http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=137287
this post has gone from someone asking a sensible question about a drytooling location to a discussion about the damage done by drytooling!!
i don't understand this - or the numerous post that have gone before on the same topic.
i have winter climber for a while now, but my partner only started 2 seasons ago.
after the first season she bought her own tools and to get used to them we drytooled in the lakes one weekend when it was too piss wet to rock climb.
we climbed C route on gimmer on the saturday and tophet wall on great gable on the sunday.
i defy anyone to show me a photo of any of the damage that we will have done to these route!
it's all about placing the tools correctly and not paddling with the crampons.