Damn, Adam, I had absolutely no intention of insulting you or anyone else. I'm sorry if I did so. You're an excellent climber and you greatly inspire my Pinns efforts (as soon as I finish all the "sub 5.10" routes at Pinns I'm really hoping you and Gavin can help me get some harder redpoints that I've been missing, like Foreplay and getting back on Resurrection Wall).
Here are some reasons/explanations for the "half secrecy:"
- There's a long, long tradition of such secrecy and even of very occasional attempted route stealing at Pinns (although I agree with you that "stealing" wouldn't be likely with this crew on this forum, or for that matter with any of us currently active on new routes at Pinns - there's just no way);
- What Rob said above;
- Also, I haven't revealed anything at all about the area - recall that Joe was pushing me (in a friendly manner) to tell about "where I'd climbed that day," but I didn't raise the subject at all - not at all - and I didn't choose to talk at all about it;
- This is an area that I "discovered" 10 years ago, which I thought had the potential for two or three routes, but which will probably take 30 (no kidding). I happened to suggest going there one day to J.C., Clink, and Waldo, since we were climbing together that day (if I had been with you or anyone else, I'd have made the same suggestion). As we explored the area, I realized that there were two routes there that I really, really wanted to do myself. We finished one of those on Saturday, but there's one more - the one I want to do the most. This project still has only one bolt in it (the next stance will be very, very tenuous with no aid possibilities). I'd be very, very disappointed if another climber "stole" that route. It has the potential to be the only three-star climb I'll ever have established in the park;
- Your and Joe's friendship is much more important than any climb though. I'm going to call you both when I'm done keyboarding to apologize and to tell you where in the hell we've been. I hope you'll take my call and I trust that you'll not spread the word too much so I can maybe get this one more route done (and this one more route will almost certainly have to wait until next season, since this one is wrapping up quickly).
Thanks for calling this out and not just being angry inside.