This is absolutely the best thread on this board at the moment, really great to get the horses mouth rendition of the FA, thanks Matt. If you need help posting some photos, either I or any of the mods, or someone like Sol or Blake would be able to help you.
For my two cents, not having climbed the route yet:
> It doesn't matter to me if there is a rap route, the Dragonscar finish sounds like a fine option.
> I'm really fond of safe belays, they make runouts more acceptable. The consequences of a long fall are part of a calculation, but the outcome of a pulled belay and the whole party falling to the deck is really gruesome.
> Fixed pins are often pretty questionable, and I never seem to climb with a hammer and pins these days - I'd just as soon see a stainless bolt at a mandatory pin placement.