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Great second pitches 13-Nov-2003 At 11:24:47 AM jens

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Being a novice of sorts, I prefer to set goals of achieving entire routes. As this is the essence of climbing. You take the good with the bad. This is why climbing outdoors is different to gym climbing, otherwise you might as well have your local gym set up a wall of your favourite moves and be done with it.

Just recently I managed a 3 pitch climb, which had face climbing on the first, crack on the second and slab on the third. I never did much crack and was struggling on the second pitch, almost wishing I wasn’t there, but I persisted and toped out. The feeling I got from that achievement was awesome, and just what I was looking for! That’s what climbing is all about for me, but that comes from climbing to tops of mountains back in Austria where your goal is to get to the top. Others might just look for conquering certain moves and the crux of a route (eg. closer association to bouldering).

Each to their own, I guess. As long as you find what you’re trying to get out of climbing.

As of claiming a tick, I’m not qualified to say. Maybe guide books should have grades for individual pitches, eg. p1, p2,…etc.

People climb for personal reasons and it just depends on your motivation. Just a thought!

Jens