sexual_chocolate Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Check out this news from across the pond, ya stinkin' thinker.... Age doesn't count 2005-12-17 Super lady Letizia Colombo 'Supertitta' (48) has had her best year ever and in 2005 as she has done La Danza Dei Cavalieri, 8a+ in Sperlonga and a 7c+ onsight in Kalymnos. When she was 40 she was struggeling doing 7a's. If we were to put all her ascents in a scorecard she would have passed 10 000 and been in the Top-15 in the world. wadda ya say now, mr.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Well, your post was undoubtedly directed at me since you know I am over 40 and I certainly do not climb 8a or not even 7a. I don't even know how to translate that to YDS, nor do I care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirp Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual_chocolate Posted December 18, 2005 Author Share Posted December 18, 2005 damn man, rough. tryin' to psych you up and gettin' the slapdown.... I guess I'll stick to posting about knots and shit like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I don't even know how to translate that to YDS, nor do I care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboboy Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 (edited) I care about it even less than george bush but stumbled across it in the joshua tree guide, p.9: 7c+ = 5.13a 8a+ = 5.13c There is a good rating comparison chart there. Edited December 19, 2005 by roboboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrythellama Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 yds is the dumbest way to grade routes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjizzy Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I'm an American! Feet, inches, pounds, acres, Fords, Chevies, and the YDS. Fuck Europe. We will let Canada use the metric system, but the moment they eschew the YDS, the SAC will be bombing them back to the 1950's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 damn man, rough. tryin' to psych you up and gettin' the slapdown.... I guess I'll stick to posting about knots and shit like that. Perhaps I misinterpreted your intent. I was very tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 I care about it even less than george bush but stumbled across it in the joshua tree guide, p.9: 7c+ = 5.11d 8a+ = 5.13c There is a good rating comparison chart there. Except that is bullshit! 7c+=13a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboboy Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 my error, bullshit not intended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken4ord Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 I'm an American! Feet, inches, pounds, acres, Fords, Chevies, and the YDS. Fuck Europe. We will let Canada use the metric system, but the moment they eschew the YDS, the SAC will be bombing them back to the 1950's Spoken like a true dumb american, yep "I like using archaic system instead using a simpler and easier base 10 system, I am definitely going to keep driving my gas guzzling piece of shit car that uses gallons of gas instead of liter, fucking europeans." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillhugger Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 That's so unfair! Start talking about kilotons and watch our eyes light up! kilotons! kilotons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjizzy Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Spoken like a true dumb american, yep "I like using archaic system instead using a simpler and easier base 10 system, I am definitely going to keep driving my gas guzzling piece of shit car that uses gallons of gas instead of liter, fucking europeans." It was a joke, moron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distel32 Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Canadian system: Ferns Drus Scott Harpells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual_chocolate Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 damn man, rough. tryin' to psych you up and gettin' the slapdown.... I guess I'll stick to posting about knots and shit like that. Perhaps I misinterpreted your intent. I was very tired. perhaps. you had posted at a previous time about one's inability to improve after a certain age, and it seemed to me that implicit within this sentiment was the feeling that this applied to you. don't get me wrong: i don't think "improvement" is the only axis which climbing revolves around; but, if one does wish to reach for a more esoteric level of climbing, then i do think that the opportunity is there for anyone who chooses to do so. i think it takes some willingness to believe that this is possible, and then inspired hard work (and fun). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 It's got to be fun first, otherwise I won't do it. I find that if I compare myself to the rock stars, I just get discouraged. If instead I just focus on incremental improvement, I have more fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual_chocolate Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 comparisons are odious. avoid them by all means. let them lose all significance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Not only are comparisions odious, but I also strongly dislike them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Canadian system: Scott Harpells Not a Canadian and now kicked out of the country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottP Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 It's got to be fun first, otherwise I won't do it. I find that if I compare myself to the rock stars, I just get discouraged. If instead I just focus on incremental improvement, I have more fun. I climbed for many years with a friend who eventually began to focus on numbers and attaining the highest ones he could. I continued to climb with him long after it stopped being fun to do so because he was a friend. He eventually burned out and now spends his time canyoneering. I spend my climbing time pursuing goals that are fun. I push myself when the route is aesthetic, but pursuing difficulty is not the driving force behind my climbing goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distel32 Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Canadian system: Scott Harpells Not a Canadian and now kicked out of the country post of the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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