In reply to Fraser:
> I didn't really 'get' it I'm afraid. Some background sound/music might have helped, not sure really, but I switched off after skipping forward several times just to see pretty much the same shot (at least to my untrained eye, so I may well be missing something)
Totally agree with you, its beyond boring for any kind of entertainment value, but its a start. There is no video reference for this incredible route on the entire web, well not that I can find anyway.
> I didn't know aiders clip-sticked insitu draws for example, I thought they generally placed their own gear, tested it, then moved on. Is this like 'sport-aiding', a sort of hybrid form of climbing? (genuine question btw, I really know nothing about it!)
Yes, as an aid climb it doesn't work for the reasons you've stated. However, from what I understand you're not supposed to add anymore pegs to it or harm the route in any way now that its gone free. I thought the easiest way to achieve that is what you see in the video. I drew some inspiration for this great adventure from the following:
http://bobwightman.co.uk/climb/slideshow.php?s=kilnsey