Anyone complaining about this because flag on cliff knows nothing of climbing history in Yosemite. Flags have been flown by people climbing el cap for a long time.

Ammon McNeely was a genuine legend of Yosemite and big wall climbing in general. He was known as the el cap pirate for flying a skull and cross bones as he climbed. One example.

So if this uniquely upsets you then ask yourself why. Admit it’s probably a bigoted response. If this does not uniquely upset you… Then you better be making arguments against climbing el cap at all as it has been climbed for decades. And I better see you getting just as pissed in the comment section of any climbing blog.

It’s good actually to betray evil people.

I’d go to Russia to if my government was threatening to kill me or lock me up forever.