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This is just another way of saying you will probably never climb anything yourself, as well as that you prefer publicity stunts to authenticity. Free soloing i
by crux_ 16y ago
This is just another way of saying you will probably never climb anything yourself, as well as that you prefer publicity stunts to authenticity.
Free soloing is not a publicity stunt, but 99.9% of the time, free soloing with a camera crew is.
I'm not a big fan of people who do that, since it encourages people to stupidly emulate what ought to be a deeply personal (spiritual, even) choice made by someone with the experience to choose wisely. "Coolness" only enters the picture if you're an idiot.
- mbyrne 16y agowell, the footage was from 25 years ago, and it didn't get any publicity so I don't think it was a stunt. I seem to recall the footage as have being shot from very far away, so I don't think the guy brought a camera crew. You may be right, that I am an "idiot" because I think free soloing is "cool" and admire people like John Bachar. I don't judge the right way to climb or not, you are probably in a better position to judge other people and the correct way to climb, who has the right to emulate what, who is wise and who is stupid. I guess we disagree about my right to think of free soloing as being cool, but I prefer not to call you or anyone else names, and would like to sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended by my opinions.