What Climbing Has Become
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
http://www.ukhttp://www.ehow.com/how_8184445_homemade-climbing-rocks.htmlclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=392890 The brave new world of climbing, bolting, chipping – would rather watch paint dry. Hopefully, de-bolting around the world has started with – Cerro Torre.
http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=3311 What UK climbing has become – place your own bolt-protection (self-drilling bolts) where ever you like; when ever you like – bring any route down to your standard.
http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=487602 Not content with damaging; ruining Cheddar Gorge for traditional climbers, Avon Gorge soon to be ruined by the same British Mountaineering Council, Bolting-Legend…
Dear Sir, it would appear that Mr Gibson has set out to allow all of us who lack natural talent the means to ascend the lines of some of his routes, although it would appear that he may have been insufficiently generous. I’m sure he won’t object if I fill in any awkward gaps with additional bolts to ensure the routes are Eurosafe; say a bolt every metre? JH Russell, Manchester.
http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=446843 ’We love the environment sooo much – we bolt it…’ BMG/UIAGM/IFMGA guides.
http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=489536 Deliberate damage to unquarried rock by so-called climbers, frightened of their chosen sport. Can’t climb? Bolt!
A climber a week died in Scotland during the winter of 2010. With a similar number of avoidable deaths in 2011. Is this acceptable? With the 2012 winter batch waiting in the wings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iipcKGgsg_Y&feature=related Abandoned by other – climbers.
Training for climbing outdoors – indoors?: http://www.ukclimbing.com/gear/news.php?id=4321 As G. Rimmer wrote to Dennis Gray, the then General Secretary at the so – called British Mountaineering Council (BMC/MMT): ‘I can make you loads-a-money, forget about access and all that rubbish…’ What climbing has become in an age of averice and greed. No wonder that on average, a -climber-a-week dies in Scotland each winter. Get trained by the – experts. And the definition of an expert is? http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=59419
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