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#25 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 29, 2012, 02:54:40 pm
Reckon they could do a video of a famous climber being jumped by a random animal for blowtorching holds like the gorilla video? Should be a series of them...

Or a gorilla jumping a famous climber and then getting medieval on him with a blowtorch. I can nominate a few.

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#26 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 29, 2012, 03:24:03 pm
 :agree:  :popcorn: id watch that...

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#27 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 29, 2012, 03:51:02 pm
The comments on vimeo make for good reading! Made me chuckle anyway, think Carlo will be locking his doors at night from now on, looks like there is a lynch mob forming online.  :chair:

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#29 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 29, 2012, 06:30:06 pm

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#30 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 29, 2012, 08:30:07 pm
He deserves a flaming (sorry)

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#31 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 29, 2012, 08:40:04 pm
I'm fucking hopeless at posting I am however very disappointed to see people that do this..



On that particular site there is a handy list on the right of the picture, simply click on the text next to "IMG code" and it copies the code for embedding it to your clipboard, then when you're back on the UKB tab ready to paste it in, position the cursor and press 'Ctrl +v' et voila

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#32 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 29, 2012, 09:16:54 pm
hmm all comments on the blow torching deleted

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#33 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 29, 2012, 09:43:36 pm
Still possible to keep posting comments until they get the idea though...

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#34 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 29, 2012, 09:44:46 pm
Dick

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#35 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 29, 2012, 09:49:59 pm
Keep posting - just put something on 8a.poo about the deleting/air brushing.

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#36 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 30, 2012, 06:21:23 am
looks to be leaving comments on vimeo

Quote from: Bearcam Media
I don't condone any of the blow torching and I can in no way be held responsible for the actions in the video, I was there to document and did not encourage the torching.

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#37 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 30, 2012, 07:12:34 am
I sent a couple of emails to Planetmountain.com and other climbing websites to report the video and the censorship.
I'm really pissed and would like to contact Five Ten to let them know who they sponsor.

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#38 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 30, 2012, 07:26:20 am
have left a couple of comments for the access gorilla..
https://vimeo.com/48602838#
http://lt11.com/2012/10/26/chris-schulte-stashes-pads/
 - see comments...
« Last Edit: November 30, 2012, 07:31:53 am by Dr T »

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#39 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 30, 2012, 07:46:15 am
In case its deleted like other comments heres what I just posted...

Huh, where did my question about the blow-torching go?

The "I'm just the messenger" argument you are trying to use above is poor because as the 'messenger' in this instance you do have a responsibility to portray to viewers how to treat the rock that we all climb on and share.  How many who don't know any better will have seen the blow-torching and thought to themselves "Hey, now theres a way I can dry my project/problem quickly after its wet", thus in turn increasing the damage that is done to the rock.

Traversi should have known better in the first place and not used a blow-torch, but you should also have thought about the consequences of posting a video showing him doing it.

We'll have to ask the Access Fund to make another video for their series, this time about blow-torching....

Stashing Pads -

Crapping at Crags -

Littering at Crags -

Tick Marks -

Blowtorching - [COMING SOON]

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#40 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 30, 2012, 08:31:49 am
Carlo ConTraversi strikes again. Commented on Bearcam's post to ask why he left it in if he doesn't condone it.

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#41 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 30, 2012, 08:53:44 am
What? Nice one andi, I've just sent an email to bbc news asking why they've put a piece in about Internet cut-offs in Syria. Asking whether they condone it. Why don't people bombard all carlo's sponsors instead of sending them to his website? I'm sure if I had a website and people started saying nice things about me I'd get rid of them sharpish too

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#42 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 30, 2012, 09:14:21 am
Because Carlo wasn't the one who edited the blow-torching in to the video? The BBC neither condones nor does not condone Syrian atrocities, they are impartial and unbiased, whereas Bearcam Media are saying they take a stance against it yet including it in their videos.

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#43 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 30, 2012, 09:24:20 am
From here http://climbingnarc.com/videos/vastervik-bouldering/#comments

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It’s not uncommon in Sweden to use a blowtorch to dry holds (the weather this year has been the worst for many years) and, as far as I know, not something that’s frowned upon here.

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#44 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 30, 2012, 09:51:04 am
I'm sure if I had a website and people started saying nice things about me

This is not likely to happen tho is it  :)

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#45 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 30, 2012, 10:13:44 am
I've just asked him on Twitter why he was doing it....

@CarloTraversi

at least one of his sponsors is on there too @5Ten

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#46 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 30, 2012, 10:59:48 am
Quote from: Bearcam Media
I don't condone any of the blow torching and I can in no way be held responsible for the actions in the video, I was there to document and did not encourage the torching.

Well that's a lame cop out.

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#47 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 30, 2012, 11:43:31 am
It is. "not encouraging" is a long way from telling him not to fucking do it.

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#48 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 30, 2012, 11:46:06 am
And now he's replying to all the comments in a sarky and dismissive manner. What a paragon of humanity.

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#49 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
November 30, 2012, 11:46:55 am
The "I'm just the messenger" argument you are trying to use above is poor because as the 'messenger' in this instance you do have a responsibility to portray to viewers how to treat the rock that we all climb on and share.  How many who don't know any better will have seen the blow-torching and thought to themselves "Hey, now theres a way I can dry my project/problem quickly after its wet", thus in turn increasing the damage that is done to the rock.

Traversi should have known better in the first place and not used a blow-torch, but you should also have thought about the consequences of posting a video showing him doing it.

I've spelt it out for them as they clearly don't understand.

 

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