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Trashing Tassie ... it's beyond salvation 1-Apr-2011 At 7:12:42 PM bl@ke

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On 29/03/2011 sliamese wrote:
>Hang on a minute, so you guys are all saying that grades are determined
>to some extent by the gear? Thats BS. Its so subjective how a leader feels
>on lead, i might crap myself when u stand pround a feel fine. Did Ewbank
>not say somethig to the effect of 'no combination of letters and numbers
>can ever give a true representation of the climb, if its grade 20 climbing
>with no gear, whay not just say that, thats what words are for.'
>
>Please correct me if im wrong but ive never let the availability of gear
>or exposure affect the grade. Ive just mentioned that its run-out or thin
>gear or whatever.
>

Dam right! Don't get mixed up with the English sh!tstym.

>How bout we just stop with the dik measuring and get back on topic, slagging
>off oursouthern inbred brothers!!