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Watchtower new bolted line. 7-Mar-2014 At 6:25:41 AM Big G

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On 7/03/2014 uwhp510 wrote:

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>Here here! I for one applaud the morally superior environmental credentials
>of those white knights of ethical purity (ie the ring bolters)

Not trying to claim any moral superiority but every time I hear the that trad is more environmentally friendly than sport I get a bit of annoyed. It's a ridiculous argument. In most climbing areas the biggest impact on the environment is from access to the climbing.

If people don't like bolting, fair enough. If people like trad climbing that's awesome for them. Just don't try and tell me one is better than the other, or one is purer or more environmentally sound.