Off-width roof climbing misery

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Summary

A group of climbers jokes about the misery and weird appeal of off-width roof climbing. One person defends it as fun and unfairly criticized, while the others describe sand, pain, gear costs, and sandbagged grades.

Core ideas

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Defending off-width roofs: One speaker says criticism of off-width climbing is unfair, especially if people haven't tried off-width roofs, which they insist are fun.
Disagreement about the “fun”: Another climber admits they have never really had a good off-width experience and usually find it horrible.
Physical discomfort: They describe being in a roof with sand in their eye, feeling miserable, with their body hurting and covered in wounds.
Sandbag suspicion: Someone mentions their “spider sense” for a sandbag kicking in, implying the routes are harder than advertised.
Pied Piper analogy: One climber teases another as the “Pied Piper of off-width climbing” who lures others in with promises of fun movement.
Crowds in the desert: They imagine many people lining up in the desert to try these climbs, only to discover how heinous they are.
Injury and suffering: The description includes eye pain and general bodily damage as normal outcomes of these climbs.
High gear cost: They joke about spending $2,000 on large cams and a specific “number eight” cam collapsing under the weight.
Tone of affectionate roasting: The whole exchange mixes criticism, sarcasm, and friendly ribbing about a niche climbing style.

Quotes

“All of that criticism towards like off-width, I'm like, if you haven't applied that to a roof, I feel like it's unfair to put on the off-width roofs because they're so fun.”
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“Are they so fun?”
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“I'm up there and I'm just like, I've got sand in my eye. This is horrible.”
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“My spider sense, like of the sandbag just came in here.”
@climbinggold

“You're like the Pied Piper of off-width climbing.”
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“I just spent $2,000 on cabs.”
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