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best climber????? 23-Oct-2007 At 9:13:31 AM surfinclimb

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I believe the difference in sponsorship is not that vast between # 1 and no # 10. I dont have much knowledge on spono deals in the climbing world but in pro surfing with the exception of one Mr K. slater Theres not much money seperating the top 20. Slater is the exception and as much as i hate to admit that a "septic" is by far the best surfer in the world he does have 7 WORLD TITLES to his name. The man can and does consistently beat everyone in all conditions from Huntington to Tahiti and Waimea Bay.
Id hope that the best climbers in the world are not so vain as to worry about who amongst them is the best, but realise that they are making a living out of what they love doing while the rest of us mere mortals just shake our head in wonder at what they can achieve.
As pathetic and egotistical as it sounds the only true way to find out "The best" is to run worldwide climbing comps including all disciplines of the game and see who comes out on top.
Then Just wait for climbing to be taken over by big buisness and media and 100,000 people every weekend fighting it out for the best climb of the day. Sort of like what happened to the surfing scene. Youll love it when petzl start selling shirts that used to cost $20 for $79.95 and some kid thats never climbed is trying to sell you stuff that his never used and doesnt really know how it works ( the laters already here) But yeah its great for the "Sport"