I think the most impressive pic in that issue is the one of Sonnie taking that huge fall on Rhapsody. Or maybe that other pic of him taking the same fall on a different day. Respectable.

Oh, and great article Starblossom!

I think this move, even though it’s hella cool, would not fly on rope during a comp. Unless I’m missing something that makes it safe.

Are there moves/ sequences that setters shy away from purely because the logistics of being on rope are constraining for the setter and climber?

For the second question I think that in the competition setting there is nothing that can not be done on rope. For the commercial setting there may just be too much of a time constraint to get bulk routes on the wall to work out sequences/ moves that would be tough to make work out.

Thoughts??

To me boulder setting and route setting are exactly the same. It’s all movement and all climbing. Anything one can create on the blocs one can do up on a rope.

I feel ya on all-a-dat man.

I am and always have been… a great connoisseur (- is that just a fancy word for obsessive?) of ART.
And as such… am an artist.

Always been particularly fond of of interactive art… from pinball machines to great architecture.
So again… as such… I’m more of an interactive artist. I consider myself to be a pretty good in multiple mediums, but route setting is truly my favorite.
When I started climbing… It didn’t take long before I knew… I’m a climber for life.
And then I started creating routes… knew it… I’m a setter for life.

….. dang look at that … I really enjoy route setting as much as I do climbing itself… Now that’s saying an awful lot!

Thanks again for this site and all of those that contribute!

On a top rope you can only safely go so far left or right.

When setting lead there must be stances to clip.

Where will a fall or swing take someone?

How does doing one help you with the other?

I believe setting problems allows you to explore the space without many constraints. You can also translate what you do to a roped climb. Maybe if you set both regularly setting boulder problems is akin to doing sketches before you go to the bigger canvas.