So I understand that bolt chopping has started in SoYo. I fully admit that there are routes that are in bad taste and I know many of my routes are bashed but once the bolt removal thing starts where does it end? Do self proclaimed Messiahs make the decision for everyone else? That hasn't worked real well with things that really matter in other parts of the world.
The reason I quit climbing in Yosemite years ago is the never ending slander, tit for tat BS and bitch slapping that goes on there. So and so doesn't like someone so they chop their routes. Someone else doesn't like that so they replace the route and maybe even add more bolts. Then it is chopped again and replaced again. There are places in the Park, like the top of Cathedral Peak, that look like swiss cheese. At least SoYo was different for awhile.
The ethics I was brought up with, like respecting an area that someone is developing or projects that haven't been red pointed are already gone so now we move on to removing routes too? Short of physical violence against me I'm not about to quit SoYo but from now on, beyond family, I'm sharing route info with just a few people and for those who don't like my routes I could care less.
Its not like we are dealing with something that really matters, it's f..king rock climbing! This is becoming to much like Supertopo so I guess I'm off of this one too and I guess I'll know a lot by who unfriends me on facebook!
