In reply to mikebarter387:
Like it. This is brilliant and so true. Fearful Symmetry should just be called Symmetry after the first ascent of the season. Every body knows this though, I always ask when a route was climbed when someone sprays a bit, late/mid season = loose a grade.
Same in Scotland to some extent, if a route was climbed the day before and conditions are stable it's easier to find gear.