The story goes that a friend, getting into aid climbing, was leading a bolt ladder in Yosemite. Took a couple of falls trying to hook past a missing bolt. Retired to the ledge to try again the next day. Later watched young upstarts arrive with a stick clip, and clip the next bolt using the stick, and aid through without any worries.
My friend felt cheated. But it is aid climbing after all.
What do you big wallers think? Is an extendable stick clip the next big wall accessory?
And more importantly, could M9 be the culprit that stole the missing Squid?!
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