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Questions regarding routes, bolt and grades. 29-Mar-2018 At 8:25:51 PM The Rock Robster

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On 29-Mar-2018 kieranl wrote:
>This is getting ridiculous. Threatening to chop the replacement of a crappy
>old carrot? Did you read earlier in the thread where BA (from the FA) said
>"Since they were aid bolts maybe just replace one of them with something
>bomber to use as pro." ? Why do people feel the need to blow something
>up out of all proportion?

I actually managed to read that and then subsequently forget about it. Go ahead bolt it, you've got permission.

My point about chopping it was more for the sort of folks that think it's okay to just retro old bolts because they feel like it without asking the first ascentionist/locals etc. Chris' comment about doing it and not telling anybody rang alarm bells about people doing that stuff without taking into account the FA.
I hardly think I was blowing it out of proportion, since that's the generally accepted ethic. Perhaps I'm just old fashioned though.