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The Eyrie, Mt Boyce retrobolted! Badly... 1-Jan-2017 At 9:22:45 AM Martym

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In looking at the guide I note this area is only accessible by 50m abseil "take prussics just in case".
Hardly a gym kid's first choice!
I note there are at least 4 routes on that wall with a warning signs "a route known to be especially risky". The Eyrie is not one of them.
Afghan Wall seems an obvious issue as it's a traverse, so not top-ropable..
I think it's good that there's now Soft Parade for people to learn on. A new area, not a retro.

I mentioned the seat-belt reference to my wife, she grew up in Eastern Europe. She said when they were kids her parents would put a mattress on the backseat so they could sleep comfortably over-night on trips to the seaside. That brings nothing to this discussion, just a cute aside :)