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scrapedape
Dec 20, 2006, 7:33 PM
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jt512 wrote: I would tend to call anyone who has been climbing "for years," and can't climb harder than most climbers can their first day out, a gumby.
Maybe this is a regional thing. I've climbed very little on the West Coast, but 5.7 at Seneca or the Gunks is not something that most climbers can do on their first day out. It would be too pumpy and/or require too much footwork for the the typical first-timer. Either the grades are softer where you are, or the men and women are harder - from day one. On top of that, I was speaking about leading specifically, not following.
caughtinside wrote: Fascinating! It is really amazing to see some posters advocating purchasing hexes even when you know(!!) that they will be collecting dust in 6 months. I am not sure how that is a good investment. if money is really the limiting factor, why would you buy something that you know you are not going to use in a couple months? If you really want to buy some hexes, at least get a whole set for like 20 bucks on ebay, from someone else who made the mistake people are urging you to make here.
Why is it so amazing? I explained my reasoning pretty clearly, or so I thought.
Let me try again: it makes sense to me to purchase hexes if it means the difference between climbing tomorrow, and waiting 6-12+ months. Or, in my case, 18+ months.
Should I have just stayed home and spanked the monkey all that time instead?
But, you make a good point about eBay.
(This post was edited by scrapedape on Dec 20, 2006, 7:36 PM)
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