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Gris Gris banned at Sydney Indoor 3-Jul-2006 At 3:00:08 PM garbie

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On 3/07/2006 tnd wrote:
>Mike
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>Why do you even bother having lead climbing in the gym, apart from as
>part of structured courses? Does it get you extra business? It doesn't
>seem so to me. The gym was regularly crowded when it was only top-roping.
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>Is it worth the bother?
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>Niall

Extra business wouldn't be huge, but its the quality end of the market!! I think its the real soul of climbing & I'd hate to stop it. The other day a mate & I spent 2 1/2 hrs traversing high right around the gym in 6 pitches crossing four roofs - good fun (not for the customers at this stage though, too many ways to die).

Like the others said it can get you onto all the terrain inc roofs. Our roof is too high to clip a toprope back into, & if someone tried to toprope it without the rope clipped it would be the baddest swing.

Is leading still banned at Cliffhanger? Why was it banned there, does anybody know?
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