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Chockstone Forum - General Discussion

General Climbing Discussion

Poll Option Votes Graph
I stick-clip every time no matter how easy 2
3% 
I only stick-clip when it looks dangerous / high 49
75% 
I try and boulder it out first but will stick clip 8
12% 
Stick clipping is cheating - boulder it out! 6
9% 

Topic Date User
Do you stick clip the first bolt? 15-Nov-2010 At 5:08:02 PM Paul
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On 15/11/2010 Olbert wrote:
>On 15/11/2010 Paul wrote:
>>If you are to stick clip then it should only be alowed with sticks found
>>at the base of that particular crag.
>
>Little Red Book of Climbing Rules
>
>Chapter 7, Section 5, Part C, Paragraph 2
>
>The first bolt on sport routes shall only be clipped with a single organic
>stick sourced from the area not more than 7.5m from the base of the cliff
>and not more than 15m from the base of the route subject to revisions as
>below:
>
>a) It is permissible for two articles of organic sticks to be taped together
>using plaster tape bought for the purpose of taping sore fingers. Tape
>bought for the purpose of producing a tape glove (see section 3.5D1) does
>not fit this catagory as this is termed as a traditional style article(see
>section 1.7A5).
>
>b) It is permissible for an inorganic prefabricated stick, with the specific
>purpose to stick clip the first bolt of routes, to be used if the primary
>guidebook for the area expressly states that such articles can be used.
>
>c) The use of specific articles such as fishing rods, rolled up newspapers,
>pool cleaning poles and any part of/ entire article of a hills hoist washing
>line is expressly forbidden.
>
>

And if you stick clip the first bolt and call take before reaching the second you will be stoned.

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