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The Eyrie, Mt Boyce retrobolted! Badly... 9-Jan-2017 At 12:46:19 PM Wendy
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On 8/01/2017 Macciza wrote:
>On 4/01/2017 voodoo wrote:
>>Just remember that the opinions you hear here are not necessarily representative
>>of the greater climbing community - you'll get loads of wailing and gnashing
>>of teeth from either extreme, whereas the silent majority either don't
>>care, aren't here or have better things to do (like climbing).
>
>Totally irrelevant really, the over-riding principle here is that you
>don't retrobolt classic trad climbs. Full Stop!
>I don't care if 90% of your 'silent majority' think it should be bolted
>- they are probably gym-bred climbers with very little idea of the greater
>traditions and ethics involved in actual climbing..
>The ethic across most of the worlds climbing communities is that retrobolts
>get pulled out!
>
I'm not sure you are doing yourself any favours by announcing that your views are the right views and most of the world agree with you even if the silent majority may or may not.

I think the silent by choice abdicate their right to influence decisions. If you don't care enough to say or do anything, well, the decisions will be made by those that do. I don't think climbers in general are silent subalterns.

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