No, not the french grade for 13b. I'm talking about the website 8a.nu. There are many blogs, blog posts, forum topics dedicated to this subject. I can't say what hasn't been said because it already has been over the years. "It's dumb," "It's stupid," "It's helpful," "It's great!""Jens is an idiot," (I don't know the man and personally I think he created something useful for people to keep track of their ascents).
Yes, I am a member of 8a.nu.
No, I DON'T have a scorecard. Therefore, I am unranked in the system.
Yes, I DO have a log-book though. I like to keep track of what I have done over the years. I don't go out and do things JUST for my logbook though. And this is where a lot of people go different ways. A majority of people I have seen do things to fill their scorecards out, as if climbing rocks is some sort of competition. Yes, I am guilty of doing this in the past (no sense of denying things). It created an unhealthy amount of pressure on myself to do a certain climb. if I failed, I wasn't happy and bummed out. That shit SUCKED, so much. I finally switched it to a log-book to keep track of my ascents. Since I have, my personal take on it has changed from, 'God this is retarded. Why am I on this?' to 'Ok, this is helpful in a way.'
The website is also great for news and information (if you're into that). You can also see what you're friends have done by following them (like Twitter. oh yeah, follow my twats from the twit at twitter.com/wes_mo).
There. That is my take on 8a. A bunch of ramblings from my head, to you.
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