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Open Projects ?? 29-Oct-2003 At 2:54:24 AM Peter

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Hey DK, sorry about the delay in getting back to you but shit happens.
I see your point about old ethics, although I tend to disagree. I dont think technical advances are breaking those ethics, attitudes do.

Back to the climb, as I think this climb may be a 24 at the most, there are many out there who are capable, and game enough to solo it, or they have more skills than I in placing gear and they may have protected it.

When it all boils down though, I dont care if some one has got up it b4 me, as long as I find out what it is graded at.

If I really wanted the fame, I would slink up a piece of choss well below my limit and claim that aye!

Back to the bitch, well yeah, ownership could be shortened, but there is a whole bunch of unimaginative arseholes out there that think climbing is numbers, and if they can do a climb that a legend lead and set, they are also legends. A small number of people spend the time and money setting new routes, the rests, like me, follow.INHO most climbers compete against themselves and the rock, not other climbers, let the setters have their routes, and find your own.

Gee I really didnt want to get this political.