tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post6301255955394727425..comments2024-03-22T07:20:37.601+00:00Comments on Dave MacLeod blog: The Great Climb – I might try and climb something a bit harder??!Dave MacLeodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442169589581067050noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post-32249709487484240452007-08-15T01:18:00.000+00:002007-08-15T01:18:00.000+00:00Hi Dave, you're such an inspiration to a beginning...Hi Dave, you're such an inspiration to a beginning climber like myself! I hope the conditions are right for you to go for the big 'un! <BR/><BR/>Good luck, and be strong!<BR/><BR/>PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067419011060030258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post-26786794219817802802007-08-14T14:03:00.000+00:002007-08-14T14:03:00.000+00:00Pull hard man and ride that flow... Enjoy which ev...Pull hard man and ride that flow... Enjoy which ever line you end up on!<BR/><BR/>We'll be doing our best to distract the rain clouds from you towards Eire and North Wales!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18160872554257605917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post-6915065990544367732007-08-13T16:35:00.000+00:002007-08-13T16:35:00.000+00:00I'm so excited for you, Dave! May the weather gods...I'm so excited for you, Dave! May the weather gods be with you, enjoy it and good luck! I'm practising the sun/breeze dance; so far it's working here :-)<BR/><BR/>Emmaalpinedreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997588500771722330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post-52142616790366138382007-08-12T18:50:00.000+00:002007-08-12T18:50:00.000+00:00Good luck Dave!Good luck Dave!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post-23441251903845075862007-08-12T12:41:00.000+00:002007-08-12T12:41:00.000+00:00Dave, good answer, and good points.The open groove...Dave, good answer, and good points.<BR/>The open groove line of the lh ab rope looks awesome as well, would that be one of the E7/8 lines that are a back up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post-61963280678021620202007-08-12T12:33:00.000+00:002007-08-12T12:33:00.000+00:00SamTo open the large picture, try using the link:h...Sam<BR/><BR/>To open the large picture, try using the link:<BR/><BR/>http://bp3.blogger.com/_NCwOS2t65Sw/RryyTdCA8UI/AAAAAAAAAho/w3mvIIxCD3E/s1600-h/E10+line+from+base.jpg<BR/><BR/>IanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post-88615458238178160482007-08-11T20:52:00.000+00:002007-08-11T20:52:00.000+00:00errr, is it just me who can't open the picture com...errr, is it just me who can't open the picture come description of the route thing?sam clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894345795284436829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post-60476183557266634772007-08-11T12:11:00.000+00:002007-08-11T12:11:00.000+00:00Hi Nick, Using french grades + protection as a for...Hi Nick, Using french grades + protection as a formula to roughly calculate an E grade works OK as just that - a rough guide. But it assumes knowledge of he routes being compared.<BR/><BR/>Indian Face is very easy climbing for E9, but a few snappy holds increase the danger and it's not a danger which is completely under your control. Hence a high E grade considering the physical difficulty. If the climbing was steeper and the holds more solid and positive, but the gear just as bad, it would have to be 7c+ or harder to earn E9. But a 7c+ version of Indian Face would surely earn E10. <BR/><BR/>This Cairngorm project is 8a+ but the rock is the best quality I've ever climbed, so only an error can make me fall - all the factors are within my control. So although the gear is just as bad as Indian Face and the climbing many grades harder, I can be more in control of my chances of falling under the right conditions.<BR/><BR/>The more you consider all the factors involved in grading dangerous climbs, the more the grading system will make sense. If you see it just as numbers without looking at the cliff, it will be confusing.Dave MacLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442169589581067050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post-24080589277974126682007-08-11T11:42:00.000+00:002007-08-11T11:42:00.000+00:00Very cool post, keep it up. I have a question tho....Very cool post, keep it up. I have a question tho...if Indian Face is 7b and death and E9, then surely an 8a+ and death must be harder than E10. Dave says it was only 8a+ so couldn't be E11, I don't see that. Rhapsody is E11 and 8c+, but not death. How hard does a chop route need to be to get E11?<BR/>From this thinking, 7b can be E9, 8a+ can be E10, what about 7c+ death for example? What is that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29070294.post-68397811878075950862007-08-10T19:38:00.000+00:002007-08-10T19:38:00.000+00:00This is the coolest thing I've heard all year. Can...This is the coolest thing I've heard all year. Can't wait to watch! <BR/><BR/>Good luck.<BR/><BR/>Cheers, TomUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982119020856445002noreply@blogger.com