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Havachatwithhexy... 22-Dec-2005 At 3:59:18 AM The HEX

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On 16/12/2005 The HEX wrote:
>...respect for the time in Aus climbing history when limited technology and maximum >attitude achieved some amazing thingz ...

... I've been jonesying around abit with this and thought this fleshes it out nicely ...

Jonesy
>I think it's important to acknowledge that this route was done at time when "boldness >was back" and the likes of Carrigan and the Shepards were laying it down. Treading in >the footsteps of those preceding us is one of the things that makes climbing so great. >When you go and do these routes in the same style as Barber, Morehead, Sorenson >or Law, you get to know these visionaries and are privileged to enjoy the same >experience as them...

VERY GOOD ...

... but too bad Claw became Mikl ... there's no way Claw wooda bolted XI ...

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