everyone jumps all over Ivan for chipping a hold underneath a tiny pebble in the woods that nobody has been to or even knows where its at

R&I runs an article practically glamorizing the folks in Riggins Idaho for chipping and drilling a complete crag and nobody says a thing until now.

crazy world

Lets ask Dead Point Magazine to release the Idaho chippers phone number and address so we can stalk him like Ivan! They could post a chipper of the month and the Ethics Police can go harass them. Fun!

You clearly implied it.

I guess an entire crag is less important than a pebble.

Maybe Rock and Ice will do an article on Ivans chipped boulder ascent next month.

I can see the the new tech tip of the month----> "how to create natural looking holds on blank rock"

I think everyone would be just as upset if someone released a video of someone drilling holes at Riggons. As for the whole crag, no, it's the whole, just 3 routes through the steepest part of the wall (completely devoid of holds). And people were upset about this YEARS ago and have just forgotten about it.

Here are some other areas with blatant chipped holds:
-Rifle
-Smith
-Mt Charleston
-Red Rocks
-Maple

I think the real reason that people are so upset about Ivan is that they just didnt like him and now they have justification for this feeling.