I think I should have used the word 'poser', or 'posing'...
Trying hard routes over a long time or dogging something over your head is different to the group masturbation that seems ever more popular at certain cliffs. I'm sure everyone could name a climber who is scared to fail on a 23 but will happily pose away on something five grades harder.
Climbing can sometimes transgress into a back slapping, knob pulling, circus of wanna be hard men/women, and I think that's lame.
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