I heard a tale the other day. A climber has bolted a new route, there is a ledge in this new route, with a
boulder/ large rock sitting on the ledge. As long as the rock remains, climbers will not be able to lie down
in the break to rest. Climber wants to/ or now has glued this rock into the cliff, adding a few other rocks
to ensure it stays there and to maintain the grade of the route......for me this feels the same as chipping
and glue looks bloody ugly. I feel that its making a gym out of the cliff, if I wanted a route set I would go
to the gym....can't we leave routes as natural as possible? |