Re: Bolting or not bolting?
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:41 am
twoshuzz wrote:Leave it alone. If people wish to climb, they'll find a means to grab some gear just as you have.
Guyzo lives !!!
I think this is pretty simplistic approach. It is easy to make such calls when coming from a country where disposable income is commonplace, and poverty means having just XBOX and no PS3. (Excuse my exaggeration here, just to make a point).
Here's my two cents:
I have some extended family in Bulgaria (hope to visit the country some day soon!) and I understand what OP means when he says they do not have the money.
None the less, I think even in this situation you should respect the ethics of the sport. If you know the people who have done the first ascents, I would advise you to have a chat with them - how would they personally feel about you bolting their route. I would assume you will find that at least some of them agree with your reasoning. Then select a few routes per grade, if possible, and bolt those.
In the long term, once a route is bolted, you can't really go back on that. So be careful, try not to bolt too many routes.