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Careless Torque 12-Mar-2013 At 2:32:40 PM Dave J

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On 12/03/2013 Chalkischeap wrote:
>Surely Mr Glowacz could solo Kachoong confidently ??? How did he rig it?

It was stretched across from where you pull round the arete at the start to the buttress down below highdive. I was there that day and was sorely tempted to give it a lash though 21 would have been fairly close to my limit at the time. I actually don't have a problem with someone using a big net to protect the route just the camera angle they chose to film it. In my book going for an onsight ascent with the net instead of the rope would have to be better and more exciting than just leading up in. You certainly couldnt call it a solo of the route but, as a fun thing to do, I reckon it would be more engaging than just leading up it in the traditional fashion. In Glowacz's defense I think he had already soloed it and was just doing a lap for the cameras or something.

Back to Careless Torque...I got curious and looked it up a bit.
http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=6882
Some discussion ensues about the possibility of Rich Simpson having already done it ground up (like a bunch of other impressive things he might have done) but nobody is even suggesting that Ron did it without a rope. I think there might have even been some speculation for a while about whether or not Ron even actually did it....when other good climbers at he time Moffat etc couldn't touch it, but I think given his track record and general awesomeness and once a few people started to get up it he was given the benefit of the doubt. Why Big Ron didn't just whip his iPhone out and stream the whole thing live to his FB page Ill never understand...When I was there it wasn't something people tried, I remember asking about the obvious great line and people I was with didn't seem to think it was possible in spite of Ron having claimed an ascent years (a decade) earlier.

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Ah, I was a bit slow on the reply and half a dozen other people have stepped in with the detail. ODHs memory of the setup is better than mine...I think I was too busy fantasising about being up there hang from the lip and shitting myself to even notice the party balloons