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James

climber
My twin brother's laundry room
Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 26, 2013 - 03:09pm PT
I wrote a bit about the latest Yosemite Bolt War on my blog. Check it out
Yosemite Bolt Wars

hagerty

Social climber
A Sandy Area South of a Salty Lake
Apr 26, 2013 - 03:16pm PT
I think you were wrong to remove it.
Studly

Trad climber
WA
Apr 26, 2013 - 03:20pm PT
Seems like a historical landmark to me, one that means allot to all kinds of people from all over the world. Erasing it, Why? So you can write about it on your Blog?
guyman

Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
Apr 26, 2013 - 03:21pm PT
Blow me...
the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Apr 26, 2013 - 03:29pm PT
Good riddance, who needs to be reminded of history?

This thing should be scratched out too:


And there's a bunch of petroglyphs at Donner Summit that need cleaning too.
michaeld

Sport climber
Sacramento
Apr 26, 2013 - 03:46pm PT
Heh...
TheTye

Trad climber
Sacramento CA
Apr 26, 2013 - 04:11pm PT
It's pretty funny for you to make the statement "does climbing need these trademarks?" after you have taken it upon yourself to be the judge and jury... maybe you should take a bit of ownership and say "I have decided for the world that we don't need these trademarks"

Who cares if people like taking a picture next to it? If Photogenic Euros annoy you don't boulder there, tie in and go get some exposure.
Mr_T

Trad climber
Northern California
Apr 26, 2013 - 04:20pm PT
Sounds like an old-dog who is over the hill, past his prime, still feels the need to pee on a fire hydrant.
neversummer

climber
30 mins. from suicide USA
Apr 26, 2013 - 04:20pm PT
fool...
chill

climber
between the flat part and the blue wobbly thing
Apr 26, 2013 - 04:22pm PT
That memorial to Raffy Bedain really pisses me off. I'm going to pull it out.
labrat

Trad climber
Auburn, CA
Apr 26, 2013 - 04:24pm PT
You have written better James. I'm fine with you scrubbing it off. How will people find it now? That is the question....
ElCapPirate

Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
Apr 26, 2013 - 04:29pm PT
Sounds like an old-dog who is over the hill, past his prime, still feels the need to pee on a fire hydrant.

But, he's not an old-dog. I remember when James showed up in the Valley, a talented noob, getting in over his head... just like the rest of us were bitd.

The Midnight Lighting chalk never bothered me. In fact, it releases a ton of memories. Mostly of failure and falling off the bolt hold, time and time again, ha ha. It's a piece of history, IMO.

James, if you really want to make a difference you should go on crusade of erasing all the big ass letters that universities, colleges and even high schools graffiti on the mountains and hillsides of every big town and city in the US.

Now THAT would be a proud and a worthy cause. Eye soars, IMO.
Gunkie

Trad climber
East Coast US
Apr 26, 2013 - 04:31pm PT
Booooo!
Nkane

Trad climber
San Francisco, USA
Apr 26, 2013 - 04:31pm PT
The magic left the bolt years ago.

The magic may have left your heart, but not mine.

JBoydston

climber
Deep South
Apr 26, 2013 - 04:33pm PT
Why did you need to remove it and spray about it on the internet?

After laying my eyes on El Cap and Half Dome for the first time, the next thing I wanted to see was Midnight Lightning (with the lightning bolt, of course).
sharperblue

Mountain climber
San Francisco, California
Apr 26, 2013 - 04:34pm PT
go send 'Massively Inflated Sense of Self Importance', V12, and impress us all. Christ, talk about first world problems. what the f*#k ever.
Bullwinkle

Boulder climber
Apr 26, 2013 - 04:41pm PT
James, I never said the Euros did it! , I said "It was The French" that put the Bolt back, for photos. Anyway Bless your Heart, you mean well. DF
Roots

Mountain climber
SoCal
Apr 26, 2013 - 04:43pm PT
I hope I never meet you...I already don't like you.
nutjob

Sport climber
Almost to Hollywood, Baby!
Apr 26, 2013 - 04:44pm PT
Rising above the noise to catch Internet eyeballs must be getting harder and harder. Is bad attention really better than no attention?

I would personally have more respect for someone who spent the same amount of time going on a hike and picking up trash. Plus a lot more people would be supportive of that than tearing down a symbol to which a lot of people attach meaning. It obviously carries a lot of meaning for you too, or you wouldn't have focused your attention on removing it.

I had never spent the time to consider whether it was an eyesore or not, but common social graces would dictate that one considers group sentiment on a group resource before acting unilaterally. On the other hand, the same could be said that Bachar acted unilaterally to defile the rock without consulting the tribe. Who knows. Tempest in a tea pot. Better to just climb.
Baggins

Boulder climber
Apr 26, 2013 - 04:49pm PT
james, I read your previous post about hueco and thought it was a wonderful narrative about the intractable access issues there. You really struck the right balance between hearing both sides of the argument.

In this case, I think you've misjudged the climbing communities' fondness for this bit of bachar's graffiti. Although it has proved an interesting experiment!

You say time has made it irrelevant. I disagree, time has done quite the opposite.
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