In reply to Dr Michael Ng:
I don't blame him for not wanting to grade 'Spots of Time' if it's not in his style. Means someone could come along later who does climb in that style, and downgrade it massively.
We saw that drama unfold with James Pearson and 'Walk of Life'.
He was on a podcast last month discussing the entire ordeal, so maybe that has some significance.
And then if you're not going to grade one, then probably makes sense to just not grade either to avoid questions as to why you didn't grade one.
Also, I can just see the draw of not grading climbs if you're an absolute beast and everyone knows it.
'This took me a while' translates to a grade of 'hard as shit' and everyone knows it.
Post edited at 10:14