skinsk
12-01-2005, 04:38 PM
So a few of us have noticed there's not much going on indoors. . . actually, I think this says something positive about this community--we're rarely indoors-- or maybe it's the opposite, when we're indoors we do nothing of interest. . . except check out KOTR (and www.democracynow.org), and maybe stretch a bit since it's ondol season!
Maybe this forum should be changed. The best suggestions I've heard (and I don't remember exactly who said them or I'd credit y'all but I don't want to credit the wrong person so if it was you, feel free to let me know and I'll amend this:) ) so far were 1) trip reports and 2) spray. Not that we want to be just like the typical western climbing site ("Dude, can you believe they chipped a hold, dude" or "dude, JiriJammer had the first bolt clipped so it doesn't count, dude"), but here in Korea we have different kinds of trip reports and adventures (sometimes, without ever arriving at the crag-- not that this hasn't happened at home/elsewhere). . . imagine the "Sunday on Insubong" thread! Both ideas would allow for more creativity in posts, and some of the people on KOTR (Waaay higher percentage of "English teachers," and waaaay lower percentage of complete idiots, who often dominate Western climbing sites) than on climbing pages at home:)
I've looked at many of the websites and blogs of KOTR folks, and I think asking them to share or spray might be better than encouraging them to stay at home:) Except Ricky, who makes a mean octopus!
Maybe this forum should be changed. The best suggestions I've heard (and I don't remember exactly who said them or I'd credit y'all but I don't want to credit the wrong person so if it was you, feel free to let me know and I'll amend this:) ) so far were 1) trip reports and 2) spray. Not that we want to be just like the typical western climbing site ("Dude, can you believe they chipped a hold, dude" or "dude, JiriJammer had the first bolt clipped so it doesn't count, dude"), but here in Korea we have different kinds of trip reports and adventures (sometimes, without ever arriving at the crag-- not that this hasn't happened at home/elsewhere). . . imagine the "Sunday on Insubong" thread! Both ideas would allow for more creativity in posts, and some of the people on KOTR (Waaay higher percentage of "English teachers," and waaaay lower percentage of complete idiots, who often dominate Western climbing sites) than on climbing pages at home:)
I've looked at many of the websites and blogs of KOTR folks, and I think asking them to share or spray might be better than encouraging them to stay at home:) Except Ricky, who makes a mean octopus!