Gunks Monkeys, NY & SD | Lost in North America, Ep. 2

9 Responses to Gunks Monkeys, NY & SD | Lost in North America, Ep. 2

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   Why? September 14, 2013 at 10:07 am #

   Why use French grades for American crags? This is ‘murica damnit!

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     Narc September 14, 2013 at 10:19 am #

     One of the climbers in the video is from France, does that help?

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   Why? September 14, 2013 at 10:38 am #

   Not really, I just wonder why they chose to use those grades? I found it especially interesting because they used both the 7B and 7B+ grades which, the way I’ve always understood it, both somewhat represent v8 in the v scale. So likely both of those climbs were called v8, but they chose to rate one softer? I don’t know, I just don’t understand it.

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   Sean September 14, 2013 at 11:43 am #

   There seems to be a trend in the climbing community to use different European terms to seem more I don’t know.. worldly or something. A specific example is: A few years back I was climbing at Rifle and someone within the group of friends I was climbing with yelled out “Allez!”. Everyone I was with was American and not a single one of us spoke French at all (except GO! apparently..) and since then I have heard it several other times. When I see various climbing films use French ratings within the US, I’m reminded of this and I think its because the French hold a certain reputation within the community. They are very fluid, strong, driven, and somehow powerful all at the same time. Its a distinctly different style than the US and it holds a certain appeal. I guess I’m saying its out of admiration.

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     Narc September 14, 2013 at 11:44 am #

     There’s something to that I think. That’s why I always try to do my best Klem Loskot being really encouraging impression. It gets Mrs. Narc to fall off the wall laughing every time.

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   Tane Owens September 14, 2013 at 2:24 pm #

   A little SD love… holla

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   alan September 14, 2013 at 2:54 pm #

   way too much cutting imo…

   I’m normally a fan of cutting, but the way they edited this video was very amateurish… none of the climbs have any sense of continuity

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   yomama September 15, 2013 at 9:04 am #

   2.7 stars on here, front page of Climbing?! Sad. This is high school level videography and climbing.

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   Ryan September 15, 2013 at 9:55 am #

   I think it may have to do with the first “episode” (filmed in Rumney) receiving much better ratings. This paled in comparison.

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