TeleRoss Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I climbed Go-Cat-Go a few months ago with a buddy who had not been climbing since February due to an injury. He led it just fine, on gear. I followed it and found it to be an enjoyable climb. Yes, there is a bit of a run out section. This is true of many crack climbs. Seeing these climbs bolted down to a lower level is very disappointing. Put a PG or an R rating next to the route name (not that the climb in question deserves either) and call it good. Leave it up to the next perspective leader to make the call as to whether or not he/she will lead the climb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Well, Petey, you have way more time than I do these days. Smells like an ad hominem attack to me! I don't recall who it was, but someone I met at Vantage told me that the route was first led without any bolts. I wasn't the first one to suggest that it was Jim who added bolts, was I? Can you recall the exact number of bolts on a mixed route that you climbed more than a year ago? The exact number of original bolts is totally irrelevant to the issue, is it not? How can summarizing what you wrote be an ad hominem attack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted November 18, 2007 Author Share Posted November 18, 2007 Insinuating that because of inconsistent statements (that were tangential to the issue), that my main point must also be discredited. Did you pick that up from Fox news or Rush Limbaugh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Trog, Your retribution is still possible. Lead the climb on gear and skip the bolts. Style is a state of mind. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I think I was illustrating why Peter’s Principal is valid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCash Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I climbed Go-Cat-Go a few months ago with a buddy who had not been climbing since February due to an injury. He led it just fine, on gear. I followed it and found it to be an enjoyable climb. Yes, there is a bit of a run out section. This is true of many crack climbs. Seeing these climbs bolted down to a lower level is very disappointing. Put a PG or an R rating next to the route name (not that the climb in question deserves either) and call it good. Leave it up to the next perspective leader to make the call as to whether or not he/she will lead the climb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myron burnsides Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) MCash, Go out there and chop the damn bolts ! If the bolts are near a crack chop em ! These frickin sport climbers will continue to bolt cracks and leave gear on the wall ! Who cares what Yoder or that old blowhard Bland has to say chop the damn bolts, if you can do the route without them ! get a pair of stones, man up and chop the bolts ! Edited January 2, 2008 by myron burnsides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUCKY Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 MCash, Go out there and chop the damn bolts ! If the bolts are near a crack chop em ! These frickin sport climbers will continue to bolt cracks and leave gear on the wall ! Who cares what Yoder or that old blowhard Bland has to say chop the damn bolts, if you can do the route without them ! get a pair of stones, man up and chop the bolts ! Post #1 Troll #1 :lmao: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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