Thanks Bill…..I guess what I was getting at was with the comment in the Rock n Ice article was the climber has to get longer axes to do the move, what is the difference between that and using a scaffold to do the move. Other than the fact that with the scaffold it’s probably at little easier. Either way, both are contrived version of climbing. It appears you are not climbing rock, but instead climbing axes and leashes. If you get LONGER ice axes, you are dumbing down the climb to be at your level. I see this as the same as chipping holds. And we all know this is not accepted in the sport. Which leads me to the next question.
How much does dry tooling scar the rock?