I can't think of a suitable image to be with the angry self-righteous abdomen below, so here's a fluffy After climbing the route and direct combination of Kirkus, look at Elidir Fawr, Glyder Fawr and Carnedd Llewelyn, Craig Yr Ogof of CWM Silyn, CWM Silyn. Probably the first rise and non-fingering of the season. It is HVS and was climbed by people who don't need to tell everyone to have equipment long ago.
I have been climbing regularly since I have restricted my restrictions and have climbed more (if possible) than ever before, and the space, elements, wildlife is really obvious. In this way, is it me, or is there fewer birds than before? When I grew up, the hedges were filled with horns, greens, Linnets, Redpoll, Mistle and Song Thrushes, and the muddy fields always had nesting lapwings, their annoyances, their hoarse call was the soundtrack of my youth. It is so regrettable that we (humans) seem to be bothered and continue to do so. We know what the world has destroyed, but we continue anyway! Humans just can’t help themselves, and in my opinion, most of the blame comes from arrogance, greed and vanity. Humans seem unable to stop their money and bragging places, which leads me to ask why, as a species, are humans so narcissistic and greedy?
Anyway, I got a lot from local rock climbing, which is probably more enjoyable than ever, and maybe all the bad positives. Traveling long distances on the plane to achieve personal ambitions and self-thinking ideas and cause more harm while spreading more people know that this is what I am currently working on to justify. Maybe in the future, when everything is completely ruined and there is no chance to go back, I will just put my head on the beach, do what I want to do, without considering the consequences of my actions, who knows? So I live in the UK and travel to Scotland twice, but mainly local Cymru. I've done some new routes and (for me) repeat some. I’ve had a few days to climb some new things and I’ve climbed some masterful classics that I’ve done a lot of times. I must admit that these often repetitive climbs feel great, like meeting neglected friends. Usually, I do these classics a few times a summer and it almost feels like one to go back to their pre-pandemic times. But, like a bird in a hedge, I'm not sure the pure feeling I've ever had will come back?
Since the advent of Covid-19 and its impact on the world, I question and look at things more deeply. The earth that humans share with us seems to be a balanced act, a telescope, and at present, from my limited perspective, we (humans) seem to be sitting on the ground, surpassing another life, which is in the air, we don't seem to care, as long as we can look at our smartphones, we can take selfies, we can take selfies, and we can use selfies!
So, I heard you ask, what does this have to do with climbing? OK, I guess there aren't many, or maybe there are? I don't have UKC logs, but a few years ago, I started reading articles about some climbs. I think this is the beginning of my interest in European sports routes and I start trying to climb sports at the top of my ability. Mainly when I was traveling abroad, I climbed with Rich Kirby, and I think it was because of Rich (he had a log and read people’s opinions on climbing), and I started reading certain log posts. During those naive days, I was amazed at some of Rich’s knowledge of climbing, and I only started reading some of them when he told me about people’s log entries. Soon it became apparent that the rich man knew something and why he aimed at certain climbs. On the same trip we often have a heated debate on the whole log thing because at the time, I thought it was self-vanity, with another thing next to social media that could put it all there and show the world your performance. Just another way to make your partner envious. Since then I've softened a little, because climbers certainly like to record their great conquests, (sorry, I mean climbing), but if that's the only reason to fill out the log, I don't understand why people don't record their climbs privately, that's certainly possible. I do understand and can see the fun/addiction of climbing, just like when egg collection in the past was a thing, just look at all those cute colorful eggs with the names of the birds below on top!
It’s time for me to ask, is the route still a pure climb for personal joy and personal challenges, or is it a rare thing to climb like a bird? Climbing itself is becoming more and more like an egg, a commodity, something to be listed, checked and shared, and something to be blown away. Now reveals in detail the once hidden climbing nature. Check out some of the hard classics of North Wales in the log, Bloody Hell, if you choose to read the information given in certain entries, or in the Beta section, you can stack the exact equipment up as long as it suits you before you arrive at Crag, and you can climb the route with the information provided as long as you fit. What is this about? Why do people feel the need to tell everyone about equipment, where and how to place the equipment! We all become drones – slaves on the internet, can't leave the ground without a list of how to do it? Why do people need to tell others what equipment to use in climbing? Hell, climbing has happened for a long time before the internet and people managed. But, like I said, I've been softened, my attitude changed, and there are some aspects of the log that I really like. I love reading articles about epics (as long as they end up coming out!), I love something humble and witty (Rob Greenwoods’ reviews are the best), I love honest comments about struggles, pains and pumping – things we can all contact and remember. Unfortunately, this type of thing is not enough and may be a good source of entertainment, lost (regardless) under all the fluff and self.
This summer, I watch people climb on routes that are not similar to their log entries, and the reviews they write are the best, misleading delusions or bragging, and the worst of all are lies. Why do people usually downgrade climbs, but rarely upgrade? After nearly thirty years of climbing, I read the UKC logs and realized that you could climb a second time and lead it and say it's almost flashy, sorry, but you can't almost Flash something, either flash it or not, just face the truth, be honest with yourself and others, leave yourself behind, and say like that.
I also learned that you can second, top rope and lead the climb and then say what you found easy! It's good for you to do a good job in finding it! It took me years to realize that you have no right to pick on by telling the world that there is no doubt that even if it is a climb with hundreds of ups and may have been climbed by people that summer, they may have chosen not to bring about the competition of the internet, anyway, anyway, whatever, anyway, anyway, anyway, anyway, what might they have chosen?
Sorry, this is my question, I know it's just on 21Yingshi Century, I was left behind, but bloody hell, that's why the world was fucked, it's all arrogance, narcissism, selfishness and selfishness, I'm glad I was left behind, so please, bring the Revelation because I suffered and I need to get rid of misunderstandings.
postscript:
I've been discovering a fluffy exaggerated list of simple stunning climbs this summer, and the climb I almost flashed after the top ranks will recover in the next blog.
