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fredbob
Aug 20, 2003, 9:29 PM
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Maybe climbers could assign difficulty grades to dropping objects on non climbers. Any great stories out there? Do they say ouch?
Of course, the problem being some people would probably start calling themselves 5.12 droppers, others would only drop while free soloing, and some would eschew grades altogether cause "its so uncool."
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ninjaslut
Aug 20, 2003, 9:48 PM
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What the hell are you talking about?
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fredbob
Aug 20, 2003, 10:56 PM
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In reply to: What the hell are you talking about?
I'm saying, think how difficult trad slab routes could be; overhanging rock would be far too easy. Maybe this will save Suicide Rock from being made into granite countertops.
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climber49er
Aug 20, 2003, 11:48 PM
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What Freddybobby is saying is that he has no idea what he's talking about, and he's jealous that he didn't invent the T scale.
pbbbt.
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alexinmilton
Aug 21, 2003, 1:21 AM
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Harsh...take it easy on the guy.
My main problem with this is that if I drop something it will probably hit my belayer/fiance...and then she would drop me. no good.
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tenn_dawg
Aug 21, 2003, 2:21 AM
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...Travis Scratches His Head, and Blinks...
I have NO idea what is going on here.
Travis
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xanx
Aug 21, 2003, 4:13 AM
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i think i get it.
instead of rating a trad route by difficulty (how hard it is to climb) rate it by how hard it is to drop things onto non climbers from the route (e.g. it will be really hard to hit a passer-by on a slab, but really easy from a roof b/c ur directly above them).
that said, it is still a moronic post.
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jt512
Aug 21, 2003, 4:45 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: What the hell are you talking about? I'm saying, think how difficult trad slab routes could be; overhanging rock would be far too easy. Maybe this will save Suicide Rock from being made into granite countertops.
I think it's too late. The demand for tabletops has vastly outpaced the demand for climbing slabs.
-Jay
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