i have been informed that a post i made a couple weeks ago from the SCS national in atlanta made some people upset. the post was regarding technicals in the speed climbing event and below the post i had posted some videos of some climbers.
the mix up was that it sounded as though i was posting video of kids who i was calling cheaters. this for sure was not the case. i was posting videos of kids who were really fast and showed what speed climbing at that level can be like. i was very psyched to see kids training super hard to get fast times at this event. i especially wanted to point out how dedicated the kids on kim puccios team are to the speed climbing. they were consistently getting some of the fastest times and the entire team was super supportive of each other while the speed event was going on. other than a few teams over the years, speed climbing has always gotten less attention than other aspects of our sport. i loved seeing what it has become and how psyched the teams are getting.
my choice of words in relation to the videos was not correct. i apologize to anyone who thought that i was calling their kids cheaters. i would never blame technical calls on the climbers or call them cheaters.
i am sorry for the mix up and am glad that it has been brought to my attention. i will try to choose my words more carefully as to not put people in this situation again.
please, if you have issues with any of my posts, email me or get ahold of me somehow so that i can fix them or at least explain myself. oldguy.com is not a place where i bash people. i would never do this on the internet. if i have a problem with you, i will speak with you directly. just as i did in that situation. that post was geared toward one specific coach, who is a good friend of mine. we worked it out and we both see things clearly now. that post had nothing to do with anyone else. i have edited the post as to not read like it did.
sorry to all involved.
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