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So I thought I settled this matter back in October when I offered to make amends to Jason for my mistakes. He seemed satisfied that the public ridicule I had faced was punishment enough, and for his part, he has been surprisingly understanding and gracious. I didn’t feel obliged to apologize to anyo...

I don't know of any specific cases of steroid use, but I know that some of the Brits in the 80's and 90's were on Speed, which seemed to help, and marijuana use is rampant among climbers. Caffeine, sleeping pills, diamox and dexamethasone are used by alpinists all the time (among others, I'm sure). ...

What are you talking about? I thought we were talking hypothetically.

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@ Mike-anderson. No. This just makes the "late comer" an idiot for doing all the trail work before claiming lines he was interested in. If there is no evidence of bolting development, whose to say this trail wasn't cleared for hunting, hiking, or mountain biking? To each his own. Bolt rou...

Ok, I thought about this some more, and I think contacting the other people is a good idea, but I don't think it's really practical for everybody. If I'm walking through the woods and see a rope, and no other clues, that is not enough for me to go on. Add to that the fact that everyone wants to be s...

I've had one of my "abandoned" ropes taken as well, and I thought to myself "that's the risk you took...." If anyone needs an old rope for rap bolting, let me know. I have plenty lying around.

Since we're talking about a hypothetical, let's throw out some more hypotheticals.... Let's say the so-called "late comer" discovered this wall on his/her own before any ropes were hanging or trees were chopped. Would that make a difference? What if the "late comer" did a signifi...

You know what would be rad? If folks started doing ascents of hard routes hanging the draws! Holy shit! That would be bad ass! what are you smoking? or what planet do you live on? sport climbing is all about my needs being met by the community so I can get as many pitches in as I want. so I can cli...