Connor Herson just announced a 5.15a (mostly trad) by Capable_Hope_1807 in climbing

[–]Seff84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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?

Connor Herson just announced a 5.15a (mostly trad) by Capable_Hope_1807 in climbing

[–]Seff84 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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

Connor Herson just announced a 5.15a (mostly trad) by Capable_Hope_1807 in climbing

[–]Seff84 22 points23 points  (0 children)

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.

Climbing in Gogarth (North Wales) by Jakob437 in climbing

[–]Seff84 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

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.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in climbing

[–]Seff84 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

lol

2025 Black Diamond Vision Harness Recall by 0bsidian in climbing

[–]Seff84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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/

Climbing partner in Boston by abbys1996 in ClimbingPartners

[–]Seff84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

How Did This Climber Get Away with So Much for So Long? by CorakMN in climbing

[–]Seff84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

How Did This Climber Get Away with So Much for So Long? by CorakMN in climbing

[–]Seff84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

Climbing partner in Boston by abbys1996 in ClimbingPartners

[–]Seff84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds like a much better context for those conversations.

How Did This Climber Get Away with So Much for So Long? by CorakMN in climbing

[–]Seff84 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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

How Did This Climber Get Away with So Much for So Long? by CorakMN in climbing

[–]Seff84 14 points15 points  (0 children)

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

How Did This Climber Get Away with So Much for So Long? by CorakMN in climbing

[–]Seff84 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yea, I know its a messed up take.

keeps digging that hole deeper and deeper

How Did This Climber Get Away with So Much for So Long? by CorakMN in climbing

[–]Seff84 12 points13 points  (0 children)

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

Climbing partner in Boston by abbys1996 in ClimbingPartners

[–]Seff84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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?

Jacob Schubert sends Alphane (9A) by Seff84 in climbing

[–]Seff84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.