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hombre_x
Aug 25, 2003, 12:06 AM
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Hey all,
Not that anyone cares, but I sent my first 5.11 today. Yes, this was in a gym, which probably downgrades it to a 5.3, but so what? I'm pleased, I've been working on it for a while, and have very few people to share this with. Take 'er easy.
Luke
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organic
Aug 25, 2003, 12:14 AM
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Great job man keep pushing it!
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millie4690
Aug 25, 2003, 2:40 AM
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Congrats, Luke. That's awesome. I onsighted a 5.9+ today. Onsight is probably not even the right word. It was top rope in the gym, but I'd never seen anyone on it before. Granted, it's no 11, but it made me happy.
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tradmanclimbs
Aug 25, 2003, 3:17 AM
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:roll: Guess what? Your right!!! WE DON'T CARE.
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antigravity
Aug 25, 2003, 3:23 AM
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Hey, congrats. Don't down shrug off all of your acomplishments even if they were in a gym. No matter what the ratin, it was still the first time you did it. Good Job.
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jerryw
Aug 25, 2003, 3:35 AM
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Awesome job Luke! A 5.11 is a 5.11 is a 5.11. Don't let anyone talk you into otherwise. ;) Personally, I've always found gym routes to be harder than at the crag, but the fact that the gym I go to have pretty worn out holds might have something to do with it.
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Nice work, hopefully its a little tougher than 5.3 though!
Keep it up.
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ikefromla
Aug 25, 2003, 3:50 AM
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yo it just has to do with how stiff the ratings are at that gym. whatever the case, congrats g money.
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hombre_x
Aug 25, 2003, 5:09 AM
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Hey,
Thanks for the support; to a certain individual, I'm glad that you and the frog in your pocket don't care, but do care enough to respond. Oh, and by the way, "You're," not "Your." You've been climbing since '82 and don't know highschool English? Take care.
Luke
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jerryw
Aug 25, 2003, 6:53 AM
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LOL... that picture is pretty badass
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sharpender
Aug 25, 2003, 8:14 AM
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Maybe it's in a gym but it if it's rated 5.11 it does not equate to 5.3. That means it is definetely way harder than any 5.3 in the world. Go outside and climb some 5.3 you'll laugh your ass off. :lol:
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climbersam
Aug 25, 2003, 1:48 PM
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Gym climbing is OFTEN, if not ALWAYS more difficult than outdoor climbing.
Don't let anyone tell you that it counts less to lead a climb indoors than outdoors. Hey, you'd probably be leading 5.12-5.13 outdoors. Those outdoor sissies can't hang.
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tradmanclimbs
Aug 25, 2003, 2:02 PM
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go to Seneca WV and climb gunsite to south peak 5.3 and I doubt you will be laughing unless it is with joy and amazement that you are haveing so much fun on a 5.3, as for me not careing if you climb 5.11 or 5.15 or whatever that is just a fact and you can take it anyway you want. If you had an amazeing experience climbing a 5.3 or 11 or 14d or whatever and you told us a good story about it that would be interesting. Just announceing the fact that you did it is freaking boreing and pointless.
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sillymnkee
Aug 25, 2003, 2:10 PM
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In reply to: Gym climbing is OFTEN, if not ALWAYS more difficult than outdoor climbing. Don't let anyone tell you that it counts less to lead a climb indoors than outdoors. Hey, you'd probably be leading 5.12-5.13 outdoors. Those outdoor sissies can't hang.
Troll
Hombre,
http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/images/sneeze.jpg
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