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This, my friend, is great writing. It encapsulates it all; why we do it, what we get out of it. And the fact that it's about some mingy graffiti-covered wall makes it brilliant and clear; no heroism, no pathos, just the essence and the joy of it all. I'm in Berlin and have my own urban playgrounds; they've kept me sane and fit and as you say: finally sending that sequence after weeks or months gives you just as much of a buzz as ticking some big route on the rock. We're living to the full when we get to escape for a couple of hours and torture our fingertips. Weird sport, weird times.
Thanks for this, and keep writing!