In reply to UKC/UKH News:
Ironically there were two completely separate incidents during the weekend both involving experienced local climbers aware of the loose rock and both parties taking much more care than normal on routes they are very familiar with.
Both incidents could easily have been much more serious to leader and seconds and would have involved significant risk to the rescue team who were constantly under-fire from loose material.
Currently the stability of the rock is much more suspect than normal with some large pieces from the previous rockfalls ready to fall and increasing the risk further.
The first incident was on Fingers Ridge on Saturday and the second on Pygmy Ridge on Sunday.
From what I've seen and heard this not just normal erosion of the big rounded granite blocks and slabs that have been sitting there for decades but involved fresh shears on what appeared to be sound rock.
Speculation on why the rock is loosier nowadays or in the past or due to climate change is neither here nor there.
The fact is it is currently more dangerous to climb or to use the walking paths below these areas.
Post edited at 16:49