In reply to Chris F: From what I can gather on his blog, this seems to be a decent compromise as it would reduce rope drag, as it's such a long route, with widely spaced gear and the last ten metres are nearly unprotectable-which is why he soloed Darwin Dixit-8c, because the last ten metres of his echo wall project seem to be at a comparable level of difficulty-but protectionless!:0, if(when
), he completes this project it's going to be a(nother) huge step up in terms of trad climbing standards, and just proves how dedicated he is-fair play!