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Do you stick clip the first bolt? 15-Nov-2010 At 6:35:55 PM Pat B

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On 15/11/2010 macciza wrote:
>Why stop at just the first bolt? Why not just clip the f'n chains and be
>done it with it ?
>And they probably all used over-engineered bits of tech - not even a bloody
>stick; so maybe it should be called 'hi-tech clipping' . . .
> 'Spurt' climbing moves even closer to Aid when you do this: you use aid's
>to put the rings in for aiding you when you climb and then use aids to
>get of the ground as well????
>
>None of the 'lugic' presented makes sense to me - I'd love to see how
>they get to the crag in the first place - helmet as they drive in their
>car (just in case), maybe some trekking poles or crutches to help them
>walk in (in case they twist an ankle) and probably heat proof gloves and
>lip creme so they don't burn themselves on their half strength, half lite
>soy, decaf whathaveyou justdon'tcallitcoffee . . .
>
>Basically I HATE stick clipping, hate even contemplating stick clipping,
>I am almost at the point of hating sticks fullstop. I like to climb stuff!!!
>
Well said Macciza!! My thoughts exactly, maybe I was too polite?!