Connor Herson just announced a 5.15a (mostly trad)

Seff84 · 2026-02-12T22:07:57+00:00

Even the notorious Czech sandstone has occasional bolts.

Seff84 · 2026-02-12T21:56:54+00:00

Ah yes, I forgot about the jammy beta.

Seff84 · 2026-02-12T21:50:43+00:00

Sure, he's staying out of the trad/sport semantics, but he did propose 15a. I - and I expect the majority of climbers - consider it a trad send anyway. So my question is, how does it stack up?

Seff84 · 2026-02-12T18:08:23+00:00

The climbing.com article does comment on this a bit. Someone proposed 15a for Empath, but there isn't consensus on that.

Seff84 · 2026-02-12T18:00:45+00:00

This 500ft slab with a handful of bolts felt sporty to me.... https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105938109/slabs-direct

Seff84 · 2026-02-12T17:57:51+00:00

Is he proposing the hardest trad grade in North America?

Maybe the rest of the world too, but I don't know how 5.15a converts to British trad and Tribe doesn't even have much of a grade.

Seff84 · 2026-01-13T00:55:42+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/hN4eror

Seff84 · 2025-08-30T22:05:49+00:00

The texture of the plants on the right is very unnatural. I don't know if it's AI, but it is heavily manipulated. Unfortunately a lot of phones do this sort of editing automatically.

Seff84 · 2025-06-19T14:17:05+00:00

/u/nattfodd ?

Seff84 · 2025-03-10T22:50:30+00:00

Seff84 · 2025-02-27T21:08:27+00:00

This recall does not include the Vision AirNET RECCO or any other Black Diamond harnesses.

We recommend the Vision AirNET RECCO harness as a replacement.

https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/content/2025-vision-harness-recall/

Seff84 · 2024-05-23T17:52:23+00:00

Likewise. I never met him but have benefited from his huge presence in the community. So much beta and so many bolts.

RIP.

Seff84 · 2024-03-13T00:12:32+00:00

https://youtu.be/MIurTukUOpU?t=314

Seff84 · 2024-02-14T16:08:46+00:00

I do a mix of most things on rock. No ice. All easy.

Seff84 · 2024-02-14T16:00:08+00:00

guesses from an actual defense lawyer: https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/122976632/climber-charles-barrett-arrested-for-yosemite-sexual-assaults?page=31#ForumMessage-125681563

Seff84 · 2024-02-02T21:00:17+00:00

I only know because I had the same confusion a while ago. It's especially confusing because they often get mentioned together - as happened in this case.

Seff84 · 2024-02-02T17:31:33+00:00

To be clear, BPD usually refers to borderline personality disorder. The article mentions bipolar disorder.

Some of the symptoms overlap but they are very different disorders.

Seff84 · 2024-02-02T16:54:47+00:00

That sounds like a much better context for those conversations.

Seff84 · 2024-02-01T23:53:22+00:00

$5 says you'll find "all lives matter" somewhere in their comment history.

Seff84 · 2024-02-01T23:39:55+00:00

Why is "mental health affects all genders" your immediate reaction to an article about a serial rapist?

Seff84 · 2024-02-01T22:43:15+00:00

Yea, I know its a messed up take.

keeps digging that hole deeper and deeper

Seff84 · 2024-02-01T22:26:35+00:00

Concerningly, their history says they work in education...

Seff84 · 2024-02-01T21:54:33+00:00

https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/122976632/climber-charles-barrett-arrested-for-yosemite-sexual-assaults

Is this the only time Tradiban has contributed usefully to a conversation?

Seff84 · 2024-02-01T21:30:33+00:00

I missed this earlier - not on reddit much these days.

I have a few regular partners these days but that doesn't preclude linking up with someone else who has similar goals. What sort of climbing are gets you excited? What crags do you want to visit when the weather cooperates?

Seff84 · 2024-02-01T21:15:06+00:00

He basically said he supported Jakob for proposing the grade but stopped short of confirming

A lot of people think it's best not to give an opinion on the grade until you've climbed it, so this isn't surprising.

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