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Poll Option

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"You're not coming up without that piece!"

21%

"I'll abseil down myself - don't worry"

58%

"Don't worry, you can buy me a new one"

Lose a piece of gear every now & again, no stress

17%

I climb sport so this isn't a problem

I climb sport & still have this problem :p

I donated all my gear to the booty climb!

Topic Date User

Cleaning Ethics 5-Feb-2008 At 11:02:35 AM steph

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So I'm wondering what various people's expectations are on the person that cleans the route/pitch you've led... Is the seconder purely responsible for getting out all the leader's precious gear? And if so, are we a little more lenient on newbies? Is it equally the leader's fault for getting the gear stuck in the first place?

Personally, I reckon the leader should primarily be concerned about placing safe gear - it's the seconder's job to retrieve it. I'd be very hesitant to leave any gear behind so I'd probably be in the Option 1 or 2 category.

What say we???