Here's the difference between you and me ed. When someone says I'm not the best climber in the world, I tend to agree. Heck, I could care less if I was the worst climber you've ever seen as long as I'm having fun doing what i'm doing and I'm gainfully employed then all is good.
It fascinates me though that you are so wrapped up in who I am and what I'm doing that it consumes your life and most of your Treebuzz posts. You constantly try to discredit me and make a bad name for me with no evidence or proof and seemingly no reason. Again, I can only think that this is because you are really worried that I am better then you so you whine and complain and mock me. Hell, you can't keep my name out of your mouth or posts I should say
I have never claimed to be great, just good at best and I am fine with that. As long as people see me as a good person I could care less about how they feel about me as a climber. That's what is important to me. Obviously it's the other way around for you.
Good luck at trying to be the best. You never were and you never will be.
I on the other hand will let my work speak for itself (isn't it right about here that you post that picture of the topped out elm?) I suggest you try it for yourself. Who knows. Maybe you'll actually teach someone something and make a friend or two along the way.