http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/04/04/red-tags-ego-or-respect/ Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:55:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/04/04/red-tags-ego-or-respect/#comment-3623 Mike Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:56:33 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/04/04/red-tags-ego-or-respect/#comment-3623 In reading Kinder's blog, you'd think he was making an argument for respecting a red tag (the Rifle bolting red tape, the work that goes into cleaning a route, and the physical demands of bolting a route). If a red tag is there for a long time, then yeah, maybe it should be open to the public, but in this case, why not let Andy reap the benefits of his hard work. In reading Kinder’s blog, you’d think he was making an argument for respecting a red tag (the Rifle bolting red tape, the work that goes into cleaning a route, and the physical demands of bolting a route). If a red tag is there for a long time, then yeah, maybe it should be open to the public, but in this case, why not let Andy reap the benefits of his hard work.

]]> http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/04/04/red-tags-ego-or-respect/#comment-3612 BJ Sbarra Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:46:07 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/04/04/red-tags-ego-or-respect/#comment-3612 that's pretty lame. at least the new guidebook will straighten things out. some people, eh? that’s pretty lame. at least the new guidebook will straighten things out. some people, eh?

]]> http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/04/04/red-tags-ego-or-respect/#comment-3611 MJM Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:35:33 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/04/04/red-tags-ego-or-respect/#comment-3611 First ascentist has the say. Because they clean it, bolt it, climb it(regardless of the style) and open it to the public. On a separate note. I was at Rifle today (4/6/08) to climb one of my routes and to my complete suprise someone had put a BIG plaque in front of one of my climbs. Re-naming it and Re-gradeing it. How much time did this unknown climber put into this route? I didn't see him or her there when I put it up in 05. michaeljmcgee.com First ascentist has the say. Because they clean it, bolt it, climb it(regardless of the style) and open it to the public.
On a separate note.
I was at Rifle today (4/6/08) to climb one of my routes and to my complete suprise someone had put a BIG plaque in front of one of my climbs. Re-naming it and Re-gradeing it. How much time did this unknown climber put into this route? I didn’t see him or her there when I put it up in 05.
michaeljmcgee.com

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