o totally agree with you. when i saw that in the video i almost shit. it’s an embarrassment to colorado bouldering and not at all representative of the ethics that real locals practice. number one, its a fuckin’ national park, and number two, trimming trees like that only opens them up to disease and pests. how hard could it have been to cut those branches flush against the tree…fuckin’ lame ass, know-it-all, “professional” climbers…its ok to do anything to an ecosystem(building outrageous landings, cutting down trees, trundling huge boulders out of the way) as long as you can climb v14.
[...] is NOT a sure thing)? Toss some crumbs to the cute little marmot because what’s the harm? Saw tree branches to open up a boulder? What are your ethics? Just something to think about. These areas are special because you can [...]
[...] is NOT a sure thing)? Toss some crumbs to the cute little marmot because what’s the harm? Saw tree branches to open up a boulder? What are your ethics? Just something to think about. These areas are special because you can [...]
July 16th, 2012 at 5:08 am
o totally agree with you. when i saw that in the video i almost shit. it’s an embarrassment to colorado bouldering and not at all representative of the ethics that real locals practice. number one, its a fuckin’ national park, and number two, trimming trees like that only opens them up to disease and pests. how hard could it have been to cut those branches flush against the tree…fuckin’ lame ass, know-it-all, “professional” climbers…its ok to do anything to an ecosystem(building outrageous landings, cutting down trees, trundling huge boulders out of the way) as long as you can climb v14.
July 16th, 2012 at 6:44 am
No it’s cool, it’s just a national park. Nbd
July 17th, 2012 at 5:17 am
Wait…..that’s NOT the Gunks????
August 17th, 2012 at 8:47 pm
[...] is NOT a sure thing)? Toss some crumbs to the cute little marmot because what’s the harm? Saw tree branches to open up a boulder? What are your ethics? Just something to think about. These areas are special because you can [...]
August 22nd, 2012 at 10:34 am
[...] is NOT a sure thing)? Toss some crumbs to the cute little marmot because what’s the harm? Saw tree branches to open up a boulder? What are your ethics? Just something to think about. These areas are special because you can [...]