tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991689424858192455.post4887640176156778701..comments2024-03-28T03:35:54.325-07:00Comments on Blake Herrington- Climbing & Writing: BREAKING NEWS - Nothing Happened Today!-http://www.blogger.com/profile/15623921487703130941noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991689424858192455.post-53391064368094890392012-11-21T11:35:15.545-08:002012-11-21T11:35:15.545-08:00Thanks for the comment, I agree that any news'...Thanks for the comment, I agree that any news' "worthiness" is inherently subjective. I'd just like to see the news-consuming public (you, me, and anyone reading those links) ignore (and thereby discourage) stories along the lines of "Famous Person does the Mundane". -https://www.blogger.com/profile/15623921487703130941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991689424858192455.post-89425502901128543592012-11-01T10:53:37.573-07:002012-11-01T10:53:37.573-07:00"Newsworthy" is in the eye of the behold..."Newsworthy" is in the eye of the beholder.<br /><br />Not sure why you're twisted up about this.<br /><br />Perhaps you would have preferred:<br /><br />"Blake Herrington Sends Another Anonymous Route in the Cascades!" ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991689424858192455.post-31659142916989360832012-07-27T10:33:08.526-07:002012-07-27T10:33:08.526-07:00Hey Blake- you nailed it. I didn't realize how...Hey Blake- you nailed it. I didn't realize how often I succumb to celeb-watching while at the same time making fun of folks who watch reality shows. By the way, climbed Gorrillas in the Mist with Zickler and you guys put up one for the ages! My best, most challenging day in the mountains to date. Psyched to try the. Direct!scott coldironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009276739551881593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991689424858192455.post-64568191337538403472012-07-02T14:25:24.949-07:002012-07-02T14:25:24.949-07:00"It may annoy me that the Kardashian reality ..."It may annoy me that the Kardashian reality show is a success on TV, but its the folks those who demand it, not the ones supplying it, who I am annoyed with."<br /><br />So you're not really a libertarian after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991689424858192455.post-64619328034985924882012-06-30T13:23:09.272-07:002012-06-30T13:23:09.272-07:00"Save face"? Not quite. I don't thin..."Save face"? Not quite. I don't think you understand the premise of my post.<br /><br />If a product is demanded, whether it's an online article, a type of clothing, or a TV show, it is the rational and intelligent choice for a business to offer that product. I'm way too libertarian to pretend otherwise.<br /><br />It may annoy me that the Kardashian reality show is a success on TV, but its the folks those who demand it, not the ones supplying it, who I am annoyed with.<br /><br />If we all ignore celebritified non-news climbing stories, I strongly believe they will cease to be written.-https://www.blogger.com/profile/15623921487703130941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991689424858192455.post-27525043907870690582012-06-29T13:34:36.273-07:002012-06-29T13:34:36.273-07:00"Edited to add/clarify: this isn't meant ..."Edited to add/clarify: this isn't meant as an attack of the folks who publish these items."<br /><br />Way to try to save face with your occasional paychecks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991689424858192455.post-55507453035124632432012-06-17T20:00:48.917-07:002012-06-17T20:00:48.917-07:00I love this Blake. I've noticed these "s...I love this Blake. I've noticed these "stories" linked on the front page of Mountain Project for months now... R&I and Climbing editors have admitted that their goal is to generate hits to their websites, and when there aren't stories, non-stories suffice. When I realized this, I stopped clicking the links.<br /><br />Of course long ago I stopped buying the magazines because they're total tripe. Climbing and R&I have struggled for years, and now with the superiority of the internet, they're clearly desperate. <br /><br />It seems only Alpinist remains as a source of good climbing literature - the others are just tabloids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991689424858192455.post-46513199609460713852012-06-16T23:34:24.658-07:002012-06-16T23:34:24.658-07:00Great point, Blake, and I'm glad you brought i...Great point, Blake, and I'm glad you brought it up in face of the fact that you're discussing some periodicals for which you write. I whole-heartedly agree: not news and unworthy of the title of "news."@brodylevenhttp://brodyleven.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991689424858192455.post-12023370390869658072012-06-14T10:00:32.001-07:002012-06-14T10:00:32.001-07:00I particularly liked it when, in a later article a...I particularly liked it when, in a later article about Adam not sending the flash, R&I called his attempt "heroic". I thought being a hero meant that you risked something. I guess that day that I decided to stop waiting to be in shape to OS the naked edge and just go for it so I could finally climb the mega classic, well I was a hero that day too... I love being a hero. Or maybe I'm actually a superhero and nobody knew it...<br /><br />ClaytonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com