In reply to Tyler:
> I guess this depends what you mean by a small number of years, it certainly became a talking point some time between PP and TS freeing the Salathe (1988) and Huber making the second FA (1995)
Fair enough, and I suppose the environment makes a huge difference. Somewhere like El Cap, with almost trivial access and reliable weather, you can afford to be a bit more anal with ascent styles. Whereas in Patagonia, taking the same approach would be shooting yourself in the foot, weather-wise. I can't think of many (any?) ascents in genuinely remote regions that have insisted on one climber leading everything.
Just seemed odd that in an environment like that, the fact that no one person led every pitch should even be mentioned. In fact, I think if anyone went back to repeat it by being the only one leading, and thereby requiring a support team of purely juggers and haulers, I suspect I'd have less respect fot the ascent than for this far more natural approach.
