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Re: [angry] Greatest Internet Climbing Myth/Falsehood?:
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cchas
Apr 27, 2010, 7:58 PM
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angry wrote: Does climbing 5.13 mean that you might have more mileage on the rock than the 5.10 or 5.11 climber? Not to refute your point but so often the sound, reasonable, and seasoned comments are ignored by some loudmouth who's been climbing for 2 years. How am I (or others) supposed to react? There were a lot of things I thought I was right about 2 years in that I was completely wrong about. The grade shouldn't be the issue, experience should be. Then again, experience gets conflated with years climbing and the word experience loses meaning.
The issue lies in someone who has climbed 20 years but their experience level never rises past someone who has 1 year of experience. Years and grades don't denote experience but the quality of the experience. I hate to say this (since this is a vast generalization) but it often occurs when someone doesn't step outside of their comfort zone, so they never improve. (but hey I'm being elitist again).
Now does an "experienced" climbers point of view any more valid then a beginners. Depends on the subject. If it is on gear placement, risk analysis,.... damn straight experience counts.
If its on value subjects, then the beginners and the experienced persons point of view is just as valid.
(This post was edited by cchas on Apr 27, 2010, 8:12 PM)
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Post edited by cchas
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