Comments on: Jim Bridwell weighs in on “The Big Chop” https://gregcrouch.com/2012/jim-bridwell-weighs-in-on-the-big-chop website of author Gregory Crouch Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:08:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.8 By: Gregory https://gregcrouch.com/2012/jim-bridwell-weighs-in-on-the-big-chop#comment-2468 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:08:09 +0000 http://gregcrouch.com/?p=1416#comment-2468 While that’s certainly true, Malcom, I don’t see how that validates the “chop.”

Also, we’ve all done and enjoyed routes that were established with bolts that later generations of climbers could have easily done without. Does that mean those first ascentionists stole those climbs from the future, too?

]]> By: Malcolm Daly https://gregcrouch.com/2012/jim-bridwell-weighs-in-on-the-big-chop#comment-2467 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:56:12 +0000 http://gregcrouch.com/?p=1416#comment-2467 All I can say is that Maestri forever took away the rights of climbers to follow to have a pristine route.

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