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Bolting on lead 17-May-2007 At 9:24:27 PM climberman

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I think the obvious sets of lines on The Castle have all been climbed. I have climbed half a pitch before my testosterone ran out as the cobbles retreated out with a hand pull. It's all no-school-like-the-old-school-fool stuff. All sans bolts. By a few years after I would have loved it having some more experiential pitches under the belt but it was a great learning/stumbling experience. Umm, Warwick ? Bryden ? Beuller ? I spoke to someone who had forgotten that they were on the first ascent but even my convo was close to 15 years ago I think. Anyway, Sinny Rockies' library would have the original route info. The topo is like something drawn on the back of a beer coaster at the pub IIRC.

Funny this came along I am back there for the first time in ten years for a day walk with me digger (Mt Bushwalker we think). Have fun, adventure routes are the things of dreams and memories and a failed wild route is better than a stomped consumer line any old time, to me at least.