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Quotes 8-Jun-2004 At 3:38:38 PM deadpoint

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On 8/06/2004 Edward Frillypants wrote:
>‘A new idealism. We didn’t realise the advantages in abseiling a prospective
>route, pre-placing pro, rehearsing the moves or chalking up holds. Believe
>it or not, many of us were idealists. We felt we had turned the corner
>of human greed and were on the path to humanitarianism and a new environmental
>ethic. The Vietnam War had ended largely, we felt, because of our demonstrations
>against it……. On the rock, bolts were outlawed, pitons were retired and,
>as for piton hammers they indicated one thing – criminality. “Tread lightly
>so no-one who follows can see the path you have taken” became our catchcry.’
>- John Smart

Then he got Smart and bashed in two bolts on Moral Turpitude and never looked back, ethics are there to be bent when fallen on.

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