he doesn't like my rack

[Squid]

you've gotta love my

[JosephH]

SpecialEd and MattP,

 

I agree that the gear and gearhandling are a far, far secondary consideration to how you handle yourself on a climb. It's definitely not about the hardware - it's about confidence, creativity, judgement, and physical capability and how well you leverage them in any given situation. Keeping it together and staying smart can save your ass even with bad gear, but the best gear (no matter how it's organized) isn't going save you if you lose it and start making bad calls.

 

I also agree with you that there is way too much emphasis and focus on the gear when folks are learning, but there's not as much money to be made selling common sense.