General Climbing Discussion

Topic	Date	User
THE AUSTRALIAN RE, RETRO-BOLTING OPEN FORUM	8-Apr-2004 At 5:11:52 PM	Damietta
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I think that later ascentionists, if they believe the route is dangerous for others, can, in the interests of safety, quite validly add bolts to already established routes. The classic example is "no beans for bonzo" at Booromba in the ACT. Never climbed until Simon Carter added six bolts - now it is a classic three star moderately run oute classic, whereas before it was a death route. We can all still apprecaiet the skill and ability that went into the first ascent, an dmor epower to the first ascentionist - but climbing's about climbing, not dyingg

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