normally i don't give a rats fuck about little cat fight like you two are having right now. but i decided to step in and smack you down like a little biatch. what the fuck is your point donkey? what the fuck do you expect? go on C3 and clip bolts every 7 ft? let me put it in simple terms for you sizzlechest: nailing a clean (and now a free) pitch is like taking a chisle to a sport climb and manufacture holds after the FA. simple. i don't give a flying fuck about your motivation or experience as a climber. in any case nailing a free/clean route or pitch is FUCKING LAME. there is plenty of routes in yosemite to learn aid climbing. so why don't you start with something easier, something you can do.
my advice laddy- stay in the fucking gym- it's where the fuck you belong.
I completely agree with you g. I think it is great that Ricardo pushed himself, but to go and start pounding pins in a route that 99% of everyone who does it does it clean is just plain wrong. Push yourself within your own limits of your ability, and know-how. If you can't climb C3, climb the nose...
And as far as the gear, this has been a great debate, I hope it keeps up well into the night to keep me amused. Better than watching TV. Everybody leaves some gear here and there, and the guy was nice enough to give a bit back, but then he complains about hauling it up the rock. Why not leave the stinking piece then...