BUT climbing up, clipping, climbing back down, then falling off onto the pre-clipped bolt but leaving it preclipped for the next attempt? No. To me that's cheating. As usual it's what matters to you, but if one of my mates was doing that i'd try to give them enough abuse about it to make it worth their while not to cheat again! If you blow the onsight do you just lower off and leave the rope in yo-yo style? Hell no
ksjs - bleedin hell, people will be criticising the use of recreational drugs on high end sport routes next.
Finally something important. Yeah man, am dead keen for either/both days. could turn into a Brean trip, but nowt wrong with that. ksjs - bleedin hell, people will be criticising the use of recreational drugs on high end sport routes next.
may vary with local ethics
Ru, you should be ashamed of yourslef! If you are going to preclip a bolt then you should be well aware that it's best to use a screw gate.
you shouldnt be able to derive the advantage of having the rope pre-clipped but dont also have the disadvantage of a potentially strength sapping downclimb prior to an attempt.