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Kim Carrigan BOOK 4-Mar-2017 At 2:55:02 PM ima.seriousyoungliza

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one of the few ppl who ' get ' it ...is Davej....so here's the Davej Years :

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/ALP17/arap-addiction

'...I've always been much more inspired by the lines that I haven't climbed than by the ones I have. Among the former, Inquisition—a widening crack through a six-meter roof, Arapiles' last remaining aid line—may represent its last great problem. There was a dark chapter in the story of Arapiles when climbers, assuming they were as good at climbing as anyone was ever going to get and therefore anything they couldn't climb was impossible, began installing bolt ladders over the top of numerous Arapiles future classics—an even messier and less creative solution than chipping. Fortunately, Henry Barber visited in 1975 and freed many of these lines, causing the locals to re-evaluate their preconceptions. As standards improved, Arapiles climbers whittled away at the aid he'd left; Kim Carrigan, in particular, made huge inroads with his free ascents of climbs like Procul Harum. Gradually all the aid has been eliminated.

Except on the Inquistion. A line of rusting aid bolts marks the way, forming a perfect blend of history and future. Years ago I spent some time working the line and managed to do all the moves. I even linked them together into three sections. But a decade later it remains unfinished. I would love to see someone free it, and complete the job that Barber started....'

AND KIM MOSTLY FINISHED ....