kij Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 ...besides a beta test, I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kioti Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Info on a route/area. The term beta has its roots in video footage of a climbing route. The video was on betamax... or at least the legend goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattStan Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 The term was coined by the late Gunks legend Jack Mileski, who could describe routes in extremely creative and vivid detail (he was an English teacher and writer), i.e., the next best thing to watching it on video. He started asking his partners, "Do you want the Betamax on that?" Pretty soon it got shortened to "beta" and the rest is history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_Tuff Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Also, I would add that it's not "a beta." You would be asking for or receiving "the beta," or just "beta." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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