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Carrot failure @ Muline 17-Nov-2013 At 7:23:56 AM alrob

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On 16/11/2013 One Day Hero wrote:
>On 14/11/2013 mikllaw wrote:
>>They are dodgy, it's well known. End of cause chit-chat, who's going
>to
>>fix them?
>
>As someone who is "risking their life" on bash in carrots (my gear is
>up on Serpentine, I'll be up there again tomorrow probably taking more
>whips on those bolts), allow me to add my 2c.
>
>If anyone goes and rebolts those mega classic routes without Malcolm's
>consent, I'll find out who you are, come and chop as many of your bolts
>as I can, and generally seek to fuch your shit up. If you can't talk to
>the bloke who put the routes up and gain his blessing, then you are not
>the right person for the job. If you're scared to get on the routes as
>they are, then those routes aren't for you.
>
>The F.A. is not a vindictive person, I am. End of internet threaty chit-chat.

Wow, I don't get why you seem to be a reasonable guy in person Damo yet a complete dickhead on Chockstone. Interesting line of ethics you've drawn here, given your talk about removing the fixed wires on Serpentine, I'm assuming AFTER you've done the route, on gear you rapped in to place. Would you like me to let you know which routes I've rebolted without the FA consent so you can chop them?

Only a couple of months ago, after I grumbled about some shitty placed bolts I his, did Malcolm confess that he thinks he should probably go and reevaluate some of his fixed gear. A mear mention of set pine however immediately drew out a 'nup, they're fine!'

'Nup, they're fine' means that everyone who lowers off the last bolt is trusting that the 50mm bash in carrot with a hanger in the steepest part of the wall that cops all the victory whips is still in prime condition... Maybe it is, but maybe it isn't.