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R.I.P Burnley 21-Feb-2003 At 3:56:56 PM (removed)

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General comment:
. One hold per person ? Not a democracy, anarchy. For God's sake, if we get the chance to put it back up, let's at least get some people with some route setting experience in on the job. A democracy would involve the climbing community giving their support and trust to those they think can do the job best on behalf of the majority.

Specific comment:
. Burnley was a fantsatic training venue (first panel excluded) because it was consistent in its difficulty. It did have flaws though. Too many long spans on big jugs. First panel was inferior to the remainder and the pebble patch was a great idea but basically unusable. With appropriate vision it could be better.

Further contentious recommendations:
. One route across, no jug fest for beginners
. Similar overall difficulty
. No campus rungs

Of course it might be a moot point if we can't get access to put anything back up.

Happy Climbing,
Andrew