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THE AUSTRALIAN RE, RETRO-BOLTING OPEN FORUM 15-Feb-2004 At 3:17:11 PM hex-TROLL

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Jim---aaaaawwwwriiiiiiight, yeah , already familiar with all that , bro. Interesting stuff for sure---not!
Truly setting new heights in mediocrity all the way.
I put a condom over the mouse when I go in there , dude!! While those sites, (including the one Dalai referred to), have a certain kindergarten charm about them, it's pretty obvious that CHOCKSTONE IS # 1 in Australia.

Your comments on 'safe' climbs are spot-on : --- to all 'lurking-gym-newbies' : please take note !!!

A5--- '...A crass name could reflect the nature of ... an event [arse]ociated with the 1st ascent...' ; Nowra ?! --- the mind boggles!!!
'...DOT-GOV 's perception of climbers...if access issues ever arose...' : Absolutely, bro ; same with ego-driven 'Paradiso'-style saturation bolting, if it gets happening in national parks and other 'sensitive' (to 'fairDinkum' people), areas.

Onsight--- The bench-mark for Retro-bolting / leave it as it is(but Re-bolt if required) , would have to be Psycho Drama (22), in the Blue Mts. While many Generation X'ers have suggested that run-out climbs were done 'cos bolting was too difficult / took too long ; there WERE (are?) many climbers who thrived on the absorbing 'mind-stuff ' .
That classic photo of Warick Baird (?) on PsychoD' says it all !
If ya just wanna ' tick' it ,then top-rope it.

Luv , hex-(S)TROLL.