On the #biggradesforbadbeta maybe on boulders eliminates are more part of the game but fuck eliminates on routes and fuck technique elimination full stop.
A mate did Brother from another mother (or similar, don't remember exactly) in Indian Creek as a layback. He took 8c instead of 7a+
Late to the party on this one.
Jwi, you actually make a serious point there, in my opinion.
I think it probably is valid to "take" a particular grade. I often think of the grade as being like a currency, traded in the climbing "market".
If we didn't think of grades as being so
fixed to a particular piece of rock, we may not have this difficulty.
How often is grade the motivating factor? - at least, the notion that X is harder than Y.
.. Louis Armstrong/Louis Legstrong? Quite like the names Louis Frigged and Louis Free Now
Quality vid Doylo. Really enjoyed it