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TR: Alive in a Bitter Sea (Katoomba Cliifs) 12-Dec-2016 At 10:05:33 PM Wendy

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On 12/12/2016 Duang Daunk wrote:

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>Really? It didn't bother you?
>So, by that logic when you're old and feeble it should be dumbed down
>further with a retro?
>Defence rests its case your honour.

I'd cleaned it and top roped before i bolted it, I had a goodly idea of what I was in for, and it was comfortably below my limit and whilst i realised when I went to lead it the bolting wasn't ideal, it was fine for me in the circumstances. Other people had since commented on the bolt being too high. I'm not going to get precious about the route being a head pointing wank. It's already got bolts in it. they may as well be in the best possible places.
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>>but it hasn't made for a particularly safe lead.
>> I certainly don't mind if someone wants to move that bolt down
>>and left, which is really where I should have placed it, before I get
>around
>>to it.
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>Would you mind if I safetyized it to the lowest common denominator by
>halving your closely spaced bolts with a Grollo style retro for noobs now,
>and me later for when I'm old and feeble?

Can you do that on a few other routes for me too?