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Hotel Weaselburger 27-Dec-2012 At 9:23:13 AM pecheur

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On 27/12/2012 Nick Clow wrote:

>However (and this is not being critical, just curious), why would you
>intentionally choose to do Hotel California (is it 10 pitches?) as a party
>of three?
>
>Being the old fart that I am, most of the enjoyment from doing a long
>route like this would be doing it swiftly and in good style. I would find
>the hanging around at belays and the mucking around with ropes required
>in doing it as a 3 to be really tedious. I would go so far as to say that
>I would be pretty selective about doing this with one partner, as I'd only
>want to do it with someone competent and quick.

Seriously have you actually read any of the past trip reports? I think it's fairly obvious that the enjoyment of companionship from doing these things together far outweighs the enjoyment of actual climbing.

Sometimes it's not just about the climbing (especially if you're old mates that don't see each other that often). Bromance of the highest order.