ATyak

This is in response to Erik's post. When I moved to the PNW from California, I was a little bummed, because I heard all the typical rumors that the rest of the country believes about the area - there is no good climbing, all the climbers are pretentious bumblies who spray about how great they are and can't climb worth a shit, etc. Happily, I didn't find that to be the case. I've met a ton of strong super cool climbers. Unfortunately, none of them post here (with the exception of Dru, Peter Puget, etc.). Instead, it's a bunch of no-talent ass clowns like erik bitching about other people's style and trying to bring them down. Erik, I'm sure you don't use tape. Most people don't, when they're climbing 5.8. There's nothing wrong with being a 5.8 climber, but don't try to slag off everyone else, acting like you're the shit and they suck for using tape. My grandpa and his dog flashed every route you ever dreamed you could someday redpoint.