Quote from: tim palmer on March 19, 2020, 10:04:34 pmQuote from: Bradders on March 19, 2020, 09:27:38 pmAre you saying climbers should be setting an example? If so, I think you're putting an awful lot of weight on what is still very much a niche activity.Some pro cyclists (proper athletes no less) are stopping training on the road on the continent despite having official permission.Is this because they wish to set an example, or because proper athletes are the most massively paranoid people about even common colds? Safer to stay in a private air con gym on a turbo trainer!
Quote from: Bradders on March 19, 2020, 09:27:38 pmAre you saying climbers should be setting an example? If so, I think you're putting an awful lot of weight on what is still very much a niche activity.Some pro cyclists (proper athletes no less) are stopping training on the road on the continent despite having official permission.
Are you saying climbers should be setting an example? If so, I think you're putting an awful lot of weight on what is still very much a niche activity.
Nobody has come out and said, as yet, that healthy, young ish folk cant carry out their normal business, go to work, go to the shops, go for a run. etc.
people are still spraying on insta about doing problems at the tor and advertising lamp sessions which I think is pretty distasteful and irresponsible
If we get limited to local exercise it's a great time of year for birdwatching...
Quote from: TobyD on March 19, 2020, 10:48:10 pmQuote from: tim palmer on March 19, 2020, 10:04:34 pmQuote from: Bradders on March 19, 2020, 09:27:38 pmAre you saying climbers should be setting an example? If so, I think you're putting an awful lot of weight on what is still very much a niche activity.Some pro cyclists (proper athletes no less) are stopping training on the road on the continent despite having official permission.Is this because they wish to set an example, or because proper athletes are the most massively paranoid people about even common colds? Safer to stay in a private air con gym on a turbo trainer!In France at least cycling is prohibited, basically you can't run or walk further than 2k from your home, that's on your own as well. Most likely the confinement will be extended to six weeks.
unfortunately here climbing is prohibited as well. DWS could be seen as suicide attempt, but guess would be seen as selfish
2k might just include bell hagg for me. I'd stick to running in that case!
Quote from: tim palmer on March 19, 2020, 11:04:51 pmpeople are still spraying on insta about doing problems at the tor and advertising lamp sessions which I think is pretty distasteful and irresponsibleThis I very much agree with.
Quote from: Andy W on March 20, 2020, 09:22:04 amunfortunately here climbing is prohibited as well. DWS could be seen as suicide attempt, but guess would be seen as selfish I jest of course. I might stash a bouldering pad though at a spot that will never b seen and just go for a "run" nearby.
Will, in response to the esoteric stuff I’m not sure it has to be super esoteric. It’s not a competition to find the least climbed bit of rock. If going out climbing is legit at all I don’t see any difference in going somewhere a little less esoteric and getting on something you want to do, (big cavaet coming) so long as there aren’t people on it already. Why would climbing that empty boulder be any worse than climbing your esoteric one? Your solution obviously heightens your chances of finding something deserted admittedly.
Bell Hagg is a good little venue, why not go clean it up so its even better.
Bell Hagg is a good little venue,
Agree with this too. I reckon a lot of esoterica is less frequently travelled more because they tend to be limited to either a single problem or a handful of problems. If 5 people all turn up to try a single boulder problem at a crag with no other options, that's arguably worse than if those people all went to Caley but spread themselves out.