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Bolting at Piddo 12-May-2011 At 11:20:23 AM tnd

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Wendy, you display a real lack of empathy, or at least understanding, of where some people are at in terms of what they are prepared to take on. e.g. "And you'd only have a days worth of climbing there if that". Some people will happily go back to the same routes time after time! They don't want to get outside their comfort zone too far. You say they should take up knitting or flower arranging or something, I say they have a right to a little adventure. Even at the grey slab or Bardens Lookout, they are 25m up with space all around and the talus slope falling away below - hugely different experience from the gym. You or I wouldn't think twice about it but they are tremendously challenged.

And "Is it worth creating a bunch more of easy sport routes of dubious quality just because people don't like the other options?". I say yes, you obviously disagree. So what if we take a little bit of nature and mould it to our desire? It's no different to how some places have treetop platforms for those who can't climb a tree, or glass bottom boats for those who don't scuba dive or snorkel.