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Araps Rebolting 16-Jan-2006 At 12:05:38 PM oweng

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On 16/01/2006 shiltz wrote:
>If you are climbing a trad route and reach a point where you are run-out
>with only shitty gear options you make a decision. You either climb on
>or you climb down (or perhaps you scream for a top rope, helicopter, mattress,
>etc). You might fiddle around for ages before making this call but ultimately
>those are the options.
>When you climb up to a pin or bolt you have exactly the same decision
>to make. Sure, you might swear a bit and wish it was better but it doesn't
>change anything.

The sight of a bolt or piton above me would be more likely to lure me to climb through a difficult section, as I could see what I would assume to be a good piece of gear coming up. I would be unlikely to climb through the same difficult section ( that I might not be able to down climb) if I could not see any natural pro options from below (and there was no bolt or piton to lure me up).

A bad bolt or piton can I think lure people to situations they would not reach if they were uncertain about what trad gear may appear.