On 10/08/2009 gfdonc wrote:
All this debate about bold first ascentionists is misguided. All the slab routes I ever bolted were hand-drilled, so long runouts were simply about minimising the amount of hammering required.
If I'd owned an impact hammer back then, the outcome would have been different.
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Well gfdonc, you must have loads of FA around the place with carrots - honestly, if I asked politely would you be cool with me retrobolting your lines, assuming it was done in a decent fashion? |