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THE AUSTRALIAN RE, RETRO-BOLTING OPEN FORUM 19-Apr-2004 At 1:30:27 PM hex-TROLL

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Joe--- that's not as think as you silly it is--- the late, great , Mark Moorhead was well on the way, (minus the beer ?),to achieving your criteria...

The biggest myth in Australian-climbing ? : that the Ewbank system 'takes into consideration'

The Ewbank system takes into consideration THE DIFFICULTY OF THE TECHNICAL CRUX OF A CLIMB ; A 30m ,grade 23 with bolts every metre is 'the same' as a 30m, grade 23 requiring tricky route-finding & well-spaced RP placements.

It is that ' sameness ' which drives the retro-bolting pressure, ( mainly from the 'sport' faction ), as they try to rationalise/deny their 'reality' of " Why can I send 27 on 'draws and yet freak-out approaching 22 ,when I have to start ' thinking ' about all those other ' considerations ' ...stuff it !!!--- just whack a few more bolts in ,so more(ons) people can 'enjoy' the climb."

How does the cyber-cauldron manage to smell so good ?!

Luv,HEX.