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Vic/NSW big wall 22-Jun-2014 At 9:17:05 PM Rocksinmyhead

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On 22/06/2014 Ithomas wrote:
>A smart climber would think a bit laterally. Fill up on the grade 12 to
>17 classics on the other Bungles peaks and then launch onto Elijah or maybe
>even Flight of the Phoenix and see what happens.

Bastion is considered to be a grade 12-17 classic. Why wouldn't they "fill up" on it? Elijah and FotP are about 100m longer and 5 grades harder. Are you saying someone new to bluff mountain would likely get into less trouble on either of these than Bastion? Interesting - why?

>An even smarter climber would team up with a more experienced climber and serve a very quick apprenticeship.

But not everyone has the opportunity, or wants to climb this way. They may prefer to extend their boundaries with good partners of similar ability and experience. It's not dumber, just different.