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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Apr 22, 2015 - 02:06am PT
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i'm getting that.
good marketing.
nothing worse than
the candle flicker
low-wattage when
you need high beams.
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ECF
Big Wall climber
Ouray, CO.
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Apr 22, 2015 - 02:07am PT
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Well excuse me for having an opinion.
I'll keep it to myself in the future.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Apr 22, 2015 - 02:18am PT
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i stand corrected.
i'm not buying that.
swayed by a good point,
i'll just continue
to use my black diamond
rechargeables that plug
into my laptop.
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mcreel
climber
Barcelona
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Apr 22, 2015 - 04:03am PT
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It seems to me that a rapid sequence of attempts and falls on pitch 15 would be a lot more amusing. Like the energizer bunny doing 5.14d.
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Apr 22, 2015 - 04:44am PT
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diogenes searches for an unsponsored hero... be stickin' no logo on my lantern
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Apr 22, 2015 - 07:24am PT
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Can't say I have experience in these matters, but I'm thinking the photographer got paid more for this than Kevin.
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Port
Trad climber
Norwalk, CT
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Apr 22, 2015 - 07:32am PT
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How is it any different than a Black Diamond Sponsorship, Adidas, North Face, Petzl, or La Sportiva? You think all those brands are somehow not impacting the environment negatively? Why haven't you called them out like Duracell? Petzl products use batteries so aren't they just as evil as Duracell? Why not call out Petzl? Have you ever used a battery operated head lamp? Doesn't that make you as evil as Duracell?
"If you have no problem with image prostitution, let's just say you and I have walked different paths."
A little histrionic. We're all sellouts and hypocrites, on some level. And if you think you're somehow completely pure, you're probably delusional.
And Solar technology is great and important progress but also is extremely harmful to the environment.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2014/11/141111-solar-panel-manufacturing-sustainability-ranking/
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MisterE
Gym climber
Being In Sierra Happy Of Place
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Apr 22, 2015 - 07:47am PT
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I couldn't disagree more if I tried.
Alex is sponsored by Goal Zero, a company dedicated to conservation.
Duracell continues to pollute the environment to extract profit from outdated technology.
A new form of disposable battery still is a one use product.
When you take a corporation's money and become their shill, you tell the world you think what they do is OK with you.
Powered his ascents? Why don't you just credit Adenosine Tri-Phosphate, the substance that REALLY powers his ascents.
When we let corporations use us and our sport, we sell the purity of our intentions and desires.
So and so uses X brand ropes... That at least has some basis in reality.
So and so uses X brand batteries in his headlamp... Who effing cares.
I've got double digit el cap ascents with the cheapest batteries you can buy.
But I worked for the money to buy them, and I don't owe Hitachi anything.
When they wore out, I put in another set. It's not rocket surgery.
So, ok, don't launch out on a pitch with nearly dead batteries, got ya Chief.
Any more vital beta for the common folk?
I like how it says climbing is a professional stunt, and that average people should not attempt... If that is true, I should just kill myself now.
My feelings on corporate sponsorship are well documented, and based on dozens of dead friends and personal experience.
If you have no problem with image prostitution, let's just say you and I have walked different paths.
We are headed straight to the future presented in "idiocracy".
Rant of the year!
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Apr 22, 2015 - 08:02am PT
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if he bought a hummer, and left it in the driveway ... he could burn a lifetime of duracells, and still lord it over those prius commuters from high moral ground
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Apr 22, 2015 - 08:21am PT
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I couldn't disagree more if I tried...[batteries are bad except when I use them]
And I'm probably going to regret this, but how is corporate sponsorship responsible for "dozens of dead friends"?
I say go get paid, KJ!
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Apr 22, 2015 - 09:12am PT
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If you have no problem with image prostitution, let's just say you and I have walked different paths.
We must walk different paths. I've always thought it was funny when people got mad at athletes or artists for "selling out." I'd sell out in a second if I had any skills!
He's finding a way to get paid to CLIMB!!!! Who wouldn't do that?!? If you think the environment will be any different because KJ did a duracell commercial you're nuts!
Congrats Kevin, live the dream!
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Apr 22, 2015 - 09:44am PT
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It's a strange phenomenon that when one or another of the flock gains center stage, others are quick to throw tomatoes, under the guise of purity or "green" causes or (fill inthe blanks). One wonders if in their heart of hearts it isn't plain jealousy or runaway smugless that's really doing the talking. That much said, I've always insisted that the climbing community is big enough to accomodate all perspectives and catagories, from the heroic performers like Kevin, to the bitterest detractors posing as advocates.
JL
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Apr 22, 2015 - 10:17am PT
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'bout time. Always gonna be losers that hate.
If only the consumer knew what free climbing means.lol
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Apr 22, 2015 - 10:38am PT
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Kevin lost the coin toss, Tommy must have got the viagra contract. Pay those bills guys!
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Apr 22, 2015 - 12:23pm PT
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If Kevin was trashing the landscape or talking sh#t or being disrespectful or rude or dumb, sure, take a run at the guy. But I thought his performance on the Dawn Wall, given that this is 2015 and not 1980, was heroic, and that ever since he has handled himself with class and dignity. There seems little honor or point in ripping the guy. But that's only my opinion.
JL
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labrat
Trad climber
Erik O. Auburn, CA
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Apr 22, 2015 - 01:33pm PT
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"Professional stunt. Do not attempt."
;-)
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Wildincognito
climber
Eastside
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Apr 22, 2015 - 01:40pm PT
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"I could see my way clear towards a career in which making money from commercial assignments was a less important goal than living a life in which the wholeness of knowing and communicating about the earth's wild places reigned supreme." -Galen Rowell from The Inner Game of Outdoor Photography
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Apr 22, 2015 - 01:48pm PT
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Ring in some dubloons Kevin!
The Black Keys were asked why they sold out to commercials.
Their answer was basically "The reason I swear so much is because fuk you."
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