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TR - Point Perp multipitch sport 7-May-2013 At 12:55:55 PM rocksinmyhead

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On 7/05/2013 Nick Clow wrote:
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>They may of course be good routes, but for the reasons that Neil finds
>it difficult to get partners to do multi-pitch sport, they will very seldom
>get done (especially as they are quite hard). By definition sport climbers
>like convenient single pitch climbing. By definition also climbers who
>like 'adventure' and multi-pitch routes do not tend to want to follow a
>line of ring-bolts.
>

Nick, you can define climbers however you like, but gdfonc's not alone in not fitting your perceptions - I love multipitch sport climbs! I also love multipitch trad climbs. I get more excited about spending a day climbing one long route than a heap of single pitch ones, bolted or trad. If I'm on a route near my limit (and that's feels pretty much like everything these days), there's enough uncertainty to keep things interesting (especially if Mark Wilson was involved in putting it up). Some of the bluie's multipitch sports routes have given me the best day's climbing I've ever had.

I also love Neil, Mikl, Mark and others for going out there and investing their time, money and energy to bolt these routes, for my enjoyment. If you're reading this, thanks.

As far as quality goes, they might not all be classics, but not all mixed or trad routes are either. How about you climb this one, and then if you think it's crap or would have gone better on gear, let us know.

Pete