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Post links and comments about your favourite climbing flicks

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Chris Sharma FA of El Bon Combat, Spain

ajfclark
24-Apr-2015
9:53:41 AM
http://www.redbull.com/us/en/adventure/stories/1331718655152/chris-sharma-first-ascent-el-bon-combat

Turn up the quality to HD. I really liked the detail of the hand on the holds in this one.
simey
24-Apr-2015
3:49:39 PM
The video didn't exactly pump my 'nads. Chris Sharma might be able to climb hard, but he never says anything particularly interesting about climbing. As for the climb, it might be hard but didn't excite me either. Perhaps I should have watched it in HD as recommended.

Miguel75
25-Apr-2015
11:53:28 AM
On 24/04/2015 simey wrote:
>The video didn't exactly pump my 'nads. Chris Sharma might be able to climb
>hard, but he never says anything particularly interesting about climbing.
>As for the climb, it might be hard but didn't excite me either. Perhaps
>I should have watched it in HD as recommended.

What sort of interesting things would you like to hear Simey?
simey
26-Apr-2015
5:15:14 PM
>What sort of interesting things would you like to hear Simey?

Something more interesting than his final lines which were, 'It was something I wanted to do for the fun of it, for the pure enjoyment of climbing'.

I reckon you would hear more engaging commentary from kids attending a climbing gym birthday party.

Olbert
26-Apr-2015
5:52:16 PM
It's hard to even have a concept of how hard that route is. Some of those holds and moves look impossible!
Wendy
26-Apr-2015
9:26:37 PM
I didn't actually listen to a word he said. I was too busy giggling at the game of guess when he will squeal next. It's pretty easy to get a 100% success rate.
BA
27-Apr-2015
10:00:16 AM
So the days of keeping three points of contact with the rock are over now are they?
dalai
27-Apr-2015
7:17:13 PM
On 27/04/2015 BA wrote:
>So the days of keeping three points of contact with the rock are over now
>are they?

Not at all BA. This Shama bloke is just weak he needs to ignore this rule and throw for everthing... ;-)
martym
28-Apr-2015
8:16:19 AM
On 24/04/2015 simey wrote:
>The video didn't exactly pump my 'nads. Chris Sharma might be able to climb
>hard, but he never says anything particularly interesting about climbing.
>As for the climb, it might be hard but didn't excite me either. Perhaps
>I should have watched it in HD as recommended.

Isn't it the same for all sportspeople? Very few have anything interesting to say - they "speak" with their actions...
You wanna see some banal awkward "climbing talk" - Google Chris Sharma Lynn hill interview...
"So, like, you like climbing yeah?"
"Yeah, it's pretty cool..."

ajfclark
28-Apr-2015
9:55:09 AM
On 28/04/2015 Cliff wrote:
>On 28/04/2015 martym wrote:
>>Isn't it the same for all sportspeople? Very few have anything interesting
>>to say - they "speak" with their actions...
>>You wanna see some banal awkward "climbing talk" - Google Chris Sharma
>>Lynn hill interview...
>>"So, like, you like climbing yeah?"
>>"Yeah, it's pretty cool..."
>
>I tried about 6 sites, but all said that the video was no longer available.
>Do you know of a working site martym?
>
>

First hit in google https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z26n73LK70o

Sabu
28-Apr-2015
10:13:14 AM
On 24/04/2015 simey wrote:
>The video didn't exactly pump my 'nads. Chris Sharma might be able to climb
>hard, but he never says anything particularly interesting about climbing.
>As for the climb, it might be hard but didn't excite me either. Perhaps
>I should have watched it in HD as recommended.
>

I know what you mean, a friend of mine pointed out how sharma always states the obvious. Now that's the only thing I notice whenever I listen to him!


The good Dr
28-Apr-2015
10:40:32 AM
Why do we always expect those at the top of their sport to offer insights?

shortman
28-Apr-2015
10:43:47 AM
On 28/04/2015 The good Dr wrote:
>Why do we always expect those at the top of their sport to offer insights?

For some reason, people equate climbing ability with all sorts of ability....

IdratherbeclimbingM9
28-Apr-2015
10:51:11 AM
On 28/04/2015 shortman wrote:
>On 28/04/2015 The good Dr wrote:
>>Why do we always expect those at the top of their sport to offer insights?
>
>For some reason, people equate climbing ability with all sorts of ability....

I dunno why not... ~> I know a climber who is good at funambulism as an example.
;-)

shortman
28-Apr-2015
11:02:15 AM
On 28/04/2015 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>On 28/04/2015 shortman wrote:
>>On 28/04/2015 The good Dr wrote:
>>>Why do we always expect those at the top of their sport to offer insights?
>>
>>For some reason, people equate climbing ability with all sorts of ability....
>
>I dunno why not... ~> I know a climber who is good at funambulism as an
>example.
>;-)

So so at balancing and definitely shit at climbing....and definitely shit at talking about things.
spicelab
28-Apr-2015
5:19:34 PM
On 28/04/2015 The good Dr wrote:
>Why do we always expect those at the top of their sport to offer insights?

And why do we expect there to be amazingly profound things still unsaid about rockclimbing?

shortman
28-Apr-2015
9:53:01 PM
On 28/04/2015 spicelab wrote:
>On 28/04/2015 The good Dr wrote:
>>Why do we always expect those at the top of their sport to offer insights?
>
>And why do we expect there to be amazingly profound things still unsaid
>about rockclimbing?

Fair call.
Probably the reason I'd never read another climbing book again.

phillipivan
29-Apr-2015
1:22:02 AM
Nah, there are plenty of good climbing books. None of them, however, will ever be written by Chris Sharma.

Doug
29-Apr-2015
7:55:34 AM
On 28/04/2015 spicelab wrote:
>On 28/04/2015 The good Dr wrote:
>>Why do we always expect those at the top of their sport to offer insights?
>
>And why do we expect there to be amazingly profound things still unsaid
>about rockclimbing?

... especially single pitch sport climbing?

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