Exactly what I wanted to ask... he is super cool guy who achieved so much. Using pitons was considered normal till maybe 70s, I wouldn't cast every single climb

Exactly what I wanted to ask... he is super cool guy who achieved so much. Using pitons was considered normal till maybe 70s, I wouldn't cast every single climber of those times as 'sinner' since by that optic you can blame all the mankind till now for this or that. Times have changed, camming equipment developed (which simply didn't exist before so walls would be unclimbable without pitons). They were just climbing with whatever was possible. Actually climbers were one of the first pioneers of ecological and sustainable approach to nature, not only because they lived on shoestring. Once you get into these sports and experience it regularly, you realize how important and awesome it all is for us.