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VIC Southwest	You Yangs	Gravel Pit Tor	(General)	[ You Yangs Guide \| Images ]

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The first bolt on Question of Ethics (You Yangs) 2-Nov-2012 At 12:51:26 PM SBW

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On 2/11/2012 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>On 2/11/2012 JDB wrote:
>>Boy, I must be thick, the penny has now dropped. I get it now........
>
>Maybe not?
>
>The name of the climb gives the game away*,... and two other things would
>help; a warning in the route description; and using your own visual assessment
>at the base of the climb to see if you want that kind of 'challenge'.
>
>What I'd like to know is how the first ascentionists did it.
>
>Did they bolt on lead?
>Did they abseil bolt it and possibly preclip it at the same time?
>Did they stick clip it?
>Did they lead it as it currently stands after having bolted it sometime
>previously

and

Did they work the moves on top rope?

Personally I think it should be left as it is. When I first went to lead it and saw the bolt I just walked away.

Returned and did it when I had a bit more confidence.