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Ethics versus style debate continued 2-Jan-2007 At 6:05:12 PM foreverabumbly

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I was topropping a 22 a while back, this grade was beyond my average climbing ability, and I managed to scramble up with two rests and I edged on a bolt because I couldnt get the smear needed to pull the lip of the roof. I am still heaps proud of my efforts and related to anyone who wanted to hear(or didnt want to hear) my mildly funny ascent story. including the bolt aide move. My climb didnt hurt anyone, didnt alter the state of the climb and got a great round of laughter and applause when i desperatly slapped the anchors at the top. I am the first to admit I havnt ticked the climb. but I have it down in my guide as completed with 2 rests and an aide. What does Ethics and style have to say about my climb? are the purists out there annoyed with me? My style was woeful, my ethics were questionable(I stood on that bolt with a smile on my lips and an evil glint in my eyes) Yet that climb helped pull me out of the 18 to 20 plataued rut I was in.

So ethically and styley(is that a word?) my climb was bad, but personally it was good. Which of these two factors wins out? should I be ashamed?