Pro's fluff'n their resume?

I'd be interested if other people notice pro climbers coming to their home crag, getting on the hard stuff, and upgrading it for the mags or their athlete FB page. Can we really trust sponsored climbers ratings? I mean, on-siting 14a is wayy cooler than 13d (sarcasm).

Examples pls

Hmmm... how bout Cesare Maestri., Cerro Torre ;)

I see plenty of pros or semi pro climbers that are no better than your average weekend warrior. The only difference is they are good at self promotion or have friends in the industry. I also know plenty of climbers that are absolute bone crushers and you will never hear about them because they are out there getting it done for the pure joy of climbing and don't care about any form of recognition.

I regularly upgrade 5.7s to 5.8.

Nah, upgrade if you can't send, downgrade when you do!

Or maybe that's just what us amateurs do.

I know what you mean I know this 14c that I can get halfway up the route... So i can put that I can almost climb a 14c right? even though It is probably at worst an 11+ up to that point right???

Doesn't happen at the NRG very much. Every pro climber who comes here gets bouted on at least one 5.12, and more than a few have gotten "really bummed" and "just not psyched" on the sandbagged grades and terrible weather, leaving back for Colorado with no big ticks. They mostly just come, tick Proper Soul, and leave it at that. To this date, no 5.14s have been OS'd except for Proper, and no female has sent harder than 5.13b.

Megos is coming in a couple weeks. Psyched to see how he does.

Pnelson wrote:more than a few have gotten "really bummed" and "just not psyched" on the sandbagged grades and terrible weather, leaving back for Colorado with no big ticks.

Didn't Nick Duttle came for a month & sent 10 5.14s? Of course, unlike most climbers, he pats his hands w/ moisture instead of wiping it away.

reboot wrote: Didn't Nick Duttle came for a month & sent 10 5.14s? Of course, unlike most climbers, he pats his hands w/ moisture instead of wiping it away.

Yes.

dpmclimbing.com/articles/vi…

Siegrist came in and had a really strong couple trips as well, and Jimmy Webb had a fairly unpublicized trip here last year.

But, all these guys had to make multiple trips here to get the style dialed. Unlike, say, the RRG, where it is common for crushers just to drop in and dominate the place, at the NRG you have to pay your dues.

I thought all pros traveled with an entourage of fluffers?!

Not really, unless you count upgrading something because of hold breakages or things like that.

Honestly I can't say I pay much attention to grades that far above my head though. Most of the V-double-digit stuff just looks straight up impossible to me -- I'll leave the nuances to the pros