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Pete Whittaker, 1st ascent Baron Greenback E9/10 7 26-Oct-2013 At 11:41:03 PM Doug

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On 26/10/2013 f_abe wrote:
>So mr grade 33 climber comes and removes all 'aid' on a bunch of 28's and less and leaves nothing for us 'bumblies'. Fair?

No, not "fair". Exclusionist. Ms or Mr Grade 33 can choose not to clip the bolts if s/he so chooses. Unless the local community thinks that removing the bolts will be of general benefit they should stay.

>I toprope the f--- out of weaveworld, place a dodgy thread or two, and chop the bolts. Fair? Why not? I'm doing it in better 'style', much like the aid eliminations of the past. As physical difficulty seems to compress at the top end, why not a bold revolution?

Why not just go the whole hog and "chop" the access track and remove the rap anchors as well? Let the real gnarly folks have ALL the fun ...