General Climbing Discussion

Topic	Date	User
why are old routes so hard? e.g. Kingdom Come	4-Nov-2008 At 1:24:57 PM	mikepatt
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Good on you Mikl! You mention that you 'unwittingly' soloed the start of Kingdom Come, yet the Tempest/Mentz guide paints a picture of you repeatedly soloing up & down the start in volleys.. Likewise Wade's Wolgan guide has you soloing down Sizzler (with the aforementioned Tempest) as a alternative to rapping. How true are these stories? Did it happen once and become legend? Pls tell. BTW on the thread of hard old routes I had a go at No Complications (16) at the Wolgan. A few complications for me, I gave up the lead to my mate Rod after 8 or so shots at the start of the first pitch. Even then the top pitch at grade 15 was pretty bloody good and gripping...

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