On 26/03/2009 adrian wrote:
>Personally I don't think this is relevant at all. There are plenty of
>well protected, straight-forward climbs out there if people are nervous
>at the grade - what's wrong with committment being required?
That's the point i was trying to make. By bolting near a trad route you actually lesson the commitment of the original route. It's worth considering if this is the case when you find a new route and you want to place bolts. I am not familiar with this area or route in particular - my point could be entirely irrelevant.