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Ben Nevis - Shame on you. What a waste of a crag. 10-Aug-2009 At 7:07:20 AM evanbb

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On 9/08/2009 JBM wrote:
>Have you climbed at Ben Nevis?

Nah, and I fail to see how that is the point. You don't like how something was bolted and think a 'resource' has been 'wasted' because it's not more friendly. I disagree that you should bring it down to the lowest common denominator. Simple as that.

It doesn't matter at all that it's close to Melbourne, the only long routes available etc. There will always be an argument that suggests the crag needs to change. This sort of thinking starts one on a slippery slope. "The bolts are too far apart" soon becomes "there aren't enough bolts" then maybe even "this section is too hard compared to the rest of the climb".

All of these statements are subjective; ie you don't like it. So, climb somewhere else. It's that simple.