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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA
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Dec 29, 2011 - 02:11pm PT
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Werner is the smartest person in this thread...and life.
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Mister_Roborto
Trad climber
Queensland
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Dec 29, 2011 - 03:53pm PT
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Any truth to the story doing the rounds of Wanaka that these guys were jugging on the ropes set by other commercial expeditions and that there was a little angst about them paying their share?
Style seems everything these days. No 02 and clean would be the dopest of all-ways. So was this a training run for the young gun. Has he plans to return to climb it clean himself.
Disclaimer: I've used guides to waddle-up stuff and treated it as prep - so not taken a camera along. Then later returned to probe on lead myself. Could get my own website, but then there is always here.
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Dec 29, 2011 - 04:37pm PT
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jugging fixed lines up mountains does not equal climbing, to me at least.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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This guy is an obvious troll in which I got "trolled" in.
And you (Fluoride) obviously can't present a valid argument to what I said, since you yourself went to Peru and did a 18K slog for your mid life crisis gig. Well done. Glad you were able to jug a first ascent too, a real climber in my book! : )
In my opinion any type of climbing interests (cragging, sport, trad, mountaineering, bouldering etc) is a personal interest. Individual could have his/her own unique goals. No need to slam a kid for not being into trad (what most others here are into).
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TYeary
Social climber
State of decay
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Jordan is a kid. What HE did is impressive. Everest is a not an easy walk -up. And HE did put one foot in front of the other long enough to get up and down. Why all the hating? Why can't you celebrate the kid's accomplishment and then go out and do something meaningful to you? That's what it's all about. Go find your Everest and climb it.
I have also been up Pisco, Beth, and it's a proud accomplishment. It's is not the House/Prezelj route on Cayesh, but it doesn't have to be, that's the beauty of climbing. It only has to matter to you; or to Jordan, in this case.
TY
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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I wrote this TR http://www.supertopo.com/tr/Is-Life-a-Cozy-Nest-or-is-Life-Full-of-Dagers/t11313n.html after reading the start of the this thread last week. I think if the kids are having fun then it is OK. They need to be parented, but who is to say what is the right way to do that. I continue to soul search regarding climbing with my kids, but it is such a great part of life I don't know why you would not want to if you can do it responsibly and safely.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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http://alpinementors.org/
Steve House has begun a mentorship program for young people who have the proficiency such as this kid. If the youngster IS interested in the style of climbing House does, this might be something of interest. Of course, his path may very well be that he will use the publicity from his 7 Summits accomplishment to educate on eating well/being active, as it appears is the next step.
edit: Upon further research, he is too young. The applicants for this program are to be between 21 and 30 years of age. Still - may be something some young Supertopians might be interested in!
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