Egenvärdet i gles bultning ligger i att man kan bli rädd och riskerar att skada sig ordentligt. En 14 meters, svinlätt led med 2 bultar är visserligen fortfarande bara en lätt 14 meters led, men den hjälper modiga, klättersvagare klättrare att överglänsa fegare och klätterstarkare klättrare. Och det har ett MYCKET stort egenvärde.
Jag tycker dock att det kan vara rätt att man klättrar med ett viss extra fokus när man leder, för att undvika fall, som trots allt kanske kan leda till ett lite pirrigare fall än vid topprep. Hårddraget så tycker jag väl skrubbsår och blåmärken är helt OK. Jag inser samtidigt att man inte kan bulta med sådan precision att man precis väljer hur ont ett fall som värst ska kunna göra...
If one climbs sport routes, the bolts must not be considered as key points of the climb. And not focusing on bolts is an important part of training for sport climbing. Then, the safety and effort needed to do the clip are major factors. Sometimes they contradict each other
On longer routes, possible rope drag can contribute too. Things like route length vs number of bolts, ethics, aesthetics and other such fluff have much less importance.
Moreover, sport climbing implies falling on all attempts but the last redpoint. If one doesn’t fall often, the routes are chosen incorrectly, and very little progress in climbing can be expected. So, bolts on sport routes are not pros placed just in case ( “trad climbers never fall”, or was it “ice climbers”?)
The true grey area are mixed routes. On rocks used mostly for sport climbing, they are either a waste of resources or a source of potential risks. Example: Atlantis in Skevik, 2 star 7a+ with a long runout. The reason for this runout is that one could place a friend or nut (ideally two) and the climbing on this part is much easier than the rest of the route. But have you seen many people bringing
friends to Skevik? Yet the route is climbed, not by everyone but often enough because it's really nice in the upper part. And usually it's climbed without any placements with a potential for a 15m ground fall, most probably a lethal one.
On the other hand, to trad climbing places (like Vårdberget and Grönbrink)
most people do bring there gear racks. So, mixed routes might make sense and are climbed often and properly.
My personal opinion is a bit of extreme.
On trad rocks, no bolts other than top anchors. No mixed routes. No new sport routes. Not enough protection, put a good top anchor and use top-rope.
On sport rocks, as many bolts as needed to make climbing safe and comfortable. No mixed routes. Occasional pure trad lines are ok and should not be bolted.