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happened the other day, some discussion followed but yeah where do you draw the line?
In reply to HarryB:
This. And therefore you can climb up place some gear, downclimb to the ground, freshen up then go for the route like a sport route. (if it's that safe, for instance)
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> its onsight until you weight the gear/deck so down climbing is fine
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> its onsight until you weight the gear/deck so down climbing is fine
This. And therefore you can climb up place some gear, downclimb to the ground, freshen up then go for the route like a sport route. (if it's that safe, for instance)
In reply to angus: I really don't get hung up on this and I don't understand why people do. It's not as if there are any prizes or awards. I just give a route my best shot and leave it at that.
John
John
In reply to angus:
As far as you can climb down. If it's that easy then it won't make any difference eg Traffic Jam Stoney.
It's a skill!
> happened the other day, some discussion followed but yeah where do you draw the line?
As far as you can climb down. If it's that easy then it won't make any difference eg Traffic Jam Stoney.
It's a skill!
Gridnorth: people like to measure their progress. And if you're going to measure you need to be consistent.
Yes you can climb back down.
Hmm I wonder if you can jump back down? If so then are all boulder problems onsights? If not then if bouldering do you have to reverse the sit start as well? Ha ha. Saying all this if the problem is easy enough for you to reverse you should be trying something harder anyway.
Yes you can climb back down.
Hmm I wonder if you can jump back down? If so then are all boulder problems onsights? If not then if bouldering do you have to reverse the sit start as well? Ha ha. Saying all this if the problem is easy enough for you to reverse you should be trying something harder anyway.
(last comment only applies to bouldering)
In reply to angus: I downclimbed Chalkstorm and removed the Gear becuase I wasn't sure I could do it but wanted to keep the onsight. I've been resting and shaking out for a few months now
In reply to angus: I think it should at least be on the same day for this to count as an on sight. Although it is certainly a less pure ascent then climbing it in one go.
...In my opinion
1 - Pure onsight (no info, no chalked holds, no climbing down to rest)
2 - Onsight (chalked holds)
3 - Onsight(ish) (Down climbing to rest)
4 - Ground up (Jumping off one or more times before getting up)
5 - Ground up (Falling off one or more times before getting up)
6 - Flash (Doing it 1st go with info about the moves)
7 - Flash after abseil inspection
8 - Climbed (after some amount of practice)
9 - Retro Flash
10 - Failed
...In my opinion
1 - Pure onsight (no info, no chalked holds, no climbing down to rest)
2 - Onsight (chalked holds)
3 - Onsight(ish) (Down climbing to rest)
4 - Ground up (Jumping off one or more times before getting up)
5 - Ground up (Falling off one or more times before getting up)
6 - Flash (Doing it 1st go with info about the moves)
7 - Flash after abseil inspection
8 - Climbed (after some amount of practice)
9 - Retro Flash
10 - Failed
In reply to angus:
Why do people get so worked up about this stuff? Unless you're climbing at the international limit, putting up awesome first ascents, does it really matter?
Surely whether you're enjoying yourself is more important?
Why do people get so worked up about this stuff? Unless you're climbing at the international limit, putting up awesome first ascents, does it really matter?
Surely whether you're enjoying yourself is more important?
In reply to angus: You draw the line in the bedroom.. Where apparantley a rest is not allowed!
In reply to angus: I don't personally get hung up about this. It's all good clean fun.
In reply to chockstone:
What about shaking out?
Is it wrong to climb a VS but be thinking about an E5 your mate just did?
> (In reply to angus) You draw the line in the bedroom.. Where apparantley a rest is not allowed!
What about shaking out?
Is it wrong to climb a VS but be thinking about an E5 your mate just did?
In reply to angus:
What about if you're scared of doing the next move on lead, so you go off route around the hard bit, come back on route, clip, down climb back to where you got scared, do the move now effectively on top rope. Decide you probably won't fall and hit that ledge and should have just stayed on route...So you unclip, downclimb [the off route way], then, now standing in the exact situation you were when initially got scared on lead, do the move and not fall, then continue on route to the to
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What about if you're scared of doing the next move on lead, so you go off route around the hard bit, come back on route, clip, down climb back to where you got scared, do the move now effectively on top rope. Decide you probably won't fall and hit that ledge and should have just stayed on route...So you unclip, downclimb [the off route way], then, now standing in the exact situation you were when initially got scared on lead, do the move and not fall, then continue on route to the to
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In reply to Fickalli:
Why do people get worked up that they do?
> Why do people get so worked up about this stuff?
Why do people get worked up that they do?
In reply to Jamie Bankhead:
Why do people get worked up about people getting worked up about people getting worked up?
I sense we're heading into an infinite abyss.
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> Why do people get worked up that they do?
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> Why do people get worked up that they do?
Why do people get worked up about people getting worked up about people getting worked up?
I sense we're heading into an infinite abyss.
In reply to Beardyman:
I like your list!
Missing from the top of your list is the most cool form of ascent, namely the onsight solo first ascent. After that the next most cool form of ascent is your 10 - the fail. You picked something in a given style which was too hard, good on you for having the ambition to go for it!
All the rest is all a bit less cool.
Down climbing is fine and you can claim whatever you like as a result, but when you are stuck on a ledge watching your partner come down for the fifth time to a rest rather than going for the move and finally falling off it can be a bit boring.
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I like your list!
Missing from the top of your list is the most cool form of ascent, namely the onsight solo first ascent. After that the next most cool form of ascent is your 10 - the fail. You picked something in a given style which was too hard, good on you for having the ambition to go for it!
All the rest is all a bit less cool.
Down climbing is fine and you can claim whatever you like as a result, but when you are stuck on a ledge watching your partner come down for the fifth time to a rest rather than going for the move and finally falling off it can be a bit boring.
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In reply to jonny2vests:
Why are you getting worked up about me getting worked up about people getting worked up about people getting worked up? Tosser.
Why are you getting worked up about me getting worked up about people getting worked up about people getting worked up? Tosser.
In reply to Beardyman:
you can climb down. What if there's a ledge/rest/shake higher up - can you not climb back down to those either? And not sure the day makes a difference 5 minutes, 1 hour, stand there for 12 hours..plus ca change - you're not going to magically learn something overnight I imagine!
> (In reply to angus) I think it should at least be on the same day for this to count as an on sight. Although it is certainly a less pure ascent then climbing it in one go.
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> ...In my opinion
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> 1 - Pure onsight (no info, no chalked holds, no climbing down to rest)
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> ...In my opinion
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> 1 - Pure onsight (no info, no chalked holds, no climbing down to rest)
you can climb down. What if there's a ledge/rest/shake higher up - can you not climb back down to those either? And not sure the day makes a difference 5 minutes, 1 hour, stand there for 12 hours..plus ca change - you're not going to magically learn something overnight I imagine!
In reply to angus:
To avoid starting a new thread, what is the ascent called if it's your first shot, no beta, you fall onto gear, catch the rock, and complete the climb without resting?
Dogged?
To avoid starting a new thread, what is the ascent called if it's your first shot, no beta, you fall onto gear, catch the rock, and complete the climb without resting?
Dogged?
In reply to angus:
At discussing or worrying about it.
jk
> happened the other day, some discussion followed but yeah where do you draw the line?
At discussing or worrying about it.
jk
In reply to neuromancer:
Yes, dogged. For some reason this gets the same ethical label as it would if you had a rest.
I think that dates back to the mountaineering origins of climbing i.e. soloing in that situation you'd have been dead if not for the gear, so it's as good as a fail eh?
Make up another name for it if you like though, it's certainly more of an achievement than it would be with a rest in the middle isn't it.
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> To avoid starting a new thread, what is the ascent called if it's your first shot, no beta, you fall onto gear, catch the rock, and complete the climb without resting?
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> Dogged?
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> To avoid starting a new thread, what is the ascent called if it's your first shot, no beta, you fall onto gear, catch the rock, and complete the climb without resting?
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> Dogged?
Yes, dogged. For some reason this gets the same ethical label as it would if you had a rest.
I think that dates back to the mountaineering origins of climbing i.e. soloing in that situation you'd have been dead if not for the gear, so it's as good as a fail eh?
Make up another name for it if you like though, it's certainly more of an achievement than it would be with a rest in the middle isn't it.
In reply to Stone Muppet:
It always struck me as ethically similar or better than coming back and climbing a second time cleanly in one ascent, yet it's considered less of an achievement than toprope practice and climbing on pre-placed gear.
It always struck me as ethically similar or better than coming back and climbing a second time cleanly in one ascent, yet it's considered less of an achievement than toprope practice and climbing on pre-placed gear.
To be honest I think any attempt to put one form of ascent over another in terms of coolness is bound to fail. There are just so many factors involved! Decide whether or not you're personally happy with what you did, describe it to others and let them make up their own minds.
As in, two actual (concrete) ascents (this vs that) can probably be compared most of the time(*) but comparing the classes (headpoint vs dogged) isn't going to end well.
(*) even then not all the time... a dogged attempt at a committing mountaineering route vs an onsight of the same tech grade on the local crag for example... apples and oranges.
(*) even then not all the time... a dogged attempt at a committing mountaineering route vs an onsight of the same tech grade on the local crag for example... apples and oranges.
In reply to Stone Muppet:
Surely cool is the measure of all things? What would The Fonz do?
Talking of which, I forgot the third most favourite ascent type:
Your partner goes up a route but falls off, defeated, and asks to be lowered. You comply, then climb up on his rope and the gear he has put in and complete the route.
I would like to call this "Alternate Lead" but the expression has already been used for multi pitch swinging of leads. Anyone?
> To be honest I think any attempt to put one form of ascent over another in terms of coolness is bound to fail.
Surely cool is the measure of all things? What would The Fonz do?
Talking of which, I forgot the third most favourite ascent type:
Your partner goes up a route but falls off, defeated, and asks to be lowered. You comply, then climb up on his rope and the gear he has put in and complete the route.
I would like to call this "Alternate Lead" but the expression has already been used for multi pitch swinging of leads. Anyone?
In reply to lmarenzi: that's either "adding insult to injury" or "hero rescue flash" depending on whether or not the pair of you would be stuck on a ledge somewhere if you didn't do it
In reply to Stone Muppet:
"Hero Rescue Flash" it is.
I think we should save "adding insult to injury" for when you call down to him (and the rest of the crag) how easy it all felt ...
"Hero Rescue Flash" it is.
I think we should save "adding insult to injury" for when you call down to him (and the rest of the crag) how easy it all felt ...
In reply to HarryB:
Surely decking out without weighting any gear saves the onsight - equivalent to asking for enough slack to jump off without weighting the gear.
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> Its onsight until you weight the gear/deck so down climbing is fine.
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> Its onsight until you weight the gear/deck so down climbing is fine.
Surely decking out without weighting any gear saves the onsight - equivalent to asking for enough slack to jump off without weighting the gear.
In reply to lmarenzi:
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> Your partner goes up a route but falls off, defeated, and asks to be lowered. You comply, then climb up on his rope and the gear he has put in and complete the route.
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I did Billy Whiz at Lawrencefield like that infront of a huge crowd of tourists and punters and a huge round of applause as I topped out. My mate was most upset and tried to convince everyone that he had done all the hard work.>
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> Your partner goes up a route but falls off, defeated, and asks to be lowered. You comply, then climb up on his rope and the gear he has put in and complete the route.
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In reply to GridNorth:
Twice as sweet if he can't second clean tho!
I have a set of tricams which are very tricky to extract that I place gratuitously for the purpose of forcing my (now) second to rest on the rope to get them out, to prevent punters who might be watching getting confused ...
I think that should be "confirming the addition of insult to injury"
Anyone want to come climbing with me then?
Twice as sweet if he can't second clean tho!
I have a set of tricams which are very tricky to extract that I place gratuitously for the purpose of forcing my (now) second to rest on the rope to get them out, to prevent punters who might be watching getting confused ...
I think that should be "confirming the addition of insult to injury"
Anyone want to come climbing with me then?
In reply to lmarenzi:
It's a Team Yoyo
> Your partner goes up a route but falls off, defeated, and asks to be lowered. You comply, then climb up on his rope and the gear he has put in and complete the route.
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> I would like to call this "Alternate Lead" but the expression has already been used for multi pitch swinging of leads. Anyone?
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> I would like to call this "Alternate Lead" but the expression has already been used for multi pitch swinging of leads. Anyone?
It's a Team Yoyo
In reply to angus: It's OK so long as you were wearing a blindfold (without a nose peek).
In reply to angus: Yeah, it's in the rules. Some of my onsights took place over several years, it didn't matter that I'd climbed 90% of the route over nine goes. Didn't weigh the rope so it's an onsight. People might tell me it's not an onsight, but they can f*ck off, because it is and this stuff is really important.
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