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Werribee Gorge Nobs 3-Aug-2006 At 7:31:10 PM AntiPrincess

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Just a thought about groups who are top-roping. Sometimes people complain that they can't do a route
because a group had a top-rope on it all afternoon, without bothering to let the group's organiser know that
they would like to lead the route. I split my climbing time roughly equally between helping others learn to
climb and doing my own climbing, and I appreciate the difficulties of crowded crags from both sides. If I'm
involved in setting up top ropes for a group, I always let other climbers nearby know they can lead the
routes if they want to. (It's not exactly hard to pull a rope down, leaving the anchor in place, then put it
back up later). I think it's only fair to complain if you requested (politely) to lead the route and were
refused.