What is your opinion? To bolt or not to bolt is a valid dicussion in my opinion. But forcing a certain style upon the rest of the community is just stupid if the bolts were already present. The route "The Doors, 8B in Cadarese" has just been done by Gabriel Moroni as well. I'm assuming he did it with the bolts still in place. Bolt-chopping video with the trad-send: http://vimeo.com/23823477
There never has been and never will be any justified argument for bolting a route like this. What an amazing looking, beautiful crack and test piece...more like masterpiece~what a shame that someone would think it is OK to equip such a line with bolts UN-BELIEVABLE REALLY!!!...NO REALLY!!! This reminds me of the 130' 5.14a China Doll in Boulder Canyon, Colorado. Only difference is China Doll has a R/X- rating attached to it so it is a bit more run-out a grade harder and if you blow a piece you could get hurt but does that mean you should bolt it-NO! These routes would be perfectly safe top ropes IF you are not willing to accept the risk our adapt to the challenge then that is your problem. Should there be H2O-oxygen Bars on all of the 8,000 meter peaks? Should we bolt every 5.7 hand jam crack in Yosemite National Park then too?
Totally agree with Brian. A huge part of climbing is evolution. As climbing evolves style evolves and new standards raises the bar. Chipping, bolting cracks, O2, Fixed ropes, sherpas etc is part of history, at the time it was justified to evolve. Now thats in the past.
to chop, or not to chop. Bolts removed on "The Doors, 8B"