Worst 20th century climbing phenomenons

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Demented

climber
Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 17, 2004 - 06:05pm PT
You asked for it (ok. maybe you did'nt).
Tori Allen
Grid Bolting
LEO's (i.e. Tools with Guns)
atchafalaya

Trad climber
California
Nov 17, 2004 - 06:53pm PT
dry-tooling aid routes to claim free ascents
Ben Wah

Social climber
Nov 17, 2004 - 07:19pm PT
"working" routes that are far beyond your grade; endlessly toproping them and hangdogging them and (oh, abomination!) minitraxioning them, so that on the 50th or 500th try you can say, "yeah, I've led 5.12"
This is not climbing
dufas

Trad climber
san francisco
Nov 17, 2004 - 08:03pm PT
yeah, why just the other day I saw a cadre of slimy lawyers in a black Cadillac Escalade with tinted windows driving around looking for crags where climbers were enjoying themselves, just so they could sue the landowner. scumbuckets. from the way they carried on, this, apparently, is fun to them.
funkness

climber
So,Ca.
Nov 17, 2004 - 10:37pm PT
When the "NO CAMPING" signs got put up at the Black Velvet Trailhead.
montgomery wick

Trad climber
Baltoro Glacier, Pakistan
Nov 18, 2004 - 10:20am PT
i am a lawyer working pretty hard and spending my own money to help an lco open crags...so you say there are lawsuits out there related to crags? well damn, i quit and am headed over to the over team

asshat
Mick K

climber
Northern Sierra
Nov 18, 2004 - 04:08pm PT
Crowded Sierra backcountry climbs
can't say

Social climber
Pasadena CA
Nov 18, 2004 - 04:12pm PT
worse yet Mick, guided Sierra backcountry climbs. They should stay the hell of things like the 3rd Pillar of Dana, Red Diehedral etc. Also they should keep their noob clients on Horsetail Falls and not clog up Lee Vining canyon.
atchafalaya

Trad climber
California
Nov 18, 2004 - 04:38pm PT
agreed... guiding in LV (bringing the masses to a limited amount of ice)sends a F@#$% you to all other climbers, placing their climber-for-a-living lifestyle over all others. We should have seen it coming when top-rope anchors (bolts)were installed at the top of every single pitch and variation... sad
Mick K

climber
Northern Sierra
Nov 18, 2004 - 05:46pm PT
Jody:

I am guessing you job allows you to take weekdays off, whichis always an advantage. Unfortunatly some us don't always have that option. When I used to work weekends crwods were never a problem. I don't know why I complain, it is not like I get out climbing at all.

I do agree, hike a little farther. But let me tell you it sucks when you hike for miles only to be thwated by some ass who can't get up a backcountry 5.6 and prevents me from doing the climb. On the other hand running into competent climbers in the backcountry is a real treat.
Mick K

climber
Northern Sierra
Nov 18, 2004 - 05:50pm PT
Ice guides should farm their own ice and leave the public ice to the public.
Ted Shred

climber
deep inside the green room
Nov 18, 2004 - 07:33pm PT
gyms
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Sep 3, 2010 - 12:56am PT
The worst 20th Century climbing phenomenon? Gotta be aid climbing.
OfBlinkingThings

Boulder climber
Jacksonville, Fl
Sep 3, 2010 - 01:03am PT
The death of "Ground up"
philo

Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
Sep 3, 2010 - 01:30am PT
Pad People.
Wade Icey

Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
Sep 3, 2010 - 01:31am PT
lycra
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
Sep 3, 2010 - 01:51am PT
Ghost! shut yer mouf! ;)
TYeary

Social climber
State of decay
Sep 3, 2010 - 02:00am PT
Bad tatted, pierced, shirtless, beenie wearing, pad people , milling about like zombies, yelling, "do it dude!" and 'send".
Ugh!
MisterE

Social climber
Bouncy Tiggerville
Sep 3, 2010 - 02:02am PT
Climbing access-sensitive formations, and bringing a video crew.

I also agree with OfBlinkingThings.
Srbphoto

climber
Kennewick wa
Sep 3, 2010 - 02:03am PT
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