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Beta on Passport to Insanity? 3-Sep-2003 At 8:21:37 PM NMcKinnon

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My point is that there was no bolts placed on the first ascent and the absiel was done on (shoddy) natural gear. Therefer adding a bolted anchor is against the style of the crag, the first ascent, and all subsequent ascents.

What is the necessity to make this descent 'safe'? We have scant few routes of this nature in Oz. Very few match it for seriousness. But if we sanitise routes like it, then where will local climbers train for more serious aid and mountain bigwalls.

In my mind, bolting a route like this, is equivalent to the mad proposal of shooting all the dingoes on Fraser Island. At least the bolting won't be as irreversible. I'll have to remember to pack the crow bar on my next trip to the Fortress.