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The future of climbing is shitty

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sapiecha Sapiecha · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2013 · Points: 140

I know this is a joke but.... I... can't help but agree with many of these.

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ZANE · · Cleveland, OH · Joined May 2011 · Points: 20

Hahahah Awesome! The good thing is that although it will get more crowded, lots of those introduced at the gym will go outside once and then spray about that for the rest of their life, without going back.

DrRockso RRG · · Red River Gorge, KY · Joined Sep 2013 · Points: 815

The author is obviously going to the wrong places if he is waiting in line for climbs at Red River Gorge. There are over 3000 climbs with about 500 to be published early this fall. If you're trying to get on classics during peak season then you get what you get in regards to the crowds. We had all of Funk Rock City to ourselves on Thursday day with beautiful sunny weather in the 60's.

Marc801 C · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 65

Folks, please stop falling for the parody troll that is Wesley Summers and his blog.

Farmer John · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2015 · Points: 25

With 4 ft rise in the world ocean and a few more cataclysmic changes I bet climbing rock and ice is bound to be more bad ass!

Mark E Dixon · · Possunt, nec posse videntur · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 974
sapiecha wrote: but.... I... can't help but agree with many of these.
Probably because you wrote them
nathanael · · Riverside, CA · Joined May 2011 · Points: 525

I chuckled. Definitely not a full laugh, but at least a smirk.

Marc801 C · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 65
Nathanael wrote:I chuckled. Definitely not a full laugh, but at least a smirk.
+1
Yeah, not up to Wesley's usual level of lunacy....but enough bait to hook at least one poster in this thread.
sapiecha Sapiecha · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2013 · Points: 140

pretty sure everyone knows this guy is a troll, but it's still better than the /r/climbing trolls.

sapiecha Sapiecha · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2013 · Points: 140
Mark E Dixon wrote: Probably because you wrote them
I write everything on the internet.
john strand · · southern colo · Joined May 2008 · Points: 1,640

new routes or no routes baby

Mark E Dixon · · Possunt, nec posse videntur · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 974
sapiecha wrote: I write everything on the internet.
Thanks
Kyle Kienitz · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2014 · Points: 0
Marc801 wrote:Folks, please stop falling for the parody troll that is Wesley Summers and his blog.
No! please don't. Some of the facebook comments are the best. But you're right, if the future of the sport is up to people who take themselves so seriously, then I am worried.
eli poss · · Durango, CO · Joined May 2014 · Points: 525

This shit is fucking hilarious. somebody please tell this guy to go retro bolt some classic climbs in north carolina. the outcome of that would definitely be worth reading about

20 kN · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2009 · Points: 1,346
Marc801 wrote:Folks, please stop falling for the parody troll that is Wesley Summers and his blog.
I dont think he is a parody. I remember a major magazine interviewing this dude in person and the end result was that he was not a troll, but in fact he was just as mentally challenged in real life as his articles make him sound. He actually believes the crap he tells is correct.
cfuttner · · Chicago, IL · Joined Apr 2012 · Points: 5

If your talking about the DPM article, definitely not for real.

nathanael · · Riverside, CA · Joined May 2011 · Points: 525
20 kN wrote: I dont think he is a parody. I remember a major magazine interviewing this dude in person and the end result was that he was not a troll, but in fact he was just as mentally challenged in real life as his articles make him sound. He actually believes the crap he tells is correct.
Yea I just read through some of the blog and it becomes pretty clear that it's satire. Some articles are more subtle than others, but after a while it becomes obvious.
Jacob Smith · · Seattle, WA · Joined Aug 2013 · Points: 230

That DPM article was hilarious, but he definitely showed his hand. His is easily the best troll climbing blog ever, but its internal consistency has been slipping, the old certified belay instructor Wesley who used half a dozen locking carabiners to make a top-rope anchor and thought r rated routes were unethical would never have written this piece.

amarius · · Nowhere, OK · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 20

89.45% of folks who find Wesley's stories upsetting are also outraged at news updates on ONN.
I did not make this up, I found this statistic on the internet.

cfuttner · · Chicago, IL · Joined Apr 2012 · Points: 5

I have to believe most of the outrage posts are trolling the troll. It's just way too over the top at times.

KevinCO · · Loveland, CO · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 60
eli poss wrote:This shit is fucking hilarious. somebody please tell this guy to go retro bolt some classic climbs in north carolina. the outcome of that would definitely be worth reading about
I thought that this one was especially funny:

rockclimbinglife.wordpress.…
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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