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appalling and disgusting use of chalk 8-May-2007 At 2:51:48 PM steph

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On 6/05/2007 dalai wrote:
>I think it's great you have made decisions such as to climb without chalk.
>But for the no chalk lobby (NCL) to push the no chalk line with what is
>just short or religious zeal gets just a bit annoying.
>
>I personally accept the visual impact of the using of chalk when I climb
>and so I've chosen to still use it. It is one of hundreds of decisions
>I make daily.

I'd like to point out that it seems to be more of a Pro Chalk Lobby (PCL) than vice versa. All we are suggesting is that maybe there is no harm in trying??? We have never been campaigning that this issue is a wide global threat of greater importance than fuel emissions. We do not particularly judge people we see outdoors sweating on a tough climb using a bit of chalk. We appreciate when we hear that somone sees our point, tries going without & comes to their own decision (whether agreeing with us or not).

I enjoyed that we were called narrow-minded, naive and hypocritical in a previous post... Especially as we were the ones offering an alternative and have been attacked and ignored by most. Quite amusing ...ah... hypocrasy?