cp0915 wrote:The Chief wrote:cp0915...
Did you climb every route that is in your GB?
Yes. In
both of them, actually.
I think maybe folks are talking about different ways of using a guidebook here? One way to use it is to obtain enough essential information to stay alive vs. using a guidebook to get so much detailed information that you can climb a route blindfolded because every hold, move and placement has been given. If I was going to climb in the Caucasus Russia/Georgia, I would want the beta on where the conflict region is so I don't fool around there and get shot. Likewise, if I was climbing in Alaska I would want some beta on the most likely place where the icefalls/seracs like to come down.
Then there's always the debate of people wanting more or less of an adventure. If you are are Peter Croft then you can just head towards the Incredible Hulk and starts climbing. If you are Joe Shmole like me then you probably want to know that the route he went up as an adventure could possibly kill you.
If you didn't know that you needed a 60m rope to rap Castleton Tower and you took a 50m, you are gonna be in a world of shit. Beta like that are helpful.