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THE AUSTRALIAN RE, RETRO-BOLTING OPEN FORUM 9-Feb-2004 At 8:49:39 PM hex-TROLL

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Just like to say , ya'al , that ' The Hex' wasn't the one who first let rip with the ' pocket-pissing' flame-thrower. Obviously in a democracy , the froth from the caldron spills over ever now and then : ' [ hex ] didn't start the fire ; the world's been burning , since the Earth's been turning ' (Billy Joel ).

Wonderdog--- ' When you can walk on the rice-paper , without leaving any foot-prints , then the time will be right' ,dude.

' Re-bolting' the Re-volting names at Nowra---Cranking up the status of women's climbing a notch or two : If it's ok to re-bolt,bolts (and there seems a high degree of concensus on this issue ) , then what's wrong with re-naming 'over-the top' climb-names ? Repeat ascents of those 'ghastly' things @ Nowra by many of 'the ladies' indicates ,again, that democracy is alive and well in the land of Mark Latham's 'neo-larrikinism' (Don't laugh too much BA and A5---it's obvious you are both learned gentledudes!). ; Trolls , role-moles--- I'm not too keen on these additions to 'climbing-speak' : 'The hex' hereby coins 'role-Dolls' ; and suggests that Westy anddaboys(&girls?) be a little bit more considerate , since their 'sends' are publicised Australia-wide.
A5---your 'warm&fuzzy' contribution is excellent , and the bit about retro bolting 'hooked-faces' , was quite a brow-raiser. If it's a classic aid-route then maybe it should be respected as such. Hopefully a free version can found around the hook-section, in the way a similar thing has been 'achieved' on El Cap's Nose (by role-Doll,Lynn Hill ?) and on the Totem Pole.
With people practICING their 'drytooling' skills on the crags , there's even more 'reason' to have an 'open' forum.(Lots of issues that need a fresh 'spin' on them).

Luv , hex-(S)TROLL.