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jsh
Jun 8, 2009, 4:02 PM
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That's more than a bit melodramatic, Marc.
In fact, it touches on one of the genuinely hypocrisies of LC: that's it's kept hidden to promote "adventure".
Well, "adventure", but - don't be placing fixed pro., either on rappel or even if you're 30' out on a blank face and adventurously balanced on hooks - because, of course, it's only pretend "adventure".
All the while, the folks who tell you you're not adventurous enough and therefore you must find adventure by their rules (wait, is adventure by someone else's rules really adventure? but I digress), are likely making their 143rd ascent of Arrow, and of course, complaining about the crowds.
It may have been adventure back in the day, but ever since electricity and indoor plumbing arrived, things have changed and continued to change.
I'd guess that LC isn't published more due to inertia and lack of motivation than any kind of active imaginary protection.
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The thing that really strikes me about LC is the idea that locals will share info with you. I've been climbing in the Gunks for 12 years now; and I've had any number of interactions with people who shuffle their feet, look off into the distance, and make some vague remark about looking the other way from the steel bridge. Ask at the gear shop? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
Which is in stark contrast to Farley, for example - where locals will publish their email on the internet, and volunteer to waste a Saturday on a stranger.
In other words - LC is kept secret by the locals for the locals out of self interest, and unpublished due to same. That's the relevant 'history' of which you speak. Climbers sure are nice to each other, eh?
(This post was edited by jsh on Jun 8, 2009, 4:29 PM)
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