Opened up a can of worms did ya…..with another ethics question……
JH....I my mind head pointing has no grade attached to it. It simply put is climbing something that scares the hell out of you and you are too afraid to lead it. So you rehearse it on top rope then eventually go and lead it. This is an excepted practice in the climbing world and the majority of climbers use this tactic, from the best to the worst.
As far as the original question….. Your answer is simple….ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, respect thoughs who came before you. If it has been sent with no bolts, no matter how much of a death route it is or not, nobody gets to add ANYTHING. Unless you get permission from the FA team. That is a different story. You might even agree with the bolt…..but is not your place to add bolts.
Its all about tradition boys…..I believe it to be one of the worst crimes in the climbing world, to fuck with someone else’s route without getting permission.
If it is your route and you are on the FFA team, and someone added bolts, then you would be justified in chop, chop, chop. But you don’t really care the bolts are there…..then leave it.