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#75 Re: Mecca / kneepads
September 09, 2012, 02:11:12 am
I want you all to know that I haven't read this thread because I fear it will make me give up rock climbing completely. I'm also ashamed of everyone who has contributed to it.

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#76 Re: Mecca / kneepads
September 09, 2012, 06:36:54 am
Are the majority of Tor classics eliminates?

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#77 Re: Mecca / kneepads
September 09, 2012, 08:35:11 am
I want you all to know that I haven't read this thread because I fear it will make me give up rock climbing completely. I'm also ashamed of everyone who has contributed to it.

me neither too

I only used information from tertiary sources to inform my contribution (no, geologists, I do not mean that it was 50 million years out of date)

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#78 Re: Mecca / kneepads
September 09, 2012, 12:10:49 pm
And finally whilst I'm hardly the romantic "lets all climb HVS and watch pretty sunsets" type, I really don't think it matters a fat lot.  It's MECCA.  It's still the same route even if it's graded ZZZ104f+.  Along with Body Machine, IMO it's the best sport route in the Peak.  Hopefully you were joking about not trying it if the grade changed, but if not…  Get some pads on (or try it without) and get on the thing whatever people say.

Yes it was just a bit of banter with Robin when the thread was taking a more humorous tone which Adam jumped on. Clearly it is one of the top sport route's we have. I aided it when I first started climbing including the top HVS?? pitch and watched Basher working it. I hope the fair grade is still 8b+ as its what Basher gave it. The grade has has survived the jug falling off in the groove, the polish and now kneepads, it seems. A mention should be given to Kristian for his largely unsung mammoth effort reinstating the starting jug as it would most almost certainly have gone to 8c without it.

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#79 Re: Mecca / kneepads
September 10, 2012, 11:31:13 am
Not been online for a few days. is Mecca 8b yet?  :shrug: :w00t:

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#80 Re: Mecca / kneepads
September 10, 2012, 11:34:11 am
not yet but give this thread time

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#81 Re: Mecca / kneepads
September 16, 2012, 09:03:41 am
Is kneepad use allowed in climbing competitions? If not, why not?

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#82 Re: Mecca / kneepads
September 16, 2012, 12:59:34 pm
Now that's a good question

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#83 Re: Mecca / kneepads
September 16, 2012, 01:09:54 pm
Now that's a good question

Oh crap. Does this mean I'm going to have to find a different stuffed animal to take a picture of?

 

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