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Climb Quality - how do you rate it? 11-Sep-2012 At 1:18:55 PM Climboholic

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On 11/09/2012 kieranl wrote:
>Just saw someone's comment about Muldoon on The Crag "having been up this
>route a few times, I don't see what the stars are for?".

Nonsense! Muldoon is partly responsible for getting me hooked on climbing and still one of my most memorable climbs: The cruisy jug hauling, the good protection, the airy feeling out on the arete, learning to tie slip knots in slings with one hand...

On 11/09/2012 Hugh wrote:
>Perhaps because it doesn't have any ring bolts...? ;-) (Well apart from
>the rap)

Spot on! I think that the fact that the comment was on The Crag says it all. This person is probably more interested in chalking up grades on The Crag, than the experience. (Muldoon was my first lead in Australia, so I might be a bit biased)