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Lama on the Compressor Route 20-Jul-2010 At 9:55:00 AM cruze

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On 16/07/2010 ajfclark wrote:
>Will Gadd discusses the Compressor Route & David Lama: http://gravsports.blogspot.com/2010
>07/lama-red-bull-cerro-torre.html
Quite an interesting read from Will Gadd, although it is pretty clear that he is torn between his honest beliefs and being critical criticising one of his sponsors.

As a proud armchair critic I cringe every time I read an elite sportsman criticise the validity of armchair critics' opinions. On many levels they are right to do so, but it counters my belief that the only reason they have a job in the first place is because society is full of people going about their own pursuits in their own ways. In other words they climb because other people don't climb, like the teachers who gave them an education, the bankers that take care of their material wealth, the council who collects their rubbish. I doubt that they hold back being critical of some of those individuals.