Marcsoltan - Dec 8, 2008 11:05 pm - Voted 10/10
Have a questionIs this an aid route, or are you placing bolts for a later free ascent? In any case, the photos are great. And your "Mountain and Rock" page on Smith Rock is more like a guide book than just another page. Fantastic job,
Happy climbing,
marc
rpc - Dec 8, 2008 11:14 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Have a questionMarc,
thanks for good words. It's an early 80's aid line (it's actually a direct 2 pitch start to a longer aid line) the 1st pitch of which someone retrobolted into a free pitch (& freed at 11+). 1st pitch used to go at A3, now goes at C1.
Marcsoltan - Dec 9, 2008 12:28 am - Voted 10/10
Re: Have a questionWow, that comes as a surprise to me! Used to go as A1, now goes as C1. I could have easily reversed those ratings.
Thanks for the explanation.
Marc
rpc - Dec 9, 2008 12:10 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Have a questionMarc,
it went from A3 (thin hammering I think) to about C1 (hammerless & easy) with the addition of bolts (I'd guess by people who first freed it???). Is this ethical? Probably not I'd guess but aid climbing is a dying activity in OR with no real voice to protest such things (now if this was around Moab, would be a different story). Thanks for visiting & kind words.
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