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Climbing Direction 12-Jul-2006 At 3:52:50 PM Juffries

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On 12/07/2006 Eduardo Slabofvic wrote:
>You need to wake up to yourself Sir Bacon Sandwich.
>
>You are so seriously wrong, it’s scary. The obvious way forward is to
>chip everything so that even the
>most incompetent idiot can climb it. No point in just bring the form
>of protection down to the lowest base
>level, you need to think strategically and bring the whole experience
>of climbing down to the lowest
>possible base level.
>
>Just think about it, a chipped hold doesn’t have to be replaced, no debates
>over carrot vs glue in, you only
>have to pull on the chips you feel like pulling on, and you could even
>get to name the route every time
>someone does a different variation of chips and natural holds, no need
>for expensive equipment like ropes
>or the like.
>

Eduardo still sounds dangerous.

Surely a demolition contractor could be bought in to wholesale flatten the crag, make everything nice and even, no chance of the most incompetent idiot falling then.....

You could sell the rubble for landfill material to finance the wholesale bolting of the 'crag'

Plus it would be easier to bolt/chip at ground level.