Forecast looks shite tomorrow, who fancies heading out and climbing some VD chimneys in big boots?
Quote from: danm on April 09, 2023, 08:22:10 pmForecast looks shite tomorrow, who fancies heading out and climbing some VD chimneys in big boots?Webbo
So would you be happy for the blokes building your new house to work in the rain or frost and accept how it might effect the building. Some profession’s are unfortunately are effected by the weather, if you are not prepared to accept the conditions it imposes. Do something different.
Profession:a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification. I don't much care what it's called but
Leave it Andy, Webbo is revelling in being a self righteous prick and let's be fair, he could make a profession of it.
When was the last one of your profession was struck off.
Reminds me of a recent Enormocast where Chris Kalous rails against the crag police imposing improntu bans on trad climbing in Indian Creek one day after it stopped raining. He was arguing that they were only climbing cracks and you couldn't break a crack cos its a void, not a hold. Anyway, I've never been there so couldn't possible comment!
Quote from: Kingy on April 10, 2023, 07:20:10 amReminds me of a recent Enormocast where Chris Kalous rails against the crag police imposing improntu bans on trad climbing in Indian Creek one day after it stopped raining. He was arguing that they were only climbing cracks and you couldn't break a crack cos its a void, not a hold. Anyway, I've never been there so couldn't possible comment!I haven't heard it but I have been there and that sounds like a very questionable argument. Unless you have no issue with desert cracks getting wider and sandier with more flared pods even faster than they do anyway under normal climbing conditions. The Creek is not nearly as soft as a lot of desert rock (no one climbs in Zion the day after rain), but it's still much softer than the popular grit edges.
I guess the outdoor industryevery industry I can possibly think of needs to take a look at itself and how it’s conducting business. If you’re allowing damage by virtue of the way you operate then something needs to change in my opinion.
Reminds me of a recent Enormocast where Chris Kalous rails against the crag police imposing improntu bans on trad climbing in Indian Creek one day after it stopped raining.
I guess the outdoor industry needs to take a look at itself and how it’s conducting business. If you’re allowing damage by virtue of the way you operate then something needs to change in my opinion.
Quote from: Kingy on April 10, 2023, 07:20:10 amReminds me of a recent Enormocast where Chris Kalous rails against the crag police imposing improntu bans on trad climbing in Indian Creek one day after it stopped raining.I remember it being more a reaction to how people were going about raising these issues? From memory it sounded rather hostile.