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The technique critique thread. 26-Jul-2017 At 8:30:43 PM IdratherbeclimbingM9

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After a couple of slab technique debates recently that arose from photo gallery contributions; this weeks photo gallery picture prompted the following comment from Olbert;
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Point of climbing technique - it looks like you could have used each double to clip one wire without a sling. I'd only really use a sling like that for a single rope.

What do others think?

The photo reproduced here for discussion...

Karl Ostberg on the move into the crux section of Telemachus, 19, Arapiles. Photographer: Martin Jackson

It's probably better to thrash the technique responses out in a dedicated thread, that can be used for similar discussions in future (but photos will be needed to keep it ongoing), rather than clutter the front page with those kind of debates?