>>On 26/02/2015 tnd wrote:
>>>M9, regarding CoD, I meant one can climb that as an easy option, then
>>rap
>>>down from its anchors to pre-place gear on the grade 18 face climbs
>below
>>it.
Carn old man. When he says "below it" he means below the anchor.
He's talking about Marsupial Smear & the climb next to it that's almost identical... The CoD anchor is actually better used for those climbs due to the wandery nature of the crack.
Of course - back in your day you didn't have anchors! You would fill a shoe box with lead you brought from the mines that you worked at 8 days a week and twice on Sundees.