In reply to Gus:
> You can clip the belays just not rest on em!!!
When I did the Prow, I did it in usual 80s style, in three pitches. I didn't think any of those pitches warranted 7c, but I can see linking them might... However, at that time, Zippy WAS trying to link them. His main problem was one of rope drag - despite using numerous ropes - the in situ gear at the time was that of the various old aid routes that The (free) Prow used, and wasn't ideally situated, even with double/multiple ropes. In the end he gave up (though has probably done it hundreds of times by now...?). BUT, he reckoned that he could completely recover on the stances, so that linking them the pitches would be just a formality if he could overcome the drag!