Comments on: News & Notes – 3/29/2010

By: Adam Stack

Adam Stack — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:03:58 +0000

Okay so after reading Chris post on Dailas blog, and all of Nalle’s posts on his own blog, I don’t think its so much that Chris doesn’t like Nalle. More that Nalle isn’t one of Chris’s close friends. Thats why Chris let Dave and Dani try, but asked Nalle not to. Makes sense… to me anyway.

By: Adam Stack

Adam Stack — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:44:53 +0000

So after reading through this particular News and Notes, I have 7 unread tabs I am about to devour. I love you ClimbingNarc. Also, maybe Nalle and Chris just didn’t hit it off or something?? I mean if a friend of mine wanted to try one of my projects, I wouldn’t want him to but I would say go ahead. If some dbag (douche not dirt) wanted to try my project I wouldn’t want him to, and I would tell him that. Not that Nalle is a dbag, just maybe he and Chris might not like each other.

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FRFM: Wer darf es klettern? | kletterblog.info — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:19:21 +0000

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By: Cmi

Cmi — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:46:59 +0000

@ Josh Lowell : the reason that you guys have fingers pointed at is the fact that most of what we all know about Chris is the public image Big Up created by featuring him as poster boy in most of your movies since he’s a pretty private guy otherwise.
And the Chris that we know from all those Dosages, King Lines and Progression would never do this, the image you guys painted is of a guy who has nothing to win or loose he’s climbing to better himself and to be inspired and inspire others, to set new standards and bring forward new believers an players in what’s possible an what’s not. That is not the case if you read the thread on Nalle’s blog, who from being pretty evasive in the beginning goes to full accusations that he was c@&k blocked when he got to Spain to try the route and add to that new rules about “I bolted it it’s mine to try” on spaniards climbing blogs, I hope you understand why it’s not that easy to wash your hands so easy by just throwing a line about Fox news. You know what they say:” follow the money trail”
And unless Chris or whoever had anything to do with this comes forward to explain things and why the sudden change in attitude ( competition was supposed to generate progress, and abiding by the “red tagging” rules we wouldn’t have Jumbo Love) you guys will have to deal with all this gossiping and second guessing. We looked up to guys like Chris to better this sport and to inspire, it doesn’t look like that this time, the message is just the opposite.
And come on Big Up is a power house in the sport and the business so own up, with big power comes big responsibility:)

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Kletternews der Woche | kletterblog.info — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:32:59 +0000

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By: Mic

Mic — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:54:58 +0000

Nobody respects my closed gym projects

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:18:43 +0000

Yeah there is more history to Jumbo Love and its location is much more remote than FRFM but I have a strong feeling if it wasn’t for Sharma coming along as a visionary to pushing climbing to the next level Jumbo Love to this day would remain an abandon project. Though FRFM is much more easily accessible I think the concept and the idea behind red-tagging a route that has yet to see a FA is pretty much the same. I guess my opinion shouldn’t matter all that much, I’m never going to climb anywhere near 5.15….like Sweatpants said…we are just a bunch of armchair climbers anyway, but it sounds like Nalle showed respect to Chris and the climbing community even though he might not agree with red-tagging, that is encouraging at the least.

By: sweaty

sweaty — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:06:43 +0000

@sickygnargnar i am constantly making pertinent and well thought out posts. I think you just need to pay better attention sir!

By: Narc

Narc — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:51:00 +0000

There was footage of Graham and Pringle trying Jumbo Love on MVM at one point. Jumbo Love is really a different situation given its history and its location. FRFM can be accessed right off the side of the road.

By: opTIMistic

opTIMistic — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:50:39 +0000

i let people try my top rope projects ALL the time.