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Rings on 13-Aug-2012 At 8:06:18 AM Nick Clow

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> Regarding erosion at the base, I first climbed Exhibition Wall in 1996 and there was no cairn, but it was a reachy boulder problem to get going. I don't think it has eroded significantly since then, <10cm in 16yrs. So the "other 1.5m of erosion" must have happened in the first 17yrs (Ex. Wall established 1979ish?)........I call bullshit!

ODH, you really would do yourself a favour if you went and looked at the base of these climbs. Exhibition Wall now has a dirty great big cairn under the start which is needed to reach the starting holds.

If you broke the habit of a lifetime and thought for a second, it might occur to you that there was a drought for 8/9 years from 2000 onwards. (I'll go slowly for you on this.) Topsoil gets dried out and blown away in a drought. Especially on a path (er, as at the base of this climb) where people break up the dirt with their feet.

Your comments in relation to 1996 actually probably support the hypothesis that the ground might have eroded a bit since the 80s. Anyway, I am sure that some people will be along shortly to discuss... perhaps someone may even have some memory of the condition of the climb in the 80s.

> Sounds like (if I'm interpreting Wide-speak correctly) the bolts might have got the chop. I don't want to abandon the whole thing though. How about, if the retros are gone, someone raps in and clips the first bolt and we go from there?

Totally acceptable to me. I would hate to miss out on your spanking. I can't wait.