I feel like this would be like telling a power lifter that the number they lifted didnt matter or a marathon racer that their time didn't matter. At some point when you want to climb new and harder routes, gelrades will matter a lot
I agree, its important to not lose sight about why we started climbing. For me it wasn't grades. I was reminded of this recently, after a frustrating time failing to climbing a hard for me line, I was in a bad mood, my partner convinced me to try this really easy line f4c, and it was honestly such beautiful climbing I couldn't stop smiling whilst climbing all the way up it. It reminded me of the joy of climbing.
@@climberkitchen I think climbing has two very distinct ways of doing it, one is just enjoying the route while climbing without much effort or any suffering (climbing “easy”) then there is the satisfaction of climbing hard, failing and failing again and then succeeding on something hard which will give us also more motivation. I dont think its wrong to climb grades, but it is wrong to not do it both ways of climbing!
@@SCOclimbing I’m not pro climber. I climbed the grades, after my spine was broken, I’m just happy to walk. But 11 years of recovering helps me back to climbing. And now for me just 2 grades - I can send it now, or I can do my best and send it after training. Most important - I like this line or not.
@@climberkitchen Again, I do understand your point and climbing for fun no matter the grade is what climbing is about, but grades add the sense of improvement, self realization and going further in the sport. I think it can work for non pros. I have the goal to climb 7b+/c one day, I dont rush it, I will eventually get there, sooner or later, till then I enjoy the 6b-6c+ range and try the hardest I can on 7a
I feel like this would be like telling a power lifter that the number they lifted didnt matter or a marathon racer that their time didn't matter. At some point when you want to climb new and harder routes, gelrades will matter a lot
I agree, its important to not lose sight about why we started climbing. For me it wasn't grades. I was reminded of this recently, after a frustrating time failing to climbing a hard for me line, I was in a bad mood, my partner convinced me to try this really easy line f4c, and it was honestly such beautiful climbing I couldn't stop smiling whilst climbing all the way up it. It reminded me of the joy of climbing.
Some people climb routes, some people climb grades.
Bc ur parents took u to a climbing gym lol
@@climberkitchen I think climbing has two very distinct ways of doing it, one is just enjoying the route while climbing without much effort or any suffering (climbing “easy”) then there is the satisfaction of climbing hard, failing and failing again and then succeeding on something hard which will give us also more motivation. I dont think its wrong to climb grades, but it is wrong to not do it both ways of climbing!
@@SCOclimbing I’m not pro climber. I climbed the grades, after my spine was broken, I’m just happy to walk. But 11 years of recovering helps me back to climbing. And now for me just 2 grades - I can send it now, or I can do my best and send it after training. Most important - I like this line or not.
@@climberkitchen Again, I do understand your point and climbing for fun no matter the grade is what climbing is about, but grades add the sense of improvement, self realization and going further in the sport. I think it can work for non pros. I have the goal to climb 7b+/c one day, I dont rush it, I will eventually get there, sooner or later, till then I enjoy the 6b-6c+ range and try the hardest I can on 7a
Climb the climb not the grade.