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Chopping Prow Prowess - TR 15-Jan-2013 At 3:11:20 PM Climboholic

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On 15/01/2013 ratherbeclimbinV9 wrote:

>Lastly, let's not forget that regardless of whether you agree with every
>bolt, anyone who's prepared to put hundreds of hours into a crag is an
>asset. Chockstone's habit of vilifying people is repugnant to many, for
>good reason - it's often done only to alleviate boredom.

This argument is repugnant! A person who climbs for decades and does not sink one bolt is more of an asset than a person who climbs for a few years and retro-bolts even 1 in 10 of the routes they equip.

Even respected bolters sometimes make mistakes. The difference being that they take the consensus opinion on it's merits and remove their bolts. They don't interpret it as a personal attack on their delicate ego. That is why they are respected.