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Meeting place 29-Mar-2004 At 11:10:48 AM The Blond Gecko

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On 29/03/2004 Damien wrote:
>I have been utterly dismayed at the lack fo respect amd general disregard
>showed towards me in Melbourne, both in Chockstone and MUMC.

Speaking for myself, I have a great deal of respect for the climbing ability of anyone who onsights over 24 or so. However, I have even more respect for people who regularly lead climb at their limit, no matter what that limit is (mine is about 21/22, and not incredibly likely to increase more than a grade or two). What I have absolutely no respect for is people who appear to think that:

climbing hard makes them better than other people;

people who climb below a certain grade aren't worth knowing (unless they're of the opposite sex and good-looking); and

people of the opposite sex should be happy to wait on them hand and foot in return for the privilege of knowing them.

Basically, I respect you as a climber, but as a person you've got a lot of growing up to do.