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Bolting at Piddo 11-May-2011 At 3:29:44 PM tnd

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On 11/05/2011 Wendy wrote:
>I'm always a bit perturbed by the idea that we need more easy sport routes.
>Maybe I'm a snob, but I don't think we do. The reason bolts were put
>into things is because they had limited gear options. That tends to happen
>mostly on harder stuff. There's plenty of easy trad out there still. If
>you can't climb 18, then either realise you should climb trad or go back
>to the gym until you can.

Obviously time spent in the wastelands of Natimuk have erased your Blue Mountains memories. Arapiles has easy grade safely protectable trad routes; in the blueys most trad routes under 18 are necky as fcuk. It's the nature of the rock. And as Neil says, there are many people who have never climbed trad and never want to - that's perfectly valid.