19 February 2010

News Policy & Statement

8A News reporting and Statements   13/10/09
 

8A NEWS REPORTING POLICY
- High ethics on world records
Low priority ascents:
- Boulderroutes and Traverses
- Solo or death potential climbs
- Anorectic climbers
- Poorly/Mainly Chipped
- Eliminations, Link-ups, Variations
- Secret and Access problem Crags/Climbs

8A STATEMENTS
- “First anchor grades” also on easier routes
- E-grades are not logic above E8 or so
- Grades are neither as important or accurate
that we report slash (half) grades
- Practice & Ethics of climbing and bouldering
- 8a suggest grade settlement as a topo author
Different grades are shown in scorecards
- Climber of the year list is appointed every year:
Comps, Ascents, FA’s, Role-model, Sharing etc

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