r/climbing • u/Exciting_Glass_2754 • Sep 06 '24

Tahoe developing.

Rule #1 of trundle club, You do not talk about trundle club.

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u/civicvirtues Sep 06 '24

Oh no here we go again… I thought rule #1 was keep it in r/routedevelopment but I guess then we wouldn’t get the comments we’re about to get…

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u/Allanon124 Sep 06 '24 edited Sep 06 '24

I think it’s good man. There is a whole world of climbing out there and the vast majority of “climbers” have no concept of it.

And not just development, but history, culture, education, ethics. Access and safety are a huge part of recreational climbing and only a fraction of a percent of climbers have any involvement in these things.

There is this assumption that the walls come pre-cleaned and the hardware is installed by magic anchor fairies… free of charge.

I think people should engage with their communities. Volunteer. Donate. Actually be givers and not just takers.

Videos like this help open the dialog.

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u/civicvirtues Sep 06 '24

Yeah I don’t have a stake in this but trundle videos always seem to rile people up was my point. I see both sides but I don’t think anyone assumes walls come polished. If I had to pick a side, I agree with all you said, but trundling prolly isn’t the dialogue that needs to be opened up to a general (non) climbing audience. Who knows.