Paris Girl | 7c+ Sport route at Eldorado Canyon

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First ascent.

Christian came in for some criticism of the style in which he made the first ascent, first top roping the route and then bolting it.

Paris Girl was conceived of and created as a statement. The tactics and style in which the route was produced were all carefully considered and weighed next to "traditional ethics" and should be communicated.

On the first ascent, I did top­ rope the route, hangdog sections and then after this, rappelled and placed seven bolts to create from a top-rope problem one for the lead. The idea of the route was not to pull the wool over people's eyes but rather to open a few to the new dimensions climbing has evolved into in the last few years. [1]

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[1] Mountain Issue 107, page 43 /library/11129/mountain-107