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Ethics and Arrogance 14-Aug-2008 At 1:35:33 PM shiltz

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A nice little anecdote... Have you kept the piece of rock as a souvenir Joe?
Short of having actually climbed the route I guess there is some kudos in saying that you once got high enough to fall and pop a piece of gear.

Like everyone, I've pulled a few holds off over the years but never considered glueing them back on. I haven't ever managed to do sufficient damage to change the character or grade of a climb. Once or twice I have encountered "floating" holds. Bits of rock that sit neatly in a groove and stay put so long as you pull on them right, but lift out completely if you don't.

By the way, I assume you're not seriously considering this but rather testing the water.

Out of interest, did the breakage make the climb easier or harder? Some climbs (expecially on Central Victorian granite) probably get easier as small flakes are broken, leaving larger edges where they broke off.