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Craggmire
May 15, 2009, 2:31 AM
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I don't think Climbing is a thing to be judged at all but obviously many other people do.
One of the great things about climbing is the small community feeling and the bond we all tend to feel with another. Even if you're one of those silly people who are a bit elitist and look down on some of the different styles of climbing that you feel are inferior. You still feel some bond to climbers no matter if they're a lowly little sport climber and you're a high and mighty Traddie (which is lame, do it all, love it all) I believe it climbing is more mainstream that community feel will disapate. Look at all the mainstream sports there's no other culture like ours, there's reasons for that and I like it the way it is.
Also the Heros/pioneers/legends of our sport are EXTREMELY accessible relative to say basketball, football or, hell even skateboarding stars. How many people could first of all walk up to Lebron James without getting your face smashed in by his entourage let alone ask him to play H.O.R.S.E and for him to accept. I bet if he had nothing better to do (which would be the unlikely part) and you ran into Tommy Caldwell and asked him to go cragging not only would he most likely say yes he'd probably be super stoked to share a rope with a new friend. Hell you could probably Spot Graham and Sharma if you we're hanging around.
I can almost promise you that it would not be that way if climbing mainstreamed and became a full-medal Olympic sport not only would you not get within yards of the pros the crags/areas/parks they're climbing would be shut down to the rest of us mere mortals for the week they're there.
Ask yourself, is it really worth losing alot of the unique, amazing, traits of our sport and lifestyle to see someone climbing on Network T.V. every four years, some wirey little climber on a box of wheaties and not being able to buy your favorite piece of gear because the line of twelve year olds in front of you bought them out because, thats what the gold medalist had hanging on his gear loop.
Oh yeah, sounds swell.
P.S. I used to be a BMX Racer and I was sad to see it make it in last go around. The track looked awful and the format was retarded.
(This post was edited by Craggmire on May 15, 2009, 2:39 AM)
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