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jt512
Sep 30, 2009, 2:52 PM
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blueeyedclimber wrote: I am merely suggesting that many people believe (I'm on the fence) that it's only "trad" if it's ground up onsight.
No knowledgeable climber would claim that only onsighting counts as "trad." As Jeff Smoot writes in the introduction to Rock Climbing Washington:
Jeff Smoot wrote: In the old days, ... [m]any a "free first ascent" was done yo-yo style, with climbers taking turns climbing higher than their partner, placing another piece of gear, calling off and lowering, until one of them actually finished the pitch without falling off.
Many FFAs in Joshua Tree were done in this style, as well.
Jay
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