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34? 31-Aug-2004 At 1:10:49 PM shmalec

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On 30/08/2004 kenny wrote:
>I know Benjamin well and ive spoken to him on this subject a couple of
>times and from what i gathered from our conversation he feels pretty repentant
>of tapping the hold off and of all the negative attension it has received
>and has caused him to withdraw into himself and suffer mild depression
>as a result.
>Instead of guessing why he did it,assuming or just blindly beliving some
>self-professed authority with a brown nose and a camera maybe you could
>have asked the man himself(what a thought!).
>At the end of the day whats done is done, whether right or wrong its should
>be seen as water under the bridge,its caused enough damage.After all it
>contributes nicly to Australias colourful climbing history.
>
>I know for certain that Ben really isnt a heartless chipping monster and
>that the grade was far from his mind when he commited "the crime" and that
>he couldnt give two fifths of f--- all if it got downgraded to
>22,so go ahead it seems it would be quite the victory for you and undoubtedly
>a major highlight in your otherwise mawkish and computer controlled lives.
>
>peace out,Kenith Rogers.
>PS.keep wasting you life in front of a screen.

Kenny,
I think we can safely say that this topic stopped being about Ben or his actions some time ago. In a way its become a forum for bagging all chippers. It maintains regular posts/interest for the same reasons that tabloid mags have a readership, and as you indicated, because lots of us are stuck in front of screens all day.
I'm glad to hear that he is repentant. I don't think anyone could ask for anything more.
Sorry to hear its still hanging over him. He should move on and go find another climb to kill off the issue.
Cheers
Alec.