protected' by the various scenes , locals & ' common sense ' ... the 'time' in which we now find our-selves is inceasingly demanding a certain smoothness-in-continuity-of-experience from the suburban front-door ---> along smooth-well-maintained roads---> to the easy walk-in ---> to 'the bit we came all this way for' ---> and safely-smoothly home-again ...

The neo-challenge these-days is to be able to dream-up the ideal climbing-trip & then execute it as smoothly as it is experienced when it drifts sexily around the mind while still in suburia ... the post-modern world is choked with political-correctness and presentz daily ' challenges' at every moment ... more than enough challenges to satisfy those who just want to pour-down the perfect milk-shake&savour the perfect Horsham-Oven-Door danish-pastry of-a-climb... ultimately we are talking about saturation-beta --- nothing left to experience but the ideal experience itzself ...no single grass-seed in the sock that ' spoiled ' that perfect bush-walk ; no single mosquito-bite that 'distracted' from that perfect sunset ; no single move '...out of keeping with a quality 5-pitch climb...'

AAAAhhhhhhhhhh !!! --- these ugg-bootz feel SSSOOOOOoooo GOOOooood ....'

nmonteith
4/03/2005
>legendary post mr hexy! 10/10

Thanx mate:-))
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