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Sonnie Trotter Goes Down on Tasmania 25-Feb-2016 At 4:29:00 PM One Day Hero

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On 25/02/2016 Tastrad wrote:
>That question is nonsensical to a new router..every
>new route must have had some redeeming quality for the first ascensionist
>to rope up beneath it..even if the motive is as base as thoroughness of
>development of your local crag..every offwidth and line must be climbed
>in the name of thoroughness of discovery.

Ugh, this shit makes my blood boil. What you describe is called ocd, try to come to terms with it. The new routers who I most respect either have the taste to only establish worthwhile lines as routes, or (probably more often the case) moderate their ocd tendencies because they have the best interests of the climbing community at heart. Bolting no-star filler routes which detract from the good ones is not something to be proud of!