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The Irish Solution to The Ben Lomond Problem 13-Sep-2017 At 7:48:22 AM uwhp510

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On 12-Sep-2017 Olbert wrote:
>The problem with making everyone bring a 60 metre static when they climb
>at Ben Lomond is that not everyone has a static. In fact I reckon only
>a small minority have a static. And for people that do have a static, who
>is gonna bring it on a climbing trip?

Maybe just buy/borrow a long static and bring it if you actually want to go to the Ben instead of expecting the world to cater to your particular expectation of the level of convenience? Not everyone has a number 5 camalot, but that doesn't mean we should put bolts next to all the wide cracks. If you want to climb the wide crack, buy or borrow a big cam. Same thing here, if you want to rap down, bring a long rope.

Truly bolt free crags are such a rarity these days and they should be preserved. Bolt proliferation is like a ratchet; it only ever goes one way. The existence of any bolts WILL be used as an excuse by someone at some point for more to be added ("I think there should be another rap anchor here, and since there's already one over there, I'm within my rights to add another one.").