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Sport climbers - why don't you climb trad? 29-Jan-2013 At 11:15:03 AM Climboholic

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On 27/01/2013 Macciza wrote:
>...Not everything was spurt climbing in NSW in the early 90's either. Shipley
>had a lot of mixed routes, carrots and gear, that got retro'd, probably
>before you got there . . . As did many other local crags that have since
>been retro'd as well. NarrowNeck had no rings, except for the curtain hangers
>in the roof - 'Strange Car . . '?...

It sounds like people climb sport because most of the trad climbs worth doing in NSW have been retrobolted.

The rock influences the predominant style which influences the ethic which leads to retroing.

Edit: As a climber who has been living in NSW/ACT for 7 years, I feel that I've been here long enough to say that Victorian climbing is better (because of the ethics)*, without being accused of bias.

*Edit (for clarification)