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Saw the new "Climbing" Magazine on the rack the other day proclaiming Chris Sharma "America's best climber". What a load of shit. Didn't that punk just start roped climbing again? Whoopee that he can climb sick-hard shit. What about well-rounded climbers like Dean Potter or Timmy O'Neil? Just made me shake my head. Spray on...

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sharma has onsighted 13b/c trad

 

potter hasn't, ditto graham

 

sharma has bouldered v15 and onsighted 14a

 

caldwell hasnt done neither, graham hasnt done the OS yet

 

sharma smokes weed

 

therefore sharma is the best boxing_smiley.gif

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Climbing jumped the shark years and years ago, when their covers went from great photographs to portraits structured to fit in those garish blurbs and come ons, like they want to be People magazine, or as if the right sensational headline will inspire some passerby to purchase the magazine. I guess simple elegance just doesn't cut it in publishing anymore.

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Off_White said:

Climbing jumped the shark years and years ago, when their covers went from great photographs to portraits structured to fit in those garish blurbs and come ons, like they want to be People magazine, or as if the right sensational headline will inspire some passerby to purchase the magazine. I guess simple elegance just doesn't cut it in publishing anymore.

 

It's been years since Climbing jumped the shark.

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Dru said:

sharma has onsighted 13b/c trad

 

potter hasn't, ditto graham

 

sharma has bouldered v15 and onsighted 14a

 

caldwell hasnt done neither, graham hasnt done the OS yet

 

sharma smokes weed

 

therefore sharma is the best boxing_smiley.gif

 

However, only one of those dudes you mention has soloed Astroman rolleyes.gif

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dalius said:

allison said:

Alpinist gives me I love you you love me hives.

 

confused.gif Huh? Whachu talkin' 'bout Allison? confused.gif

 

ALPINIST rocks!

Allison, be careful, you are starting to as incoherent as Fleblebleb or even Erik.
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specialed said:

Dru said:

sharma has onsighted 13b/c trad

 

potter hasn't, ditto graham

 

sharma has bouldered v15 and onsighted 14a

 

caldwell hasnt done neither, graham hasnt done the OS yet

 

sharma smokes weed

 

therefore sharma is the best boxing_smiley.gif

 

However, only one of those dudes you mention has soloed Astroman rolleyes.gif

 

 

BUT BUT BUT he wimped out and didn't solo the cruxes!!! Unlike Peter Croft yellaf.gif

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j_b said:

well now, Peter Croft may well be the best climber in North America.

 

should read

 

j_b said:

well now, Peter Croft may well have been the best soloist in North America.

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Dru said:

specialed said:

Dru said:

sharma has onsighted 13b/c trad

 

potter hasn't, ditto graham

 

sharma has bouldered v15 and onsighted 14a

 

caldwell hasnt done neither, graham hasnt done the OS yet

 

sharma smokes weed

 

therefore sharma is the best boxing_smiley.gif

 

However, only one of those dudes you mention has soloed Astroman rolleyes.gif

 

 

BUT BUT BUT he wimped out and didn't solo the cruxes!!! Unlike Peter Croft yellaf.gif

 

Pa-leaze!!!

 

Potter wimp out??

 

Whatevah... rolleyes.gif

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j_b said:

isn't soloing the 'purest' form of climbing?

 

only soloing at your redpoint limit onsight

 

otherwise its just a form of chestbeating boxing_smiley.gif

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