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TR - Mt Buffalo Southside Gorge FA 20-Feb-2018 At 9:19:08 AM Jayford4321

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On 19-Feb-2018 bigchris wrote:
>
>>>If I need to bolt, i'll bolt. If I can protect it and not die on gear,
>>>I will. I'm not interested in getting Philly or me hurt. I'm having
>a
>>private
>>>convo on email with the powers that be about it.
>>
>>Good 2C ur conferring with tha precedent setterz.
>>U might also note the castigation tha otha dudes got 4 suggesting bolting
>>it , on tha shred where U got tha pic from 2 start this shred.
>
>
>I appreciate that the previous thread states that people don't like bolts.
>I also am not too worried about what people say, except for the people
>i'm talking to, which are heralded as some of Australias premier climbers.

Histerical precedents also include some shocker stuff ups by premier climberz so thatz not tha B all and end all of tha only way 2 go about it.
Anotha case example was well known premier climba with anotha dude retroing a belay on a classic all time advencha route a little while bak in tha worriedbungles. His premiership dint save him from public outrage on this site or his boltz from being chopped.