Let's not go off the rails too much here.
Now... after I've managed to get all of that off my chest, why did shark not just man up and ask him outright: lots of people on the internet think you're a lying cock. What do you say to that?Apologies if I missed that question in this fucking puff piece.
Quote from: Lund on December 26, 2013, 09:52:23 pmNow... after I've managed to get all of that off my chest, why did shark not just man up and ask him outright: lots of people on the internet think you're a lying cock. What do you say to that?Apologies if I missed that question in this fucking puff piece.If its OK with you why don't you invite me to your house make me a cuppa tea while you are at it and then sit down and let me tell you you are a piece shit and that your life has amounted to anything and BTW whilst Paxman looks good on the telly what has he got to show for it in admissions of guilt? Sweet FA
Then don't do an interview! This is why paxman doesn't go round someone else's house shark. Some people might say that you had a duty to ask. You could have asked it nicely, "sorry old chap, hate to ask you this, but what about the fact that people don't believe you. What shall we do about that then? Your name is mud in some parts (e.g. yorkshire, dan varians' house, etc.), I think you're ace, nice tea by the way"Look, I do get it. I really do get why you didn't confront him. I just think it's a fatal flaw in this interviewing being a great piece of climbing journalism and a truly worthwhile contribution.
While it would have been nice if the G man had spilled all the beans and/or provided footage of everything he's ever done realistically this is just a couple of keen climbers getting together and talking about what they did a few years ago. It's understandable that people care about this stuff, but really lighten the fuck up. I would much rather we have this sort of light hearted interview and a little footage of the G man pulling on some dirt undercuts on his board rather than the sweet fuck all we will see if people continue to dole out shit because the interviewer didn't turn the thumb screws.
There is no such thing as God. God is an emotional crutch invented by the human mind wrestling with the problem of finite lifespan and the intractable nature of that problem.
So people who care about the historical record, need to feed sponsors, are considerate to hard-working guide-book writers, want to share beta or just want to spray a bit, record what they do.Someone who climbs for himself (and out of a sense of duty to a higher being to maximise his given talent) and isn't motivated by those other factors, has done a piss poor job of proving what he's done..Sounds like the world is in karma then - the lack of definitive knowledge about historically important ascents may piss many of us off, but John is under no obligation to satisfy our craving for knowledge.
There is no such thing as a man who can climb 9a, run a marathon in 3hrs, solo an alpine route onsight in a record time, win 39 boxing matches.
It is not possible for an untrained individual to fell a horse with a single blow.