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Araps Rebolting 22-Dec-2005 At 12:47:56 AM Onsight

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On 21/12/2005 simey wrote:
>On 21/12/2005 rodw wrote:
>>Its a sad day when a bit of metal shoved in the rock in the dark ages
>is what makes the climb, rather than the climb itself…
>Well that shows a pretty poor understanding of climbing...
No it doesn't. Just shows you don't agree with him. But I do.

>On 21/12/2005 onsight wrote:
>>At least they are doing the work!
>I totally agree that the vast majority of rebolting work has been worthwhile.
>My major concern is when they start touching the popular mega-classics
>(many of which were never dangerous to begin with) and it's suddenly decided
>that every fixed piece needs to be replaced with a glue-in ring, rather
>than just replacing those pieces where your life really depends on them.
I understand your concern Simey. It doesn't concern me. I don't think it has really been shown there is a problem for starters.