Via ferrata ethics

[billcoe]

What this fellow is pointing out, right at you!, is that what he's got going is just a more blatant form of sport-climbing: permanently-established convenience fixtures that appeal to the masses who prefer presumed safety and a short learning-curve rather than the "leave little trace" ethic practiced by most other outdoor pursuits. Ain't it ironic how so many sport-climbers probably object on environmental or aesthetic grounds to via ferratas....something not all that dissimilar to what they themselves perpetuate? Yah...I'm pretty sure that's the point he's making, but he probably won't subscribe to cc.com because he's unwilling to be ruthlessly attacked for having a minority opinion on this site.

 

I'm speechless. Some British guy at Needle Sports has a brief write up you should read.

 

http://www.needlesports.com/catalogue/content.aspx?con_id=d7376987-c60a-437e-a15a-9c9e00a6a466

 

[ivan]

he looks awful fit for a brit - the shoes are a dead give-away though

 

'dawg, i'm curious - is your objection to all via ferratas, or just those put in in the past half century or so? my understanding is many via ferratas were really damn old, at least as far back as ww1, when they had legitimate reasons to exist (defense) beyond wankers recreation and when technical clmbing equipment was light-years behind today.

 

the hiker's trail on beacon rock is essentially a via ferrata and is clearly a great good for the outdoors community, letting thousands of families a year get some decent excercise in a spectacular environment.

[ivan]

What this fellow is pointing out, right at you!, is that what he's got going is just a more blatant form of sport-climbing: permanently-established convenience fixtures that appeal to the masses who prefer presumed safety and a short learning-curve rather than the "leave little trace" ethic practiced by most other outdoor pursuits. Ain't it ironic how so many sport-climbers probably object on environmental or aesthetic grounds to via ferratas....something not all that dissimilar to what they themselves perpetuate? Yah...I'm pretty sure that's the point he's making, but he probably won't subscribe to cc.com because he's unwilling to be ruthlessly attacked for having a minority opinion on this site.

also, it's all well and good, BUT WHO IS HE? name, rank and scooter license plate #, eh? you must respect the provenance concept, no?

[Drederek]

What this fellow is pointing out, right at you!, is that what he's got going is just a more blatant form of sport-climbing: permanently-established convenience fixtures that appeal to the masses who prefer presumed safety and a short learning-curve rather than the "leave little trace" ethic practiced by most other outdoor pursuits. Ain't it ironic how so many sport-climbers probably object on environmental or aesthetic grounds to via ferratas....something not all that dissimilar to what they themselves perpetuate? Yah...I'm pretty sure that's the point he's making, but he probably won't subscribe to cc.com because he's unwilling to be ruthlessly attacked for having a minority opinion on this site.

So does that make him smarter than you?

[rob]

I'm pretty sure that's the point he's making, but he probably won't subscribe to cc.com because he's unwilling to be ruthlessly attacked for having a minority opinion on this site.

 

is THAT what you think happens to you, that you just come on here and get ruthlessly attacked for no reason other than because you have a minority opinion?

 

[tvashtarkatena]

Poo dipped chocolate doth not a Valentine make.

[Stefan]

Didn't know you could now pay to do Ferrata in North America...

 

via Ferrata $ at Kicking Horse

[AlpineK]

Gotta keep ticket sales going year round.

[JasonG]

I think the one in telluride looks cooler.

 

 

[G-spotter]

What about the one at Exit 38 with all the sandwiches on the wall?

[Jim]

I think the one in telluride looks cooler.

 

 

Love the guys using two strands of webbing, which could snap like a carrot stick under the right conditions of a good static fall. Then they'll sue.

[Lucky Larry]

something smells fishy