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Bolting in the Warrumbungles 9-Jun-2011 At 5:33:18 PM MichaelF

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On 9/06/2011 gfdonc wrote:
>On 9/06/2011 nmonteith wrote:
>>On 9/06/2011 MichaelF wrote:
>>>What about retreat from the end of the traverse on FOTP in the event
>>of
>>>conditions you describe?
>>
>>You're right it does open a can of worms.
>
>Yes if this approach was justified anywhere it would be there. See http://www.chockstone
>org/Forum/Forum.asp?Action=Display&ForumID=2&MessageID=3588&Replies=28
>for the reasons.

Thanks for that link gfdonk - it is a great story with which to make my point. Imagine if there was a nice shiny rap anchor out there when the storm hit with the knowledge of another 50m down and then the deck.....it would have to be very, very tempting in those conditions with all that still above.

Instead they got themselves together and pushed on....to quote "Brilliant. It was 8:15pm, we had spent 12 hours on the wall. We made it. Hugs."

If you've got it get Simon Carters 1998 'Rockclimbing in Australia' out and read the preface to the 'bungles section written by AJ Brown. I reckon that captures the spirit of the place nicely