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Hardest Oz Solos? 10-Sep-2004 At 4:06:50 PM Rock Weasel

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I have soloed once, and will never do it again. I agree with remarks about approach routes/scrambles being quite dangerous. I have roped up on a grade 6 scramble, and would do so again. I believe that you can never be sure that you will not fall whilst climbing, no matter the level of difficulty. Holds break, the weather can become a problem, rockfall can knock you off or you can pop a tendon. If you solo, you need to accept that if you do it often enough, one day something will go wrong and you will die. So perhaps it ought to be indulged in occasionally, and like others have said, at the right time and for the right reasons. For me, there is never a right time and reason, but that need not be the case for others.