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GDavis
Trad climber
SoCal
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Jul 21, 2007 - 01:49pm PT
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climbed it for my first time a few weeks ago, didn't even notice hints that there were bolts. Was the first time I climbed something that size that had almost no fixed pro (an old piton on the last pitch was the only remnant of human existance) and it was an awesome experience. In retrospect the bolts would have been a welcome treat at the top, that last downclimb is a bit hairy to do unroped, but I wouldn't take back the experience I had. I am glad i climbed it when it was this natural, but I wouldn't wish for a chop.
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Jul 21, 2007 - 08:18pm PT
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jiimmy
Boulder climber
san diego
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Jul 23, 2007 - 12:48am PT
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I think you all are living a bit in the past.
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M.Tea
Trad climber
Utah
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Jul 23, 2007 - 01:02am PT
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climbed it or the first time a few weeks ago. Noticed the chopped bolts on the summit block. No biggie, if you are diced out, just flip your rope over the summit block and downclimb with a belay from below. Done and Done. Folks need to learn some self sufficiency...especially on "alpine" routes.
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
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Sep 11, 2008 - 03:35am PT
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Why?
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jbar
Mountain climber
The Dirty South
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Sep 11, 2008 - 04:32am PT
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If they were already there and have been there for years I don't see the point in chopping them. I agree with not bolting to bring the climb down to your level though. I have often wished for a bolt or two to make me feel more secure but in the end I realize what I really need is a little more experience and skill. Doesn't the park have a policy on old bolted routes and bolting new routes?
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MisterE
Social climber
My Inner Nut
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Sep 11, 2008 - 11:06am PT
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Gee, this hasn't been discussed NEARLY enough!
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