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Ethics versus style debate continued


BigMike

7-Jan-2007
10:48:39 PM

Ethikos??? Moralis???

It's all Greek to me. Except for the Latin bits.


IdratherbeclimbingM9

8-Jan-2007
9:27:20 AM

On 7/01/2007 brough wrote:
>For me, in the context of climbing, the consideration
>of ethics is part of a rationale for making decisions. The climbing style
>is the outcome of those decisions, and therefore, the consideration of
>ethics.

Therefore 'I am'; ... I think?
:)

Sounds like the old "which came 1st ?, ... chicken or egg" routine to me.
The ethos of ethics can be an end in its own right, ...

When I climb ... seldom do I muse on ethics but instead mostly I climb to enjoy the place and the movement/moves (both mental and physical), plus the company I am with.
The reality of the moment is of greater importance to me, as my 'ethics' (concerning the climb) have long been squared away before I even roped up!

If I become buggered through falling off, and am tempted to pull on a draw (for example), I know it is garbaging my preferred ethic but it is much more a practical consideration than an ethical one at the time!
Maybe that is why I still participate in aid climbing, as it is more 'honest' to acknowledge I could never get into those outrageous locations without pulling on every placement !!


brough

19-Jan-2007
10:17:08 PM

On 7/01/2007 hero wrote:
>I thought Brough might be interested in two articles on the subject....

Thanks very much hero. I just picked up your email and the scanned attachments. I'll put the head down tonight and have a read. Much to everyone's dismay I will likely have more to add to this pedants corner (to quote kierenl)

Cheers brough

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