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PeterW

1-May-2020
10:23:33 PM

On 1-May-2020 Martym wrote:
>On 24-Apr-2020 PeterW wrote:
>>And as for how an artificial wall makes the list...
>But they do list the Innsbruck Climbing Centre in Austria (?)

That's my point. How does an artificial wall make it into a list of the best climbing in the world?


E. Wells

2-May-2020
6:59:43 AM

Is that a rhetorical question? There is an obvious answer. All media is corporate media, including our Aunty (Rand Corporation etc) , and indoors spending our credits is where they want us.


Duang Daunk

15-May-2020
4:10:47 PM

On 2-May-2020 E. Wells wrote:
>Is that a rhetorical question? There is an obvious answer. All media is
>corporate media, including our Aunty (Rand Corporation etc) , and indoors
>spending our credits is where they want us.

So why do shops sell gear for outdoors bro?

PeterW

4-Feb-2021
10:56:16 PM

It seems Jimmy Chin operates on both sides of the camera!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSWCjfAxt24

(Nothing I try will allow me to embed the video. I tried the code suggested by Chocky, and the youtube code used in other video posts, but neither will get past the suspicious input test.)

dalai

5-Feb-2021
9:14:42 AM

Wow. That was bad!

capt_planit

8-Feb-2021
1:29:21 AM

Awesome. Thanks for posting. Let's see, big wall climbing list, portaledge, check, full size tube of toothpaste (to brush my teeth on portaledge doncha know), check. Send!


MisterGribble

8-Feb-2021
5:10:42 AM

Well Jimmys teeth looked to be in better nick than the pile of rubble he's climbing on


IdratherbeclimbingM9

9-Feb-2021
3:59:32 PM

Gonna have to practice my cheesy grin to wall climb now...

PW - you’re not allowed to bring a full size toothpaste on our upcoming Ozy sojourn if I’m doing your wombat hauling!
;-)

PeterW

9-Feb-2021
8:52:42 PM

But it will make me climb better!

Actually, my first thought was, "Bring toothpaste?" :-)

gfdonc

3-Jun-2021
3:21:24 PM

Extended SanDisk advertorial, but with some good scenes and shots:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g20oC-0BY-8

5-Jun-2021
10:44:16 AM

On the ABC News website
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-05/mountain-climbers-fourteen-highest-peaks-claims-in-doubt/100187534


MisterGribble

10-Jul-2021
8:14:33 AM

And Simon Carter just got a good spread in the Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/gallery/2021/jul/10/from-devils-tower-to-the-grampians-simon-carters-rock-climbing-photography-in-pictures

Shame he'd get jailed for most of the Grampians photos now .....

Wollemi

20-Jul-2021
10:15:05 AM

Australia is sending two climbers to Tokyo: Tom O’Halloran, who is 77th in the world at lead climbing, and Oceana MacKenzie,who dominated the field at the Oceania qualification event in Sydney in 2020. She’s ranked 70th in the world for lead climbing, 60th for bouldering and 39th for speed.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rock-stars-how-do-you-win-gold-in-sport-climbing-20210617-p581un.html

gfdonc

11-Dec-2021
9:07:51 AM

Here you go 'Stoners, some climbing in the media.

https://www.dpreview.com/news/9340696144/slideshow-the-adventurous-winners-of-the-red-bull-illume-image-quest-2021-competition


E. Wells

28-Dec-2021
5:56:56 PM

Check out the fassifern guardian for a great article about climbing at Minto. Would love to post the link but Chockstone cant cope with that. Every post is a gamble so keep em short!

dalai

29-Dec-2021
4:58:01 AM

On 28-Dec-2021 E. Wells wrote:
>Check out the fassifern guardian for a great article about climbing at
>Minto. Would love to post the link but Chockstone cant cope with that.
>Every post is a gamble so keep em short!

fassifernguardian link

Last paragraph is ominous. There appears no negotiation, just straight banning of climbing

"But he said similar conflict between rock climbers and traditional owners was taking place over much of the country, and was hopeful Winpullin could help to “set a precedent” for “future approaches to negotiating these complex circumstances”."


Duang Daunk

29-Dec-2021
7:04:47 AM

On 29-Dec-2021 dalai wrote:
>On 28-Dec-2021 E. Wells wrote:
>>Check out the fassifern guardian for a great article about climbing at
>>Minto. Would love to post the link but Chockstone cant cope with that.
>>Every post is a gamble so keep em short!
>
>fassifernguardian link
>
>Last paragraph is ominous. There appears no negotiation, just straight
>banning of climbing
>
>"But he said similar conflict between rock climbers and traditional owners
>was taking place over much of the country, and was hopeful Winpullin could
>help to “set a precedent” for “future approaches to negotiating these complex
>circumstances”."

With preceding paragraph saying;

Another of the interim directors, David Spillman, said that Winpullin would now be protected, though not made entirely inaccessible.
“It can still be visited, just in a very reverent manner – and with permission,” Mr Spillman.
“And there won’t be any climbing.”

… The ‘hopeful precedent’ looks to be an agenda with a forgone conclusion.

One Day Hero

29-Dec-2021
10:23:39 AM

That whole situation sounds messed up. When are people going to learn that you can't just show up and apply the full blown gridbolting, maximum impact development style to places which other user groups have been visiting for ages?

Seems that the Queensland sport climbing scene is about to experience the "find out" part of "fuch around and find out".


Duang Daunk

2-Jan-2022
5:24:28 AM


gordoste

6-Jan-2022
8:21:40 AM

On 29-Dec-2021 One Day Hero wrote:
>That whole situation sounds messed up. When are people going to learn that
>you can't just show up and apply the full blown gridbolting, maximum impact
>development style to places which other user groups have been visiting
>for ages?
>
>Seems that the Queensland sport climbing scene is about to experience
>the "find out" part of "fuch around and find out".

Well said. I can't agree with dalai that this is "ominous" when climbers are so clearly in the wrong here.

from the article:

Those claims were supported in an archaeological report by Everick Heritage, which found Winpullin could contain “exceptional heritage significance”, but that was being destroyed before it could be properly understood.

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