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General Climbing Discussion

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CWP Interview 4-Mar-2011 At 10:00:27 AM cruze
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Accepting an insane level of risk is how you get noticed now, not climbing harder than the next guy. Eg. base soloing, highball bouldering, hazardous mountain routes, even speed ascents usually involve Huber-esque rope fixing off single pieces which is a level of risk most people aren't willing to accept. I would hate to be the marketing guy making the call on sponsoring the next risky project - it's a bit push-pull with modern sponsorship.

It's all bitchiness and grade compression at the top end of technical climbing. To me that unfortunately detracts from the astonishing physical and mental achievements. I can understand the whole slowing of the rate of grade advancement. That's natural. training, gear, etc can only take the human body so far.

I don't agree with the whole "pulling plastic/sport climbing isn't climbing". I don't feel the need to impress my belief of what climbing is to me upon others.

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