tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post3196725262601421464..comments2024-03-22T07:20:37.601+00:00Comments on Dave MacLeod blog: 9b, the new 8a?Dave MacLeodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442169589581067050noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post-88316545282428752982010-10-15T13:44:04.580+00:002010-10-15T13:44:04.580+00:00Maybe a less sport orientated name for a start :-)...Maybe a less sport orientated name for a start :-)<br /><br />I run the amsterdamclimbers.com (a similar site to 9b, but geographically fairly fixed)<br /><br />UKClimbing seems like a good contender, if they opened up a social netowrking side they'd have it made !<br /><br />anyway, just a thought over 2 years after the fact... I'll get me coat...Danielhttp://amsterdamclimbers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post-37307534861416701492008-01-25T09:00:00.000+00:002008-01-25T09:00:00.000+00:00Ciao Dave :-)first of all sorry for my English and...Ciao Dave :-)<BR/><BR/>first of all sorry for my English and thanks for all (I let a comment on Your page at 9b).<BR/><BR/>I agree with You: internet is changing pretty fast. I have passion for climbing and for internet too, so I just asked myself which web tools could be useful for climbers.<BR/>I think my answer was not enough in order to reach … the “9b” level about websites useful for climbers: a single climber can do nothing.<BR/>In any case, I decided to start to offer to climbers the web tools I discovered on the net: ning, listphile, lulu, of course voip too.<BR/><BR/>Now my question is: why not try to reach our “9b” all together ?<BR/>Why not start to build our first climbing wikipedia ?<BR/>I just want to say it is possible, if we contribute all together.<BR/>Even add a single route is a big value for others (look here for an example http://www.listphile.com/9bROUTES/La_novena_enmienda): You Dave could be the best contributor about very very hard trad routes … :-)<BR/>So 9b can be much more than just a kind of facebook or myspace exclusively FOR CLIMBERS.<BR/>9b can be climbers (net)working on a climbing wikipedia.<BR/>I don’t know if 9b will do well, because I don’t know how many climbers are available to do that, or share their profile, friends, informations, … with other climbers.<BR/>For sure we climbers, all united, have the tools to do better.<BR/><BR/>So, thanking You in advance, I remain at Your disposal for any kind of question.<BR/>Ciao from Italy !9bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150850009399465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post-49983409065930605062008-01-25T01:03:00.000+00:002008-01-25T01:03:00.000+00:00Hi Dave, great to hear someone else writing abeen ...Hi Dave, great to hear someone else writing abeen about it - I've commenting on this issue for a while. Facebook is useful for keeping in touch, but a gimmick for everything else, especially those of whom email is the way forward.<BR/>as for the 9b comment, well that's only warming up if you ask me and that's coming from an Irish guy (where nothing more than 8a+ has been climbed)!!! give that time, grades will change, expecially until olympics get involved and change the sponsorship game.<BR/><BR/>BTW, congrats and best of luck to Claire with the slacklining comp!Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895654652243670866noreply@blogger.com