>>975468>Do what you want, of course, but you know a lot of people will think you're not earning your vert.I think it could grow into an intermediate discipline, with time. Somewhere between moto trials and conventional mountain biking. There's some stuff you simply cannot ride up with pedal power alone, but that doesn't mean you can't pedal your way to and from those features.
All very hypothetical. but some trail I hiked got me thinking about this stuff.